BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,227, October 31, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Are Hamasโs brutal patterns of action, especially those of Saturday, October 7, 2023, comparable to those of ISIS? A comparison of the two Islamic terrorist organizations indicates a conceptual …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,222, October 19, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In order to understand the nature of the strategic surprise inflicted by Hamas on Israel on October 7, it is essential to understand its jihadist orientation, which was formulated …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,161, September 27, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The attack by ISIS on Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul at the end of August targeted both the American โcrusadersโ and the Taliban, demonstrating the groupโs unwillingness to …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,001, April 19, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Islamic State (ISIS), which has lost both territory and its means of governance, has managed to preserve its cyber-dependent propaganda network. During the COVID-19 crisis, the terror organization …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,805, November 8, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Large Muslim communities have formed in Western countries in recent decades. The terror attacks in France and Austria over the past few weeks again highlight the debate over the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,710, August 26, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In an effort to rebound from its military defeats of recent years, the Islamic State (ISIS) is exploiting the coronavirus crisis to considerably step up its terror activity. It …
