Top IDF Official Warns: Global Jihad is at Our Doorstep. Syria is attracting more and more Islamist elements and the threat may affect the entire region, says the head of Military Intelligence. By Elad Benari. First Publish: 7/24/2013, 2:45 AM. The threats against Israel are changing and the global jihad is literally at its doorstep, the head of Military Intelligence warned on Tuesday. "It is possible that in the long run the winds of change will bring with them an opportunity, but in the short term the risks are increasing," said Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi during a graduation ceremony for hundreds of new intelligence officers. "Syria, which is the most disturbing example, attracts thousands of global jihad activists and Muslim extremists from the region and around the world, who base themselves in the country, not only to bring down Assad, but to promote the vision of a state based on Islamic law," he added. MORE@ israelnationalnews/News/News.aspx/170209#.Ue_2Yqykn3E
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 22:30:35 +0000
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