Monday, January 27, 2020

ISIS Strikes Back Through Messages to Target Jews With Chemical Weapons

Many were convinced that with the death of its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS was finally falling. However, ISIS' spokesman sent a recorded message to their operatives. The message was directed to the organization's workers who lived in Syria and Sinai. It stated that despite what people might believe, ISIS was ready to come back with a new wave of terrorist attacks that targeted the Jews. The message told the operatives to begin to launch attacks on Jewish settlements in the West Bank and in Israel using chemical weapons. They told the operatives to turn all Israeli settlements into a war field through the use of chemical weapons. ISIS has carried out terrorist attacks in the past, so they will undoubtably follow through with these threats. In the last part of the message, ISIS called on Muslims worldwide to provoke them to support ISIS' fight against Trump's peace plan. The peace plan is believed to favor Israel, so ISIS will violently oppose this. ISIS was officially declaring a religious war.

Discussion Questions:
1) How do you think ISIS' attacks will impact Israel?
2) How do you think these attacks will affect the rising anti-semitism? Will it provoke anti-semitism or reduce it?
3) How should Israel take try to prevent these attacks?
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2020 at 10:32 AM

    I think internationally it will reduce anti-semitism, but in the Middle East it could provoke it because of the many tensions that have been increasing through the creation of Israel. These attacks could damage Israel severely and may cause them to become very strict in their policies concerning the Palestinian people that live within its borders. These attacks may do the opposite of its intended purposes, especially since the US supports Israel, they are able to bring military might against ISIS.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2020 at 12:27 PM

    ISIS attacks are incredibly terrifying and really affect moral in Israel, and the rest of the world. People live in fear unsure of if they will just be another casualty in a terror attack. The israeli government will also feel more pressure to crush ISIS, which may lead to unnecessary raids and soldier presence. By creating fear and destruction, ISIS will not stop until Israel and America fall. By trying to prevent more terrorist attacks, Israel will just infuriate ISIS more ... leading to more and more violence between israelis and palestinians.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2020 at 8:07 AM

    I do not think there is anything Israel can do to prevent these attacks, but they can prepare. ISIS is a very difficult group to negotiate with, so there is not much hope in trying to agree to peace. Therefore, Israel can prepare its military if it wishes to fight against ISIS' attacks or it can warn its citizens and take all cautionary measures such as seeking shelter in bomb shelters. ISIS thrives on this fear that Israelis will be constantly living in and will most likely continue to cause harm.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2020 at 9:14 AM

    The ISIS threats will definitely cause a response from Israel. ISIS is a serious terrorist organization. Yet all the attacks will accomplish is more security on the borders and at the checkpoints. Israel is alerted of ISIS intentions and will try their best to prevent these attacks which will result in stricter and harsher regulations and policies against the Arabs.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2020 at 11:24 AM

    I agree with many of the other people here in that all Israel can do is try to prepare as best they can for this attack by staying as alert as possible. I also think that these attacks, even if they are not particularly devastating, will continue the many conflicts occuring in the Middle East, as old wounds are opened up and Israel is once again forced into the need to use force. This could also reduce the chances of a peaceful resolution being found between Jewish and Muslim people in Israel and the occupied territory.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2020 at 11:27 AM

    I think ISIS threats will have a great impact on Israel. Israel is mostly jewish, so ISIS's plan to go against the jews will most likely not go over well. There is a possibility ISIS will not even go through with the attacks against the jews. If they do go through with it will cause more problems with the muslim and the jews.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2020 at 11:27 AM

    I think the attacks will have a very bad effect on anti-semitism in the Middle East. Being that Israel is predominantly Jewish, having ISIS turn on it, as well as influence other nations to do the same, makes it look like a targeted attack. Of course, this will only work to provoke more violence against Israel and Jewish people within the region of the Middle East.

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2020 at 8:46 PM

    ISIS attacks would definitely trike a chord of fear across the citizens of Israel. But I do think that they are sufficiently prepared. In the past few year, ISIS recruitment has decreased in the Middle East, especially near Israel. Additionally, the U.S. is one of the largest arms exporters to Israel. Therefore, they have the Iron Dome there to protect them, an even more so upgraded version of South Korea's THAAD. The US, because Israel is under their nuclear umbrella, would nevertheless be forced to protect them either way.

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2020 at 10:11 PM

    I think that the attacks will provoke anti-semitism in the Middle East because there is already a lot of hatred towards Jews in that region. The attacks might influence more Muslims to try and stand up against the Israelis. However, I don't think these attacks would affect anti-semitism in the rest of the world. For example, in the US, people aren't sympathetic towards ISIS' anti-Semitic beliefs so their attacks won't increase anti-semitism in the US.

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2020 at 8:49 AM

    I think that the very threat of attacks from ISIS will prompt Israel to massively increase military presence in targeted areas, especially the West Bank. These threats will just make normal life for Arabs living in Palestine significantly harder than it already is. Getting past checkpoints will most likely be much harder for Arabs now that there are threats of attacks from a large terrorist organization.

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2020 at 12:19 PM

    I think ISIS threat will have a big impact in Israel. And that the attack provoked anti-semitism because there is a lot a hate towards the jews but i don't think it will affect anti-semitism in the rest of the world.

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