Commentary: How jihadist groups are using the Israel-Hamas war to inspire and recruit lone wolf extremists
by Colin P. Clarke, Los Angeles Times
Nov 07, 2023
3 minutes
It didn’t take long after the Hamas attack in Israel on Oct. 7 for terrorist groups to flood the internet with praise for the killings. The next step for entities such as al-Qaida and Islamic State is to capitalize on raging antisemitism to fuel homegrown violent extremist attacks in the West, perpetrated by lone wolves and small cells of jihadist sympathizers. All cities and nations should be bracing for that.
Despite historical enmity between
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