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Failure to Connect the Dots, 50 Years Later: “Yom Kippur War” (1973) Versus “October 7”
This article examines the striking parallels between two of Israel’s greatest intelligence failures, the 1973 Yom Kippur War and the

Digital Hunting: How I Tracked ISIS on TikTok
As information professionals, we know: the most valuable insights are often hidden beneath the surface. I uncovered hidden digital trails

Florentin, Tel Aviv: When Walls Tell Stories Living Research in Times of Crisis
About the research My current research takes place in my own neighborhood – Florentin, one of the world’s most iconic

Visual Radicalization: ISIS Strategies for Female Recruitment on TikTok
ISIS on TikTok: Visual Hooks, Dangerous Lures Abstract. This presentation examines ISIS’s evolving recruitment strategies targeting young women through visual

Visual Radicalization: ISIS Strategies for Female Recruitment on TikTok
THE NAME OF THE BOOK: The Role of Intelligence in Countering Violent Extremism THE NAME OF THE CHAPTER: Failure to

A Brave New World”: A World Where Big Wars and Asymmetric Warfare Coexist”
Abstract. The old order has been broken due to postmodern historical events. After the great wars (Imperial and national wars),

Religious Internet Networks and Mobilization to Terror
Abstract: The current research is part of a broader investigation into Diaspora Internet communities’ political involvement patterns. The study has

The Impact of Web 2.0 on Public Engagement in the Israeli Home Front
ABSTRACT: The research deals with citizen engagement and public participation in crisis in the Israeli home front, in the

Developing discourse and tools for alternative content to prevent terror
INTRODUCTION. The inclination of certain parts of the Muslim European population towards devastating terror rhetoric propagated by Al-Qaeda and ISIS

Learning Terror trigger textual devices on religious Internet sites
Abstract: The presented paper is a part of a broader research on patterns of political involvement of religious Internet communities.
Development of Defense-Oriented Application Software under Fire: The Case of Israel
Abstract. This paper presents an analysis of the efforts to develop new application software under fire by innovators of the

Databases on Terrorism: Constructing a Database on Hostage-Barricade Terrorism and Abductions
Abstract: This paper presents the database of Hostage-Barricade-Terrorism (HBT) situations and abductions, which were carried out by Palestinian terrorist organizations

Analysis of success of mobilization to terror using tools of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
ABSTRACT: The current research is dedicated to putting forward the ways Internet surfers are mobilized for the aims of illegal

“Mann Tracht, un Gott Lacht”: A Socio-Technological Outlook in a Disruptive Era
Abstract: Internet (Web 1.0) became part of daily life in the late ’80s; Web 2.0 defines the last 20 years

Greater is our terror of the unknown: The Diasporic Internet networks and their inference with Global security
Abstract: Regional and international security problems can be understood in more profound way if the research will take into account

Telling a Story via Tumblr Analytics: Europe’s Young Muslim Female Attraction to ISIS
Abstract: This article is part of an effort to understand the enthusiasm, attraction and admiration of the organization ISIS among

Telling a Story by Dry Statistics Suicide Terror Attacks in Israel: (1993-2008)
Abstract. This paper presents an analysis of data on suicide terrorism attacks (167 case studies) which were carried out by