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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Gunmen attacked Orthodox churches and synagogues in Dagestan on Sunday, killing around 20 people.</li><li>The attacks raised questions about Russia's domestic security as it continues its war in Ukraine.</li></ul>On Sunday evening, gunmen attacked <a target="_blank" href="https://tass.com/defense/1808009">two Orthodox churches and two synagogues</a> in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/russia">Russia's</a> predominantly Muslim Dagestan region, hurling Molotov cocktails and exchanging fire with police.The attacks, which killed around 20 people, raised major questions about whether the Kremlin has the resources to protect its citizens back home while pursuing its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/russia-ukraine-war">war in Ukraine</a>.The incident "caught security forces completely off guard," Lucas Webber, a research fellow at the Soufan Center, a New York-based think tank, told Business Insider — despite the fact that it would have required "quite a bit of planning and preparation beforehand."The attacks also illustrated "the diverse range of militant actors Russia has angered through its domestic and foreign policy actions," he added.The Institute for the Study of War reported that the Islamic State's (IS) Northern Caucasus branch, Wilayat Kavkaz, was likely behind the attacks, noting that they had "increased fears within the Russian information space about further terrorist attacks and instability in the North Caucasus."Five of the six gunmen said to have been killed in the attack also had connections to the Dagestan <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dagestan-anti-jewish-airport-rampage-was-egged-on-by-telegram-channel-2023-10">region's</a> political elite, according to the <a target="_blank" href="https://cepa.org/article/islamists-feast-as-russias-security-state-slumbers/">Center for European Policy Analysis</a>, a Washington DC-based think tank.<div type="image" title="A view of the destruction after more than 15 police officers have been killed in armed attacks in Makhachkala checkpoint and a synagogue in Derbent, in Dagestan, Russia on June 24, 2024. Describing it as a 'terrorist attack,' the Republic's head, Sergey Melikov said: 'We know who is behind this and what the organizers of these attacks aimed for. War has come to our home.' Active phase of counter-terrorism operations in Makhachkala and Derbent has been completed, and six gunmen responsible for the attacks were neutralized. (Photo by National Antiterrorism Committee / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)" height="570" width="1024" msid="111361391" hostid="261" sizebytes="32888"></div>The attacks marked the latest in a series of major domestic security failures that have plagued Russia since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Such incidents have presented a major problem for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose reputation as a strongman able to guarantee security and order in Russia while also waging a war against Ukraine appears to be flailing.Earlier this month, security forces stormed a detention center in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don where six inmates linked to Islamic State had taken two guards hostage. The inmates were killed, and the hostages were freed, Russian news agency Tass reported, citing Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service.In March, gunmen entered the packed <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/isis-k-allowed-slipped-into-moscow-massacre-because-war-zelenskyy-2024-3">Crocus City Hall concert venue in Moscow</a>, killing more than 140 people and leaving many more injured. Four men from Tajikistan were detained following the attack. Islamic State later claimed responsibility.In October, a mob of protesters also <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dagestan-anti-jewish-airport-rampage-was-egged-on-by-telegram-channel-2023-10">ransacked</a> Dagestan's main airport in search of Jewish people to target.<h2 id="9b13bd34-e537-4e93-9d19-9e7030543b75">North Caucasus</h2>Russia's North Caucasus region has a long history of rebellion against Kremlin rule, especially in Chechnya, where Russia battled separatists in two bloody wars — in 1994-1996 and then in 1999-2009.But such violence became increasingly rare, with immense pressure from security services and developments in Syria and Iraq causing Islamic State's presence in the Caucasus to splinter, Mark Youngman, the founder of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://threatologist.com/about/">Threatologist</a>, which analyzes Eurasian security risks and specializes in the North Caucasus, told BI."Since 2017, there has been no organized insurgency — no infrastructure, no leadership — challenging Russia's presence," Youngman said. "Since that point, most jihadist violence has been perpetrated by isolated individuals and small groups — people inspired by jihadist ideology, but lacking resources and connections."<div type="image" title="Emergency services vehicles are seen outside the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow on March 22, 2024." height="3282" width="4923" msid="111361386" hostid="261" sizebytes="687650"></div>Nevertheless, Russia remained a "priority enemy of Islamic State," Webber said — something he noted has been exacerbated by Russia's "2015 intervention in Syria, expanded private military companies activities across Africa, and strengthened ties with Iran and the Taliban."Youngman said that part of the problem stems from Russia not taking "meaningful steps" to tackle the root causes that have fed support for radical ideologies in the region, such as "arbitrary behavior by the security services, human rights violations, poverty, corruption," and "lack of opportunities."Russia has instead relied on force to counter insurgency, Youngman said.Despite Sunday's incident being the second major terrorist attack in just three months, Russian security services "have not really changed their strategy," Harold Chambers, a political and security analyst specializing in the North Caucasus, told BI."Dagestan's authorities have been focused on hunting Ukrainian agents, real or fake, and followers of online opposition members," Chambers said. "Thus, the presence of radical actors who were publicly known went unaddressed."Russia's security services "do not seem to possess the same level of intelligence about threats — or, if they do, they are not acting on it," Youngman added. They are "distracted by events in Ukraine."

Terrorist attacks are on the rise in Russia as Putin remains 'distracted' by war in Ukraine

An <keyword id="19992067" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Air-Force" source="keywords">Indian Air Force</keyword> soldier who was injured in a <keyword id="19899445" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="terrorist-attack" source="keywords">terrorist attack</keyword> in the <keyword id="19905509" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Poonch" source="keywords">Poonch</keyword> sector in <keyword id="19900657" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu-and-Kashmir" source="keywords">Jammu and Kashmir</keyword> on Saturday has unfortunately passed away, confirmed the Indian Air Force. "An Indian Air Force vehicle convoy was attacked by militants in the Poonch district of J&amp;K, near Shahsitar. Cordon and search operations are underway presently in the area by local military units. The convoy has been secured, and further investigation is under progress," tweeted the <keyword id="19900590" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="iaf" source="keywords">IAF</keyword> Media Co-ordination Centre on X. The injured personnel were evacuated to Udhampur for treatment on IAF choppers, where one of them succumbed. Another soldier is reported to be in critical condition, as confirmed by security force officials. "In the ensuing gunfight with terrorists, the Air Warriors fought back by returning fire. In the process, five IAF personnel received bullet injuries, and were evacuated to the nearest military hospital for immediate medical attention. One Air Warrior succumbed to his injuries later. Further operations are on by the local security forces," said the IAF. The soldier who succumbed was undergoing treatment at the command hospital at Udhampur. The remaining three are stable as per the Security Force officials, reported ANI. Following the attack that occurred in the evening around Shah Sitar and Shashidhar areas in the Poonch sector. Security forces initiated a search and cordon operation, as stated by security forces' officials. In response to the attack, forces have increased patrolling and vehicle checks in the area. The convoy was en route to the Sanai Top in the Surankote area of the district. The terrorists are suspected to be belonging to the same group that ambushed Indian troops in the Bufliaz area nearby on December 21, as per the Times of India report. The December attack last year had killed four soldiers and injured three. Earlier, in November 2023, a prolonged gunfight between Indian Army and the terrorists responsible for frequent attack on civilians in the region has resulted in deaths of five army personnel, including two captains. The Poonch sector belongs to the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency which will vote for the Lok Sabha elections on May 25. Congress leaders Malikarjun Kharge and <keyword id="19895780" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rahul-gandhi" source="keywords">Rahul Gandhi</keyword> extended condolences over the death of IAF personnel. Condemning the attack by terrorists, Rahul Gandhi in a post on X, wrote, "The cowardly terrorist attack on our Army convoy in Poonch of Jammu and Kashmir is extremely shameful and sad," Rahul Gandhi said. Former Jammu and Kashmir DGP <keyword id="21530697" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="shesh-paul-vaid" source="keywords">Shesh Paul Vaid</keyword> slammed Pakistan after the attack, hinting that the neighbouring country will not tolerate seeing people of Jammu and Kashmir exercising their democratic right. "It is not surprising, because the election tempo was building up in this area," said Shesh Paul Vaid in a video message posted on his official social media platform, X. Retired Major General GD Bakshi told ANI, "From the last two-three years, we have seen that the Inter-Services Intelligence and Army of Pakistan is again reviving terrorism in the Rajouri-Poonch area. They are trying to infiltrate. Troops are alert. We have to hit across the border like the Balakot airstrike". (With inputs from agencies)

Poonch Terrorist Attack: One Indian Air Force soldier dies, five injured; Patrolling intensifies across J&K

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="19895159" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Russia" source="keywords">Russia</keyword> is demanding that <keyword id="19895162" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ukraine" source="keywords">Ukraine</keyword> arrest its own security chief and <keyword id="19988131" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="extradite" source="keywords">extradite</keyword> him to <keyword id="19911500" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Moscow" source="keywords">Moscow</keyword>.</li><li>The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Vasyl Malyuk of being involved in <keyword id="21147102" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="terrorist-acts" source="keywords">terrorist acts</keyword>.</li></ul>Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded on Sunday evening that Ukraine arrest the head of its own security services and extradite him to Russia. The ministry issued a <a target="_blank" href="https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1941886/#sel=5:71:UYF,5:73:FYU;5:35:nx3,5:55:jtW">statement</a> blaming Vasyl Malyuk, the chief of the Security Service of Ukraine, for an explosion at a bridge in <keyword id="19948445" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Crimea" source="keywords">Crimea</keyword> that Russia said killed five people in October 2022. The statement said the explosion was one of several "barbaric bomb attacks," mentioning them alongside the devastating <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/moscow-concert-hall-attack-russia-crocus-city-hall-2024-3" target="_blank">Moscow concert-hall attack</a> in March that killed at least 140 people. Russia has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.npr.org/2024/03/23/1240472960/moscow-concert-hall-attack-deaths-putin">accused Kyiv of facilitating the concert hall attack</a>, with leader Vladimir Putin saying that Ukraine's authorities allowed the gunmen to pass through its borders. No evidence was presented to support this accusation, and the terrorist group ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the killings. As for the bridge explosion in Crimea, Malyuk said publicly in July 2023 that his agency was behind the attack. "It is one of our actions, namely the destruction of the Crimean bridge on October 8 last year," he told Ukrainian TV, <a target="_blank" href="https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-crimea-bridge-attack-ad96fa2012be846600b8c2c6481d9166">per The Associated Press.</a> Before this admission, Ukraine was already <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-admits-blowing-up-russias-bridge-to-crimea-2023-7">widely regarded as responsible for the bridge's destruction.</a> Russia's foreign ministry described the bridge attack as a terrorist act, and said it told Kyiv to "immediately arrest and extradite every person implicated." Moscow and Kyiv have been engaged in open war since February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine. Ukraine's security service told local media that Russia's claims of Kyiv-sanctioned terrorism were "especially cynical on the anniversary of the liberation of the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tell-everyone-what-they-have-done-to-us-a-month-of-terror-in-bucha-ukraine-2022-4">town of Bucha</a> and the atrocities committed by the Russians there." "So any words by the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry are worthless," it <a target="_blank" href="https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/03/31/7449029/">said in a statement, per Ukrainska Pravda.</a> The security service added that Putin himself is subject to an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/icc-cements-putin-pariah-arrest-warrant-russia-war-crimes-ukraine-2023-3">arrest warrant</a> from the International Criminal Court, over accusations of his forces carrying out war crimes against children in Ukraine. The press team for the Security Service of Ukraine did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider. Correction: April 26, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misstated the year of the Moscow concert-hall attack. It happened in March of this year, not March 2022.

The Kremlin is demanding that Ukraine arrest its security chief and send him to Russia

<ul><li>The Central government has blocked 14 mobile messenger applications being used by terror groups, sources said.</li><li>These applications were mostly being used by Over Ground Workers of different terrorist organisations based in Jammu and Kashmir to spread the message and to receive notifications from Pakistan.</li></ul>New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): In another major step to curb terror activities, the Central government has blocked 14 mobile messenger applications being used by terror groups, sources said. It is learnt that these applications were mostly being used by Over Ground Workers of different terrorist organisations based in Jammu and Kashmir to spread the message and to receive notifications from Pakistan. The action was taken based on intelligence inputs shared with the Central government in a secret communication recently. Soon after the information was shared with the Ministry of Home Affairs that these applications are being used by OWGs and members of different terrorist groups to circulate anti-India messages, the Ministry in close coordination with IT Ministry and other concerned agencies blocked them. As per sources, the majority of these mobile applications are specially designed to maintain the anonymity of the users as well as their inbuilt features also make it difficult in finding out the entities associated with them. Through these applications, terrorist outfits and their affiliates were engaging their associates in Jammu and Kashmir to further their terror activities in the Union Territory and other places, said sources. As inputs received that these applications are being used to further terror propaganda and incite youths in Jammu and Kashmir, the Central government blocked them under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/bill-gatess-optimistic-view-on-ai-chatbots-in-education/articleshow/99809787.cms">Bill Gates says AI Chatbots will transform education by making tutoring affordable and accessible</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/smarter-than-a-smartphone-a-new-wearable-challenges-the-traditional-device/articleshow/99812363.cms">Smarter than a smartphone? A new wearable challenges the ‘traditional’ device</a>

Centre blocks 14 mobile messenger apps being used by terrorist groups

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said <keyword id="19895371" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Congress" source="keywords">Congress</keyword> MP <keyword id="19895780" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rahul-Gandhi" source="keywords">Rahul Gandhi</keyword> should <keyword id="20110907" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="apologise" source="keywords">apologise</keyword> to the Lok Sabha and crores of <keyword id="19927208" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hindus" source="keywords">Hindus</keyword> all over the world for his comments on the community. The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) also condemned Gandhi's remarks, claiming he had "attempted to portray Hindus as violent." Gandhi, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, took a swipe at the ruling <keyword id="19894848" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="BJP" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="BJP">BJP</keyword> in the House on Monday, saying those who call themselves Hindus are engaged in "<keyword id="19972953" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="violence" source="keywords">violence</keyword> and hate" round the clock. "All religions and all our great men talk about non-violence and fearlessness, but those who call themselves Hindus only talk about violence, hatred and falsehood....Aap Hindu ho hi nahi (You are not Hindus)," he said. After Gandhi's comments, <keyword id="22222744" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Goa-CM" source="keywords">Goa CM</keyword> Sawant termed the Congress as arrogant. "This is INC's Nafarat ki Dukan! Calling Hindus 'Hinsak' is a brazen insult, disrespect towards Hindus. LoP @RahulGandhi must apologise, to the the House and Crores of Hindus all over the world," Sawant said on his X handle on Monday. "The arrogance, the audacity of INC and I.N.D.I leaders to mock the Sanatana Dharma/ Hindus is highly condemnable," he added. Demanding strict action against Gandhi, the HJS in a statement issued here on Tuesday said Congress leaders should clarify their stance on what they think of Hindus. It claimed the Congress has tried to introduce the concept of "saffron terrorism or Hindu terrorism". "The Congress has always tried to defame the Hindu community on a global level. Rahul Gandhi's earlier visits to temples wearing a sacred thread were deceitful, as he has now made it clear to the Hindu community," it said. The global Hindu community today is recognised for its ideology of universal peace and welfare, embodying the principle of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' or the world as one family, the right wing outfit said. "Labelling this community as violent or terrorist is an attempt to tarnish its reputation. Rahul Gandhi should feel ashamed of his ancestors instead," it added.

Rahul's "not Hindus" dig at BJP: Goa CM demand apology, right wing group condemns remark

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A power outage halted production at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-gigafactory">Tesla's gigafactory</a> in Germany. </li><li>Workers were sent home from the plant near Berlin, the company told German newspaper Bild. </li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a> took aim at a militant group that claimed responsibility for a fire which halted production at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla">Tesla</a>'s German factory on Tuesday.The far-left "Volcano Group" set fire to an electricity pylon near the plant that caused a power cut, they said in a letter posted on website <a target="_blank" href="http://kontrapolis.info">kontrapolis.info</a>."We sabotaged Tesla today," the activists claimed. "Our gift for March 8th is to shut down Tesla."They said in the letter that Tesla "consumes earth, resources, people, workers and in return spits out 6,000 SUVs, killer cars and monster trucks each week."<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1764998660406845620">Musk said on X</a>: "These are either the dumbest eco-terrorists on Earth or they're puppets of those who don't have good environmental goals. Stopping production of electric vehicles, rather than fossil fuel vehicles, ist extrem dumm."Police were notified about the burning pylon at about 5:15 a.m. local time on Tuesday, and firefighters were dispatched, a Brandenburg police spokesperson told Business Insider. An investigation into the suspected arson was ongoing.Employees on the night shift were <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bild.de/regional/berlin/berlin-aktuell/tesla-bei-berlin-kein-strom-nach-brand-anschlag-87401096.bild.html">evacuated from the factory</a> in nearby Grünheide, Bild reported. Tesla told the newspaper it did not expect to resume production quickly following a consultation with energy provider E.DIS. The power-grid operator Stromnetz Berlin said the Berlin districts of Müggelheim, Rahnsdorf, and parts of Neukölln were <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dw.com/en/germany-police-probe-attack-as-tesla-production-halted/a-68440976">affected by outages, DW reported</a>. About 2,000 households were without power. Tesla didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.The EV maker's plans to expand its only manufacturing plant in Europe <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/21/german-town-votes-against-tesla-plans-to-expand-gigafactory-carmake-industrial-action-sweden">hit a snag last month</a> as a majority of Grünheide residents voted against the proposals, The Guardian reported. Tesla told the publication at the time that it would now "seek dialogue with all participants to decide on further steps."Environmental activists protesting the plans started occupying the forest near the factory last Wednesday, DW reported. They planned to camp in the forest for a week in a bid to block Tesla's expansion of its gigafactory. The expansion would mean clearing over 100 hectares of forest, the outlet added. Production at the Grünheide plant was also temporarily <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-pauses-germany-production-red-sea-militant-attacks-2024-1">brought to a standstill </a>in January because of militant attacks on vessels in the Red Sea. The pause took place from January 29 to February 11, Reuters reported.

Elon Musk hits out at 'eco-terrorists' who claimed responsibility for arson attack near Tesla's German gigafactory

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A new documentary, "Against All Enemies," explores the link between military veterans and extremism.</li><li>Producer Ken Harbaugh told Insider veterans looking for purpose are at risk of radicalization.</li></ul>Of the more than 1,000 people who were charged with a crime for their participation in the <a href="https://www.insider.com/all-the-us-capitol-pro-trump-riot-arrests-charges-names-2021-1">January 6 attack on the Capitol</a>, nearly <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/1-in-5-charged-in-capitol-riot-veterans-active-duty-2021-1">1 in 5 was a US military veteran</a>.While leaders of extremist groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers were ultimately <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-prison-sentence-penalty-if-convicted-of-seditious-conspiracy-2022-6">convicted for seditious conspiracy</a> for their deliberate attempts to breach the Capitol, critics argue their influence on military veterans — and the subsequent impact on society — has not yet been fully realized due to the adoption of their radical ideology by mainstream Republican politicians."Against All Enemies," a documentary that explores the risk of veterans being radicalized by extremist groups, was featured at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, earning glowing reviews from critics. <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/against-all-enemies-review-1235639405/">Variety</a> called the documentary "a grim diagnosis of a fast-spreading cancer," that "may provide much less reassurance than cause for alarm, but its wakeup call is certainly worth heeding."Ken Harbaugh, a former Navy pilot, cofounder of <a href="https://teamrubiconusa.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Team Rubicon</a>, and producer of the new documentary, spoke with Insider about why being aware of the problem is only the first step toward a solution. "Against All Enemies" will have its theatrical release in early 2024.Tell me about how "Against All Enemies" came about as a project and the road it took you down.I'm a military vet and spent a lot of my time after the service trying to figure out how to productively engage veterans making that transition from military to civilian life through my work co-founding Team Rubicon, an NGO that mobilizes veterans to aid in disaster response. And on January 6, I just recall stopping the car in the driveway and listening in horror to the coverage as it played out, and in the days afterward, realizing how many of my brothers-in-arms were involved. The numbers do suggest that veterans were disproportionately represented, but the real data point that I think is lost in all of that noise is why veterans are so specifically targeted for recruitment by groups like the Oath Keepers, Three Percenters, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/proud-boy-leader-enrique-tarrio-sentencing-abruptly-canceled-court-emergency-2023-8">Proud Boys</a>.Why are veterans targeted as recruits for this kind of radical ideology? It's because, in military speak, they act as force multipliers. The same reason that Fortune 500 companies and elite nonprofits and Ivy League programs try to recruit veterans is why the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/oath-keepers-the-far-right-militia-tried-to-overthrow-democracy-2022-12">Oath Keepers</a> try to recruit them: because when they set their sights on a mission, they go after it. They know how to organize; they know how to plan and lead. And that is great to have if GE or Amazon can recruit them. But it is incredibly dangerous if where they wind up is with the Proud Boys.Can you tell me why the path toward the Oath Keepers, the Proud Boys, or the Three Percenters might be an attractive one for a veteran?That's not mysterious. People join the military for a variety of reasons, but a universal experience of being in the military is the feeling of camaraderie, a sense of purpose and mission. The desire for it doesn't disappear along with the uniform, and people look to recapture that in other ways. I remember my own experience with that, literally at the stroke of a pen when I signed the form that got me out of the military after nine years; in an instant, my identity was gone. I had been a Navy pilot. That's who I was. That's how I thought about myself. And I was lucky. I had a family to support me, I had a pretty clear pathway into civilian life, and even then, I had this crisis of identity. And then you think about all the 20-somethings who are experiencing this and who've gone through years of combat, and it is a real crisis.What patterns do you see in the direction that things are going for veterans in the wake of pulling out of Afghanistan?There's a variety of overlapping patterns, there are good patterns and bad ones. On the good side, there are several organizations that have stepped up and tried to fill this void, like Team Rubicon. On the other side, you have groups like the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/the-three-percenters-militia-group-protecting-gop-lawmakers-in-oregon-2019-6">Three Percenters</a> who have also stepped into this void, and they are picking off veterans who are vulnerable to the kind of misinformation that is just so ubiquitous now. These misinformation echo chambers can drag people down these rabbit holes and into these communities that are incredibly toxic and destructive and lead nowhere good. In the aftermath of every American military misadventure, membership in extremist organizations spikes. We saw it after World War I with the resurgence of the KKK, we saw it after Korea and Vietnam. What we don't know as a society is what happens to that phenomenon after the longest wars in American history: Iraq and Afghanistan. We do know the answer is nothing good. But I think we're beginning to see some of the fruits of that.Are there commonalities in the ideology among extremist groups recruiting online in the ways they attract veterans for membership?Well, I think the starting point is often a grievance narrative. A feeling of disenchantment or loss of community or anger at the government. And some of that anger is entirely appropriate, but that's often the start of it, and that anger and disenchantment can be amped up in some of these chat rooms that tell you that your problems are the fault of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-presidency-win-us-economic-crisis-george-soros-2023-8">George Soros</a> — or whatever their chosen code word is. And those are gateways into the deeper pits that are just filled with racism and antisemitism. Often it doesn't start that way. It starts with, "Hey, why don't you join this group that wants to take care of you, wants to restore that sense of brotherhood and camaraderie." And the deeper you get into it, the worse it gets.From your perspective, what does the anti-democracy side stand to gain from continuing to push this this narrative to veterans?I think there are a lot of individual motivations, and you have to look at each of them to get a real understanding. Mike Flynn's motivations are probably different than someone like Marjorie Taylor Greene's. I think the former realizes that his best chance of avoiding real jail time is continuing to advance the Big Lie in hopes of animating his base and getting Trump reelected. But the real tragedy for me is that many of the foot soldiers of this movement, the people you saw charging the barricades on January 6, actually believe in the cause. They actually think they're on the right side of the Constitution. And it's because people like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/josh-hawley-patrick-henry-quote-segregationist-newspaper-fourth-july-2023-7">Josh Hawley</a>, who was at Yale Law School at the same time I was, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jd-vance-issue-1-ohio-constitution-abortion-populism-2023-7">JD Vance</a>, who was there slightly before me, keep on feeding them these lies that they know are lies. And those are the real villains in my book. What is the significance of January 6 in this conversation? I mean, you cannot do a film about extremism in this country and the way veterans are attracted to it without talking about January 6, but the critical point we make is that January 6 wasn't some crescendo of violence. It was a dry run. And a lot of the times when I see some of these prosecutions — which has to happen, we have to hold people accountable — it makes me wonder about all the people who aren't being rounded up. And there's a footnote to that, which I think is the scariest aspect of all of this, which is that the real provocateurs, the instigators, may never be held accountable because they hold senior positions in a major American political party. You have to go back to one of the later iterations of the KKK in the '20s in the Deep South to find an era in American politics where a violent insurrectionist movement captured a major political party. And that led to just generations of terror locally, but there's the potential for that nationally if a violent movement can co-opt enough of a major American political party.Is something that you're concerned about from your vantage point?Everyone should be. I mean, how much clearer of a signal can you get? A major party is being co-opted by terrorists and the leader of that party is telling the members of that terrorist movement to stand back and stand by in case he is not reelected. Proud Boys were told on a presidential debate stage to stand back and stand by. This is an organization that's been declared a terrorist outfit by Canada, our closest ally, and the President of the United States told them to stand by. Add to that all of the other signals we're getting from senior influencers and people with actual elected positions within the Republican Party, calling the January 6 rioters political prisoners. You have people like <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/25/sarah-palin-us-civil-war-donald-trump-prosecutions">Sarah Palin</a> warning about civil war. <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4190468-huckabee-2024-will-be-last-election-decided-by-ballots-rather-than-bullets-if-trump-loses-over-legal-cases/">Mike Huckabee</a> just said if Trump is denied another win, the next election is not going to be decided at the ballot box, it will be decided by bullets. You have <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-flynn-said-us-should-have-a-coup-like-myanmar-2021-5">Mike Flynn</a> saying, we need a coup in this country like they had in Myanmar. This is not me paraphrasing or exaggerating. These are clarion calls for violence coming from senior figures on the right, influential figures, mainstream figures. These aren't fringe characters; they are representative of the mainstream, and that's scary.How do you combat that toxic rhetoric and the mentality of political persecution that further entrenches people into that ideology?Well, it depends on who I'm talking to. When trying to counter the deep state paranoia, or talking to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-people-believe-conspiracy-theory-overconfidence-2023-1">conspiracy theorists</a>, there's nothing you can do or say because any evidence you provide is just evidence of an even deeper conspiracy. Some people are unreachable. There isn't a middle ground when you're talking about autocracy and democracy; there isn't a halfway point. It's like arguing with flat earthers. The truth isn't somewhere between a round earth and a flat earth. When you look at January 6, I think the only answer to people like Georgia Congressman <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gun-store-congress-andrew-clyde-georgia-2022-5">Andrew Clyde</a>, who said it was just a "normal tourist visit" is: You are lying. You are a vet. You know better. You helped barricade the house galley and you were screaming and pointing in a photo with Capitol policemen who had their guns drawn, pointing at that single point of entry. And yet, a few days later, you're on TV, calling it a peaceful tourist visit? I think the only way to counter something like that is to call it what it is: disinformation.Are you hopeful about people responding well to the lies being called out?I'm always hopeful. I am always bullish on America. I think we have been through a few things worse. The scary thing about saying that is, you know, people point to the 1860s and say, "Hey, we've survived worse before" and yes, we did. But we fought a civil war over it. I think this will only get better if people stand up en masse and say the election wasn't stolen. Your grievances are made up. You're not the ones defending the Constitution; you're actually undermining it. We need not just those lone voices in the wilderness like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/liz-cheney-were-electing-idiots-trump-2024-gop-023-6">Liz Cheney</a> and <a href="https://www.insider.com/adam-kinzinger-my-party-failed-the-american-people-at-truth-2022-6">Adam Kinzinger</a>, who are brave enough to tell the truth and lose their jobs for it, but we need a chorus of those kinds of influencers saying that there really is only one side of this pro-democracy argument. And that's the pro-democracy side.

America's veterans are the prime target for domestic terrorists — as recruits

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The US and Europe are on higher terror alert levels on New Year's Eve.</li><li>Anger over the Israel-Hamas war could make New Year's Eve celebrations a target, say security officials.</li></ul>Fears that the Israel-Hamas war has fuelled a new wave of radicalization have put US and European cities on a terrorism threat alert for New Year's Eve.Law enforcement agencies in the US are intensifying security measures for New Year's Eve, where concerns about lone-wolf attacks have risen <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-israel-trying-to-achieve-in-gaza-bombing-2023-12?r=US&amp;IR=T">amid the Israel-Hamas war</a>. New York and its iconic Time Square celebrations are of the most concern, said the report.New York Mayor Eric Adams denied any specific threats but said, "We're gonna be ready to respond" to any potential problem, CNN reported.<a target="_blank" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/29/us/new-years-eve-time-square-security/index.html">A joint threat assessment from 10 agencies</a>, including the FBI and the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-homeland-security-terrorism-advisory-2016-6?r=US&amp;IR=T">Department of Homeland Security</a>, signals a heightened threat environment, partly due to the risk of online radicalization leading to unsophisticated attacks, per CNN.The assessment, obtained by CNN, revealed persistent worries about lone offenders using online platforms to express violent threats against Jewish, Muslim, and Arab communities, raising concerns about difficult-to-detect attacks. In France, 90,000 police officers and gendarmes have been mobilized during this weekend's New Year festivities because of a "highly elevated terror threat," <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/europes-capitals-on-edge-again-as-threat-of-jihadist-attack-soars-9z63xp3vw">per The Times.</a>Belgium remains on its second-highest level of terrorism threat alert after two Swedish football fans were shot and killed by a Tunisian illegal immigrant in October. He described himself as an ISIS "soldier."Germany is also gearing up for one of its largest police operations, recognizing the potential for violence on New Year's Eve.Nancy Faeser, the German interior minister, expressed concern about a mix of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/12/29/france-warns-very-high-terrorism-threat-new-years-eve/">blind rage and senseless violence</a>, acknowledging an increased danger due to radicalization influenced by the Middle East conflict.With 4,000 police deployed in Berlin and additional support from other regions, security measures aim to prevent potential threats.Tension increased earlier month when four men were arrested in Berlin accused of being part of a Hamas plot to attack the Jewish community, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67715120">per BBC News.</a>They planned to store weapons in the German capital for future attacks, said the report.Danish authorities arrested three men linked to the alleged plot.Meanwhile, before Christmas, Germany was tipped off by a foreign intelligence agency of a potential plot to attack cathedrals in Cologne or Vienna by an ISIS-affiliate group, The Times reported.This is not the first time Germany required vigilance on New Year's Eve. During the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cologne-attacks-germany-fallout-2016-1?r=US&amp;IR=T">2015-2016 New Year's celebrations across Germany, a string of sexual assault incidents</a> were reported, with approximately 1,200 women targeted.

New Year's Eve terrorist threat in US and Europe as Israel-Hamas war fuels rage

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Claims from the container ship Dali's crash into Baltimore's Key Bridge could cost insurers a lot.</li><li>Analysts estimate the bridge is worth $1.2 billion, with even more in potential liabilities.</li></ul>A journalist <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lloyds.com/about-lloyds/history/">said</a> in 1859 that "not a breeze can blow in any latitude" without being recorded in the books at Lloyd's of London, the oldest insurance exchange in the world.With the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-we-know-dali-francis-scott-crash-collapse-maryland-bridge-2024-3">crash of the container ship Dali</a> into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday, insurance underwriters are updating those books as a picture of the true cost of damages emerges.Barclays analysts estimate insurance claims from the bridge itself could total $1.2 billion, with as much as $700 million in claims for wrongful deaths, plus additional costs from <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/baltimore-bridge-collapse-halts-shipping-traffic-port-2024-3">business interruptions related to the port closure</a> and bridge reconstruction, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-27/london-insurers-face-baltimore-bridge-collapse-payouts">Bloomberg</a> reported.Economists told Business Insider the port closure itself will cost <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/baltimore-port-closure-could-cost-15-million-per-day-2024-3">$15 million a day in lost economic activity</a>, with other disruptions pushing the total into the tens of millions a day.Baltimore is a key import and export point for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/baltimore-bridge-collapse-impact-imports-exports-cars-coal-farm-equipment-2024-3">cars</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/baltimore-bridge-collapse-impact-imports-exports-cars-coal-farm-equipment-2024-3">construction and farm equipment</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/baltimore-bridge-collapse-impact-imports-exports-cars-coal-farm-equipment-2024-3">and coal</a> — much of which is on hold while salvage crews clear the shipping lane.All told, Barclays said insurance companies could be looking at claims as high as $3 billion as a result of the crash, Bloomberg reported."While the incident still has to be investigated, we believe it has potential to become a significant insurance claim, particularly in the marine market," the analysts wrote, according to the outlet.Marcos Álvarez, Morningstar's managing director for global insurance ratings, put the figure between $2 billion and $4 billion, "depending on the length of the blockage and the nature of the business interruption coverage for the Port of Baltimore," <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/insurers-brace-multi-billion-dollar-losses-after-baltimore-ship-tragedy-2024-03-27/">Reuters</a> reported.The lead insurer and the major reinsurers for the Dali are underwriters with Lloyd's, in whose storied "Room" underwriters will calculate the financial price of this catastrophe.In the late 17th century, ship captains and businessmen met at Edward Lloyd's London coffee shop to work out the first insurance policies, and the shop soon grew into a marketplace where the risks of maritime trade could spread across many firms.While cargo owners are responsible for insuring the property aboard their ships, the shipping industry covers protection for the vessel itself and the damages it causes to third parties."Protection and indemnity clubs," groups of shipping companies that pool liabilities together so that an extreme loss doesn't put a member out of business, cover the vast majority of shipping.Those clubs, in turn, have insurance and reinsurance policies in which multiple firms protect losses over certain thresholds, further distributing the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/reinsurers-marine-market-to-bear-brunt-of-baltimore-bridge-collapse-80988297">risk</a>.The Dali is a vessel in the Britannia P&amp;I Club, the oldest such insurance group in the world.Lloyd's says its firms insure risks representing more than $58 billion in premiums a year, covering everything from ships to satellites.The Underwriting Room is no stranger to tragedy or complexity, either: Its underwriters have sorted out claims on disasters from the sinking of the Titanic to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.Still, the collapse of the Key Bridge could lead to "one of the largest claims ever to hit the marine (re)insurance market," John Miklus, the president of the American Institute of Marine Underwriters, told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/marine/major-reinsurers-and-pandi-club-on-hook-for-baltimore-bridge-disaster-482812.aspx">Insurance Business</a>.

A historic and clubby group in London could face billions in claims from the Baltimore bridge collapse

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Hamas aimed to provoke a wider war with the October 7 terrorist attacks, a report said. </li><li>Analysts told The Washington Post the militant group planned even more extensive strikes.</li></ul>Hamas militants had prepared for a "second phase" of terrorist attacks in Israel in the hope of provoking a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-hamas-war-will-hezbollah-draw-us-troops-broader-conflict-2023-10">wider conflict in the Middle East</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/11/12/hamas-planning-terror-gaza-israel/">The Washington Post reported.</a>The Post, citing more than a dozen current and former intelligence and security officials from four Western and Middle Eastern countries, said militants had carried enough provisions and ammunition to last them several days.Some also carried documents that included details of how to attack deeper insider Israel, according to the report. Hamas militants wanted to reach into major Israeli cities and had plans for an incursion into the West Bank.On October 7, Hamas terrorist killed more than 1,200 people and abducted 240 more, Israeli authorities said. Israel launched waves of attacks on Gaza in the weeks following the attacks, which the Hamas-run Gaza health authorities said killed at least 11,000.The militant group, according to public statements by Hamas officials and assessments by analysts and intelligence officials cited by The Post, knew that the scale of the slaughter on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hamas-goal-october-7-attack-israel-gaza-war-2023-11?r=US&amp;IR=T">October 7 would provoke Israeli incursions into Gaza.</a>However, it believed the attacks were justified if they derailed talks to normalize relations<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-hamas-chose-attack-israel-now-after-decades-conflict-gaza-2023-10?r=US&amp;IR=T"> between Israel and Arab nations </a>and provoked a new wave of anti-Israeli resistance."They were very <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hamas-goal-october-7-attack-israel-gaza-war-2023-11">clear-eyed as to what would happen to Gaza</a> on the day after," a senior Israeli military official involved in investigations of the October 7 massacre told The Post. "They wanted to buy their place in history — a place in the history of jihad — at the expense of the lives of many people in Gaza."Israel in the wake of the attacks has clashed with Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group, across its northern border, and there has been renewed violence in the West Bank.The US has sent<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/another-us-navy-carrier-strike-group-heading-waters-near-israel-2023-10"> two carrier strike groups</a> to the region to deter aggression by Iran or its allies.

Hamas militants had prepared for a 'second phase' of terrorist attacks in Israel, report says

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Israeli is focused on hunting down a Hamas leader whom they blame for the October 7 attacks.</li><li>Yahya Sinwar is surrounded in the ruins of Gaza City, Israel's defense minister said.</li></ul>Israeli forces have Hamas' top leader surrounded in the ruins of Gaza City, Israel's defense minister said.Yahya Sinwar, 61, is considered to be the mastermind behind the October 7 terrorist attacks on southern Israel that left 1,400 people dead and more than 240 hostages abducted to Gaza.The Hamas government and its offices are based in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-gallant-announces-complete-siege-gaza-no-electricity-food-fuel-2023-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gaza City, which is currently under siege by Israeli forces</a>. Earlier this week, Yoav Gallant, Israel's defense minister, said in a TV press statement, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-ceasefire-but-tactical-little-pauses-in-gaza-says-netanyahu-q5cck27mk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per The Times.</a> Sinwar was "hiding in his bunker without contact with his associates," Gallant said before vowing to eliminate him.He said that Sinwar, the overall head of Hamas in the Gaza enclave, who has been described by Israeli officials as "a dead man walking," was surrounded, although he did not specify where.On Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that its troops of the 7th Brigade had raided the office of Sinwar's brother, Muhammad, capturing military documents and killing 30 "terrorists."Sinwar was freed in a prisoner swap after years in an Israeli prison in 2011. Back in Gaza, he worked closely with Mohammed Deif, the commander of the Iz Ad Din Al Qassam Brigades — Hamas's military wing and a "specially designated global terror group," according to US authorities.Sinwar and Deif were central to the planning of the October 7 attacks, it is believed.<h2>The 'new face of evil'</h2><div type="image" title="Palestinian militants march with their weapons in Khan Younis refugee camp south of the Gaza Strip March 27, 2005." height="1254" width="1672" msid="104448160" hostid="261"></div>Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar was <a href="https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/yahya-sinwar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, in 1962</a>, according to The Jewish Virtual Library. His parents fled the southern city of Ashkelon in Israel. He pursued Arabic studies at the Islamic University of Gaza.In the 1980s, Sinwar's job was to kill Gazans who collaborated with Israel, per The Economist.He spent 24 years in prison for crimes including the murder of two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinian men he had accused of collaborating.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hamas-gaza-leader-survived-tumor-operation-israel-reports-2023-10?r=US&amp;IR=T">Israeli doctors reportedly saved his life</a> in 2006 after operating on a brain tumor during his incarceration.He left prison fluent in Hebrew after his release in a prisoner swap for the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was being held hostage in Gaza.In 2015, the US Department of State designated Sinwar a terrorist."We will take down the border, and we will tear their hearts from their bodies," Sinwar reportedly said in 2018, as quoted by the IDF.On October 7, under Sinwar's leadership, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/11-israel-hamas-dramatic-images-surprise-attack-israel-2023-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hundreds of Hamas fighters breached the fences surrounding Gaza</a>, after drones knocked out hi-tech observation towers and a huge rocket barrage was unleashed on Israel. They poured into southern Israel's surrounding kibbutzes and towns, committing massacres in coordinated terrorist attacks.Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid dubbed him the <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/378486" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"new face of evil</a>.""That man is in our sights," said Lt. Col. Richard Hecht, a military spokesman, per The New York Times. "He's a dead man walking, and we will get to that man," he said. He is considered to be a key figure connecting Hamas's politburo with the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed wing, per The European Council on Foreign Relations.Israel has arrested Sinwar multiple times, and he has spent 24 years in prison, per the European Council of Foreign Relations. He was released during a prisoner exchange with Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in 2011.A 2022 security analysis determined that the <a href="https://www.inss.org.il/strategic_assessment/pa-weakness/">Palestinian Authority's weakness and Israel's inaction</a> on undermining Hamas' control strengthened Sinwar and Hamas' leadership. Hamas was able to connect various fronts against Israel, per The Institute for National Security Studies of Tel-Aviv UniversityThe analysis predicted that the temporary calm amid Sinwar and Hamas' increased power would exact a "heavy toll from Israel in longer, strategic terms."The IDF said destroying Gaza's leadership was its ultimate goal as it prepares to launch a ground invasion of the besieged city, The New York Times reports. Thousands of Hamas militants are believed to have entrenched themselves in an elaborate network of underground tunnels in northern Gaza. The invasion's goal will be "the rout of Hamas and the elimination of its leaders after the slaughter they perpetrated," said Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the IDF's chief spokesman, per The Times.

The mastermind of Hamas' October 7 terrorist attacks is cornered in a bunker, says Israel

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Tensions have boiled over around how colleges are responding to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israels-invasion-of-gaza-could-escalate-into-regional-conflict-experts-2023-10">Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel</a>.</li><li>Elite institutions like Harvard, Yale, and Penn are facing backlash, including from major donors.</li></ul>Tensions are running high at America's elite colleges, as students, professors, and well-connected, wealthy alumni respond to Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel.The long — and very complicated — story short: Backlash is brewing against a sometimes radical campus culture that some people say is taking open dialogue too far and does not recognize the plight of Israeli citizens.Israel has long been a contentious issue on college campuses, causing protests and counter-protests covered by college newspapers and discussed by alumni. But the brutal attack on Israel, and the war that has followed, has brought the conversation off the quads and into the spotlight.As is often the case, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-palestine-letter-israel-ceos-bill-ackman-2023-10">Harvard took the main stage</a>. On Sunday, following Hamas' terrorist attacks, a group of more than 30 student organizations, together dubbed the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-students-groups-signed-anti-israel-letter-without-them-knowing-2023-10">Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, released a joint statement</a> that said the Israeli government was "entirely responsible for all unfolding violence." While the statement ignited dialogue among the Cambridge community Monday, it reached a fever pitch Tuesday, when billionaire hedge fund manager <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-ackman-harvard-release-names-students-blaming-israel-violence-hamas-2023-10?utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_campaign=Insider_Today">Bill Ackman, a Harvard alum and donor,</a> called on the university to release the names of students in the groups that signed the letter, "so as to insure that none of us inadvertently hire any of their members."Other <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ceo-investors-harvard-student-names-israel-hamas-violence-ackman-2023-10">CEOs echoed Ackman's sentiment,</a> and by Wednesday, a truck was seen driving through Harvard's campus with a digital billboard claiming to <a href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/33013689.657239/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnVzaW5lc3NpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9oYXJ2YXJkLXN0dWRlbnQtbGV0dGVyLXRydWNrLW9uLWNhbXB1cy1waWN0dXJlcy1uYW1lcy1oYW1hcy0yMDIzLTEwP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fc291cmNlPVNhaWx0aHJ1JnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbnNpZGVyX1RvZGF5/61117e39017724650042bc0bC729d7dd9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">display the faces and names of students</a> associated with the letter, calling them "Harvard's leading antisemites."The University of Pennsylvania, another Ivy, has also been at the center of the conversation.The CEO of Apollo Global Management — and a major Penn donor — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apollo-ceo-marc-rowan-university-pennsylvania-penn-leaders-quit-antisemitism-2023-10?utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_campaign=Insider_Today">Mark Rowan called on his fellow Penn alumni to "close their checkbooks"</a> until the school's president and chairman of its board of trustees stepped down. His denouncement followed a month-long back-and-forth between the alumni, students, and the university around the Palestine Writes Literary Festival that took place on Penn's campus last month.Other schools have also been caught up in the discourse, which shows no sign of stopping.An <a href="https://www.change.org/p/remove-zareena-grewal-from-the-yale-faculty-for-hate-speech">online petition</a> calling for the removal of a Yale professor who seemed to celebrate Hamas' attacks on Twitter has garnered more than 40,000 signatures; <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stanford-lecturer-suspended-made-jewish-students-stand-in-corner-report-2023-10">Stanford suspended a lecturer</a> who was accused of singling out Jewish students in class; and opposing protests at Indiana University ended in a tense clash, according to the <a href="https://www.idsnews.com/article/2023/10/israel-palestine-rally-protest-conflict-iu-student">school's student newspaper</a>.At Columbia University in New York, an Israeli student was beaten with a stick after he said he confronted a woman who was tearing down flyers with names and pictures of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas, the campus's student newspaper <a href="https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2023/10/12/general-studies-student-allegedly-assaulted-in-front-of-butler-library-suspect-arrested-and-charged-nypd-says/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">first reported.</a> A New York Police Department spokesperson confirmed the report to Insider. Police arrested and charged a suspect with one count of assault, the spokesperson said.The very "real world" backlash to these campus conversations has, itself, caused a backlash.Former US treasury secretary <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-summers-students-harvard-letter-anti-israel-hamas-2023-10">Larry Summers, a Harvard alum who also served as the school's president</a>, criticized the school for its "silence" around Hamas' attacks and the student groups' letter. But <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-larry-summers-bill-ackman-israel-hamas-student-names-list-2023-10?utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_campaign=Insider_Today">Ackman, Summers said, was "getting a bit carried away."</a> He called the investor's request for a list of names "<a href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/33013689.657239/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnVzaW5lc3NpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9oYXJ2YXJkLWxhcnJ5LXN1bW1lcnMtYmlsbC1hY2ttYW4taXNyYWVsLWhhbWFzLXN0dWRlbnQtbmFtZXMtbGlzdC0yMDIzLTEwP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fc291cmNlPVNhaWx0aHJ1JnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbnNpZGVyX1RvZGF5/61117e39017724650042bc0bB25ae30cf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the stuff of Joe McCarthy"</a> during an appearance on Bloomberg TV.Harvard economic professor Jason Furman also criticized Ackman, saying that "<a href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/33013689.657239/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnVzaW5lc3NpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9qYXNvbi1mdXJtYW4tYmlsbC1hY2ttYW4tdHdvLXdyb25ncy1kb250LW1ha2UtYS1yaWdodC0yMDIzLTEwP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fc291cmNlPVNhaWx0aHJ1JnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbnNpZGVyX1RvZGF5/61117e39017724650042bc0bBee35d3ee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two wrongs do not make a right"</a> and that a number of the students in the groups that signed the statement likely had nothing to do with it. He pointed to one <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-graduate-named-not-signed-israel-hamas-letter-professor-2023-10?utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_campaign=Insider_Today">Harvard alum who claimed they were harassed</a> after being accused of contributing to the statement — despite graduating in 2021.Call it <a href="https://www.insider.com/cancel-culture-meaning-history-origin-phrase-used-negatively-2020-7">cancel culture,</a> consequence culture, or an attack on free speech, the public backlash has already resulted in changes.At Harvard, the much-maligned student letter has been deleted, after several student groups <a href="https://link.insider.com/click/33013689.657239/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zaWRlci5jb20vaGFydmFyZC1zdHVkZW50LWdyb3Vwcy1yZXRyYWN0aW5nLXNpZ25hdHVyZXMtbGV0dGVyLWlzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy0yMDIzLTEwP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fc291cmNlPVNhaWx0aHJ1JnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbnNpZGVyX1RvZGF5/61117e39017724650042bc0bC825f9eb4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">retracted their support for it</a>. An <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nyu-law-student-bar-association-president-blame-israel-hamas-2023-10?utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_campaign=Insider_Today">NYU law student publicly lost their post-grad job</a> at a blue-chip firm after penning a statement blaming Israel for Hamas' attacks over the weekend. And at the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/university-arizona-group-pulls-gaza-protest-after-university-president-letter-2023-10">University of Arizona, a pro-Palestine group</a> cancelled a planned protest after it was condemned by the school's president.As long as the war rages on in Israel and Gaza, so will the conflict on college campuses."If a university takes any position on these issues they're going to make people angry," Alex Morey, director of campus rights advocacy at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-palestine-letter-israel-ceos-bill-ackman-2023-10">told Insider</a>. "But worse than that, they move themselves away from their core mission, which is to be the host of debates on campus."

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