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Beastly Boy

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Fri Jul 11, 2025, 11:31 AM Jul 11

Iran attempted to abduct, assassinate Jewish community leaders in UK, report finds

Iran has targeted prominent Jewish individuals across at least 15 attempts to kill or abduct people in the UK, the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has warned.

Furthermore, the ISC warned that Iran poses a significant and wide-ranging threat to Britain, and while not in the same league as Russia or China, it is one that is rising and for which the UK government is not fully prepared.

The committee said the Iranian threat varied from physical attacks on and potential assassinations of dissidents and Jewish targets, to espionage, offensive cyber capabilities, and its attempt to develop nuclear weapons.

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"Since the beginning of 2022, there has been a significant increase in the physical threat posed by Iran to those residing in the UK. It has significantly increased both in terms of pace and the number of threats. The threat is focused acutely on dissidents and other opponents of the regime.
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-860596

"Globalizing the intifada" in action. But hey, different people can mean different things when using the phrase. Abducting Jews in Btitain does not necessarily condone killing Jews in the US.
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Iran attempted to abduct, assassinate Jewish community leaders in UK, report finds (Original Post) Beastly Boy Jul 11 OP
Globalizing the intifada is a call to violence, and those trying to "sanitize" it, are NOT fooling anybody. lostincalifornia Jul 11 #1
Right you are. Although a shocking number of comradebillyboy Jul 11 #2

lostincalifornia

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1. Globalizing the intifada is a call to violence, and those trying to "sanitize" it, are NOT fooling anybody.
Fri Jul 11, 2025, 11:36 AM
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