Lone Wolf & the Terrorism Threat

Lone-wolf terrorism has been a phenomenon on the rise around the world. With the fall of control by the Islamic State in Syria, and the competition between terrorism entities, groups are quick to take responsibility for attacks perpetrated around the world by lone-wolf attackers.

Israel recently experienced a serious wave of attacks, perpetrated by Palestinian lone-wolf attackers. This workshop will delve into the world-wide phenomenon of lone-wolf terrorism, discussing the challenges of lone-wolf terrorism and suggest methods for mitigating the threat. Additionally, the ICT will unveil the results of a thorough research project conducted over the last year and a half in cooperation with Israel's Ministry of Public Security, its Research Department and the Israeli Prison Services (IPS) on the topic of lone-wolf terrorism, using particularly the Israeli case study.

 

Panelists:

 

Dr. Daniel Heinke- Chief of Detectives and Director, State Bureau of Investigation, Bremen State Police, Bremen, Germany

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Mr. Brian Jenkins- Senior Advisor to the President, RAND Corporation and Member of the Professional Advisory Board, ICT, IDC Herzliya, United States

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Prof. Ariel Merari- Senior Research Fellow, ICT, IDC Herzliya and Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Commissioner Luc Van Der Taelen, Project Manager, Community Policing and the Prevention of Radicalisation (CoPPRa), Belgium

 

Moderator: Prof. Boaz Ganor- Founder & Executive Director, ICT, Ronald Lauder Chair for Counter-Terrorism and Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya, Israel

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