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Daesh chief pledges to attack Israel

December 30, 2015 09:01

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Anshel Pfeffer,

Anshel Pfeffer

1 min read

For the first time, Daesh is threatening to launch attacks on Israel.

In a speech published last weekend, the Islamic State's "Caliph", Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, is purported to have said: "The Jews thought we forgot about Palestine and they deflected our attention from it. Not at all. With Allah's help we will not forget it.

"Soon with Allah's help you will hear the voices of jihad fighters."

While its members have attacked Jewish targets in France and Belgium, Daesh has yet to operate directly against the Jewish state, a fact that has fuelled conspiracy theories claiming Israel and the United States "created" Daesh.

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