Sunday September 11, 2016

I've Been Thinking:

The Haifa District Court convicted five Israeli Arabs of involvement in ISIS. They were all from the Upper Galilee. Their sentences range from 2 to 5 years.

Israeli Arab involvement in ISIS has been on the rise. We know that seven Israeli Arabs have already been killed while fighting for ISIS.

Best estimates suggest that about another 50 Israeli Arabs are in either Syria or Iraq fighting as part of ISIS.

If that many have come from Israel, how many can you guess come from elsewhere?

The CIA is saying that ISIS now numbers anywhere between 15, 000 to 20,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq. I would put the number where it has always been - at about 30,000 give or take a few.

There is no question that ISIS is being hit hard by the US -- but it hasn't stopped recruits from joining.

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