Israel Warns Citizens Be Alert For Terror Attacks, Mossad Eyes Iran Intel Teams



Confronting global Jihad against Jews, Christians.

By Herb Brandon
Israel News Agency

Updated February 18, 2012

Jerusalem --- February 17, 2012 .... Israel's Counter-Terrorism Bureau is urging Israelis in Europe, North and South America, the Caribbean and in Asia to proceed with extreme caution following information provided by interrogation of suspects from Iran apprehended after an attempted Bangkok terror bombing.

Speaking to reporters on Friday, a top official at the Israel Counter Terrorism Bureau indicated that an investigation of nationals from Iran who were apprehended following the attempted Bangkok Islamic terror bombing indicated that more terror attacks against Israeli citizens and Jewish institutions were active.

"I call on Israelis abroad to show awareness and take basic steps to reduce possible harm," the official said, adding that they should "take note of suspicious objects and refrain from taking packages from strangers" and "be attentive to the directives of local security forces." The security official stated that breaking routine schedules was now a priority.

The Israel Foreign Ministry has issued a travel warning advising Israeli nationals to exercise caution going to Thailand.

And inside Israel the Israel Police have raised the alert level nationwide. This could mean that Iranian sleeper units in Israel may have also been activated.

A respected Israeli security analyst, Gil, has told the Israel News Agency that the Mossad, Israel's secret service, now had information which enables them to track many of the terror teams that Iran has dispatched worldwide.

"The Mossad has a very wide umbrella and is able to penetrate Islamic terror cells where others cannot. As a result of investigations after the attempted bombings in India, Thailand and Georgia, they now have a direct fix on where and who these teams are. In addition to welcoming these teams before they head home to Iran, we should see a few surprises occurring in Iran. Stuxnet, Stars and other past missions were nothing compared to what is now in place."

The security analyst stated that all of Israel's INTEL divisions were very well focused and cooperating with several other INTEL organizations in the US, South America, Europe and Asia.

"I call on Israelis abroad to show awareness and take basic steps to reduce possible harm," the official said, adding that they should "take note of suspicious objects and refrain from taking packages from strangers" and "be attentive to the directives of local security forces."
The security official stated that breaking routine schedules was now a priority.

The US has warned local police forces to be on higher alert for possible attacks against Jewish and Christian institutions. These terror warnings have been given high priority to cities like LA with large Iranian communities and New York with its large Jewish community.

Western intelligence organizations believe that Iran has been secretly deploying its INTEL forces so it could retaliate against American and Israeli targets around the world and on US soil. Many think that Iran does not see Israel as a primary front. Iran has been actively engaged in fighting US and allied forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is now rushing to the aid of the Syria government and President Bashar Assad. On the Israel front, Iran has focused mainly on arming Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Hamas continues to fire rockets from Gaza into Israel cities and towns.

Mark Regev, spokesman for Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu, said that Iran and Hizbollah had proved this week that they have the capability to strike targets across the globe, posing a "serious threat" to Israeli security.

Israel's warning of further terror attacks comes one day after Hassan Nasrallah, the Hizbollah leader, issued a video statement denying that his organization was involved in any of the terror attacks.
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IDF Colonel Ephraim Kam, deputy head of the Institute for National Security Studies in Israel, said that neither Iran nor Hizbollah would confirm their responsibility for any attacks.
"They never do," he said. "The attacks on the Israeli embassies are a clear message from Iran that Israel should stop killing its nuclear scientists or else Israelis will start getting hurt."

Both Iran and Hizbollah operate through international networks established by Shia Muslims living in Europe, South America and Asia. Iran also uses diplomatic channels and its network of embassies to transfer arms and messages, said Col. Kam.

 


"Israel will see less surprises as the leadership of Iran and Hizbollah will soon have difficulty finding their underwear. Make no mistake about it that Israel wants peace and the people of Iran should and will know it," says Gil. "But the present regime in Iran is doing all they can to develop nuclear weapons which will be aimed beyond Israel and at neighboring Arab League states and nations in Europe. Global democracies do not any longer have the luxury of waiting for sanctions to solve all issues."

Iran recently attempted to assassinate the Saudi Arabia ambassador in Washington. A man with dual Iran US citizenship contacted someone in Mexico City known to have connections with a Mexican drug cartel in order to hire cartel assassins to carry out the plot.
The plan fell apart because the contact in Mexico turned out to be an undercover American agent.

US Attorney General Eric Holder later announced that the attack on the Saudi Ambassador was ordered by the highest levels in Tehran. Two weeks ago, US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said explicitly that Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was suspected in the murder plot.

"The world is facing another Hitler," says Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and this moment of decision is almost the same to the eve of World War II. Iran is a threat to Israel and "a real danger to humanity as a whole," says Israel President Shimon Peres.

But now, for many in Israel, Iran's actions have become a personal thing, transcending politics.

"It's one thing to go after Israel's Mossad agents and uniformed IDF soldiers, it's a completely another thing to target the families of Israel's diplomats. That crosses all borders."

 

 


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