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World experts met in Israel to discuss terrorism and social media

 

Counter-terrorism experts from all over the world who met in Israel this week suggest compiling a list of keywords used on social media that would serve as red flags of terrorist inclinations.

By Nadav Shragai

 

This week, when the world was remembering the 2,996 victims of the September 11,2001 attacks, hundreds of senior figures in the field of anti-terrorism convened in Herzliya. The gathering was a prestigious one: the 16th International Conference of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism at the  Herzliya. Dozens of panels and seminars sparked interest. But the security, defense, and intelligence professionals in attendance know better than anyone that conferences don’t defeat terrorism — at most, they can raise awareness of it. Continue Reading »