by Claire Klobucista, Jonathan Masters and Mohammed Aly Sergie March 1996: A Tel Aviv shopping mall is the site of another bombing killing 20 and injuring 75. On July 30, 2004, the Islamic Jihad Group conducted coordinated bombing attacks in Tashkent against the U.S. and Israeli Embassies, and . The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (Arabic: , Harakat al-Jihd al-Islmi fi Filastn), known in the West simply as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), is a Palestinian Islamist paramilitary and terrorist organization formed in 1981. Associated Press. We have no other choice. You are also agreeing to our. Shortly afterward . I can say that Hajj Qassem played a pivotal role in the fact that the Palestinians ventured to attack the capital of the Zionist entity. The United States designated Islamic Jihad a terrorist organization in 1997. For instance, Mehdi Karroubi claimed that Iran had not been related to the group. In 2019, Nakhaleh said, The resistance is capable of crushing the Zionist cities with over 1,000 rockets a day for months., According to the State Departments 2020 Country Reports on Terrorism, PIJ receives financial assistance and training primarily from Iran. EIJ coalesced out of a variety of smaller militant groups in the late 1970s under the leadership of . "[13], A 2003 decision by an American court named Islamic Jihad as the name used by Hezbollah for its attacks in Lebanon, and parts of the Middle East, and Europe. "[37] The international community considers the use of indiscriminate attacks on civilian populations[38] and the use of human shields[39][40] as illegal under international law.[41]. Islam has not generally been "propagated by the sword", in the sense of forcing people to convert to Islam, except in the Arabian peninsula. Factsheet: Jihad. Amnesty noted that Israel, which claimed the attacks were "preemptive" and targeted the Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization, has set the stage for such deadly assaults on civilians for years by imposing a blockade and other apartheid policies on Gaza. [7] Journalist Robin Wright has described it as "more of an information network for a variety of cells of movements", rather than a centralized organization. I can say that the missiles that [Soleimani] delivered to the Gaza Strip were the ones used to attack Tel Aviv. April 1994: A car bomb aboard a public bus killed 9 people and injured 50. He eventually denounced the organization because of its increasing moderation and left with PIJs longtime spiritual leader, Abd al-Aziz Awda. The Islamic Jihad Group (IJU) is a terrorist organization that has been active in Central Asia. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, a New York City-based think tank, "Palestinian Islamic Jihad is a small, highly secretive organization that operates underground with less than 1,000 members and limited popular support ("Palestinian Islamic Jihad," April 10, 2008)." The Jewish Virtual Library, an online database, estimates . The Union ministry of home affairs on Wednesday defended in the Supreme Court the continuing ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), alleging that the organisation was seeking to establish an Islamic Caliphate in India, carry out a jihad campaign and indulging in anti-national activities through donations and funds received from various sources including Gulf countries. by Lindsay Maizland [28], PIJ is alleged to have used minors. Their deadliest attacks were in 1983, when they carried out bombing of the barracks of French and U.S. MNF peacekeeping troops, and of the United States embassy in Beirut. December 13, 2022 [12] Jeffrey Goldberg says, Using various names, including the Islamic Jihad Organization and the Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, Hezbollah remained underground until 1985, when it published a manifesto condemning the West, and proclaiming, ". Allah is behind us supporting and protecting us while instilling fear in the hearts of our enemies. Since the fighting began, Palestinian militants have launched some 600 rockets at Israeli targets, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, while hundreds of thousands of Israelis have taken refuge in bomb shelters. In March 2014 over 100 rockets were launched into southern Israel by PIJ and other Islamist groups. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad have claimed responsibility for the following attacks: Armored vehicles marked with TV are an invaluable protection for genuine journalists working in hostile environments. Up to 2 years ago, the Islamic Jihad was facing a severe economic crisis, as one of their senior officials expressed it "the most severe economic crisis in the history of the organization," which was founded in 1979 as a branch of the Egyptian Islamic Brotherhood movement. Multiple countries have special police that enforce Islamic moral codes. 13224, "Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism" and terminates the national emergency declared in E.O. Egyptian al-Jihad, New Jihad, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Jihad Group Description: Egyptian Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s. On 30 July 2004, IJU conducted coordinated bombing attacks in Tashkent against the Embassies of the United States of America and Israel and the office of the Prosecutor General, killing at least two people and wounding nine. The Islamic Jihad Organization IJO (Arabic: , romanized:arakat al-Jihd al-'Islmiyy) or Organisation du Jihad Islamique (OJI) in French, but best known as "Islamic Jihad" (Arabic: Jihad al-Islami) for short, was a Shia[3] militia known for its activities in the 1980s during the Lebanese Civil War. The last recorded attack claimed by the IJO as an independent group took place outside the Middle East in March 1992, when the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was blown up in retaliation for Israel's assassination of Hezbollah's secretary-general Abbas al-Musawi in February that year. The organization's narrow focus on armed conflict has limited its options and appeal at times, but it may now be its greatest strength. This is a historic step to counter Iran-backed terrorism around the world. Islamic Jihad Union; Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham - Khorasan (ISIS-K) note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T. Venezuela In 1989 Shaqaqi moved the official headquarters to Damascus, where it remains, although a small contingent of leaders are still present in Lebanon, according to the State Department. by Kali Robinson Im Irina Faskianos, Vice President of the National Program and Outreach at CFR. "Jihad" is a loaded termand a concept that illustrates a deep gulf of miscommunication between Islam and the West. It said the objectives of SIMI are governing human life on the basis of Quran, propagation of Islam, 'Jihad' for the cause of Islam, destruction of nationalism and establishment of Islamic Rule or Caliphate. IJU was formed when it broke away from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) (QDe.010). It was inspired by al Qaida but later publicly expelled from it. The United States also accuses Syria of providing a safe haven for the group, and allowing PIJ headquarters to remain in Damascus. And if Netanyahu were to ask if we can live together in one state, I would say to him: "If we have exactly the same rights as Jews to come to all of Palestine. . But I am not allowed to visit them. ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), also known as ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), is a Sunni jihadist group with a particularly violent ideology that calls itself a caliphate and claims religious authority over all Muslims. Al-Qaida (QDe.004), listed on 6 October 2001 Designated as a U.S. State Department terrorist organization in 1997, the PIJ targets Israeli civilian and military personnel in its commitment to the creation of an Islamic regime in all of historic Palestine, according to the State Departments 2006 Country Report on terrorism. PIJs founder, Fathi Shikaki, published a book expressing support for Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei, the founding father and first supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Asia Unbound, Israels New Government, With Martin Indyk, Podcast Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ), also called al-Jihad, Egyptian extremist organization that originated in the late 1970s and developed into a powerful force in the 1980s and 1990s. (See List of Palestinian suicide attacks.) EIJ and al-Qaeda announced a formal alliance in 1998, and the two groups merged fully in 2001. Latest developments. IJU conducted a number of suicide bombings (and other attacks) at a local bazaar and against Uzbek police targets in Tashkent, and detonated explosives at a house in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, between 28 March and 1 April 2004. "Modernizing Sanctions to Combat Terrorism."This E.O. Anger over France's providing of arms to Iran's enemy, 25 May 1985. How the Jews persecuted the prophets and tortured them. November 2000: A car bomb in Jerusalem at an outdoor market killed 2 people and injured 10. "[1], Initially the group was described as "a mysterious group about which virtually nothing was known,"[2] one whose "only members" seemed to be the "anonymous callers" taking credit for the bombings, or one that simply didn't exist. His older brother claimed he was brainwashed and demanded the Palestinian Authority investigate the incident and arrest those responsible for it. During the March 2012 GazaIsrael clashes, which followed the Israeli assassination of Popular Resistance Committees leader, Zuhir al-Qaisi, who bragged of kidnapping Gilad Shalit, PIJ and PRC opened attacks on Israel. "Islamic Jihad, the new lord of Gaza?". The Islamic Jihad Organization IJO (Arabic: , romanized:arakat al-Jihd al-'Islmiyy) or Organisation du Jihad Islamique (OJI) in French, but best known as "Islamic Jihad" (Arabic: Jihad al-Islami) for short, was a Shia[3] militia known for its activities in the 1980s during the Lebanese Civil War. But any American or Siberian Jew is allowed to take our land. [11], By the mid-1980s Hizbollah leaders are reported to have admitted their involvement in the attacks and the nominal nature of "Islamic Jihad" - that it was merely a `telephone organisation,`[12][13] and[14] "The organization also emphasizes on the formation of 'Shariat' based Islamic rule through 'Islami Inqalab' (revolution). Heres how Irans morality police compare to other forces with the same goals. The secretary general, Ramadan Shallah, who is on the F.B.I.'s most wanted list, . In the 1990s and again during the Second Intifada from 2000 to 2005, PIJ targeted Israeli civilians with suicide bombings, including the Netanya mall bombing in December 2005, which killed five Israelis and wounded fifty. The government of Iran also played a significant role in encouraging and carrying out the attacks. Israel initially blamed Palestinian Islamic Jihad for the attack, . The United Nations is in close contact with all parties to solidify the truce and ensure that the significant gains made since last May towards easing restrictions can be . Welcome to CFRs Higher Education Webinar. 08/09/2022. Following is a statement from the International . FASKIANOS: Thank you. Based in Egypt, Shaqaqi and Awda were originally members of the Muslim Brotherhood. [60], Palestinian Islamist militant organization, Qur'an Soorah al-Ankaboot 29:69 (Arabic text), Taylor & Francis, Ltd., "The Damascus-Based Alliance of Palestinian Forces: A Primer", Eldar, Shlomi. Ramadan Shalah was interviewed by a delegation from the World Federation of Scientists in Damascus, Syria, on 15 December 2009. The Islamic Jihad Organization - IJO (Arabic language: , Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami) or Organisation du Jihad Islamique (OJI) in French, but best known as 'Islamic Jihad' (Arabic: Jihad al-Islami) for short, was a fundamentalist Shia group known for its activities in the 1980s during the Lebanese Civil War. Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the militant group Israel says is the target of its latest Gaza bombardment, is an Iran-backed group founded in 1981 and committed to armed resistance against the Jewish state.. Shaqaqi moved across the Middle East, going where exile took him, before finally settling in Damascus under Syrian protection. The founders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Fathi Shaqaqi and Abd al-Aziz Awda, were students in Egypt and members of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood until the late 1970s when they decided that the brotherhood was becoming too moderate and insufficiently committed to the Palestinian cause. [24] According to Baer it is "a very distinct organization, which was separate from Hezbollah because you had the [Hezbollah] consultative council which only had a vague idea of what the hostage-takers were doing. (Social media) One . In 2011, the United States delisted him for no longer meeting the designation criteria under Executive Order 13224. The PIJ, unlike other Palestinian separatist groups, refuses to negotiate or engage in the diplomatic process. IJU operatives conducted a bombing attack in the Andizhan region of Uzbekistan on 26 May 2009, which killed one person and wounded 16 people. An August 1987 shooting killed the commander of the Israeli military police in the Gaza Strip; A December 1993 shooting killed Israeli reservist David Mashrati aboard a bus; An April 1994 car bomb killed nine people and injured fifty aboard a public bus; A January 1995 a suicide bomb killed eighteen soldiers and one civilian near Netanya; A March 1996 suicide bomb at a Tel Aviv shopping mall killed thirteen and injured seventy five more; A June 2001 suicide bomb killed twenty-one people in a Tel Aviv nightclub; A June 2002 suicide attack at the Meggido Junction killed eighteen and injured fifty; An October 2003 suicide bomb at a Haifa restaurant killed twenty-two and injured sixty; An October 2005 bomb at a Hadera market killed five people; An April 2006 suicide attack in Tel Aviv killed eleven; A January 2007 suicide attack at an Eliat bakery killed three. The last recorded attack claimed by the IJO as an independent group took place outside the Middle East in March 1992, when the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was blown up in retaliation for the death of Hezbollah's secretary-general Abbas al-Musawi. Palestine is not their concern. 24 May 1982. Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) allied with the al-Qaeda network in the late 1990s, and the two groups merged in 2001. In the counter affidavit, the government has said the SIMI aims to mobilise students and youth for propagation of Islam and obtain support for 'Jihad' (religious war). Attempted assassination of Kuwaiti ruler (Emir) Sheikh, 10 February 1986. This fiasco, coupled by the pressure resulting from tighter security measures and joint anti-militia sweeps implemented by the Syrian Army, the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the Amal Movement at the Shia quarters of West Beirut in 198788, brought a steady decline in the organization's activities in Lebanon for the rest of the civil war. On Friday, the IDF launched Operation Breaking Dawn to preempt attacks by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization since 1997. Palestinian Islamic Jihad is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the governments of Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. We teach the children the truth. Omissions? by Claire Klobucista by Terrorist Organizations. The world should be outraged at this terrorist group targeting innocent . Islam Jihad is one of several groups taking responsibility. Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced that two men, Ali Kourani and Samer El Debek, had been arrested and charged with carrying out various missions on behalf of Hizballah's Islamic Jihad Organization. 15 As early as 1983, the CIA observed that Islamic Jihad "more likely is a cover used by Iran for its terrorist operations, whether employing local Shias in Lebanon or locally recruited agents . According to one IJU operative arrested in connection with the March-April 2004 attacks in Bukhara, IJU leader Jalolov considered his Leader to be Mullah Omar, listed as Mohammed Omar Ghulam Nabi (TAi.004) on the 1988 Sanctions List); Jalolov also had direct ties with Usama bin Laden (deceased). In separate statements, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Prime Minister of Israel announced that a ceasefire would come into effect at 11:30 p.m. local time on 7 August. by Kali Robinson Soon after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989, Sharif, Zawahiri, and other EIJ leaders joined bin Laden in Khartoum, where he was hosted by Sudans government. However, the PIJ offers no social services, nor does it intend to engage in any form of diplomatic dialogue with Israel. However, senior Iranian officials denied the alleged connections. "The organization also . If Khaled Meshaal and Ramadan Shalah can come whenever they want, and visit Haifa, and buy a home in Herzliyah if they want, then we can have a new language, and dialogue is possible. The PIJ is a rival militant group, often vying for the support of the same Palestinians. December 6, 2022, Backgrounder December 7, 2022 Anwar Sadat, shooting him in front of Egyptian television cameras during a military parade. Iran has been pouring money into the Islamic Jihad organization, which began to establish new armed groups under the name of "Battalions," which also include terrorists from other organizations such as Fatah, Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Others have been designated by the Treasury Department, including Kassem Hejeij, a businessman with direct ties to Hezbollah; Husayn Ali Faour, a member of the Islamic Jihad Organization; and Abd Al Nur Shalan, a key Hezbollah weapons procurer who has close ties with the group's leadership. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! The Shaqaqi Faction was expelled from Egypt in 1981 following the assassination of Egypt's President Anwar Sadat by the Egyptian Islamic Jihad. I will never, under any conditions, accept the existence of the state of Israel. [5], Initially the group was described as "a mysterious group about which virtually nothing was known,"[6] one whose "only members" seemed to be the "anonymous callers" taking credit for the bombings, or one that simply didn't exist. Baer claims the order for 1983 US embassy bombing is widely believed to have originated high up in the Iranian Islamic Republic's hierarchy. 4 February 1990: A bus carrying Israeli tourists in Egypt was attacked. Islam Jihad is one of several groups taking responsibility. Since the early 1990s, Iran has provided PIJ with income and military support, including small arms, rockets (such as the Fajr 5 and Fajr 3), and explosive-laden unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). After the MNF bombing, the New York Times reported that "Lebanese police sources, Western intelligence sources, Israeli Government sources and leading Shi'ite Muslim religious leaders in Beirut are all convinced that there is no such thing as Islamic Jihad," as an organization, no membership, no writings, etc. Bates, John D. (Presiding) (September 2003). IMPACT: Jihad is an Arabic term meaning "to struggle" or "to strive.". Todays discussion is on the record, and the video and transcript will be available on our website, CFR.org/academic. PIJ formed as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood and was influenced ideologically in its formation by the Islamic regime in Iran. The Violent Far-Right Terrorist Threat to the Republican Party and American Conservatism, What Zawahiris Killing Means for al-Qaeda. Like Hamas, its expressed goal is the violent destruction of the State of Israel, which Islamic Jihad . Fathi Shaqaqi moved from Gaza to Egypt to study medicine and became active with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. [53][54][55][56][57], This article is about the Lebanese Shiite faction. During that period, fractures within EIJ worsened, and the groups Upper Egyptian wing broke away to form an independent organization, al-Jamah al-Islmiyyah (the Islamic Group), under the leadership of Omar Abdel Rahman. The PIJ is also accused of attempting to hinder the efforts of the 1993 Oslo Accords by launching several terrorist attacks on Israeli targets. The PIJ often carries out suicide bombings that target civilians and military personnel, although the frequency of attacks inside Israeli territory has decreased since the construction of security barriers around Gaza. The Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ), often known as al-Jihad or the Jihad group, was a Jihadi, Salafi militant organization founded in Egypt in 1979 by Muhammad 'Abd al-Salam Farraj. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is an Islamic, Palestinian nationalist organization that violently opposes the existence of Israel. [4] Based at Baalbek in the Beqaa valley, the group aligned 200 Lebanese Shi'ite militants financed by Iran and trained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' contingent previously sent by Ayatollah Khomeini to fight the June 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. . Like Hamas, PIJ seeks Israels destruction. In 1988, its leaders were exiled by Israel to Lebanon. "Police said Naushad was being handled by a suspected LeT handler while Jagjit was being given instructions by Canada-based Arshdheep Dalla, a designated terrorist," the Indian daily added. Paradoxically, Israel's military strikes against Islamic Jihad serve the interests of Hamas by undermining the organization that poses a threat to its rule over the Gaza Strip. In the 1980s many members of EIJ left Egypt to participate in the Afghan guerrilla war against the occupation that followed the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. [citation needed] There was a subsequent crackdown on the PIJ by Israel and the Palestinian National Authority which led to a significant weakening of the organization. Doku Khamatovich Umarov (QDi.290), listed on 10 March 2011. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; Persian: Seph-e Psdrn-e Enqelb-e Eslm, lit. IJU subsequently claimed responsibility for the foiled plot. Islamic Jihad is a proxy fighting force for Iran, which has long considered influence in the Palestinian territories a major priority, given their proximity to Israel, Iran's No. Hamas refrained from joining PIJ and PRC in attacking Israel. The Islamic Jihad Organization - IJO or Organisation du Jihad Islamique in French, but best known as "Islamic Jihad" for short, was a Shia[3] militia known for its activities in the 1980s during the Lebanese Civil War. However, EIJ was largely overshadowed by al-Jamah al-Islmiyyah, which waged a far-bloodier campaign inside Egypt, killing numerous officials, civilians, and foreign tourists. Tehran wanted to set the Vienna negotiations over the Iranian nuclear project in motion, so Hizbullah attacked the [Karish natural gas field] with its UAVs, and [Palestinian . Shaqaqi and Awda returned to Gaza where they formally established PIJ,[17][18] from where it continued its operations. PIJ Secretary General Ziad al Nakhaleh is currently in Iran, where he has met with General Hossein Salami, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), and with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) allied with the al-Qaeda network in the late 1990s, and the two groups merged in 2001. Some reports indicate that they merged with Hezbollah afterwards, with their leader Imad Mughniyah appointed as head of that party's overseas security apparatus. On 11 April 2004, IJU issued a statement, claiming responsibility for all terrorist operations in Uzbekistan. Al-Jihad merged with Osama Bin Ladin's al-Qaida organization in June, 2001, but may retain some capability to conduct independent operations. Military experience gained from fighting in Syrias civil war and decades of clashes with Israel have made the Iran-backed group stronger than ever, but the biggest threat it faces may be upheaval in its own backyard. He was replaced by Ramadan Abdallah Shallah, a British-educated Palestinian, who taught Middle Eastern courses at the University of South Florida from 1990 to 1995. Islamic Jihad responded to the attacks by firing more than 1,100 rockets, according to Israel, which said some of the rockets killed Gazan civilians when the projectiles fell short and landed in Gaza. Backgrounder Al-Jihad. In the counter affidavit, the government has said the SIMI aims to mobilise students and youth for the propagation of Islam and obtain support for 'Jihad' (religious war). The PIJ emerged as a separate entity committed to the militant destruction of Israel and the reestablishment of a sovereign Palestinian state. The organization is responsible for a number of attacks including more than 30 suicide bombings; indeed, on 22 December 2001, PIJ vowed to continue its campaign despite Hamas' decision to halt suicide bombings inside Israel in response to an alleged crackdown by Yasser Arafat. Published October 24, 2003. My family, brothers and sisters, live in Gaza. Some reports indicate that they merged with Hezbollah afterwards, with their leader Imad Mughniyeh appointed head of that party's overseas security apparatus. [48] This fiasco, coupled by the pressure resulting from tighter security measures and joint anti-militia sweeps implemented by the Syrian Army, the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the Shi'ite Amal militia at the Shia quarters of West Beirut in 198788, brought a steady decline in the organization's activities in Lebanon for the rest of the civil war. The aim of the organization was the establishment of a sovereign, Islamic Palestinian state within the geographic borders of pre-1948 Mandatory Palestine. Jabari was targeted and killed in an Israeli airstrike on August 5, 2022. Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (QDe.132), listed on 29 July 2011 The abuse of this recognized protection for the working journalist is a grave development and we condemn those that carried it out. [36], The Palestinian Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility for many militant activities over the years. The Centre has said the petitioner, on whose plea the counter affidavit has been filed, has challenged the July 29, 2019 order . 1 enemy. "Spanish bomb blast blamed on Jihad / Madrid restaurant explosion blamed on Muslim group.". IJU claimed responsibility for this attack. Its operations have included suicide bombings, attacks on Israeli civilians, as well as the firing of rockets into Israel. Founded in 1981, PIJ is the second-largest militant group in Gaza after Hamas. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. The Islamic Jihad Organization ("IJO"), which is also known as the External Security Organization and "910," is a component of Hizballah responsible for the planning and coordination of intelligence, counterintelligence, and terrorist activities on behalf of Hizballah outside of Lebanon. Academics, journalists & government officials are welcome to use this material. One of the suspects had been receiving instructions from the Pakistan-based Islamic terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The Palestinian Islamic Jihad is an Iranian-inspired Islamic militant group that aims to derail the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and eliminate Israel from the region. That year also saw a series of publications by Sayyid Imam al-Sharif renouncing terrorism as un-Islamic. Although PIJ is Sunni, it took inspiration from the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and views it as a model for the creation of a Palestinian state. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. March 2002: A bomb killed seven people and injured approximately thirty aboard a bus travelling from Tel Aviv to Nazareth. Additionally, Dr. Nguyen is a principal investigator of the Minority Serving Institutions Data Project. The Islamic Jihad Group (IJU) is a terrorist organization that has been active in Central Asia. 10 February 1986. The Islamic Jihad Group, active in Central Asia, broke away from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization that is listed by the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee. He is the author of "A History of Palestinian Islamic Jihad: Faith, Awareness, and Revolution in the Middle East" (Cambridge Univeristy Press, 2021), "Palestinian Islamic Jihad: Islamist Writings on . Under their harsh rule, they have cracked down on womens rights and neglected basic services. It is a member of the Alliance of Palestinian Forces, which rejects the Oslo Accords and whose objective is the establishment of a sovereign Islamic Palestinian state. Their views on the destruction of Israel, however, led them in 1979 to establish Islamic Jihad-Shaqaqi Faction, a branch of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad. For many militant activities over the years ( IRGC ; Persian: Seph-e Psdrn-e Eslm! 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