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The Islamic State Thinks Big: Next Target Jordan and Israel?

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[ Genesis 16:8-12,15: " And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest
thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my
mistress Sarai. And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy
mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. And the angel of the Lord said
unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be
numbered for multitude (Hebrew: "It shall not be numbered for greatness"
m). And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child
and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath
heard thy affliction. And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against
every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the
presence of all his brethren ( Hebrew: "Half brothers - SAME father" ). And
Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare,
Ishmael." ]



Wednesday, September 17, 2014 | Elizabeth Blade

Israel Today

The Middle East has a serious problem, and it isn't the Israel-Palestinian
conflict. Though one wouldn't know it by the skewed focus of international
media and diplomatic attention, the crisis of the Islamic State dwarfs even
the most serious bouts of Israeli-Arab violence.

Over the past several months, the Islamic State (formerly known as ISIS), a
Sunni Muslim group (Abraham's seed through Ishmael !! m) rejected by Al
Qaeda as being too extreme, has not only managed to gain control over much
of Iraq and Syria, but has fulfilled the long-held dream of many Sunnis by
establishing a "caliphate" that demands the allegiance of all faithful
Muslims.



But the Islamic State's notorious leader, Abu Baker Al-Baghdadi, is not
content with the territory he already rules. Al-Baghdadi is thinking big,
and has vowed to forcibly spread Islam to the four corners of the world.
Iraq was only the first target among many, and the swift defeat of the
US-trained and equipped Iraqi military provided the Islamists a major morale
boost.

Abdul Alhasan (name changed for security reasons), a member of the Iraqi
parliament, explained the easy conquest of key Iraqi cities by pointing a
blaming finger at his nation's unpopular government.

"We poured billions of dollars into military equipment and training, but
these fanatics managed to deal us a severe blow. This would not have been
possible if the government listened to the will of its people," said the
politician, insisting that Iraq needs to grant greater autonomy to its
diverse group of minorities and abandon the American idea of an overbearing
central government.

Instead, Baghdad has strongly suppressed calls for greater regional
autonomy, sparking violent clashes and dangerous shifts in allegiances. This
has only made the Islamic State's job easier, with some factions preferring
the caliphate to their own government. It would appear that a unified Iraq's
days are numbered.

And while Alhassan and others remain optimistic that Iraq still has a
fighting chance, the Islamic State is already moving on to new targets in
its assaults on Jordanian border towns. The goal is clear: topple Jordan's
monarch and annex the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom in a march that
inevitably leads to Israel.

In a face-to-face showdown, Jordan's well-trained military and substantial
regional and international backing should be too much for the Islamic State
to overcome. The real threat is the Islamic State gaining supporters within
Jordan. "Mass demonstrations in support of the Islamic State have already
taken place in the Jordanian city of Maan," notes Dr. Mordechai Kedar, an
expert on Islam at Israel's Bar-Ilan University.

Kedar stresses that many Palestinian and Syrian refugees residing in the
Kingdom are angry over the way Jordanian authorities handle their miserable
living conditions, "forcing thousands to pledge allegiance to the Islamic
State, which they view as a solution to their problems."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been monitoring the
developments closely, vowed to help Jordan in curbing the rising threat.
"Israel realizes that one day we may all wake up to find the Islamic State
on our borders," says Kedar. "The real danger is that Palestinians in the
West Bank, the Gaza Strip and even inside Israel proper may support the
Islamic State, shattering Israel's security."

According to the pundit, it might be in Israel's interests to tackle this
threat militarily before it has a chance to gain a foothold West of the
Jordan River. While such a decision hasn't been taken yet, rumors are that
Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the US have established an operations
center in Amman with the aim of developing plans to defeat the Islamic
State.

The Islamic State has asserted that its present focus is dealing with
apostate Muslim countries, but there is no doubt the jihadist horde is
inching ever closer to the Jewish state.

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UPDATE: In fact, the Islamic State has already reached Gaza, the West Bank
and Israel proper. In the upcoming issue of Israel Today Magazine, we
interview an Islamic State member active in the Gaza Strip.