and 13 others were arrested . A stark reminder that , yeah , racism and white supremacy are alive and well in the United States . And David Duke , a former Grand Wizard of the KKK , endorsed Trump for president -- and Trump did not reject the KKK and Duke outright .
A peaceful morning stroll by a group of elderly Jewish women on a promenade overlooking sweeping vistas of Jerusalem turned into a bloody nightmare when two masked terrorists stalked and stabbedconflict.attack.natwo of the octogenarians in their backs . The attack , which ironically took place adjacent to the Peace Forest , occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. when five women , all in their 80s , were walking together on the popular Haas Promenade in Armon Hanatziv / East Talpiot , police said . Relevant to your professional network ?
( CNN ) A former U.S. Army officer who was part of a Vanderbilt University tour group was stabbedconflict.attack.stabbingto death in a terror attack that left 10 others wounded in an old section of Tel Aviv , officials said Tuesday . Taylor Force , a first - year student in the graduate school of management , was killed , Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced " This horrific act of violence has robbed our Vanderbilt family of a young hopeful life and all of the bright promise that he held for bettering our greater world , " Zeppos said .
Although it is unclear if Rahami is connected to that bomb , his family did sue the city of Elizabeth in 2011 claiming harassment and religious discrimination related to their family restaurant , First American Fried Chicken . Rahami came to the attention of the FBI two years ago when his father suspected his son was involved in terrorism . Mohammad Rahami told reporters he contacted federal authorities after Ahmad stabbedconflict.attack.stabbingNasser , another one of his sons , and attacked another family member , which led to a criminal investigation . The FBI apparently performed a superficial examination of the case at the time . “ In August 2014 , the F.B.I.
He has been charged with one count of murder , two of attempted murder and 12 counts of serious assault following the incident . A British man , Tom Jackson , is in a critical condition in hospital with wounds to the head , chest and stomach after trying to save Ms Ayliffe - Chung . Another British backpacker , Chris Porter , is being treated for wounds to the ankles and an Australian worker at the hostel , Grant Schulz , has been discharged after being stabbedconflict.attack.nain the leg . Queensland police have ruled out extremism as a motive for the murder . Despite this , far - right senator Pauline Hanson used the murder to reissue her call for a temporary ban on all Muslim immigration to Australia .
The attack is believed to have been inspired by ISIS . March 14 , 2016 - ISIS claims responsibility fo the assassination of a Shia cleric in Bangladesh . Hafiz Abdul Razak was stabbedconflict.attack.nato death in Jhenaidah in southwestern Bangladesh . The attack is believed to have been inspired by ISIS . March 16 , 2016 - A pro - ISIS group in the Philippines , Ansarul Khilafah , releases a video showing the beheading of an accused spy , identifying the man as Robert Pepito .
While a forensics team searched the area , police set up roadblocks to find the terrorists . ”Roughly one hour later , Rosenfeld said , Border Police officers arrested two suspects matching the description of the assailants , but after extensive questioning , both young men were released without charges . “Police are continuing to search for the terrorists involved in the attack and hope to make arrests soon , ” he said later in the day . Shortly after the attack , Shaare Zedek Medical Center spokeswoman Shoham Ruvio said both victims were in stable condition and expected to survive . “They are stable and conscious , ” said Ruvio . “ One , 86 years old , was stabbed in the back three times and is in the intensive care unit . The second victim , 82 , was also stabbedconflict.attack.stabbingmultiple times and is in the department for heart surgery . She does n’t need surgery , but is being closely monitored due to a preexisting heart condition . ”Meanwhile , Rosenfeld said , security has been heightened throughout the capital , and will continue at elevated levels throughout the holiday . “All public areas will have additional police units deployed and nothing will be left to chance , as the city observes Remembrance Day and Independence Day , ” he said . Last October , the Armon Hanatziv / East Talpiot neighborhood made international headlines after two terrorists from Jebl Mukaber stormed an Egged bus and stabbed and shot four victims to death before being killed by police . To stymie the deadly violence between the Arab and Jewish communities , police temporarily set up a concrete wall and checkpoint around Jebl Mukaber , which was soon taken down amid protests by human rights groups . Near the scene of Tuesday ’s attack , a cross - section of residents expressed shock and indignation that the assailants preyed on women in their 80s . Meir Shahar , 67 , a longtime resident of Armon Hanatziv/ East Talpiot said young Arab residents from Jebl Mukaber have long intimidated and terrorized Jews living in his neighborhood , but said he was stunned that defenseless elderly women were stabbed in the back . “These are old women ! ” he said with clear revulsion . “ What did they do that they should be stabbed ? You fight with an army , you fight with grown men – you do n’t fight with old women ! ” Moreover , Shahar said many Arab residents from Jebl Mukaber work in menial jobs throughout the neighborhood or routinely visit the area , making daily interaction with Jewish residents unavoidable . “All the people from there come to the promenade , to our post office , to our supermarkets and to our hospitals – to every place there – and nobody says ‘ You are Arab , why are you coming here ? ’ ” he said . “The Jewish people in this area are with these people all the time , and it is known that a lot of the people who live there are connected with Hamas . They are not peaceful people , and the [ Jewish residents ] are afraid .
The Steveneses were sitting in the garage of their stucco home on Kokomo Lane with the door open , when the attack occurred at around 9.15pm . Snyder , who said there was no link between Harrouff and the married couple , described the attack as ' random as random can be ' . Harrouff allegedly stabbedconflict.attack.stabbingthe couple with a switchblade knife he was known to carry around . Multiple ‘ weapons of opportunity , ’ were also used to inflict massive trauma to the victims ' bodies . Snyder said it was clear that John had fought back .
Israel regards East Jerusalem , which it annexed after the 1967 war , as part of its unified , sovereign capital . According to the plan , 560 new units will be built in Ma’ale Adumim , a West Bank settlement to the east of the capital , 140 homes were approved for the Jewish East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramot and 100 for the Har Homa neighborhood , in southeastern Jerusalem . The move came in response to the killing of Hallel Yaffa Ariel , 13 , who was stabbedconflict.attack.stabbingto death by a Palestinian while sleeping in her bed on Thursday , and to the shooting of Rabbi Miki Mark and the injuring of his family as they were driving near Hebron a day later . Both Ariel and Miki Mark ’s wife Chava Mark , who was seriously injured in the attack , are American citizens , but Kirby indicated their citizenship did not play a role in any US response to the attacks . “ Any death and any injury is significant when it results from this sort of violence , ” he said , reiterating Washington ’s condemnation of the attacks .
The rising sophomore studying exercise science is also accused of biting pieces of flesh off John Stevens ' face and stabbing the couple 's neighbor , 47-year - old Jeff Fisher , who tried to come to their rescue . An autopsy showed that Mishcon was beaten to death , while her husband died of multiple knife wounds and was partially cannibalized . The wife had also been stabbedconflict.attack.stabbing, but those injuries were not fatal . Online tutorial : Harrouff had posted bodybuilding tutorials on YouTube in the days and weeks leading up to the attack . In his latest video , posted just five days before the attack , the teen talks about why he does not want to take steroids
An Australian politician has condemned “ opportunistic ” calls for a ban on Muslim immigration following the murder of a British woman at a hostel . Queensland ’s policing minister Bill Byrne called for calm after Smail Ayad allegedly stabbedconflict.attack.stabbingMia Ayliffe - Chung to death at the Shelley ’s Backpacker hostel in the small town of Home Hill on Tuesday evening . Local police confirmed he screamed “ Allahu Akbar ” - or “ God is greatest ” - when he was arrested . He has been charged with one count of murder , two of attempted murder and 12 counts of serious assault following the incident .
“ The two terrorists stabbed them in the back multiple times , both in the upper body , and fled the scene toward the adjacent neighborhood of Jebl Mukaber , ” police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said shortly after the stabbings.“Police and emergency units rushed to the scene and gave immediate medical assistance before transferring both women to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in moderate condition . While a forensics team searched the area , police set up roadblocks to find the terrorists.”Roughly one hour later , Rosenfeld said , Border Police officers arrested two suspects matching the description of the assailants , but after extensive questioning , both young men were released without charges.“Police are continuing to search for the terrorists involved in the attack and hope to make arrests soon , ” he said later in the day . Shortly after the attack , Shaare Zedek Medical Center spokeswoman Shoham Ruvio said both victims were in stable condition and expected to survive.“They are stable and conscious , ” said Ruvio . “ One , 86 years old , was stabbedconflict.attack.stabbingin the back three times and is in the intensive care unit . The second victim , 82 , was also stabbed multiple times and is in the department for heart surgery . She does n’t need surgery , but is being closely monitored due to a preexisting heart condition.”Meanwhile , Rosenfeld said , security has been heightened throughout the capital , and will continue at elevated levels throughout the holiday.“All public areas will have additional police units deployed and nothing will be left to chance , as the city observes Remembrance Day and Independence Day , ” he said . Last October , the Armon Hanatziv / East Talpiot neighborhood made international headlines after two terrorists from Jebl Mukaber stormed an Egged bus and stabbed and shot four victims to death before being killed by police . To stymie the deadly violence between the Arab and Jewish communities , police temporarily set up a concrete wall and checkpoint around Jebl Mukaber , which was soon taken down amid protests by human rights groups . Near the scene of Tuesday ’s attack , a cross - section of residents expressed shock and indignation that the assailants preyed on women in their 80s . Meir Shahar , 67 , a longtime resident of Armon Hanatziv/ East Talpiot said young Arab residents from Jebl Mukaber have long intimidated and terrorized Jews living in his neighborhood , but said he was stunned that defenseless elderly women were stabbed in the back.“These are old women ! ” he said with clear revulsion . “ What did they do that they should be stabbed ?
The two attackers , armed with a pellet gun and knives , targeted tourists at the outside restaurant of the Bella Vista Resort near the Red Sea . Three tourists were injured while one jihadist was shot dead and the second attacker was wounded and captured alive by security forces . Sammie Olovsson said he was recovering in hospital in Hurghada after he was stabbedconflict.attack.stabbingfour times , suffering several wounds to his neck . He said he was ' lucky ' the attacker did n't sever any of his arteries of organs Sammie said that the knife only cut some muscles in his neck but no arteries or nerves , and confirmed that he would be able to leave the hospital today
While a forensics team searched the area , police set up roadblocks to find the terrorists . ”Roughly one hour later , Rosenfeld said , Border Police officers arrested two suspects matching the description of the assailants , but after extensive questioning , both young men were released without charges . “Police are continuing to search for the terrorists involved in the attack and hope to make arrests soon , ” he said later in the day . Shortly after the attack , Shaare Zedek Medical Center spokeswoman Shoham Ruvio said both victims were in stable condition and expected to survive . “They are stable and conscious , ” said Ruvio . “ One , 86 years old , was stabbed in the back three times and is in the intensive care unit . The second victim , 82 , was also stabbedconflict.attack.namultiple times and is in the department for heart surgery . She does n’t need surgery , but is being closely monitored due to a preexisting heart condition . ”Meanwhile , Rosenfeld said , security has been heightened throughout the capital , and will continue at elevated levels throughout the holiday . “All public areas will have additional police units deployed and nothing will be left to chance , as the city observes Remembrance Day and Independence Day , ” he said . Last October , the Armon Hanatziv / East Talpiot neighborhood made international headlines after two terrorists from Jebl Mukaber stormed an Egged bus and stabbed and shot four victims to death before being killed by police . To stymie the deadly violence between the Arab and Jewish communities , police temporarily set up a concrete wall and checkpoint around Jebl Mukaber , which was soon taken down amid protests by human rights groups . Near the scene of Tuesday ’s attack , a cross - section of residents expressed shock and indignation that the assailants preyed on women in their 80s . Meir Shahar , 67 , a longtime resident of Armon Hanatziv/ East Talpiot said young Arab residents from Jebl Mukaber have long intimidated and terrorized Jews living in his neighborhood , but said he was stunned that defenseless elderly women were stabbed in the back . “These are old women ! ” he said with clear revulsion . “ What did they do that they should be stabbed ? You fight with an army , you fight with grown men – you do n’t fight with old women ! ” Moreover , Shahar said many Arab residents from Jebl Mukaber work in menial jobs throughout the neighborhood or routinely visit the area , making daily interaction with Jewish residents unavoidable . “All the people from there come to the promenade , to our post office , to our supermarkets and to our hospitals – to every place there – and nobody says ‘ You are Arab , why are you coming here ? ’ ” he said . “The Jewish people in this area are with these people all the time , and it is known that a lot of the people who live there are connected with Hamas . They are not peaceful people , and the [ Jewish residents ] are afraid .
Police then shot and killed the suspect . A Karl Gustav rifle was confiscated at the scene . ( Scene of stabbing attack in Petah Tikva . Credit : Alon Hachman)Shortly beforehand , one Israeli was moderately wounded in a suspected terror stabbing in Petah Tikva . The assailant was also stabbedconflict.attack.stabbingduring the incident , after the haredi victim removed the knife from his neck and stabbed the assailant . The attacker was reported to have died . Magen David Adom paramedics provided initial treatment to the victim , a man thought to be around 35-years - old at the scene , before transferring him to Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Campus . Dana Somberg and Yasser Okbi / Maariv HaShavua contributed to this report
Mr Netanyahu also approved the planning of 240 new homes in settlement neighbourhoods of annexed east Jerusalem , as well as for 600 units for Palestinians in the city ’s Beit Safafa district , media reported . Mr Netanyahu and Mr Lieberman issued no comment on the reported approvals , which follow calls inside Israel for a harsh response to a spate of attacks on Israelis in the West Bank . On Thursday , a 13-year - old Israeli - American girl was fatally stabbedconflict.attack.stabbingin her home in the Kiryat Arba settlement , on the outskirts of Hebron . Her 19-year - old Palestinian assailant was shot dead by a security guard . A young woman related to the assailant was shot dead at a Hebron checkpoint the next day by Israeli security forces who accused her of drawing a knife .
Both Deng and Li had been previously named in another major investigation coordinated by the ICIJ and published in January 2014 , on “ secretive offshore companies in tax havens that helped shroud the Communist elite ’s wealth ” . Hong Kong Chinese - language newspaper Ming Pao was involved in the investigation . The newspaper ’s then editor - in - chief Kevin Lau Chun - to was stabbedconflict.attack.stabbingby two assailants in February 2014 , raising questions whether the attack was related to the investigation . The assailants admitted receiving HK$100,000 each to attack Lau , but refused to say who paid them . They were jailed for 19 years last August .
But Texas is n’t where the presidential election will be won . Report : British gunman had ties to U.S.-based neo - Nazi group : “ The man detained by police in connection with the killing of a rising star of British politics had longstanding ties to a U.S.-based neo - Nazi organization and , in the past , had ordered a how - to guide for assembling a homemade gun , according to a watchdog group that tracks extremist behavior , ” the Washington Post writes . “ The revelation came as police on Friday continued to investigate the motive behind the killing of the British lawmaker , Jo Cox , who was stabbedconflict.attack.stabbingand shot midday Thursday in an attack that stunned the nation and led to a suspension of the European Union referendum campaign just a week before the vote . Cox had been a strong advocate of an inclusive and multicultural Britain amid a wave of hostility toward immigrants that is helping to fuel the anti - E.U. campaign . ” Folks , this is a big vote -- for Britain , Europe , and the United States .
Police then shot and killed the suspect . A Karl Gustav rifle was confiscated at the scene . ( Scene of stabbing attack in Petah Tikva . Credit : Alon Hachman)Shortly beforehand , one Israeli was moderately wounded in a suspected terror stabbing in Petah Tikva . The assailant was also stabbed during the incident , after the haredi victim removed the knife from his neck and stabbedconflict.attack.nathe assailant . The attacker was reported to have died . Magen David Adom paramedics provided initial treatment to the victim , a man thought to be around 35-years - old at the scene , before transferring him to Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Campus . Dana Somberg and Yasser Okbi / Maariv HaShavua contributed to this report
According to Russia Today , Police Union Director Lena Nitz said : ' Many of the problems we are now facing help to prove the point that Swedish police have long been underfunded and understaffed . ' , ” Police Union Director Lena Nitz , told TT news agency . This follows the murder of Alexandra Mezher , who was stabbedconflict.attack.stabbingto death at a refugee centre in Molndal , near Gothenburg on Sweden 's west coast . A police spokesman did not give details about the man ’s age or nationality but confirmed he had been arrested for murder . One report suggested the killer was 15 years old .
Absolutely . " Trump has staked out a staunchly pro - Israel position , vowing in March that " the days of treating Israel like a second - class citizen will end on day one " of his presidency . And just a day before his tweet about Clinton , Trump tweeted that he was " shocked by the heinous murder " of a 13-year - old Israeli - American Jew who was stabbedconflict.attack.stabbingto death by a Palestinian terrorist Thursday in her home in a West Bank settlement . His daughter Ivanka is also an observant Jew -- having converted to Judaism before her marriage to businessman Jared Kushner -- and Trump has three Jewish grandchildren . And on Thursday , he immediately rebuked a man at a campaign rally who criticized " Zionist Israel . "