Call Me Back - with Dan Senor EMERGENCY EPISODE: Is this the Global Intifada? - with Mitch Silber
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May 23, 2025 Mitch Silber, former Director of Intelligence Analysis at the NYPD and current head of the Community Security Initiative NY, discusses a shocking assassination of two Israeli embassy employees by a radical leftist. He analyzes whether this incident indicates a rising global Intifada or is simply isolated. The conversation highlights the escalation of far-left violence, the radicalization of individuals, and security measures for Jewish communities facing growing antisemitism. Silber sheds light on the evolving landscape of activism and its dangerous intersection with extremism.
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New Threat: Left-Wing Extremism
- This attack marks a new phenomenon of far left-wing extremist violence in the US targeting Jews and Israel.
- Previously, terrorism in the US from far left ideology had been largely absent for decades.
Shooter's Intent to Be Caught
- Elias Rodriguez lurked outside a Jewish Museum event, shooting two Israeli diplomats.
- He then entered the museum wanting to be caught, claiming his actions were for Palestine.
From Protest to Violence
- Rodriguez felt nonviolent protest was ineffective after 20 months of conflict.
- He escalated to violence believing it necessary to change Israeli and U.S. policies.