Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
Encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the California
-based "Terrorism Information Center
".
The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC) is an Israeli-based non-governmental organization
with close ties to the Israel Defense Forces
.
The center "is part of the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC), an NGO dedicated to the memory of the fallen of the Israeli Intelligence Community."
The center states that its focus is on the Palestinian Authority relationship with terrorism, anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli incitement
, "terrorism sponsoring countries (especially Syria and Iran)", Hezbollah, "global financing of terrorism", "links between Palestinian-Middle Eastern terrorism and global Jihad", "suicide-bombing terrorism and its source in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict" and the "involvement of women and children in Palestinian terrorism."
In 2010 the center published a research on Operation Cast Lead (Gaza War (2008-2009)) as a response to the Goldstone report. The research surveyed Hamas
use of civilian infrastructures and population (including children) as human shield
s. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/g_report_e1.pdf
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
-based "Terrorism Information Center
Joint Regional Information Exchange System
The Joint Regional Information Exchange System began in December 2002 as an all-source intelligence / information sharing system, designed initially as a grassroots pilot system to connect the California Anti-Terrorism Information Center, the New York Police Department, and the Defense...
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The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC) is an Israeli-based non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
with close ties to the Israel Defense Forces
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
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The center "is part of the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC), an NGO dedicated to the memory of the fallen of the Israeli Intelligence Community."
The center states that its focus is on the Palestinian Authority relationship with terrorism, anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli incitement
Incitement
In English criminal law, incitement was an anticipatory common law offence and was the act of persuading, encouraging, instigating, pressuring, or threatening so as to cause another to commit a crime....
, "terrorism sponsoring countries (especially Syria and Iran)", Hezbollah, "global financing of terrorism", "links between Palestinian-Middle Eastern terrorism and global Jihad", "suicide-bombing terrorism and its source in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict" and the "involvement of women and children in Palestinian terrorism."
In 2010 the center published a research on Operation Cast Lead (Gaza War (2008-2009)) as a response to the Goldstone report. The research surveyed Hamas
Hamas
Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
use of civilian infrastructures and population (including children) as human shield
Human shield
Human shield is a military and political term describing the deliberate placement of civilians in or around combat targets to deter an enemy from attacking those targets. It may also refer to the use of civilians to literally shield combatants during attacks, by forcing the civilians to march in...
s. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/g_report_e1.pdf