(New York Post) Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon - What can be done to prevent future attacks by anti-Semitic madmen? Israel can offer some recommendations. Social media offers the potential to identify some who may be inspired to violently act out their bigotry. Between 2015 and 2017, 60% of lone-wolf attackers in Israel signaled their intent beforehand on social media. If these criminals want to broadcast their plans, it would be irresponsible for us to ignore them. Our security agencies began intensely monitoring social media sites for individuals who, based on their public statements, may engage in specifically anti-Semitic violence. This led to a dramatic decrease in lone wolf attacks, including the arrest of over 200 would-be assailants who confessed to planning to carry out an anti-Semitic attack.
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