Terror threat

The Challenge Of Lone Wolf Jihadists

The attack marked the beginning of a wave of terror incidents known as lone wolf attacks, which are not planned or coordinated by any of the terror groups.

A car-ramming attack at the entrance to Jerusalem, in which the Palestinian driver drove into a bus stop wounding 14, has shown that hermetic protection is difficult to provide.

These attackers might not have shown any previous signs of radicalization. Stabbing a person with a kitchen knife by a young terrorist might not be taken as seriously as an attack planned by an organized terror group; nevertheless, it is no less deadly. The perpetrators might not be “commissioned” to carry out attacks, but they have the blessing of radical Islamic jihadi groups encouraging others to do the same.