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ISIS' Bulging Cash Cow: Shakedowns, Not Oil And Artifacts

The Islamic State profits more from pilfered cows and other items fleeced from local inhabitants than it does from looted artifacts and the vast oil reserves under its control, newly-leaked financial records from an ISIS-controlled province show.

The documents, the first of their kind to become public, show that as much as ISIS has made from the sale of stolen antiquities and crude oil reserves, those numbers are substantially lower than previously reported estimates. The revelation may undercut the focus among U.S. counter-terrorism officials who prioritize targeting these areas as ways to quell ISIS’ funding.

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Israeli NGO accused of subsidizing Jewish extremists with US money

Taxpayer dollars in the United States and Israel are subsidizing Jewish terrorism against Arabs, a complaint filed with the New York state Attorney General’s Office alleges.

The accusations follow a recent expose by Israel’s Channel 10 about the work of Israeli nonprofit Honenu, which provides financial support to Jews convicted of or on trial for violence against Palestinians, including so-called price tag attacks in the West Bank.