Itongadol.- Attendees discuss measures Israel can take to prevent the possibility of the establishment of Islamic State cells in the Jewish state.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu convened a meeting in his office Wednesday to discuss terror threats from organizations like Islamic State and other similar groups.
Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) head Yoram Cohen, Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino, and Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein were among those at the meeting where the participants discussed what legal measures could be taken against those expressing sympathy for these groups, and what tools could be used to keep the organizations from using the Internet to further their goals.
Measures were discussed during the meeting to prevent the possibility of the establishment in Israel of Islamic State (ISIS) cells or those that identify or seek to aid the extremist organization, The Jerusalem Post\’s Hebrew-language sister paper Ma\’ariv reported.
A review of the danger posed by Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS, to nearby countries in region was also presented along with an overview of the international organization being former against the group.
The special meeting called by Netanyahu preceded a speech by US President Barack Obama scheduled for later Wednesday during which he is expected to lay out his strategy for defeating Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.