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Podcast: Jonny Gould's Jewish State
Episode: 32: Yaakov Lappin, Europe's refugee crisis II, “The Virtual Caliphate”, an online threat to Europe
Description: This episode opens with a stark warning to Europe’s leaders: a second refugee influx looks increasingly likely. Yaakov Lappin is a military analyst and researcher whose book, “The Virtual Caliphate” predicted the emergence of ISIS as they then swept through Iraq and Syria. He was alarmed at how easily accessible IS was online and how it led readily to the radicalization of so many young western Muslims. And he says though ISIS have been defeated militarily, the threat of both extreme Sunni and Shia terrorism must be countered or Europe could face anothe...