The New Paper
11 March 2021
- RSIS
- Media Mentions
- Singaporean, 20, Detained Under ISA for Plan to Kill Three Jews
Singaporean, 20, Detained Under ISA for Plan to Kill Three Jews
A Singaporean youth planned to carry out a fatal attack on Jews at a synagogue here after becoming convinced that Israel was oppressing Palestinians. He had intended to use a Smith & Wesson knife he had bought in 2016 for scouting activities to kill three Jewish men at the Maghain Aboth Synagogue in Waterloo Street on a Saturday after Jewish congregational prayers. Dr Rohan Gunaratna, Professor of Security Studies at RSIS told The New Paper about his concern over the cases of Singaporeans radicalised by hateful ideologies to the extent of wanting to kill their fellow Singaporeans. Since 2015, the ISD has picked up 32 radicalised Singaporeans. But there have been few reported cases of planned attacks here until recently. Dr Gunaratna said: “The influence of such harmful ideologies from overseas has the potential to threaten Singapore’s social fabric and should be countered.”
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