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Ashab al-Yamin claimed responsibility for Skopje, Munich attacks on Jewish sites

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  • A group called Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI) claimed responsibility for recent attacks on Jewish sites in North Macedonia and Germany.
  • HAYI, described as an Iranian regime front group, stated the attacks were retaliation for the 'crimes of the Zionist regime.'
  • The group threatened further attacks, warning 'no Jew anywhere will be safe.'

The recent attacks targeting Jewish sites in Skopje, North Macedonia, and Munich, Germany, have been claimed by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI), a group identified as an Iranian regime front. The Jerusalem Post views these claims, disseminated through Iranian regime-affiliated Telegram channels, with extreme seriousness. HAYI explicitly linked the arson attempt on the Skopje Jewish center and the explosions at Munich's Eclipse Grillbar to the actions of the 'Zionist regime,' demonstrating a clear antisemitic and anti-Israel motivation.

This center is not just a local place of worship, but a link in the chain of identity and mutual support between the Jewish community and the Zionist regime.

— HAYI statementExplaining the motivation behind the attack on the Skopje Jewish center.

The rhetoric employed by HAYI is particularly alarming. The statement that the Skopje center was a 'link in the chain of identity and mutual support between the Jewish community and the Zionist regime,' and the chilling threat that 'Because of the crimes of the Zionist regime, no Jew anywhere will be safe,' underscores a dangerous escalation of rhetoric that directly incites violence against Jewish individuals and institutions globally. The targeting of a synagogue, an act described as the first of its kind in modern North Macedonian history, is a grave concern for the safety and security of minority communities in the region.

Because of the crimes of the Zionist regime, no Jew anywhere will be safe.

— HAYI statementThreatening further violence against Jewish individuals globally.

Furthermore, HAYI's threat that the Munich attack 'could have happened during the day and the Zionists would have been killed' indicates a willingness to inflict mass casualties. The group's warning, 'Never approach Zionist establishments,' serves as a direct call to action. The Metropolitan Police in London is also investigating claims of responsibility for several other arson attacks against synagogues in the UK. The Jerusalem Post emphasizes the critical need for international cooperation and vigilance in monitoring and countering such extremist groups and their state sponsors, particularly Iran, which appears to be leveraging these proxies to spread terror and hatred.

the attack “could have happened during the day and the Zionists would have been killed.”

— HAYI videoDescribing the potential for greater casualties in the Munich restaurant bombing.
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