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The biography given on the SITE [http://www.siteinstitute.org/mission.html Website] states: | The biography given on the SITE [http://www.siteinstitute.org/mission.html Website] states: | ||
| − | + | :Rita Katz, Director and co-founder of the SITE Institute, has studied, tracked, and analyzed international terrorists and their financial operations for more than six years. Since well before September 11, she has personally briefed government officials, including former terrorism czar Richard Clarke and his staff in the White House, as well as investigators in the Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Homeland Security on the financing and recruitment networks of the terrorist movement. Many of her leads have prompted the government to investigate and take legal action against individuals and organizations suspected of ties to terrorism. | |
| − | Before founding the SITE Institute in 2002, Ms. Katz served as Research Director of the [[Investigative Project]] in Washington, DC. Born in Iraq and a graduate of the Middle Eastern Studies program at Tel Aviv University, Katz speaks both Arabic and Hebrew with native fluency. | + | Before founding the SITE Institute in 2002, Ms. Katz served as Research Director of the [[Investigative Project]] in Washington, DC. Born in Iraq and a graduate of the Middle Eastern Studies program at Tel Aviv University, Katz speaks both Arabic and Hebrew with native fluency.<ref> Benjamin Wallace-Wells '[http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060529fa_fact Private Jihad: How Rita Katz got into the spying business].' ''New Yorker'', Issue: 29 May 2006, Posted: 22 May 2006.</ref> |
Ms. Katz is the author of [[Terrorist Hunter]]: The Extraordinary Story of a Woman who Went Undercover to Infiltrate the Radical Islamic Groups Operating in America (HarperCollins, 2003). Her commentary on terrorism issues frequently appears in prominent media outlets, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, 60 Minutes, CNN, and The Wall Street Journal.' | Ms. Katz is the author of [[Terrorist Hunter]]: The Extraordinary Story of a Woman who Went Undercover to Infiltrate the Radical Islamic Groups Operating in America (HarperCollins, 2003). Her commentary on terrorism issues frequently appears in prominent media outlets, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, 60 Minutes, CNN, and The Wall Street Journal.' | ||
| − | + | The [[Jewish Journal]] interviewed her in 2003: | |
| − | The [[Jewish Journal]] interviewed her in 2003: | + | :Katz says she resisted coming to live in the United States because of her Zionist views ("I believed that Jews belong in Israel"). |
| + | In the interview it is revealed that Katz contributed to the case against the [[Holy Land Foundation]].<ref> Aaron Leibel [http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=10948 Author Infiltrates Islamic Terror Cells]' ''Washington Jewish Week'' 29 August 2003.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:07, 21 October 2007
Rita Katz is co-founder of the Search for International Terrorist Entities Institute. She is the Iraqi born daughter of an Israeli spy.
The biography given on the SITE Website states:
- Rita Katz, Director and co-founder of the SITE Institute, has studied, tracked, and analyzed international terrorists and their financial operations for more than six years. Since well before September 11, she has personally briefed government officials, including former terrorism czar Richard Clarke and his staff in the White House, as well as investigators in the Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Homeland Security on the financing and recruitment networks of the terrorist movement. Many of her leads have prompted the government to investigate and take legal action against individuals and organizations suspected of ties to terrorism.
Before founding the SITE Institute in 2002, Ms. Katz served as Research Director of the Investigative Project in Washington, DC. Born in Iraq and a graduate of the Middle Eastern Studies program at Tel Aviv University, Katz speaks both Arabic and Hebrew with native fluency.[1]
Ms. Katz is the author of Terrorist Hunter: The Extraordinary Story of a Woman who Went Undercover to Infiltrate the Radical Islamic Groups Operating in America (HarperCollins, 2003). Her commentary on terrorism issues frequently appears in prominent media outlets, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, 60 Minutes, CNN, and The Wall Street Journal.'
The Jewish Journal interviewed her in 2003:
- Katz says she resisted coming to live in the United States because of her Zionist views ("I believed that Jews belong in Israel").
In the interview it is revealed that Katz contributed to the case against the Holy Land Foundation.[2]
References
- ↑ Benjamin Wallace-Wells 'Private Jihad: How Rita Katz got into the spying business.' New Yorker, Issue: 29 May 2006, Posted: 22 May 2006.
- ↑ Aaron Leibel Author Infiltrates Islamic Terror Cells' Washington Jewish Week 29 August 2003.
