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Zürich stabbing attack, the Glossary

The Zürich stabbing attack was a terrorist attack by a 15-year old in Zürich against an Orthodox Jew.^[1]

Al-Aqsa

Al-Aqsa (translit) or al-Masjid al-Aqṣā (المسجد الأقصى) and also is the compound of Islamic religious buildings that sit atop the Temple Mount, also known as the Haram al-Sharif, in the Old City of Jerusalem, including the Dome of the Rock, many mosques and prayer halls, madrasas, zawiyas, khalwas and other domes and religious structures, as well as the four encircling minarets.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Islamic State

The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and by its Arabic acronym Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist group and an unrecognised quasi-state.

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Jihadism

Jihadism is a neologism for militant Islamic movements that are perceived as existentially threatening to the West.

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Lucerne

Lucerne (High Alemannic: Lozärn) or LuzernOther languages: label; Lucerna; Lucerna.

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Orthodox Judaism

Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist branches of contemporary Judaism.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city of France.

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President of the Swiss Confederation

The president of the Swiss Confederation, also known as the president of the confederation, federal president or colloquially as the president of Switzerland, is as primus inter pares among the other members of the Federal Council formally the head of Switzerland's seven-member executive branch.

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Shaliah

In Jewish law, a shaliaḥ (שָלִיחַ,; pl., sheliḥim or sheliah, literally "emissary" or "messenger") is a legal agent.

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The Jerusalem Post

The Jerusalem Post is an Israeli broadsheet newspaper based in Jerusalem, founded in 1932 during the British Mandate of Palestine by Gershon Agron as The Palestine Post.

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The Times of Israel

The Times of Israel is an Israeli multi-language online newspaper that was launched in 2012.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Viola Amherd

Viola Patricia Amherd (born 7 June 1962) is a Swiss politician who has served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2019, and as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2024 since 1 January.

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WION

WION (World is One News) is an Indian English language news channel headquartered in Noida, India.

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Zurich

Zurich (Zürich) is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich.

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2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel

On 7 October 2023, Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launched coordinated armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into the Gaza Envelope of southern Israel, the first invasion of Israeli territory since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zürich_stabbing_attack

Zürich stabbing attack, the Glossary

Table of Contents

Al-Aqsa

Associated Press

Islamic State

Jihadism

Lucerne

Orthodox Judaism

Paris

President of the Swiss Confederation

Shaliah

The Jerusalem Post

The Times of Israel

The Washington Post

Viola Amherd

WION

Zurich

2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel

See also

2020s crimes in Switzerland

2024 in Judaism

21st century in Zürich

Antisemitic attacks and incidents in Europe

Antisemitism in Switzerland

ISIL terrorist incidents in Europe

Islamic terrorist incidents in 2024

March 2024 crimes in Europe

March 2024 events in Switzerland

Orthodox Judaism in Switzerland

Stabbing attacks in 2024

Stabbing attacks in Switzerland

Terrorist incidents in Europe in 2024

Terrorist incidents in Switzerland

References