A retired defence official of Israel said the countries are facing the brunt due to strong presence of terror elements in Pakistan and Middle East.
India and Israel are facing the brunt of terrorism due to strong presence of terror elements in Pakistan and the Middle East, a retired defence official of Israel said today.
"This is posing a big problem for India as well as Israel...strong presence of 'jihad' elements in the form of terrorists in Pakistan as well as Middle East, including countries like Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Turkey and Iran, has disturbed peace in these areas," said Brigadier General (retired) Shalom Harari of Israel defence force.
"Like India, Israel is also facing adverse impact due to this. Growth of terror elements is a big concern for both the countries," he said, adding that the terrorists were also in possession of a very huge quantity of weapons.
"Pakistan is posing a big problem to India as well as to Israel," he added.
Harari was talking during a panel discussion on "Combating Terrorism: Lessons from Israel and India" organised by Observer Research Foundation Mumbai in association with The Israel Project.
Terrorism in Middle East region, dominated by Islam community, would not die in the near future, he observed.
"The best way to deal with the troubled neighbouring countries where terror elements are taking shelter is to be prepared for the possible terror strikes, put a lot of budget for security purpose, and procure high tech equipment. A country needs to follow the trail of the money of suspected organisations. This is what Israel is doing," he added.
The meaning of Islam has been misinterpreted by some people, who provoke terrorism, Harari said.
"Terrorism in the Middle East countries and Pakistan is linked and there are reports that the latter is planning to sell explosives to Saudi Arabia," he added.
Julio Rebeiro, former Mumbai Police Commissioner and former Indian Ambassador to Romania, said the community from which people were involved in the terror acts should be taken into confidence and they should be educated about the ill-effects of terrorism.
"Terrorists seek assistance from their own community brethren but if we take them into confidence, they will help us in catching suspects and prevent terror acts," he added.
"That is the reason why Mohalla (local) committees that involve people from different communities and police have been formed in Mumbai. These committees discuss various issues including terrorism and talk of solutions," he added.
Rebeiro also suggested that political interference in the police department should be stopped.
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