Two Singaporeans issued ISA orders over radicalisation linked to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Two Singaporeans have been dealt with under the Internal Security Act. Their cases are unrelated, but their self-radicalisation was triggered by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Cyrus Dzulqarnain Al-Shahriar, a 19-year-old student, was influenced by Composite Violent Extremism (CoVE), also known as 'salad bar' extremism. The second case involves 30-year-old customer service officer Tarmizi Taha, a staunch supporter of Hamas. Tarmizi and Cyrus are the seventh and eighth Singaporeans dealt with under the ISA, whose radicalisation was triggered or accelerated by the Israeli-Palestinian since its re-escalation. Nadine Yeam reports.