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Jesse Morton: The man who brought Al-Qaeda to Americans | ‘Ellie Cohanim,’ Ep. 21

In this episode, Ellie Cohanim sits down with former American jihadist Jesse Morton.

Ellie Cohanim
(Dec. 15, 2021 / JNS)

They delve deep into Jesse Morton’s pathway from far-leftism to converting to a radical Islamic ideology in prison, his success at bringing jihadism to American society, how current cultural trends are leading to radicalization and what finally made him leave his Islamist radicalism behind.

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