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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=188130
Deradicalization an Essential Counter-Terrorism Component
(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Lappin - Prof. Arie Kruglanski of the University of Maryland, co-director of the National Institute for the Study of Terrorism and the Response to Terrorism (START), told a conference in Herzliya on Tuesday that efforts to deradicalize Muslims with extremist attitudes was a key part of the effort to tackle the threat of terrorism. "In Turkey, there is a huge wave of radicalization. I was recently in Egypt, where there is also a tremendous amount of radicalization," he said. "In the U.S., the myth that American Muslims are not vulnerable [to radicalization] because of the great integration of America seems to be undermined. In 2009 alone, 10 plots were uncovered." He said what was needed to deradicalize extremists was rational cognitive argument, an emotional transformation, and employing people who are respected and trusted by the radicalized population to lead the effort to change their outlooks.