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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/us/wisconsin-woman-isis.html
Israeli Arab Woman Helped ISIS Plan Terror Attacks on U.S. Water Sources
(New York Times) Liam Stack - Waheba Issa Dais, 46, a permanent legal resident of the U.S who was born in Israel, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State, authorities said Monday. She recruited new members, encouraged supporters who said they wanted to launch terrorist attacks, and shared plans for building explosives from her suburban Milwaukee home, prosecutors said. Seamus Hughes, deputy director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University, said Dais had been a "key voice online....She wasn't just a connector, she was providing some level of skill to individuals who otherwise wouldn't have it." Dais posted how-to videos that provided step-by-step instructions on how to build explosives, including how to build an explosive belt worn by suicide bombers, the Justice Department said. She also used Facebook to share a recipe for ricin, a deadly poison. She said it could be especially useful in an attack against a government facility or a city water reservoir.