My sister has lived in Turkey for a couple of years now. Since then, she has been radicalized against “The Jews” and Israel. She joined some group and they are planning on going to the West Bank to agitate. She shared some of her training material with me a few months ago. Tells them what to do if they are shot at, pepper sprayed, etc. The plan was fly from Turkey to London then London to Jordan. Enter Israel via Jordan. She has recently deleted her social media where I would usually keep tabs on her via FB messenger. Her social media consisted of rants against the Zionists. She’s an adult (early 60s), makes her own decisions, yada yada, but I feel like I should intervene in some way. I don’t want to see her get hurt while stirring up trouble. What to do? No contact on socials, and no responses from texts/calls. Some friends have said I should call the Israeli embassy to discuss.
Worried about my sister
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gtyellowjacket
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The israeli embassy is the last place I would call. Maybe our state department or the fbi? Do you think she is going to be violent or some sort of nonviolent protests or just document what's happening to the palestinians?
I have no idea about what the right thing to do is here (and I am sorry you are going through this stressful situation), but I would be very leery of contacting the Israeli government pre-emptively. Just reading that suggestion gave me a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach.
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Sorry for you. That's got to be so tough on you and your family. But if there are mental issues at play, I think I would definitely reach out to the FBI or state department. Alternatively, you could contact a lawyer first to understand what contacting someone in the US government would mean for her from a legal consequences perspective. There could potentially be consequences for you too if you don't report it. Then you can make a decision.
Not sure what type of attorney that would be as I assume this is very specialized. Maybe someone on here could recommend the type of attorney you should search for.
Not sure what type of attorney that would be as I assume this is very specialized. Maybe someone on here could recommend the type of attorney you should search for.
