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Clerics & Preachers
New Orleans terrorist’s hometown imam: Jews have created ‘havoc wherever they went’ The imam said that Allah turned Jews into 'monkeys, pigs, and rats'
(Daily Wire) Another imam of a mosque near the home of the suspected ISIS member behind the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans went on an anti-Semitic rant this summer where he accused Jews of “creating havoc everywhere.” Fifteen people […]
Government & Politics
Terror arrests came in context of raised warnings about Iran, with ongoing chaos in its own backyard Eight men — including seven Iranians — have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police in two unconnected terrorism investigations. All are in police custody.
(Sky News) These are two separate and unrelated investigations by counter-terror officers. But the common thread is nationality — seven out of the eight people arrested are Iranian. And that comes in the context of increased warnings from government and the security […]
Internet
Islamic extremists sidestep Facebook’s content police Despite the company’s claims to clamp down on violent hate speech, POLITICO discovered scores of groups supportive of either Islamic State or the Taliban.
(Politico) Photos of beheadings, extremist propaganda and violent hate speech related to Islamic State and the Taliban were shared for months within Facebook groups over the past year despite the social networking giant’s claims it had increased efforts to remove such content. […]