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Legal
Arlington teen who tried to recruit man to terrorist group gets 20-year sentence Michael Kyle Sewell bragged to an undercover FBI agent about his fighting skills, according to court documents.
(Dallas Morning News) An Arlington teenager who tried to help a man join a Pakistani terrorist group has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Michael Kyle Sewell, 18, pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to provide material support to a […]
Government & Politics
EU lists seven ‘safe’ countries of origin, tightening asylum rules
(AFP) The European Union on Wednesday published a list of seven countries it considers “safe,” in a bid to speed up migrant returns by making it harder for citizens of those nations to claim asylum in the bloc. The list — which […]
Government & Politics
Finnish MP under fire for comparing Israel to ISIS Dr. Efraim Zuroff, the head of the Jerusalem office of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, told the Jerusalem Post on Sunday: 'This guy [Hussein al-Taee] is obviously an antisemite.'
(Jerusalem Post) The newly elected Finnish MP Hussein al-Taee of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) is facing a wave of criticism this week for comparing Israel to the Islamic State, antisemitic rants against Jews and pro-Iranian regime advocacy. The Finnish-Kurdish […]