Mathilda Heller – Eye on Islamism

French Muslim boy jailed for rape of 12-year-old Jewish girl has sentence commuted in retrial A French court reduced the sentence of a teen convicted in the 2024 antisemitic rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl, citing reintegration needs, sparking renewed outrage.

November 19, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) One of two French Muslim teenagers found guilty of raping a 12-year-old Jewish girl in 2024 has had his sentence commuted on account of the “need to prepare for future reintegration.” The original sentences were handed down on June 15, […]

Belgium pays €350,000 to former al-Qaeda terrorist after illegal extradition to US Trabelsi — formerly a Tunisian professional footballer — was arrested in September 2001 for his role in a planned attack on Belgium's Kleine-Brogel Air Base

November 16, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) The Belgian state has paid former al-Qaeda terrorist Nizar Trabelsi €350,000, allegedly in relation to his detention conditions and an “illegal” extradition to the US. Trabelsi — formerly a Tunisian professional footballer — was arrested in September 2001 for his […]

French authorities launch investigation over party with ties to Islamist networks A French parliamentary inquiry is examining alleged Islamist influence inside La France Insoumise after journalists detailed the party’s ties to radical groups.

October 22, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) The left-wing French party La France Insoumise (LFI) has extensive ties to Islamist elements, several French journalists have testified in recent weeks. The testimonies have been presented to the French National Assembly, which has launched a parliamentary commission of inquiry […]

Marseille mosque shut down due to alleged ties to Muslim Brotherhood The mosque's imam had been convicted of glorifying terrorism six months ago.

September 21, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) The Bleuets mosque in Marseille has been given a closure notice from the prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône, seemingly due to its ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. While the Muslim Brotherhood connection was not explicitly stated, both the imam, Smain Bendjilali, and […]

Three French Muslim teenagers on trial for planned terror attack on Israeli embassy in Belgium The teens had exchanged videos of previous terror attacks and tested homemade explosives.

September 17, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) The criminal trial of three French Muslim teenagers who planned an attack on the Israeli embassy in Belgium began on Tuesday, according to French media. Details of the intended attack included blowing up a truck with TATP explosives at the […]

Anti-Israel LFI politician Rima Hassan named as Brussels Free U class patron The ULB rector acknowledged that the decision to honor Hassan has sparked a 'great deal of emotion, reactions, and even insults and threats.'

August 31, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) Law students of the class of 2025 at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) voted last week to name their class after controversial politician Rima Hassan, the rector of the university announced on Thursday. Hassan is a French-Palestinian politician with […]

Belgium revokes refugee status of Samidoun head Mohammed Khatib Samidoun itself released a statement on Thursday confirming the news, and informing of Khatib's intention to appeal the decision to the Council for Asylum and Immigration Proceedings.

August 7, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) The Belgian Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS) has revoked the refugee status of the European head of the pro-Palestine group Samidoun. Former secretary of state for asylum and migration Nicole De Moor (CD&V) requested […]

Mamdani sponsors bill that would ban Jewish nonprofits from raising money for ZAKA, Hatzalah Mamdani introduced a bill to fine NY nonprofits for funding groups like ZAKA and Hatzalah linked to Israeli settlements.

July 1, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) New York City mayoral primary winner Zohran Mamdani sponsored a bill that would force any New York synagogue or Jewish corporation that gives money to ZAKA, United Hatzalah, or the One Israel Fund to pay a fine of at least […]

Islamist antisemitism goes beyond Israeli-Palestinian conflict, CEG report argues The central argument of the near-100-page report is that it is futile to rationalize (or attempt to rationalize) Islamist antisemitism as a response to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

June 30, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) “There is persuasive evidence of a connection between extremism in the Muslim world and antisemitism,” found a Monday report by the UK-based Counter Extremism Group. The central argument of the nearly 100-page report is that it is futile to rationalize […]

Mass pro-ayatollah rally in London turns violent, Israeli-Iranian counter-protest stands strong The small pro-Israel and anti-regime counter-protest featured several hundred Israelis and Iranians, most of whom were flying Israeli or the Iranian diaspora flags.

June 22, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) Another massive pro-Iranian regime protest took place in central London on Saturday, featuring posters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with the words “choose the right side of history,” and “hands off Iran” chants. The demonstration — coordinated by the […]

Brussels mayor told of pro-terror content of Samidoun’s Resistance Festival prior to event This comes despite Mayor Spinette of Saint-Gilles claiming that 'the information in our possession did not allow for a priori prohibition without jeopardizing freedom of expression.'

June 19, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) The mayor of the Brussels municipality in which Samidoun’s reenactment of the October 7 massacre took place had been informed before the day of the event’s expected nature, despite claiming there was no indication that such scenes would occur. This […]

‘Stop bombing Iran’: Pro-regime protests take place in London, Paris, Berlin The Bronx Anti-War Coalition has planned a 'solidarity with Iran' rally for New York's Times Square on Monday.

June 15, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) Against the backdrop of the current war, multiple pro-Iranian regime rallies have taken place in major cities worldwide, with demonstrators expressing support for the Islamic Republic and condemnation of Israel. Pro-Palestine protesters rallied in London’s Parliament Square on Saturday shouting […]

Iran’s octopus: Report uncovers the regime’s political, cultural infiltration of the UK The new report looks at Iran's 'extensive and sophisticated' network in the UK, detailing the specific institutions and individuals responsible for 'advancing its agenda.'

June 15, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) The Islamic Republic of Iran has developed a network of centers across the UK that actively promote Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps propaganda, host Iranian officials and IRGC commanders for lectures on fundamentalist ideology, and attempt to influence the British populace […]

French Muslim teens sentenced to 7, 9 years in prison for gang raping Jewish girl Two French Muslim teenagers who raped a 12-year-old Jewish girl in 2024 have been sentenced to seven and nine years in prison.

June 15, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) Two French Muslim teenagers who raped a 12-year-old Jewish girl in 2024 have been sentenced to seven years and nine years in prison, respectively. The sentence was handed down on Friday in Nanterre juvenile court, following a three-day trial. These […]

French Muslim teenagers tried in court over antisemitic gang rape of 12-year-old girl The boys, aged between 13 and 14, are charged with gang rape, sexual assault, violence, extortion and death threats as well as capturing, recording, or transmitting intimate images.

June 11, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) The trial of three French Muslim teenagers charged with the antisemitic gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl began in juvenile court in Nanterre. Two boys aged 13 and 14 are charged with gang rape, sexual assault, violence, extortion, death […]

Pro-Palestinian activists dress as Hamas, re-enact Oct 7 massacre in Brussels Israel’s ambassador to Belgium, Idit Rosenzweig-Abu, posted a video on X, saying she 'just couldn’t believe it’s real, but it is.'

June 9, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) Pro-Palestinian activists dressed as Hamas terrorists reenacted the October 7 massacre in central Brussels during the third annual Samidoun-organized “Resistance Festival,” which ran from June 6 to Sunday, June 8. Videos from the event show masked men in keffiyehs and […]

Dutch House of Reps votes to close mosques that preach destruction of Jews, Israel The House also passed a motion to create a proposal to punish antisemitism more severely.

November 21, 2024 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) The Dutch House of Representatives voted in favor of a motion calling to close mosques that preach the destruction of Israel, the House revealed on Tuesday. The plenary comes amid significant debate among Dutch officials and lawmakers following the violent […]

Hotel in Texas to host two speakers tied to Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood One of the speakers had previously nearly been denied US citizenship over his links with Hamas and the [MB].

November 20, 2024 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) The Hilton hotel in Houston Westchase is hosting an event featuring two speakers with reported ties to terror organizations, including Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. The event — named “From horror to hope: A benefit event for Gaza aid” — […]

Antisemites should be deported from Sweden, refused citizenship, says MEP Alice Teodorescu Måwe argued for a similar policy to Germany's Saxony-Anhalt, where citizens must recognize Israel to obtain citizenship.

October 29, 2024 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) People who incite violence against Jews must be prosecuted or deported from Sweden without pardon, Swedish politician and MEP Alice Teodorescu Måwe argued. Writing in a blog post on her Substack this weekend, Teodorescu said that any Swedish citizen who […]

Ten Danish Muslim leaders refuse to attend minister-called meeting on antisemitism The ten imams said they would attend a meeting only if both antisemitism and Islamophobia were discussed and in a place of their choosing.

October 29, 2024 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) Representatives of 10 Muslim groups in Denmark canceled a meeting with the integration minister and the church minister in which they were set to discuss antisemitism in the Muslim community. The 10 imams canceled last Thursday’s session at the last […]

Radical Islamists gather in Hamburg to call for caliphate Muslim Interaktiv is classified as extremist by the Hamburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution.

October 13, 2024 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) Over 2000 radical Islamists gathered in Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday to call for a caliphate and the implementation of Sharia law, German news reported. In the footage from the gathering, crowds could be heard chanting Allahu Akhbar, among other things. The […]