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Rise in ‘high risk’ terror offenders being released Federal police have increasingly relied on once-rare tools to watch 'high risk' terrorism offenders who have been released into the community.

September 25, 2020 Anton Nilsson

(NCA NewsWire) A large number of terrorism offenders have been released into the community in recent years, leading to a dramatic increase in Australian Federal Police “control orders,” an inquiry has heard. Sixteen control orders related to terror offences have been applied […]

Poland’s president says migrants should stay close to their countries

September 25, 2020 Anna Koper

(Reuters) Migrants fleeing conflict should stay as close as possible to their home countries, Poland’s president said on Friday, criticising proposals for an overhaul of the European Union’s migration and asylum rules. “For the sake of those countries from which these people […]

Muslim Brotherhood threat grows as British government fails to take coordinated stand MP demands formal inter-ministerial engagement on the Muslim Brotherhood.

September 25, 2020 Thomas Harding

(National-UAE) Fears have been raised that a lack of coordination within the British government is allowing the Muslim Brotherhood threat to grow. Whitehall has admitted that there is no central planning between key departments in dealing with the organisation that is proscribed […]

Election 2020: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wants stronger hate-speech protections

September 24, 2020 Derek Cheng

(NZ Herald) Labour leader Jacinda Ardern wants to make it illegal to discriminate on the grounds of someone’s religion as well as possibly sexual orientation or disability. Her commitment follows a visit to Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch today where Imam Gamal […]

EU tries to sell migrant pact amid claims the hardliners won

September 24, 2020 Lorne Cook

(AP) The European Union’s top migration officials struggled Thursday to sell their new plan to overhaul the bloc’s failed asylum system amid concern they have sold out to anti-migrant governments. Critics say the proposal focuses on rapidly deporting people who don’t qualify […]

Visegrad Four grouping push back on new EU migration plan

September 24, 2020 Alicja Ptak, Anita Komuves, Robert Muller and Jan Strupczewski

(Reuters) Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia criticised on Thursday proposals for an overhaul of the European Union’s broken migration and asylum rules that are due to be discussed by EU leaders at a summit next week. After a meeting in […]

Migrants who crossed Channel could be sent to controversial detention centre (LINK ONLY)

September 24, 2020 EoI News

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France trying to stop people crossing the Channel, Calais MP says (LINK ONLY)

September 23, 2020 EoI News

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EU’s migration proposals draw anger on left and leave questions unanswered (LINK ONLY)

September 23, 2020 EoI News

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Parliament agrees to bolster anti-terrorism law

September 23, 2020 Unlisted Author

(Swiss Info) The Swiss parliament has tightened measures aimed at preventing extremist violence and organised crime as part of increased international cooperation. The Senate on Wednesday followed the House of Representatives in approving a legal reform, which includes a ban on the […]

Divided Europe challenged to overhaul defunct migration policies

September 23, 2020 Gabriela Baczynska

(Reuters) The European Union’s executive launched a contentious plan on Wednesday for overhauling broken migration rules to resolve years of bitterness and provide a better welcome for refugees fleeing the Middle East and Africa. The most sensitive element would de facto oblige […]

Ilhan Omar says it’s important to understand how people experience anti-Semitism

September 22, 2020 Marcy Oster

(JTA) Many people have gaps in their understanding of what anti-Semitism is and how it works, according to Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has been accused of fomenting anti-Semitism. Omar, D-Minn., offered her perspective on the anti-Semitism experience in an interview published Sunday […]

Alleged Isis members can be tried in US after UK high court ruling (LINK ONLY)

September 22, 2020 EoI News

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France rebuffs UK’s drone offer to stop Channel migrants leaving beaches in first place (LINK ONLY)

September 22, 2020 EoI News

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Inquiry refutes claims of Hezbollah explosive stash

September 22, 2020 Yiannis Souliotis

(Kathimerini) An inquiry by Greek authorities refutes claims that Hezbollah has stashes of ammonium nitrate in several European countries including Greece, sources tell Kathimerini. The probe by the National Intelligence Service, the Citizens’ Protection Ministry and the Hellenic Police has not turned […]

No more Morias? EU to unveil long-delayed asylum plan

September 21, 2020 Anne-Laure Mondesert

(AFP) The failure of the European Union’s migration policy could not have been laid out more starkly — an already miserable camp burned and thousands of refugees homeless. On Wednesday, two weeks after the destruction of the Moria camp on the Greek […]

‘Burka ban’ has led to upsurge in attacks on Muslim women — report

September 21, 2020 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) The so-called “burka ban” has led to a wave of physical and verbal abuse against Muslims, according to an organisation petitioning for its abolition. The Report Islamophobia Foundation (Stichting Meld Islamofobie) has called on parliament to reconsider the law banning […]

Ilhan Omar: Hate for me is ‘anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant, anti-black, sexist’

September 21, 2020 Joshua Caplan

(Breitbart) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) touted her intersectional oppression in a recent interview with the New York Times, lamenting that she constantly has to “deal with the hate of anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant, anti-blackness, but also with sexism” in the United States. Omar made the […]

More Afghan interpreters eligible to settle in UK after rule change

September 19, 2020 Jonathan Beale

(BBC) Dozens more Afghan interpreters who worked with British forces in Afghanistan will be eligible to settle in the UK following a government decision to expand a relocation scheme. About 450 interpreters moved to the UK with their families under the original […]

Trump at Minnesota rally: Biden will turn state into a ‘refugee camp’ 'I’m your wall between the American dream and chaos,' the president said.

September 18, 2020 Matthew Choi

(Politico) President Donald Trump said his Democratic rival Joe Biden would “turn Minnesota into a refugee camp” and bragged about deporting Somali nationals, sharpening his play for the battleground state during a Friday rally. “I’m your wall between the American dream and […]

Calls for expired Swedish school permits to be axed after ISIS school exploits loophole Romosseskolan school plans to expand into site of former Muslim school shut down amid allegations it hired ISIS fighters as teachers

September 18, 2020 Nicky Harley

(National-UAE) Politicians in Sweden are calling for tougher measures on school permits after a controversial school with links to the Muslim Brotherhood exploited a loophole. The Romosseskolan school, which runs Muslim independent schools, sparked controversy when it announced it was expanding into […]

Priti Patel planning weekly removals of Channel migrants to Italy, France and Germany (LINK ONLY)

September 18, 2020 EoI News

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Polish parliament votes to ban $1.8 billion industry of kosher and halal meat for export

September 18, 2020 Cnaan Liphshiz

(JTA) Poland has moved a step closer to terminating its $1.8 billion industry of kosher and halal meat for export — one day after a parliamentary committee had removed language about a ban in an animal rights bill. On Thursday night, the […]

After U.S. claims, France says no evidence of Hezbollah explosives stores

September 18, 2020 John Irish

(Reuters) France’s foreign ministry on Friday said there was no evidence to suggest the armed wing of Lebanon’s Hezbollah was storing chemicals to make explosives in France after a senior U.S. official said the group had set up caches in Europe since […]

MPs exit inquiry in protest at student wearing Muslim veil in French parliament building

September 18, 2020 Angela Diffley

(Radio France) An MP from President Macron’s centrist LREM party led a walkout after a student union leader appeared for a parliamentary inquiry hearing wearing a hijab. In line with French laws on secularity designed to keep religion and the state separate, […]

Polish parliament drops bill’s proposal to ban export of kosher and halal meat

September 17, 2020 Cnaan Liphshiz

(JTA) A ban on the for-export production of kosher and halal meat in Poland is off the table for the parliament there. An amendment to the draft of the Law on Animal Protection introduced Thursday by the agriculture committee omits the ban […]

US accuses Hezbollah of storing explosive chemical in Europe

September 17, 2020 Unlisted Author

(AP) Militant group Hezbollah has stored chemicals that can be used to make explosives in several European countries, a senior State Department official said Thursday as he appealed to countries in Europe and elsewhere to impose bans on the organization. Hezbollah operatives […]

EU chief, set to unveil asylum policy, says migration is a fact of life

September 16, 2020 Gabriela Baczynska

(Reuters) The European Union’s chief executive, set to unveil contentious new asylum policies for the bloc next week, described immigration on Wednesday as a normal fact of life and said the continent should learn to manage it. In a major policy speech […]

German minister defends decision to take refugees from Greek islands

September 16, 2020 Holger Hansen

(Reuters) Interior Minister Horst Seehofer on Wednesday defended Germany’s decision to take a further 1,553 refugees from camps in Greece, saying the country could be proud of its role in Europe’s migration crisis. On Tuesday, Germany announced it would take in 408 […]

US congresswoman Betty McCollum receives award for Palestinian children advocacy McCollum thanked American Muslims for Palestine for the 'Champion of Palestinian Rights Award' and accepted it on behalf of 'those who stand up to support human rights for children'

September 16, 2020 Unlisted Author

(Middle East Eye) A Palestinian American rights and advocacy group awarded US Congresswoman Betty McCollum on Tuesday with an award for her work advocating for Palestinian human rights. Speaking at the Virtual Palestine Advocacy Day hosted by American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), […]

British child rescued from Syria, Dominic Raab announces (LINK ONLY)

September 16, 2020 EoI News

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House Dems partner with extreme anti-Israel group on day of historic Israel peace deal

September 16, 2020 Adam Kredo

(Free Beacon) Several House Democrats teamed up with a leading anti-Israel organization on Tuesday as part of the group’s “Palestine advocacy days,” an event that has raised eyebrows for being held on the same day the Trump administration announced a historic peace […]

‘Palestinian self-determination not for sale’: Protesters in US rally against normalisation Hundreds gather outside the White House to condemn normalisation deals between Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates

September 15, 2020 Umar A. Farooq

(Middle East Eye) As US President Donald Trump brought together leaders from Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to sign deals to establish diplomatic relations, just outside of the White House, hundreds of Palestinians, civil rights and advocacy groups gathered in […]

Home Office to house Channel migrants in military barracks (LINK ONLY)

September 15, 2020 EoI News

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Top Muslim-American group protests against signing of peace agreement between Israel, UAE, and Bahrain

September 15, 2020 Benjamin Kerstein

(Algemeiner) A top American Muslim group expressed its opposition to peace with Israel on Tuesday, calling on its followers to protest outside the White House during the signing of the historic peace agreements between the Jewish state, the UAE and Bahrain. The […]

Al-Qaeda group issues threat against Geert Wilders: report

September 15, 2020 Janene Pieters

(NL Times) Terrorist movement al-Qaeda recently threatened various persons and organizations, including Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders, NOS reports based on a statement in the hands of French newspaper Le Monde. The statement was written by the Al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), […]

Greek PM says EU must show ‘tangible solidarity’ on migrants, Turkey

September 15, 2020 Renee Maltezou and Angeliki Koutantou

(Reuters) Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Tuesday for “tangible solidarity” from the European Union in tackling the migrant crisis and tensions with Turkey in the east Mediterranean region. A fire destroyed Greece’s biggest refugee camp last week on the island […]

Germany to take in 1,500 refugees from Greek islands

September 15, 2020 Vassilis Kyriakoulis, Camille Bouissou and Peter Wuetherich

(AFP) Germany said Tuesday it will take in more than 1,500 refugees from Greece on top of the 150 unaccompanied minors whose camp burned down on the island of Lesbos as Berlin tried to rally a fresh EU response to a years-long […]

Tory leader says won’t touch Quebec secularism law, supports Bill 101 expansion

September 14, 2020 Sidhartha Banerjee

(Canadian Press) Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said following a meeting Monday with Quebec Premier Francois Legault that he supports the province’s right to pass legislation banning religious symbols and he wouldn’t challenge it in court. Canada is facing a national unity crisis, O’Toole told reporters after his first in-person meeting […]

Greek government accuses migrants of ‘burning’ Moria camp

September 14, 2020 Vassilis Kyriakoulis, Camille Bouissou and Hélène Colliopoulou

(AFP) Greece on Monday accused migrants of deliberately burning their overcrowded camp last week on Lesbos island, where hundreds reluctantly moved to a new temporary site with “no showers or mattresses.” Families, children, young men and pregnant women have been left wandering […]

The Lib Dems have suspended a prospective London mayoral candidate over previous antisemitic comments

September 13, 2020 John Johnston

(Politics Home) The Liberal Democrats have suspended one of their prospective London mayoral candidates after it was revealed she had made a series of antisemitic comments during the 1997 election campaign. A party spokesperson said Ms Sidhu-Robb would not appear on the […]

A Lib Dem prospective mayoral candidate was filmed urging voters not to vote for a Jewish candidate During a failed election bid

September 13, 2020 John Johnston

(Politics Home) The Lib Dems have shortlisted a candidate who was seen launching an antisemitic campaign against her election rival during an unsuccessful effort to become an MP. PoliticsHome has seen footage of Geeta Sidhu-Robb using a megaphone to urge Muslim voters […]

Greece sees end to Lesbos migrant crisis within a week

September 13, 2020 Vassilis Kyriakoulis and Katerina Nikolopoulou

(AFP) Greece said Sunday it hoped thousands of asylum seekers left homeless by fires at Europe’s largest migrant camp could be rehoused within a week to end a crisis that has seen protesters clash with police. Asylum-seekers — including the elderly and […]

Omar demands ICE halt plans to deport Somali illegal immigrants from her district: ‘Risking the spread of COVID’

September 12, 2020 Andrew Mark Miller

(Washington Examiner) Rep. Ilhan Omar criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Saturday over the agency’s potential deportation of illegal immigrants back to Somalia, citing coronavirus fears as a reason to halt the deportations. “ICE is set to deport dozens of individuals from […]

UN experts criticise Switzerland over anti-terrorism law

September 12, 2020 Unlisted Author

(Swiss Info) The Swiss government’s draft anti-terrorism law, which is being discussed in parliament, violates international human rights standards, and would set a dangerous precedent for the suppression of political dissent worldwide, UN human rights experts have warned. On Friday, Swiss United […]

Islamists are ‘calling critics Islamophobic,’ counter-extremism expert warns (LINK ONLY)

September 12, 2020 EoI News

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Europe should take more minors from Moria migrant camp: Germany’s Scholz

September 12, 2020 Christian Kraemer

(Reuters) Plans by European countries to take some 400 unaccompanied children from the burned-down Moria refugee camp in Greece should mark just the beginning of their efforts, German Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday. Fires destroyed Greece’s biggest refugee camp on […]

Austria’s Kurz reiterates opposition to taking in asylum seekers from Moria

September 12, 2020 Kirsti Knolle

(Reuters) Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Saturday reiterated his opposition to taking in asylum seekers from the destroyed Moria refugee camp in Greece, prompting criticism from his government coalition partner the Greens and from the opposition. The fires at Europe’s largest refugee […]

Danish PM opposes bill banning circumcision, citing ‘promise made’ to country’s Jews

September 11, 2020 Cnaan Liphshiz

(JTA) Denmark’s prime minister opposes a bill seeking to ban the nonmedical circumcision of boys, saying “Danish Jews must continue to be part of Denmark.” Mette Frederiksen of the ruling Social Democrat party made the statement during an interview Thursday on TV2 […]

Ilhan Omar shifts tone on 9/11: ‘One of the most horrific terrorist attacks we have lived through’

September 11, 2020 Hannah Bleau

(Breitbart) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) described September 11, 2001, as … “one of the most horrific terrorist attacks that we have lived through” in a video posted on the 19th anniversary of the attacks, over one year after describing 9/11 as a […]