Government & Politics – Page 129

Israel said bracing for likely Omar, Tlaib visit to flashpoint Temple Mount During secret meeting of National Security Council, senior officials agree to allow congresswomen onto holy site, but not accompanied by PA officials

August 14, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Times of Israel) Israeli officials are preparing for the likelihood that US congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib may seek to visit the flashpoint Temple Mount in Jerusalem during their upcoming visit to the country, Channel 13 reported Wednesday. The timing of […]

No, Ilhan Omar has not been arrested 23 times

August 14, 2019 Daniel Funke

(PolitiFact) A recent Facebook post adds criminal and daughter of a terrorist to the list of baseless accusations that have been made about U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. The photo, published Aug. 1 by a conservative Facebook page called Tactical Hospitality, makes […]

French Muslim association to forge ahead with imam training plans despite Macron reticence Hakim El Karoui’s association plans to raise cash from taxes on halal products and Hajj trips

August 14, 2019 Colin Randall

(National-UAE) A new French Muslim association is pressing ahead with plans to finance the training and payment of imams despite silence from President Emmanuel Macron on his long-promised initiative for the organisation of Islam in France. Analysts believe the president shelved his […]

Likud lawmaker Nir Barkat to i24NEWS: Open to meeting US Reps. Omar & Tlaib Barkat said that he would welcome the lawmakers, but not if it is to 'create propaganda'

August 13, 2019 Unlisted Author

(i24) Israeli member of parliament (Likud) and former mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat spoke with i24NEWS on Tuesday evening and said that he would be open to meeting US Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) if they were willing to […]

Rasha Mubarak does ‘damage control’ after FP piece reveals Jew-hatred Exposé comes on heels of multicult committee appointment and socialist conference speech.

August 13, 2019 Joe Kaufman

(FrontPage) Anti-Israel activist Rasha Mubarak has been moving quickly up the ranks within the Democratic Party. In the past four months, she has been: named to the board of directors of the Florida Young Democrats (FYD), elected FYD national committeewoman, and given […]

‘Crazy’ to consider releasing man who named Revelstoke dam as ISIS target into nearby community: mayor Othman Ayad Hamdan must meet a long list of conditions before being released into Enderby, in B.C.'s Okanagan

August 12, 2019 Unlisted Author

(CBC) Othman Ayed Hamdan named the Revelstoke Dam in B.C. as a potential target in a series of online posts praising ISIS and cheering on lone wolf attacks. Now, he may be released into nearby Enderby while he awaits deportation from Canada, […]

Council on American-Islamic Relations calls for removal of all Confederate symbols

August 12, 2019 Adrian Mojica

(WZTV) On the anniversary of the murder of Heather Heyer during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville two years ago, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling for the removal of Confederate symbols in public spaces nationwide. CAIR is calling on […]

Isis babies will not be brought home (LINK ONLY)

August 12, 2019 EoI News

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U.N. expert chides France over jihadist captives in Iraq

August 12, 2019 Inti Landauro and Simon Carraud

(Reuters) A U.N. investigator rebuked France on Monday for its possible role in the transfer of seven suspected jihadists from Syria to Iraq, but Paris dismissed her concerns as speculation. U.N. extrajudicial executions investigator Agnes Callamard said the seven French nationals were […]

What Muslim ban? 2020 Democrats go easy on Trump Muslim-American activists say their issues are getting short shrift in the Democratic primary.

August 11, 2019 Holly Otterbein

(Politico) Donald Trump’s travel ban triggered a nationwide backlash on the left — but in the eyes of many Muslims, you wouldn’t know it listening to the Democratic presidential hopefuls. Now, Muslim operatives and activists are expressing alarm that their community has […]

Heads of Republican-Democrat delegation agree: Omar, Tlaib should visit Israel Even critics ‘leave with much more positive view,’ say leaders of largest-ever group of US lawmakers, with 41 Democrats and 31 Republicans to tour; organizers deny Trump objects

August 11, 2019 Raphael Ahren

(Times of Israel) The leaders of an unprecedentedly large bipartisan congressional delegation visiting Israel on Sunday welcomed the plan by two controversial Muslim lawmakers to visit the Jewish state, and Jerusalem’s decision to let them enter the country. The two Democratic freshman […]

Muslim student in Ottawa ‘weirded out’ by unexpected CSIS meeting Former CSIS analyst said calls are about building relationships

August 11, 2019 Unlisted Author

(CBC) Biftu Hulo still remembers the day — not long after she became head of the Carleton University Muslim Students Association — that her phone rang. When she picked up, she couldn’t believe who was on the line: a representative from the Canadian Security […]

Was this tweet a threat or a joke? For the first time, the Senate will decide

August 10, 2019 Max Koslowski and Ben Weir

(Sydney Morning Herald) At 9.11am on February 11, divisive Imam [Mohamad] Tawhidi, in a white turban and black and gold robes, started testifying before a Senate committee inquiry into amending Australian citizenship legislation. “I must say that I observe a growing negative […]

Trump tells advisers Israel should bar entry to Reps. Omar and Tlaib

August 10, 2019 Jonathan Swan and Barak Ravid

(Axios) President Trump has told advisers he thinks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should use Israel’s anti-boycott law to bar Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) from entering Israel, according to three sources familiar with the situation. What he’s saying: […]

Review of Prevent counter-extremism scheme risks becoming ‘whitewash,’ government warned (LINK ONLY)

August 10, 2019 EoI News

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Cuomo signs law barring discrimination based on religious attire or facial hair

August 9, 2019 Denis Slattery

(NY Daily News) Gov. Cuomo signed new legislation Friday prohibiting employee discrimination based on religious attire or facial hair. Known as the “Religious Garb Bill,” the measure puts the onus on an employer to show that appearance, such as facial hair, or […]

Protest held in The Hague against ‘burqa ban’

August 9, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Xinhua) Around one hundred people protested in The Hague on Friday against the so-called “burqa ban,” which came into effect in the Netherlands on Aug. 1. Around 30 women wore a niqab and carried plates with texts like “I am getting robbed […]

Dutch headwear ban sparks vigilantism fears

August 8, 2019 Jamie Dettmer

(VOA) Dutch rights activists and Muslim groups fear nativist vigilantes will try to enforce a controversial headwear ban that took effect last week. Dutch police, transport companies and municipal authorities have expressed a reluctance to enforce the ban on face-covering clothing. The […]

Father’s bid to keep British citizenship for son who went to Syria to join ISIS is thrown out by High Court judge (LINK ONLY)

August 7, 2019 EoI News

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Jewish advocacy groups voice concern over partisan rhetoric on Israel

August 7, 2019 Gabriella Muñoz

(Washington Times) Republicans have been aggressive this year in challenging Democrats over support for Israel — and some key Jewish advocacy groups say they fear it is backfiring and sowing more division over U.S. relations with its closest Middle East ally. One […]

Germany’s Muslims call for an Islamophobia commissioner More than 20 mosques received bomb threats in July, amid growing anti-Muslim propaganda

August 7, 2019 Ayhan Simsek

(Anadolu) Germany’s Muslim community has called on the government to create a new government post to counter growing Islamophobia in the country. Aiman Mazyek, president of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany, proposed on Wednesday appointment of an Islamophobia commissioner. “We […]

Anti-Semitic Va. Democrat dumped water on Fox News host in 2016 Geraldo: Ibraheem Samirah is a 'chicken s—t Mother f—ker'

August 7, 2019 Charlie Hoffmann

(Free Beacon) The Virginia lawmaker who interrupted President Trump’s speech in Jamestown has been identified as the individual who dumped water on Geraldo Rivera at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. A reporter for the Daily Beast filmed Rivera interviewing a group of […]

When CSIS comes knocking: Amid reports of Muslim students contacted by spy agency, hotline aims to help Creators of University of Toronto-based student support line say spy agency often on ‘fishing expeditions'

August 7, 2019 Shanifa Nasser

(CBC) When Ramz Aziz received a nervous phone call from his mother-in-law two years ago, it wasn’t to check in on his new baby. Instead, two men were at her door, looking for him. The pair identified themselves as public safety officers, and […]

UN refugee agency says new Italian law could endanger lives

August 6, 2019 Unlisted Author

(AP) The United Nations refugee agency expressed concern Tuesday that a new Italian law authorizing massive fines against the owners of private rescue ships could endanger the lives of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. A so-called “security decree” drafted by […]

Majority of Canadians disapprove of Bill 21, but Quebecers are in favour: poll A Forum Research survey of 1,733 people conducted from July 26-28 concludes 59 per [cent] of Canadian voters disapprove of the law

August 6, 2019 Philip Authier

(Montreal Gazette) A new poll shows a majority of Canadians living outside Quebec do not approve of the province’s religious symbols law. But as other polls have revealed in the past, those living in Quebec say they strongly approve of Bill 21 […]

Labour branch secretary suspended over Hezbollah ‘love’ poem Huseyin Abudharr Ali also claimed Hollywood is Zionist propaganda machine and compared Israel to ISIS

August 6, 2019 Mathilde Frot

(Jewish News) The former secretary of Stroud Green Labour has been suspended within weeks of being elected after a poem expressing “love” for Hezbollah was exposed. Huseyin Abudharr Ali, who was elected by 36 votes to 7 last month, has been suspended […]

Labor councilor criticized over burka action at Canal Pride

August 5, 2019 Janene Pieters

(NL Times) The PvdA faction in Amsterdam received a storm of negative reactions because of a photo posted on the party’s Twitter account on Saturday. In the photo, PvdA councilor in Amsterdam Hendrik Jan Biemond is posing in a yellow burka with […]

Sanders, Castro confirm attendance at Houston forum hosted by Muslim organizations

August 5, 2019 Jasper Scherer

(Houston Chronicle) Three top Muslim advocacy organizations are hosting a presidential candidate forum Aug. 31 in Houston as part of the annual Islamic Society of North America convention. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and former U.S. housing secretary Julián Castro have confirmed their […]

Italy government wins confidence vote on decree targeting migrant rescue ships

August 5, 2019 Gavin Jones

(Reuters) The Italian government on Monday won a confidence vote in the Senate on a decree targeting charities operating migrant rescue ships, in a victory for Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and his far-right League party. The government of the League and the […]

Pakistani who ‘threatened Wilders in snack bar video’ is in court

August 5, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) The Pakistan national arrested at The Hague’s main railway station in August last year after placing a video on Facebook threatening to attack Geert Wilders appeared in court for a procedural hearing on Monday. The 28-year-old faces charges of making […]

Confusion over burka ban; woman refused at Nijmegen playground

August 5, 2019 Janene Pieters

(NL Times) There seems to be some confusion around exactly what the so-called burka ban, implemented in the Netherlands on August 1st, entails. The municipality of Nijmegen had to apologize to a niqab-wearing woman on Sunday, after she was stopped at the […]

Tlaib slams Tapper: Comparing Palestinian rights advocates to white nationalists ‘fundamentally a lie’

August 5, 2019 Joe Concha

(Hill) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) slammed CNN’s Jake Tapper for “comparing Palestinian human rights advocates to terrorist white nationalists,” calling it “fundamentally a lie.” The pushback comes after Tapper, who serves as CNN’s chief Washington correspondent, drew an analogy between the Palestinian movement […]

Islam party chairman sacked by Bruxelles Propreté over expressed views

August 4, 2019 Alan Hope

(Brussels Times) Abdelhay Bakkali Tahiri, president of the Islam party, has been fired from his job with Bruxelles Propreté for reasons which the agency denied were politically motivated. Tahiri (photo, centre) had worked for the regional waste management agency for nine years, […]

Muslim group calls on Conservative candidate to step down over social media posts

August 4, 2019 Kerri Breen

(Global News) The National Council of Canadian Muslims is calling on a Toronto-area Conservative candidate to step aside following reports about her past social media posts. Nadia Hasan, acting executive director of the council, said Saturday that Ghada Melek’s alleged comments on […]

New Tory chair appears to renege on promise of Islamophobia inquiry (LINK ONLY)

August 4, 2019 EoI News

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New York GOP group faces backlash for inviting anti-Muslim speaker who said ‘Nazis were inspired by Islam’

August 2, 2019 Chris Sommerfeldt

(NY Daily News) A group of Big Apple Republicans are under fire for inviting a notorious Islamophobe to speak at one of their events this month. The New York Young Republican Club, which bills itself as the oldest GOP youth group in […]

Incoming EU chief calls for ‘new pact’ on migration

August 2, 2019 Unlisted Author

(AFP) The incoming head of the European Commission called Friday for a “new pact” on migration during a trip to Italy, which insists Europe must take a fairer share of asylum seekers. “I want to propose a new pact for migration and […]

German conservatives renew calls for a burqa ban The deputy leader of the conservative Christian Democrats has joined other CDU members in calling for a burqa ban in Germany. The calls come after the Netherlands imposed its own ban on face-covering clothing.

August 2, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Deutsche Welle) As the neighboring Netherlands begins policing the wearing of burqas, Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) are calling for a burqa ban of Germany’s own. Julia Klöckner, who leads the provincial Rhineland-Palatinate branch of the party and is the No. 2 […]

One year on: What happened after Denmark’s ‘burqa ban’ came into force?

August 1, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Local) A controversial ban on wearing face-masking garments in public, widely referred to as the “burqa ban,” came into effect in Denmark on August 1st last year. Since then, 23 people have been fined under the law, according to National Police figures […]

Are deportations from Germany on the rise? German's amended laws on migration and asylum will soon come into force. This includes legislation to facilitate deportations. But what is going to change? Answers to the most important questions.

August 1, 2019 Udo Bauer

(Deutsche Welle) How many people is Germany currently deporting? According to the Federal Ministry of the Interior’s figures for last year, 23,617 rejected asylum-seekers were deported in 2018. This sounds like a lot. But in the same period, about 31,000 deportations failed […]

Small victory in court for groups fighting Bill 21

August 1, 2019 Amanda Jelowicki

(Global News) Organizations trying to challenge Bill 21 won a small victory in court on Thursday. The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), along with Ichrak Nourel Hak — a university student who wears a […]

More presidential candidates are visiting mosques than ever before Prior to the 2020 election, presidential candidates rarely — if ever — visited a mosque on the campaign trail. But that’s changing.

August 1, 2019 Rowaida Abdelaziz

(HuffPost) The day before he appeared onstage at Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee visited the Islamic Center of Detroit to discuss the concerns of Muslim Americans. The roundtable, attended by imams, activists, nonprofit leaders and other community members, lasted […]

Dutch ‘burqa ban’ rendered largely unworkable on first day (LINK ONLY)

August 1, 2019 EoI News

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Burqas banned in Dutch government buildings — what will it mean in practice?

August 1, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) A ban on wearing face-covering garments such as a burqa or niqab in government buildings, schools and on public transport comes into effect in the Netherlands on Thursday. The ban has been 13 years in the making and dates back […]

NGO petitions to prevent US Rep. Ilhan Omar from entering Israel Shurat HaDin asks court to demand that Interior Minister Aryeh Deri bar Democrat lawmaker over her support for boycotts against Jewish state

July 31, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Times of Israel) An Israeli NGO has filed a petition to have US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar barred from entering the country when she arrives for an upcoming tour because she supports boycotts of Israel. Shurat HaDin told the Times of Israel it […]

Islamist Jew-hater named Florida Young Democrat of the Year CAIR operative Rasha Mubarak honored while basking in sea of hate.

July 31, 2019 Joe Kaufman

(FrontPage) From June 14th to the 16th, the Florida Young Democrats (FYD) held its 2019 convention, in Orlando, Florida. Participating at this year’s event was the Florida Democratic Party’s resident anti-Semite, Rasha Mubarak. Not only was Mubarak given the position of national […]

Italy lets in stranded migrants after striking EU deal

July 31, 2019 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Italy allowed 116 rescued migrants to disembark from a coastguard ship Wednesday with Interior Minister Matteo Salvini’s backing after five EU countries and the Church agreed to share responsibility for looking after them. The far-right minister used Facebook to announce his […]

Ocasio-Cortez blasts NYT editor for suggesting Tlaib, Omar aren’t representative of Midwest

July 31, 2019 Zack Budryk

(Hill) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday criticized a New York Times editor’s tweet suggesting Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) did not represent the Midwest. Jonathan Weisman, deputy Washington editor of the New York Times, made the comments in response […]

Burqa ban, introduced on August 1, to be evaluated in three years

July 31, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) The ban on wearing face-covering garments such as a burqa or niqab in government buildings and on public transport will be evaluated after three years, rather than the customary five, broadcaster NOS said on Wednesday. The ban, 13 years in […]

Tlaib donor has been deceased for 10 years Tlaib received $2,500 from Michigan businessman who died in 2009

July 31, 2019 Joe Schoffstall

(Free Beacon) Democratic freshman representative Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) received a generous donation during the second quarter in the name of a man who died more than 10 years ago, a review of campaign and online records shows. Tlaib’s campaign committee, Rashida Tlaib […]