(JTA) Recognizing Israel’s right to exist is now mandatory for those who want to become German citizens in the former East German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Applicants living in the state will have to confirm in writing “that they recognize Israel’s right to […]
(Fox) Democrat Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown on Tuesday reinstated a member of his state’s hate crime task force who posted numerous antisemitic social media posts, including a claim that the babies murdered in the brutal Oct. 7 Hamas attack were “fake.” […]
(Hill) FBI Director Christopher Wray warned of an increased threat of terrorism stemming from the Israel-Hamas war, saying at a hearing Tuesday that the FBI was working around the clock to prevent potential attacks inspired by Hamas. “Given the steady drumbeat of calls […]
(Hill) Reported hate crimes have surged since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers Tuesday, saying the bulk of the cases targeted Jews. “We’ve been opening I think 60 percent more hate crimes investigations […]
(Euronews) The European Union is facing a “huge risk” of terrorist attacks over the Christmas period, the bloc’s home affairs chief warned on Tuesday. “With the war between Israel and Hamas and the polarisation it causes in our society, with the upcoming […]
(Deutsche Welle) A handful of isolated but high-profile incidents have put politically motivated crime high on Germany’s security agenda. The renewed fears follow a German tourist getting stabbed to death in Paris last weekend, allegedly by a man with a history of criminal […]
(Politico) Ruth Elkrief, a French Jewish columnist with TV broadcaster LCI, is being placed under police protection over threats she received after far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon criticized one of her interviews, calling her a “fanatic” and accusing her of showing “contempt for […]
(AFP) Denmark will deploy army units to protect Jewish and Israeli sites in Copenhagen in response to an increase in anti-Semitism amid the war between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza, government officials said Sunday. “The conflict in the Middle East has […]
(Daily Wire) Nejwa Ali, a former spokeswoman for the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) who the U.S. Department of Homeland Security hired to vet asylum seekers, was put on paid leave after the Daily Wire exposed her extreme bias and anti-Semitism. Now she […]
(KLAS) Las Vegas police and the FBI thwarted a potential terror plot involving a 16-year-old, police said Friday. During a news conference, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officials detailed an investigation into a terror threat on a social media platform. The image […]
(Free Beacon) The head of an extreme anti-Israel group that regularly holds events with House Democrats said “most” of the roughly 1,200 Israeli citizens slaughtered during Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack “were killed by their own army.” American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) […]
(Jewish News) A north London Iranian school where children were filmed allegedly being encouraged to use antisemitic Islamist chants in the playground has been served with a closure notice, Jewish News can reveal. The Department for Education has confirmed it has issued […]
(Reuters) Germany’s domestic intelligence agency warned on Wednesday that the war between Israel and Hamas is creating new alliances among the country’s anti-Semitic groups and raising the risk of attacks. “Anti-Semitism and hostility towards Israel are the connecting elements among Islamists, German […]
(ITV) Three members of an organised crime gang have been sentenced for their part in selling a firearm to a terrorist, following an investigation by the south-east’s Counter Terrorism Policing unit. All three pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transfer a prohibited firearm […]
(BBC) Two boys aged 15 and 16 have been arrested by German authorities on suspicion of planning a militant Islamist attack on a Christmas market or a synagogue. The younger boy, a German-Afghan from the western town of Burscheid, was detained after […]
(Deutsche Welle) Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the [Constitution] (BfV) on Wednesday said the danger of an Islamist terror attack on German soil had significantly increased. The agency said the raised risk of attacks against the Jewish community or “the […]
(Free Beacon) Education Secretary Miguel Cardona hosted a meeting this month with an anti-Israel activist who has praised Hamas and Hezbollah and called for violence against Israel. Cardona on Nov. 15 met with 13 activists — including Palestine Legal advocacy manager Lina […]
(Free Beacon) The Department of Veterans Affairs is investigating an employee who posted a video to social media mocking Israel’s efforts to secure the release of hostages being held by the terror group Hamas, the agency told the Washington Free Beacon on […]
(Daily Caller) Some Jewish Americans aren’t thrilled with the White House’s response to a surge in antisemitism following the terrorist organization Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack against Israel. Amid Israel’s war against Hamas, the United States has seen a spike in antisemitic incidents, […]
(Jewish News) A leading Jewish doctor has expressed concerns that an NHS colleague known to be a leading member of extremist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) is still free to treat patients in north London. Dr Wahid Shaida, whose connection to HT was […]
(AP) French authorities detained Nice defender Youcef Atal and ordered him to stand trial next month on charges of inciting hatred after he shared an antisemitic message online, the regional prosecutor’s office said Friday. Atal was suspended by the French soccer league […]
(Reuters) European security officials are seeing a growing risk of attacks by Islamists radicalised by the Israel-Hamas war, with the biggest threat likely to come from “lone wolf” assailants who are hard to track. More than 10 intelligence and police officials in […]
(TalkTV) Three police forces around the country are investigating suspected hate speech by preachers at mosques following a TalkTV investigation. The investigation uncovered footage of preachers in several mosques calling for Jews to be killed and Israel to be destroyed, sparked by […]
(Deutsche Welle) The German Interior Ministry on Thursday said police had conducted raids on properties in four federal states connected to suspected Hamas and Samidoun members. Germany, along with the US, the EU and others, has designated Hamas a terrorist organization. Samidoun […]
(Breitbart) Zionist “dogs” should be “annihilated,” according to an Islamic cleric in California who accused Israel of evildoing and fabricating videos “like a Hollywood studio,” as he expressed his longing for “the day that I get to listen to the last gasping […]
(Daily Record) Muslim advocate Zainab Chaudry’s future on a state hate crimes commission has become the focal point of competing campaigns from those who want her permanently bounced from the panel and others who seek her reinstatement by the attorney general. On […]
(Free Beacon) An anti-Israel student group at the University of Pennsylvania invited an Islamic scholar and cleric to campus who last year argued that gay people are “destructive” and “will not be happy.” The scholar, former Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center […]
(NY Post) One of the attackers convicted in the beating of a Jewish man in Times Square in 2021 caused a ruckus inside a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday, shouting “Free Palestine” as his rowdy supporters accused the judge of being racist at his […]
(Washington Times) Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown temporarily suspended a state Muslim leader from the state’s hate crimes commission following her social media posts that claimed the 40 Israeli infants killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel were “fake” […]
(Jerusalem Post) Antisemitic incidents have been on the rise in schools in Malmo, Sweden, despite the city’s ongoing efforts to combat hatred against Jews. Offensive chants and graffiti have resurfaced, causing concern. Malmo had been making progress in addressing antisemitism until the […]
(Deutsche Welle) The ongoing conflict in Gaza in the aftermath of Hamas’ October 7 terror attacks against Israel looked sure to overshadow the German government’s annual Islam conference in Berlin on Tuesday. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said ahead of the event on […]
(Jewish Insider) When Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced the inaugural members of the state’s Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention in August, he said Maryland residents “deserve a safe and inclusive state” and pledged to develop strategies to address hate […]
(WCBS) CBS News learned Monday of increased threats of a possible terror attack in New York City as a direct result of the escalating violence in the Middle East. Gov. Kathy Hochul is already taking action to beef up security and increase […]
(LBC) Police are working to trace 15 people who took part in an 80-strong car convoy showing support for Palestine. Scotland Yard said the large convoy of cars showing Palestinian flags drove through central London at 10.15pm on Saturday night. The cars […]
(Press Release) Officers investigating hate crime and terrorism offences linked to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas have made a number of arrests. A 37-year-old man was arrested at an address in west London on Friday, 17 November, following an investigation […]
(Arizona Republic) Arizona State University has canceled an event planned for Friday afternoon that was scheduled to feature Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a university spokesperson told the Arizona Republic. Tlaib, D-Mich., was scheduled to appear at an event entitled “Palestine is an American […]
(Algemeiner) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s official visit to Germany on Friday was shrouded in tension over his constant attacks upon the State of Israel along with renewed interest in the German press concerning the activities of Turkish lobby groups in the […]
(AFP) French President Emmanuel Macron’s party on Friday apologised for inviting to the Elysee Palace a comedian convicted of making death threats after his presence sparked an uproar on the right. Conservative and far-right figures have been quick to make the link […]
(Newshub) Aotearoa’s largest Islamic association has called on the incoming government to expel the Israeli ambassador to New Zealand. The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) wrote to both the incoming and caretaker prime ministers, Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins, […]
(Free Beacon) California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) has awarded millions of dollars in taxpayer funds to mosques whose leaders have preached anti-Semitic hate and called for violence against Israel. Newsom’s administration awarded $200,000 this year to the Sajjadia Islamic Society as part […]
(Expats.cz) A host of Czech officials have determined that the use of the pro-Palestine slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” might constitute a criminal offense in specific circumstances. The Czech Interior Ministry, police, top state prosecutor’s office, […]
(Ynet) American musician Jesse Hughes, lead singer of the band Eagles of Death Metal, who survived the terrorist attack at the Bataclan Theater in Paris in 2015, sent a video expressing his support to a special solidarity event that took place earlier […]
(LA Times) A Moorpark College professor has been arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a Jewish protester who suffered head injuries during clashes between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators earlier this month in Thousand Oaks. Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, 50, […]
(BBC) A Sheffield primary school is investigating how non-halal meat came to be dished up to pupils. Halal food adheres to Islamic law, as defined in the Quran. The BBC has seen a letter from Pye Bank Church of England Primary School […]
(AP) German police raided 54 locations across the country on Thursday in an investigation of a Hamburg-based organization suspected of promoting the Iranian leadership’s ideology and possibly supporting activities of Hezbollah in Germany, the government said. The Interior Ministry said the Islamic […]
(Hill) The United States is in a heightened threat level since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, which has “sharpened the focus” of terrorist threats to the country, Biden officials said at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday. “I feel very […]
(Fox) Rep. Rashida Tlaib is part of a secret social media group in which its members have glamorized Hamas in its war battle with Israel after the terror group attacked and killed hundreds of innocent Israeli civilians last month, Fox News Digital has found. […]
(NL Times) Dutch footballer Anwar El Ghazi has filed a lawsuit to challenge his dismissal by Mainz 05, German media BILD and Allgemeine Zeitung reported. The German club recently terminated the Dutch striker’s contract after he posted pro-Palestinian statements on Instagram. Mainz […]
(NJ.com) A 19-year-old New Jersey man who threatened to attack a synagogue and Jewish people when he wrote a hate-filled manifesto that led the FBI to issue a rare statewide alert in 2022 has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. […]
(LBC) Police are seeking help to identify 11 men suspected of displaying signs or wearing clothing in support of terrorist groups at pro-Palestine marches in London. All of the men have been seen at demonstrations held since Hamas entered Israel on October […]
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