Interfaith – Page 13 – Eye on Islamism

French Jews worry Muslim unrest could see Macron flip on Israel, putting them at risk Reversing his stated support for Israel, the president demanded an end to ‘killing babies,’ triggering fears that he’s bowing to local pressures and thus inciting antisemitism

November 14, 2023 Canaan Lidor

(Times of Israel) On a solidarity visit to Israel last month, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to stand by Israel for the duration of its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. “I want to assure you that you will not be […]

Sacked Suella Braverman says Rishi Sunak has ‘betrayed the nation’ over immigration Ex-home secretary rails against prime minister a day after her sacking.

November 14, 2023 Andrew McDonald

(Politico) Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman accused Rishi Sunak of betraying his “promise to the nation” on immigration, in an excoriating letter sent just a day after she was sacked by the U.K. prime minister. In her first intervention since being ousted […]

Head of the ADL rips Linda Sarsour over comments on Israeli hostage posters: Not ‘even a hint of decency’

November 13, 2023 Alex Griffing

(Mediaite) The head of the Anti-Defamation League Jonathan Greenblatt pulled no punches on Sunday evening in blasting Linda Sarsour over a recent speech she made in which she derided the posters of Israeli hostages. Speaking at a pro-Palestinian rally in New York […]

Democrats befriend anti-Israel Texan imam

November 13, 2023 Patrick Hauf

(Dallas Express) A Texas community leader and ally to prominent Democrats has a history of making anti-Israel comments and associates with Hamas-linked groups, according to an investigation by the Dallas Express. Dr. Omar Suleiman is an ethics advisory board member at Southern […]

Police say it was ‘not advisable’ for officer to have posed with child dressed as a terrorist Female officer was pictured during pro-Palestinian demo kneeling beside child whose face was fully masked with keffiyeh headdress

November 13, 2023 Jenni Frazer

(Jewish News) The Metropolitan Police has admitted “it was not advisable” for one of its officers to pose for a photograph with a child dressed as a Hamas terrorist. The child, whose face is entirely covered with a keffiyeh headdress, with only […]

Muslim activist who led mosque call for Starmer to resign once declared: ‘We are all Hamas’ Exclusive: Mukhtar Master organised a statement criticising the Labour leader by 20 mosques in Preston.

November 13, 2023 Lee Harpin

(Jewish News) A British Muslim activist who led an attempt to force Labour councillors to call for Keir Starmer to resign over his position on Gaza has previously openly spoken in support of Hamas, Jewish News can reveal. Mukhtar Master, who organised […]

Swiss authorities wrestle with ban on pro-Hamas demonstrations

November 13, 2023 Ben Cohen

(Algemeiner) The Swiss authorities are debating whether to ban pro-Hamas demonstrations after thousands of protesters took to the streets of Zurich and Geneva over the weekend to rally against Israel. Around 2,000 people assembled in Geneva, brandishing Palestinian flags and calling for […]

These mosques pray for the annihilation of Jews. They also receive money from the Biden administration

November 13, 2023 Chuck Ross

(Free Beacon) A federal program to help nonprofit groups protect against terrorist attacks has given millions of dollars to mosques and Islamic groups that have praised terrorists and called for the destruction of Israel, according to a Washington Free Beacon review. The […]

Young woman charged with supporting Hamas after speech at protest in Brighton

November 13, 2023 Unlisted Author

(ITV) A woman has been charged with supporting a proscribed organisation, after a speech in Brighton last month. Hanin Barghouti, of Eaton Grove, Hove, was charged today (13 November) with one count of supporting a proscribed organisation, namely Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah (Hamas), […]

Progressive Minnesota US Rep. Ilhan Omar draws prominent primary challenger

November 12, 2023 Steve Karnowski

(AP) U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar got a prominent Democratic primary challenger Sunday when former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels announced he’ll try once again to unseat her after coming close in 2022. Omar, a charter member of “the squad” of progressive […]

French marches against anti-Semitism rally over 180,000 people

November 12, 2023 Gabriel Bourovitch

(AFP) More than 180,000 people turned out on Sunday to march against anti-Semitism in France, after a surge in anti-Jewish incidents across the country in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict. France has recorded nearly 1,250 anti-Semitic acts in recent weeks and […]

Police ‘actively looking’ for individuals over antisemitic signs at pro-Palestinian march While a march in the capital calling for a ceasefire in Gaza remained largely peaceful, images are circulating on social media showing some protesters having carried antisemitic signs. Sky News has also seen antisemitic graffiti close to the route.

November 11, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Sky News) The Metropolitan Police has said it is “actively looking” for individuals pictured carrying antisemitic placards at the pro-Palestinian march in London. Hundreds of thousands of people took part in a march in the capital on Saturday, calling for a ceasefire […]

‘Existential cultural chasm’ — 300,000 anti-Israel activists protest on Armistice Day as antisemitic chants and signs fly over London

November 11, 2023 Kurt Zindulka

(Breitbart) An estimated 300,000 people flooded onto the streets of London on Saturday to protest against Israel despite considerable backlash over the demonstration coinciding with Armistice Day, upon which the British people honour their fallen war heroes. Antisemitic chants and placards were […]

No chance Biden gets votes from Muslims after Gaza ‘genocide’: Council on American-Islamic Relations chief Biden administration has betrayed and ignored Muslim voters, Nihad Awad tells Anadolu

November 10, 2023 Iclal Turan

(Anadolu) US President Joe Biden has “ignored our people” during the ongoing Gaza crisis and “we’re going to ignore him” in next year’s presidential election, the head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has said. “We told him directly, in our […]

German mosque suspends imam for joking about Hamas attack in online post Mohamed Ibrahim's remark was blamed for contributing to collapse of interfaith peace event in Munich

November 10, 2023 Tim Stickings

(National-UAE) An imam who responded to Hamas’s attack on Israel by joking that “everyone has their own way of celebrating October” has been suspended in Germany. The Islamic Centre Munich distanced itself from the post by Mohamed Ibrahim, saying it had felt […]

Three women deny showing pictures in support of Hamas

November 10, 2023 Jess Warren

(BBC) Three women have denied showing pictures in support of Hamas during a march in October. Heba Alhayek, 29, Pauline Ankunda, 26, and Noimutu Olayinka Taiwo, 27, were charged for inviting support for a proscribed organisation. They were alleged to have carried […]

US Muslim group slams White House’s ‘no red line’ policy amid civilian casualties in Gaza Every such declaration without 'red lines' emboldens Israeli government to escalate their military actions, says CAIR official

November 9, 2023 Servet Günerigök

(Anadolu) The US-based Muslim advocacy group the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) strongly criticized the White House on Wednesday over its “no red line” stance concerning Israel amid ongoing civilian casualties in Gaza due to Israeli airstrikes. CAIR “strongly condemned White House […]

‘No offence,’ say police after ‘curse the infidels’ speech at London mosque Decision comes after 20 October sermon at Greenwich Islamic Centre calling for Gaza to be purified 'from the usurper Jews' and 'victory over the enemy'

November 9, 2023 Michelle Rosenberg

(Jewish News) The Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service have said no offences were committed following accusations of hate speech and incitement at a Greenwich mosque. Concerns were publicly raised following a sermon preached by Imam Muhammad Abdullah Shakir on 20 October, […]

France arrests influencer for mocking Israeli baby’s death

November 9, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AFP) A social media influencer was arrested in France on Thursday for making light of the reported killing of an Israel[i] baby by Hamas attackers, prosecutors told AFP. In a video, the woman — identified by media as Warda Anwar, a model […]

Hamas ally CAIR has been operating with impunity inside America for 30 years

November 8, 2023 Paul Sperry

(Real Clear Investigations) After Hamas massacred 1,400 men, women and children in Israel last month, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that the terror group “and its allies” could inspire attacks on Americans “here on our own soil.” He also told the Senate […]

Six Tlaib fundraisers linked to terrorism, report says Canary Mission report comes day after Tlaib was censured for promoting anti-Semitism

November 8, 2023 Adam Kredo

(Free Beacon) Anti-Israel representative Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) is connected to at least “six terror-linked activists who all served as cohosts for fundraisers for her 2018 congressional campaign,” according to a report from a watchdog group. Just a day after the “Squad” […]

Quebec leaders want hate speech investigation into Adil Charkaoui The controversial imam gave a speech to a Montreal pro-Palestinian rally in which he called for the extermination of 'Zionist aggressors.'

November 7, 2023 René Bruemmer

(Montreal Gazette) The leaders of Quebec’s four main political parties are calling for well-known and controversial imam Adil Charkaoui to be investigated for possible hate crimes after he delivered a prayer calling for the extermination of “Zionist aggressors” during a pro-Palestinian demonstration […]

House censures Tlaib for Israel criticism

November 7, 2023 Mychael Schnell

(Hill) The House voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Tuesday night, rebuking the Michigan Democrat for her criticism of Israel following Hamas’s unprecedented attack on the U.S. ally. The chamber approved the reprimand in a 234-188-4 vote, with 22 Democrats bucking […]

Islamic preacher ‘Brother Ismail’ probed A Sydney preacher who delivered a fiery sermon defending Hamas despite its atrocities is being investigated by NSW Police.

November 6, 2023 Carla Mascarenhas

(News.com.au) A Sydney Islamic preacher who delivered a fiery sermon that defended Hamas for murdering 1400 Israeli civilians has caught the attention of police. “Brother Ismail” delivered the controversial sermon, which was uploaded on YouTube, at the Al Madina Dawah Centre in […]

Georgia Republicans move to force votes on competing Tlaib censure resolutions

November 6, 2023 Mychael Schnell

(Hill) Two Georgia Republicans moved to force votes on competing resolutions to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Monday, putting a spotlight on the internal disagreements over how to penalize Tlaib for her criticisms of Israel following Hamas’s deadly attack on the […]

France reports 1,040 anti-Semitic acts since October 7

November 5, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AFP) France has recorded more than a thousand anti-Semitic acts since the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen on Israel, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Sunday. “The number of anti-Semitic acts has exploded,” he told France 2 television, adding that 486 […]

Met Police cuts ties with adviser who led controversial chant at pro-Palestinian rally Scotland Yard said the language and views expressed by Mr Malik 'appear antisemitic and contrary with our values' and it would be 'immediately ceasing our relationship' with him while it investigates.

November 5, 2023 Samuel Osborne

(Sky News) The Metropolitan Police has ceased working with an adviser who was filmed leading a chant of the controversial slogan “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” Solicitor Attiq Malik is chair of the London Muslim Communities Forum, […]

Trump calls to ban US entry for immigrants wanting to abolish Israel: ‘Not going to get in’ Trump said that people who want to 'abolish Israel' won't be allowed to enter the US

November 4, 2023 Adam Sabes

(Fox) Former President Trump said people who want to abolish Israel shouldn’t be allowed to enter America. Trump made the comments during the Florida Freedom Summit on Saturday, where other 2024 GOP presidential contenders also spoke, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. […]

Pro-Palestinian protesters swarm outside White House chanting ‘Allahu Akbar’

November 4, 2023 Nick Pope and Arjun Singh

(Daily Caller) Numerous pro-Palestinian protesters swarmed the outer perimeter of the White House fence and began chanting “Allahu Akbar” in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The protesters, many of whom were donning Palestinian flags and keffiyehs, yelled “Allahu Akbar” at least five times […]

Tlaib asserts Biden is ‘supporting genocide’ in Gaza

November 3, 2023 Nick Robertson

(Hill) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) criticized President Biden on Friday, claiming he “supported the genocide of the Palestinian people” over his administration’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza. Tlaib posted a video to X, formerly known as Twitter, […]

London mayor ‘worried’ about youth radicalisation over Israel-Gaza conflict

November 3, 2023 James W. Kelly

(BBC) The mayor of London said he is “really worried” about young people being radicalised by the Israel-Gaza war. Sadiq Khan said he was concerned about “another generation having animus [hostility or ill-feeling] in their heart.” He was speaking after attending workshops […]

Several Iran-affiliated groups in UK involved in anti-Israel agitation

November 3, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Iran International) An investigation in the Times of London has revealed more than six UK-based groups with ties to the Iranian regime and active in pro-Hamas rallies. It comes amid rising fears that the Iranian regime’s influence on UK soil is deepening, […]

Mainz sack El Ghazi after Germany opens probe into posts on Israel-Hamas war

November 3, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Bundesliga club Mainz sacked footballer Anwar El Ghazi on Friday, hours after German prosecutors opened an investigation over his social media posts on the Israel-Hamas war. Mainz tweeted they were “ending the contractual relationship with Anwar El Ghazi and terminated the […]

Women charged over paraglider images at pro-Palestinian protest

November 3, 2023 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Two women have been charged with a terror offence after allegedly carrying “an image displaying a paraglider” at a pro-Palestinian protest in London. The Met Police said Heba Alhayek, 29, and Pauline Ankunda, 26, were charged on Friday with inviting support […]

San Diego Muslim leader’s wife quits USD job amid furor over ‘horrific’ image on Facebook

November 2, 2023 Ken Stone

(Times of San Diego) The wife of a San Diego Muslim leader has quit her teaching job at the University of San Diego amid outrage over a “horrific” image she purportedly posted to her Facebook account. Lallia Allali, whose husband is Imam […]

If you ask Google if Hamas rapes women, it will praise the terrorist group Google is overriding its own search results to force-feed users biased and misleading quotes about the conflict in Israel.

November 2, 2023 Luke Rosiak

(Daily Wire) Google search is burying news articles explaining Hamas’ terrorism under curated pull-quotes that seek to make a false equivalence between Israel and the terrorists, a Daily Wire review of search results conducted this week found. If a user searches “Hamas […]

Germany bans Hamas activities, dissolves Samidoun group Germany's Interior Ministry has announced a ban on pro-Palestinian group Samidoun and completely outlawed activities linked to the Islamist militant group Hamas. But what does the tightening of the law mean?

November 2, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Deutsche Welle) Germany has announced a ban on Samidoun, a group that says it advocates for Palestinian prisoners, and imposed further prohibitions to stamp out support for the Islamist militant group Hamas, which Berlin already lists as a terrorist organization. Chancellor Olaf […]

German antisemitism: Robert Habeck jabs Muslim groups, threatens deportations ‘The extent of the Islamist demonstrations in Berlin and other cities in Germany is unacceptable and requires a tough political response,’ says vice chancellor.

November 2, 2023 Claudia Chiappa

(Politico) Germany’s Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck criticized Muslim groups while expressing concern over rising antisemitism in Germany and calling for tough consequences for people committing antisemitic acts. “Antisemitism is not to be tolerated in any form,” Habeck said Wednesday evening in a speech […]

The Biden DOJ just tapped this anti-Israel group for a ‘United Against Hate’ initiative. They say Israel is guilty of genocide

November 1, 2023 Chuck Ross

(Free Beacon) The Biden administration tapped an anti-Israel advocacy group that accuses the Jewish state of genocide to participate in a forum on the surge in hate crimes following Hamas’s attacks. The Arab American Institute joined the Justice Department’s “United Against Hate” […]

Republicans help torpedo resolution to censure Tlaib over Israel criticism

November 1, 2023 Mike Lillis and Mychael Schnell

(Hill) House lawmakers voted Wednesday to torpedo a resolution censuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for her harsh criticisms of Israel in the wake of Hamas’s deadly attacks last month. The effort required 23 Republicans, joined by all Democrats, to vote in favor […]

Police in at least 3 European countries arrest suspects for allegedly planning terror attacks tied to Israel-Hamas war

November 1, 2023 Philissa Cramer

(JTA) Police in at least three European countries have arrested people they said were threatening or planning terror attacks related to the Israel-Hamas war. The arrests come amid a global spike in antisemitic incidents following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel that […]

20-year-old Jordanian national living in Texas allegedly ‘trained with weapons to possibly commit an attack,’ feds say

October 31, 2023 Robert Legare and Andres Triay

(CBS) A 20-year-old Jordanian national living in Texas allegedly trained with others of a “radical mindset” to “possibly commit an attack” after he illegally obtained firearms, according to federal investigators. Court documents reveal Sohaib Abuayyash — who at one point traveled to […]

Hamtramck candidate’s post suggests Holocaust was ‘advance punishment’ for Gaza attack

October 31, 2023 Jakkar Aimery

(Detroit News) A post on [a] Facebook page of a candidate running for the Hamtramck City Council is getting pushback for comments asking if the Holocaust is “advance punishment” for Israel’s “savagery” in the Israel-Hamas war. The post by Nasr Hussain, one […]

Virginia’s attorney general launches investigation into pro-Hamas campus group The state joins Florida in seeking legal recourse against Students for Justice in Palestine

October 31, 2023 Haley Cohen

(Jewish Insider) As the Israel-Hamas war continues to roil U.S. college campuses, Virginia on Tuesday became the second state to target a group affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine — a move that comes shortly after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis outlawed […]

DHS secretary says he hasn’t fired Hamas-supporting asylum agent and it’s ‘despicable’ to ask about it

October 31, 2023 Luke Rosiak

(Daily Wire) Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas became visibly agitated Tuesday when asked at a Senate committee hearing about the Daily Wire’s exposé that his department employs a former PLO spokeswoman who has praised Hamas. Mayorkas told Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) […]

No ceasefire in Gaza, no votes, Muslim Americans tell Biden

October 31, 2023 Andrea Shalal and Andrew Hay

(Reuters) Some Muslim and Arab American groups are threatening to withhold donations and votes towards President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection unless he takes immediate steps to secure a Gaza ceasefire. The National Muslim Democratic Council, which includes Democratic Party leaders from hotly […]

Swing-state Muslim Americans threaten to vote against Biden Muslim Americans voted overwhelmingly for Biden. But community leaders in swing states tell NBC News that the president's handling of the war in Gaza risks losing their support.

October 31, 2023 Alex Seitz-Wald and Natasha Korecki

(NBC) As Israel’s U.S-backed war against Hamas intensifies and Palestinian civilian deaths mount, a growing number of swing-state Muslim American and Arab American leaders are warning President Joe Biden that he is losing support from their communities in ways that could cost […]

Biden’s support among Arab American voters plunges since Israel-Hamas war

October 31, 2023 Alex Gangitano

(Hill) President Biden’s support among Arab American voters has sharply decreased since the Israel-Hamas war, plummeting to dismal and unprecedented numbers. Support for his upcoming reelection bid from Arab Americans dropped by 42 percentage points, from 59 percent in 2020 to 17 […]

Whitehall protest women bailed on suspicion of supporting terrorism

October 31, 2023 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Two women arrested by the Met Police on suspicion of supporting terrorism have been released on bail. They were held after the force shared pictures of protesters with images of paragliders at a pro-Palestine rally in Whitehall on 14 October. Two […]

The FBI director warns about threats to Americans from those inspired by the Hamas attack on Israel

October 31, 2023 Lindsay Whitehurst

(AP) FBI Director Christopher Wray warned on Tuesday that Hamas’ rampage inside Israel could inspire violence in the U.S., telling lawmakers that multiple foreign extremist groups have called for attacks against Americans and the West in recent weeks. “We assess that the […]