(Hill) FBI Director Christopher Wray said the U.S. is seeing “historic” levels of antisemitism, with actions targeting the Jewish community after the Hamas-Israel war adding to a threat level for Jews that has spiked in recent years. “The reality is that the […]
(BBC) Two women have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences following a Met Police appeal. The suspects, aged 29 and 44, came forward to a police station in south London on Monday after they recognised themselves in the appeal pictures. They […]
(Sky News) Home Secretary Suella Braverman has described street demonstrations in support of Palestinians as “hate marches.” It comes as five people have been charged after a pro-Palestinian protest took place in London on Saturday — the second weekend in a row […]
(Sky News) The Met Police chief has said there is scope for “sharper” laws in dealing with extremism as he faces criticism over the handling of pro-Palestinian protests in London. It comes as two women have been held on suspicion of inciting […]
(Iran International) Iranian agents are stirring up unrest in the UK through Gaza protests, according to a report by the British newspaper the Times. There is direct involvement of the Iranian regime through the physical presence of operatives at protests as well […]
(NY Post) Their views are hard to swallow. New York City’s omnipresent halal and other street vendors expressed near-universal support for Hamas with many telling the Post the terror group’s Oct. 7 attack in Israel which killed roughly 1,400 people was justified. […]
(AFP) Thousands of demonstrators protested in Paris on Saturday in a banned march in “support of the Palestinian people,” AFP correspondents saw. A large contingent of police blocked marchers in a central part of the capital. Among the protesters were elected officials […]
(BBC) A Birmingham councillor [has] been offered anti-Semitism training following complaints over TikTok videos appearing to question the extent of atrocities committed by Hamas in Israel. The Liberal Democrats launched an investigation after councillor Ayoub Khan, who represents Aston, posted a series […]
(Jewish News) A top London hospital has confirmed that a medic who appeared to support Hamas on social media is “not currently working” while an investigation takes place. It follows reports that Farah Bouamra, a physician associate at St. George’s University Hospitals […]
(NBC) President Joe Biden quietly hosted a meeting Thursday for a handful of Muslim leaders, according to four sources familiar with the White House gathering, as he faces pressure from the Arab American community over what they contend is his comparative disregard […]
(Jerusalem Post) Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has been an outspoken supporter of the Palestinian cause. However, her alleged connections to the Hamas terrorist group have only recently been uncovered, according to the Canary Mission. In an article it published on October 25, […]
(London News Today) Western University has cut ties with its Muslim chaplain over social media posts it says “do not align with Western’s commitment to peaceful and respectful dialogue.” The announcement regarding Sh. Aarij Anwer was made in a statement issued Thursday by President […]
(Jewish News) An elected Liberal Democrat councillor has repeatedly questioned evidence of Hamas terrorist atrocities in Israel on 7 October, saying he “has a problem with the credibility” of an account of the massacre carried out at a kibbutz. Birmingham city councillor […]
(Jerusalem Post) An imam in Colorado taught children this week that the Jews are an untrustworthy people who “lie and break their contract.” The imam, believed to be Umar Mitchell, said that the ancestors of today’s Jews killed the prophets God sent […]
(NBC) Hours before President Joe Biden gave a rare prime-time address last week, his head speechwriter sat down with a group of senior Arab and Muslim American officials to go over the draft and take suggestions. Dissent was sprouting even inside the […]
(Politico) Federal law enforcement officials warned on Wednesday that Israel’s ongoing war with Palestinian militants could encourage more hate crimes in the U.S. In a public service announcement released Wednesday night, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it “has seen an increase […]
(JNS) The Anti-Defamation League has released a new report documenting a sizable increase this month in crimes and protests targeting Jews. “Preliminary data from ADL Center on Extremism indicates that reported incidents of harassment, vandalism and assault increased by 388 percent over […]
(AFP) German counter-terror authorities Wednesday took over a probe into a suspected jihadist arrested for allegedly planning an attack, with a pro-Israel demonstration a possible target, prosecutors said. The 29-year-old was detained late Tuesday at his home in the western city of […]
(AP) The French soccer league suspended Nice defender Youcef Atal for seven matches on Wednesday after he shared an antisemitic message on social media. Nice had already suspended Atal last week until further notice and said that he apologized for his actions. […]
(Deutsche Welle) Police in the western German city of Duisburg on Tuesday arrested a man who was allegedly planning a terror attack, multiple German media outlets reported. The man was supposedly planning to attack a pro-Israel demonstration with a truck to which he […]
(ITV) The chief of the Metropolitan Police has suggested the law may need tightening after his force decided a video of a man chanting “jihad” at a pro-Palestine protest on Saturday did not show any offence being committed. Sir Mark Rowley, following […]
(Politico) Maysoon Zayid, a Palestinian American comedian, did everything she could to get Joe Biden elected in 2020. She starred in a comedy event boosting him. She spoke on a call organized by the Biden campaign featuring Arab women supporting him. Biden’s […]
(JNS) Three teenagers have been arrested in France and a fourth in Belgium for planning a terrorist attack against the Israeli embassy in Uccle, a municipality of Brussels. On Aug. 31, a French judge indicted for “criminal terrorist association” two high school […]
(Daily Wire) A new poll released late last week found that the majority of Muslim Americans believes that Hamas was “justified” in committing terrorist attacks against Israel. The poll from Cygnal surveyed over 2,000 people from October 16-18 to gauge the public’s […]
(NY Post) A Hamas leader who allegedly ran the terrorist group’s operations in the West Bank has been hiding out in a state-funded home in a borough of London that has the highest Jewish population in all of Britain, according to a […]
(Breitbart) London’s Metropolitan Police have come under criticism for their seemingly lax approach towards pro-Palestine demonstrations and for giving excuses for those calling for “jihad” against Israel on the streets of the British capital. An estimated 100,000 anti-Israel protesters took to the […]
(i24) French intelligence services have thwarted a terrorist cell that was planning attacks against the Jewish community, according to information reported Saturday by Le Parisien. Made up of young adults, of various nationalities, connected by encrypted messaging and video games, the cell […]
(NBC) As President Joe Biden declared unwavering support for Israel in the days after Hamas’ terror attack in Israel, Ahmad Ramadan, a former Biden adviser now leading coalition efforts for the Michigan Democratic Party, called the state party chair to raise the […]
(AP) Police in Cyprus said Saturday they arrested four Syrians on suspicion of setting off a small explosive device that caused no damage not far from [the] Israeli Embassy in the capital Nicosia. Police said the four, ranging in ages between 17 […]
(Breitbart) An estimated 100,000 people joined a pro-Palestinian rally in London on Saturday, including supporters of radical Islam and far-left groups such as Antifa and various socialist organisations. The Metropolitan Police said that up to 100,000 people joined a rally to support […]
(Arab News) The UK’s commissioner for countering extremism has warned the government that it must stop radical Muslim clerics from entering the country and should label a number of groups as terrorists. Robin Simcox said Britain is experiencing a rise in extremist […]
(Reuters) Germany’s interior minister said on Friday Hamas supporters should be deported from the country where possible, and authorities would keep a close eye on potential threats following the Palestinian militant group’s attack on Israel. “If we are able to deport Hamas […]
(Hill) President Biden on Thursday used an Oval Office address to condemn Islamophobia and antisemitism in the aftermath of the killing of a Palestinian-American boy and amid broader concerns about rising violence after terrorist attacks in Israel. Biden spoke in primetime about […]
(Deutsche Welle) At least 174 people were arrested and 65 police officers were injured at unauthorized pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Berlin on Wednesday night, according to a police spokesperson. Authorities had banned such protests, which have been called in response to the conflict […]
(Fox) Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., a member of the far-left “Squad,” repeated during a Wednesday protest the debunked claim that Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) were responsible for the bomb that struck a Gaza hospital, reportedly killing many civilians. Tlaib also accused the […]
(Washington Examiner) A Department of Homeland Security official was put on leave after a report that they had previously worked for the Palestinian Liberation Organization. A DHS spokesman told the Washington Examiner that Nejwa Ali had been placed on administrative leave. Ali […]
(Daily Wire) The U.S. immigration enforcement agency hired a former spokeswoman for the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and put her in a position to determine who gets to come into the country as an immigrant or “asylum seeker.” Now the Department of […]
(Jewish News) Some of Britain’s most senior Muslim leaders have said they “denounce Hamas’s killing and abduction of innocent people” on 7 October and have steered clear of apportioning blame for the Gaza hospital killings. In a significant intervention by leading Muslim […]
(AFP) Ligue 1 side Nice suspended Algerian international Youcef Atal “until further notice” on Wednesday after he shared a controversial post on social media linked to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. Even though he quickly deleted the […]
(Reuters) France’s highest administrative court stated on Wednesday that pro-Palestinian protests must be banned on a case-by-case basis, while upholding the validity of an instruction from the French interior minister banning all pro-Palestinian protests. In a note sent to regional police authorities, […]
(Fox) A progressive consultant who acts as the top fundraiser for Rep. Rashida Tlaib has consistently projected anti-Israel viewpoints on social media platforms and recently said she believes they intend to ethnically cleanse Palestinians, Fox News Digital has found. The Michigan Democrat’s committee has […]
(AFP) German football club Mainz on Tuesday said they had suspended player Anwar El Ghazi after the winger made an “unacceptable” comment on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on social media. “El Ghazi took a position on the ongoing conflict in the […]
(Sky News) The director general of MI5 has told Sky News his intelligence officers are “focused with particular intensity” on a growing risk of attacks within the UK following events in the Middle East. In a rare interview, Ken McCallum said: “Sadly, […]
(Politico) Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Monday rejected criticism from Republican presidential rival Nikki Haley of remarks he made about Palestinians over the weekend. In an interview with NBC’s Dasha Burns published on Monday, DeSantis dismissed Haley’s criticisms as her “trying […]
(Variety) Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the BBC’s London headquarters on Monday evening to protest the broadcaster’s coverage of the terrorist attacks that took place in Israel last week. The BBC has found itself mired in controversy after refusing to describe Palestinian […]
(AFP) French prosecutors on Monday launched a preliminary investigation into a top-flight footballer on suspicion of “glorifying terrorism” after he reposted an allegedly anti-Semitic message on social media relating to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Youcef Atal, an Algerian international who plays for Ligue […]
(AP) Algeria soccer player Youcef Atal, who plays for French Ligue 1 side Nice, apologized Sunday after reportedly reposting and then deleting a video that called for “a black day for Jews.” French Football Federation President Philippe Diallo said Atal had relayed […]
(Sky News) Two women who wore images of paragliders on their backs during yesterday’s protest for Palestinians are now being sought by London police. The women, who wore red and black jackets, are being asked to come forward as part of an […]
(Politico) FBI director Christopher Wray on Saturday said reported domestic threats have surged as conflict in Israel escalates. Wray acknowledged the increase in threats due to the “heightened environment,” calling for increased vigilance and requesting that police continue to share intelligence and […]
(Hill) Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is calling on President Biden to cancel visas for foreign nationals supporting Hamas in the wake of the terrorist group’s unprecedented attack on Israeli citizens near the Gaza Strip. “America is the most generous nation on earth, […]
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