(DPA) Hundreds of people took to the streets in Hamburg on Saturday to protest against Islamism and anti-Semitism and in support of the liberal values of Germany’s democratic constitutional order. The demonstration in Hamburg was planned as a counter-rally to a march […]
(Free Beacon) Biden judicial nominee Amir H. Ali in November received a “Justice Tribute” award from an Arab-American civil rights group that supports the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, and whose board member has praised Hamas and other terrorist groups. The […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A 15-year-old Sydney boy accused of plotting a terror attack has been refused bail for allegedly making explicit threats of wanting “to do something catastrophic” to Jewish or Assyrian people. Police allege the teenager is an associate of the […]
(Fox) Nine survivors of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on southern Israel brought a federal lawsuit pointing to the escalating nationwide college protests broiling with antisemitism, arguing that National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) and its parent organization are working in […]
(CBC) Vancouver police have arrested a woman as part of a hate crime investigation sparked by comments made last week at a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. In a statement, Sgt. Steve Addison said the Vancouver Police Department’s major crime […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A 15-year-old boy who described the alleged Wakeley terrorist as his “mate” sent messages in the days after the church stabbing about wanting “to do something so bad,” including attacking “a bunch of Jews,” a court has heard. The […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A group of teenagers discussed carrying out a terrorism attack and a desire to kill before they were arrested in anti-terrorism raids last Wednesday, a court has heard. The conversations took place in group chats after the alleged stabbing […]
(Stanford Daily) Amid unrest on college campuses across the country, Stanford reiterated that student protestors camping overnight in White Plaza are violating campus policies and may face suspension. A photo of an unidentified individual at the encampment, who wore a green headband […]
(AP) Four teenagers plotted to buy guns and attack Jewish people days after a bishop was stabbed in a Sydney church, according to police documents cited in news reports on Monday. Five teens, aged 14 to 17, were charged in a Sydney […]
(ABC-Australia) In the hours before a 16-year-old boy stabbed a bishop in an alleged terrorism attack at a Sydney church, his parents’ frantic calls to him went unanswered. Two days earlier, the boy was in tears over the sudden death of a […]
(Jerusalem Post) Anti-Israel protesters praised the October 7 massacre and several terrorist organizations at a Vancouver rally on Friday according to a video published by Free Palestine Tri-cities British Columbia, demanding that the groups be removed from Canada’s list of terrorist entities. […]
(Free Beacon) During his confirmation hearing, embattled Biden judicial nominee Adeel Mangi told senators that he left the board of an anti-Israel think tank because it was not sufficiently “productive.” But in his resignation email, Mangi said he was leaving the board […]
(Türkiye Newspaper) A woman named Jade Sandberg burned the Holy Quran with a cross in her hand accompanied by police protection in Stockholm — the capital of Sweden. This is not the first instance when the Quran is targeted in an act […]
(BBC) A Green Party candidate who shared anti-Semitic material relating to the Gaza conflict on social media has apologised, the party has said. The party was contacted by the government’s anti-Semitism adviser, Lord Mann, over posts by Bristol candidates Mohamed Makawi and […]
(NY Post) “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar has been accused of a “blood libel” by the Anti-Defamation League for claiming that all Jewish students could be divided into just two camps, “pro-genocide” or “anti-genocide.” Omar’s (D-Minn.) remarks came during a visit with anti-Israel […]
(ABC-Australia) A 14-year-old boy trying to secure bail over terrorism-related charges appeared before the same court a fortnight earlier on gun possession charges. He was the youngest of five juveniles taken into custody on Wednesday, as a joint counterterrorism team investigated what […]
(Daily Wire) An imam speaking in Dearborn, Michigan, this month claimed that Zionists, people who support the Jewish state of Israel, are “savages” and are “barbaric.” The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) translated the speech from Dr. Baqir Berry that was […]
(AP) Muslim groups in Australia on Friday criticized the disparity in the police response to two stabbing attacks in Sydney this month, saying it had created a perception of a double standard and further alienated the country’s minority Muslim community. The Australian […]
(ABC-Australia) An alliance of peak Islamic groups has called for Australia’s terrorism laws to be changed, to remove the concept of “religiously motivated terrorism” from the legislation. It comes as a sixth teenager, aged 15, was charged after counterterrorism raids were carried out […]
(CBC) A charge against a Toronto man accused of flying what police called a “terrorist flag” at a pro-Palestinian demonstration earlier this year has been withdrawn. A 41-year-old man was charged with publicly inciting hatred after marching down Queen Street W. and […]
(Jewish News) Sadiq Khan has apologised to the chief rabbi after implying that Ephraim Mirvis’s criticism of his call for a Gaza ceasefire was influenced by his Muslim-sounding name. In an interview with the broadcaster Mehdi Hasan, the mayor of London suggested he […]
(ABC-Australia) An influential former Islamic State supporter who was released from a supervision order last year was questioned in Wednesday’s police raids on an alleged terrorism network involving a group of Sydney boys. Excerpts from a police warrant seen by ABC Investigations […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Two teenagers arrested in connection with the Wakeley church stabbing had graphic videos of Islamic State beheadings, with one also possessing bomb-making instructions, police allege. A 14-year-old, who stopped attending school in 2022, is among the five young people […]
(Daily Beast) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling for MSNBC to ban Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt from its airwaves over recent comments he made about college students protesting against the war in Gaza. During an appearance last Friday on […]
(Daily Caller) Pro-Palestine protesters were seen with Hezbollah flags at a protest Thursday on Princeton University’s campus, photos show. Pictures posted to Twitter on Thursday afternoon appear to show multiple pro-Palestine protesters with Hezbollah flags. In one picture a pro-Palestine protester who […]
(OC Register) California schools may soon need to provide halal and kosher meal options for students. Dubbed the Halal and Kosher School Meals Act, a proposed bill in the California Legislature would require schools to provide kosher or halal meals if more […]
(BBC) Labour has suspended a local election candidate and withdrawn its support due to anti-Israel posts he apparently shared on social media, it is understood. Abdur Razaq had been running for the party in the Preston with Preston Grange ward on North […]
(Sky News) A Moroccan asylum seeker has been found guilty of murdering a stranger in a rampage motivated by the conflict in Gaza. Ahmed Ali Alid, 45, attempted to kill his housemate, a Christian convert, stabbing him in his bed as he […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Seven teenage boys allegedly belonging to a terror cell have been arrested in police raids across Sydney as part of a major counter-terrorism investigation launched after the stabbing of a Christian bishop last week. A further five people, including […]
(BBC) An Islamic extremist had “murder in his mind” when he attacked two men with a knife, prosecutors have said. Moroccan asylum seeker Ahmed Alid, 45, attacked his housemate and a man he met in the street, 70-year-old Terence Carney, in Hartlepool […]
(Free Beacon) Democratic Reps. Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.), Cori Bush (Mo.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), and Summer Lee (Pa.) posed for photos with a fundraiser last week who has spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and founded a Facebook group where Hamas terrorists are praised. The […]
(Canadian Press) The keffiyeh took centre stage at the Ontario legislature Tuesday as protesters unfurling the scarves were ejected from the public galleries and an independent member draped one over her shoulders in open defiance of a speaker’s ban on the attire. […]
(Newsweek) As protests engulf American universities over Israel’s response to an October 7 attack by Hamas, a Christian group behind a poll released Monday says it knows why Gen Z has a more favorable opinion of the terrorist group than do others: […]
(Canadian Press) It can sometimes be difficult to discern what constitutes a hate crime, Ottawa’s police chief acknowledged Monday as he confirmed his department is investigating a pro-Palestinian protest over the weekend on Parliament Hill. Members of the city’s hate and bias […]
(Morocco World News) Mohamed Tataiat, an Algerian national serving as an imam in Toulouse, France, has been deported back to Algeria following his conviction for inciting hatred and violence against the Jewish community. The deportation took place on Friday evening, according to […]
(NY Post) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is “enormously proud” of daughter Isra Hirsi’s arrest during an anti-Israel protest, she said Friday in her first public comments since the 21-year-old was busted in New York City. “I am enormously proud of my daughter,” […]
(LBC) Police have apologised after threatening to arrest an “openly Jewish” man at a pro-Palestine march — and then said sorry again after they were accused of “victim blaming” in their response. Gideon Falter was wearing a kippah on his head and […]
(LBC) A Met police officer threatened to arrest a man for “breaching the peace” at a pro-Palestine march as he was “quite openly Jewish.” The man — who was wearing a kippah on his head — was trying to cross a road […]
(NY Post) Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, revealed Thursday that she has been suspended from Barnard College over her involvement in disruptive anti-Israel protests on Columbia University’s Morningside campus at which scores of demonstrators were arrested. “I just received notice that I am […]
(ABC-Australia) A teenage boy has been charged with a terrorism offence by police after he allegedly stabbed a bishop in Sydney’s south-west on Monday night. The 16-year-old allegedly stabbed Sydney bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel during a live-streamed service at Christ the Good […]
(AP) The father of a boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics in Australia saw no signs of his son’s extremism, a Muslim community leader said on Wednesday as police began arresting suspected rioters who besieged a Sydney church demanding revenge. The […]
(Algemeiner) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has accused the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) of fanning the flames of hate and called for the firing of its CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, for a recent comment he made that it was unacceptable for someone wearing […]
(Sky News) Footage has been shown to a jury of the moment armed police arrived at a hostel before a Moroccan asylum seeker stabbed a pensioner in the street “for Gaza.” Ahmed Ali Alid, 45, allegedly attempted to kill his housemate, Javed […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A 16-year-old boy who was previously suspended from school for carrying a knife and last year faced a weapons charge is at the centre of a counter-terrorism investigation after a frenzied knife attack on a bishop at the pulpit […]
(LA Times) Saying “tradition must give way to safety,” USC on Monday made the unprecedented move of canceling the upcoming graduation speech of an undergraduate valedictorian who has come under fire for her pro-Palestinian views. The move, according to USC officials, is […]
(Daily Record) State lawmakers have paved the way for Attorney General Anthony Brown to remove American Muslim activist Zainab Chaudry from a state hate crimes commission by requiring that all members’ terms expire June 1. Brown will decide who on the commission […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A teenager has been arrested after a church leader and several worshippers were stabbed during a service in Sydney’s west on Monday night, triggering a near-riot that required hundreds of police to bring under control. Graphic footage captured on […]
(BBC) A woman feared for her friend’s safety before he was stabbed by his murder-accused housemate, a court has heard. Abigail Harrison befriended Javed Nouri at a church in Hartlepool in the weeks before he was attacked by his fellow asylum seeker […]
(Fox) The New York City Police Department defended the actions of its officers by releasing bodycam video that showed an officer gently helping a woman with her hijab after the radical anti-Israel activist claimed she was “brutalized” and her hijab was ripped […]
(Reuters) German police cut the power and shut down a conference of pro-Palestinian activists on Friday after a banned speaker appeared by video link, organisers said. The three-day Palestine Congress, promoted by pro-Palestinian groups including former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’s DIEM25 […]
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