Crime
Culture secretary tells BBC to urgently resolve crisis over Oxford Street report (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
Clothing
Antisemitism envoy Irwin Cotler says Quebec’s secularism law is discriminatory
(Canadian Press) Canada’s special envoy on combating antisemitism has sharply criticized as “discriminatory” Quebec’s law banning teachers and some other public-sector employees from wearing religious symbols at work. Prof. Irwin Cotler, who was appointed by the prime minister to fight antisemitism, has […]
Government & Politics
Ocasio-Cortez staffer calls Israel a ‘racist European ethnostate’ that was built on ‘stolen land’ Ocasio-Cortez has previously called Israel an 'apartheid state'
(Fox) A staffer for “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., referred to Israel as a “racist European ethnostate” on social media. Hussain Altamimi joined Ocasio-Cortez’s office in November as a legislative assistant, posting shortly after a picture of him and the congresswoman on […]
Crime
Damning new evidence undermines BBC’s Oxford Street racist slur claim (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
Council on American-Islamic Relations, Sunrise Movement included in Jewish group’s ‘Global Antisemitism’ list
(Algemeiner) The Council on American-Islamic Relations and the climate change group Sunrise Movement have been jointly ranked eighth on a “Global Anti-Semitism” top ten list to be issued Tuesday by the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC), the Algemeiner has learned. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, […]
Crime
Jewish man violently assaulted by thug who said he wanted ‘to find a Jew to kill’ (LINK ONLY)
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Christians
Canadian imam compares wishing Merry Christmas to congratulating murderers, pedophiles
(Breitbart) Canadian Imam Younus Kathrada in a recent sermon compared wishing people a Merry Christmas to congratulating murderers and pedophiles, as he called on Allah (God) to “humiliate the infidels” and “annihilate the heretics and atheists.” In a speech delivered at the […]
Immigration
Charity chief’s migrant warning sparks communal outrage Exclusive: JNF UK chairman Samuel Hayek’s claim that Muslim immigration threatens the future of Jewish life in Britain branded ‘simplistic and reckless’
(Jewish News) The chairman of one [of] the UK’s top Jewish charities provoked dismay among community leaders this week after claiming immigration into this country would leave Jews with “no future in England.” Asked about comments made to an Israeli newspaper earlier […]
Interfaith
Muslim civil rights group leader continues attacks on ‘Zionists’ as she goes on sabbatical
(JTA) A Muslim civil rights leader who stirred outrage when she said “polite Zionists” like Jewish federations “are not your friends” continued her critique of “Zionists” as she announced that she is going on a sabbatical. “I am still in the middle […]
Crime
BBC ‘broke law’ in reporting on Oxford Street bus antisemitism, claim victims’ lawyers (LINK ONLY)
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Animals
Belgium’s Muslim community challenges halal slaughter ban at Strasbourg Court Belgium’s ban on ritual animal cutting curbs religious freedom, support[s] populist attacks against minorities, organizations argue
(Anadolu) The Muslim community in Belgium will appeal at the European Court of Human Rights against the ban on ritual halal animal slaughtering. “The Belgian Muslim Executive and the Coordination Council of Islamic Institutions of Belgium will challenge at the European Court […]
Clothing
Man spared jail after wearing T-shirts promoting banned Palestinian groups (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Is Ilhan Omar anti-Semitic, ‘affiliated with’ terror groups? GOP lawmaker’s words ruled out of order
(CNS) During Tuesday night’s sometimes combative House debate over a bill to create a special envoy on “Islamophobia,” Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) was called out after accusing the bill’s author of being anti-Semitic and of being “affiliated with” terrorist groups. Perry did […]
Crime
Police find ‘no evidence’ of anti-Muslim slur during Oxford Street hate incident (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
Head of ADL blasts Muslim advocacy org CAIR for ‘blatant antisemitism’
(Algemeiner) The head of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) issued a strong condemnation of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Sunday after the Muslim advocacy group backed racist and antisemitic statements made by one of its executive directors, accusing both of “blatant […]
Interfaith
CAIR supports member that said ‘Zionist synagogues’ behind Islamophobia Zahra Billoo claimed Zionist organizations were behind Islamophobia, police brutality, and border control.
(Jerusalem Post) After the outrage following remarks by CAIR San Francisco executive director Zahra Billoo — who said that Jewish Zionist organizations are “enemies” who are part of a conspiracy behind [Islamophobia] — the Council on American-Islamic Relations came out in support […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
House committee debates antisemitism as it moves forward a bill to create an Islamophobia monitor
(JTA) A bill that would create an Islamophobia monitor in much the same cast as the State Department’s antisemitism monitor cleared its first hurdle on Friday, after a House committee debate about antisemitism. The bill, whose lead sponsors were Rep. Ilhan Omar, […]
Children & Teens
Somali refugee wins second case against Norway over forced adoption Mariya Abdi Ibrahim won another case at Europe’s human rights court in 2019 over the forced adoption of her son, which resulted in Norway changing some of its regulations around adoption.
(Courthouse News) Norway violated the human rights of a Muslim refugee from Somalia when authorities removed her child from her care and placed him with a Christian family, Europe’s top rights court held Friday. The European Court of Human Rights found that […]
Interfaith
BBC interviews ‘we love death’ activist on tackling Jew-hate (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Queens lawmakers’ school lunch bill would ensure halal and kosher options in public schools
(QNS) State Senators Jessica Ramos and Joseph Addabbo are sponsoring a bill that would ensure lunch options for Jewish and Muslim public school students. The bill was introduced in 2020 after a city program with similar intentions was delayed. Ramos thought it […]
Interfaith
Muslim leader’s warning about Hillel, ADL and other pro-Israel groups prompts backlash
(Forward) A speech by a leader in the Council on American-Islamic [Relations] — the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group — drew a concerned response from some pro-Israel Jewish groups after she warned that Muslims who support Palestinian rights should not work […]
Crime
Police release new images of anti-Semitic attack on Oxford Street (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Zionists are behind Islamophobia, US police brutality — CAIR official Billoo claimed Zionist organizations were behind Islamophobia, police brutality and [US border control]
(Jerusalem Post) “Zionist synagogues,” the Anti-Defamation League, Hillel and other Jewish organizations are “enemies” who are part of a conspiracy behind [Islamophobia], American police brutality, and US border control, according to a speech made by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) San […]
Christians
Francis hits out at EU migration divisions at start of Greek visit
(AFP) Pope Francis on Saturday blamed the EU’s nationalist divisions for a lack of coordination on migration as he began a landmark trip to Greece, aiming to improve complicated relations with the country’s Orthodox Church. Francis said that Europe was “torn by […]
Books
Extract from Shoah revisionist’s hate book posted by Islamophobia adviser (LINK ONLY)
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Christians
Sefton Plaza shopping centre stabbing victim attacked by own family because of boyfriend’s faith, court told
(ABC-Australia) Police have told a court a 21-year-old Adelaide woman was ambushed and stabbed by members of her own family because she was dating someone outside her faith. Five people — three men and two women — have now been charged with […]
Crime
Chanukah bus tour attacked by yobs shouting anti-Israel slogans (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
CAIR’s Awad considers Tel Aviv ‘occupied,’ prays for its liberation
(IPT) Nihad Awad normally presents himself as mild mannered and measured. That demeanor has helped the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) co-founder and executive director appear on national news channels and be welcomed in congressional offices. But his true radicalism was exposed […]
Government & Politics
Cabinet Office anti-racism trainer wished death and mutilation on ‘Zionists’ (LINK ONLY)
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Apostasy
Liverpool bomber ‘reverted to Islam’ in months before attack (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Priti Patel to announce plan to make support for Hamas illegal (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Ilhan Omar dodges when asked by Chris Hayes what Jewish community thinks of her comments criticized as anti-Semitic
(Mediaite) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) dodged a question during a friendly interview with Chris Hayes when the MSNBC anchor asked what the Jewish community thinks of her comments that have been criticized as anti-Semitic. During a Tuesday episode of Hayes’s podcast, Why […]
Apostasy
Liverpool bomb: Church not aware of converts abusing asylum system
(BBC) The Church of England says it is not aware of any link between conversion and asylum system abuse after it emerged Liverpool bomb attacker Emad Al Swealmeen had become a Christian. Al Swealmeen, who died in the attack on Sunday, was […]
Academics & Education
Allegations of bigotry and calls for impeachment rock College Democrats The situation is so bad that the DNC is considering disaffiliation with the national organization.
(Politico) The kids are not alright. The College Democrats of America — the Democratic Party’s national organization presiding over 500 chapters on campuses across the country — is in turmoil. The group’s leaders are publicly firing off accusations of anti-blackness, [Islamophobia] and […]
Apostasy
Concerns raised about asylum seekers in Liverpool ‘pretending to convert’ (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Muslim advocacy group accuses College Democrats of ‘Islamophobia’
(Washington Times) A Muslim advocacy group is accusing the College Democrats of America of “Islamophobia” for harassing one of their officers on social media over pro-Palestinian comments she made online as a child. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) this week called […]
Clothing
Man admits terror offences after wearing T-shirts supporting banned Palestinian groups (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Organizer of 2010 Gaza flotilla launches congressional campaign Terrorist lawyer Huwaida Arraf says in campaign launch she's 'not afraid of a fight'
(Free Beacon) An anti-Israel activist who helped organize the 2010 flotilla of ships to the Gaza Strip and was the lawyer for a Palestinian terrorist who killed two Jewish college students is running for Congress as a Democrat in Michigan. Huwaida Arraf, […]
Academics & Education
Exposed: Sinister connections of LSE rabble-rousers to pro-Iranian groups (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Murderer of elderly French Jewish woman gets life sentence
(AFP) A French court on Wednesday sentenced the killer of an elderly Jewish woman to life imprisonment, with no possibility of parole for 22 years, over the 2018 murder which caused an outcry over anti-Semitism in France. Yacine Mihoub was convicted of […]
Demonstrations
German public broadcaster declines to work with Palestinian science journalist accused of antisemitism
(Algemeiner) One of Germany’s leading broadcasters confirmed on Tuesday that it would not proceed with the employment of a journalist with a record of anti-Zionist and antisemitic comments, citing issues around trust as the reason. In a statement, the West German Broadcasting […]
Animals
Greece’s top court rules against ritual slaughter, following recent EU decision upholding bans
(JTA) The highest court in Greece has ruled against allowing ritual slaughter, fulfilling fears that some Jewish leaders voiced last year after the European Union’s top court ruled in support of such bans. Last December, the EU’s highest court upheld the bans […]
Crime
Trial opens over murder of elderly Jewish French woman
(AFP) Two men went on trial on Tuesday over the 2018 murder of an elderly Jewish woman that provoked protests and alarm in France about anti-Semitic crime. The partly burned body of Mireille Knoll, 85, was found in her apartment in central […]
Government & Politics
Virginia Democratic delegate blames Israel for ‘fossil fuel’ wars
(JTA) A Democrat in Virginia’s legislature blamed Israel for “fossil fuel” wars, including the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and the 2003 Iraq war, and said identifying Zionism with Judaism was a form of antisemitism. The tweets by Ibraheem Samirah, a dentist, […]
Government & Politics
Homeland security chief appears at anti-hate summit with spokesman for organization that defended terrorist groups
(Daily Caller) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spoke at an Oct. 18-20 anti-hate event that also featured a man whose organization has in the past defended terrorist acts. The group, Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), has previously made statements […]
Academics & Education
Not on the menu: Halal, kosher options limited in California school lunches
(CalMatters) On days she forgets to pack her lunch, 17-year-old Dalal Erekat has to resort to a few vegetarian options like carrot sticks and tater tots. Her school, Valhalla High, has never provided halal entrees permissible to eat by her Muslim faith. […]
Interfaith
Islamist who defended murderers of Jews to speak at Tree of Life anti-hate summit Bush, ADL, Biden cabinet member join with hater to fight hate.
(FrontPage) In October, former President George W. Bush, Biden’s DHS secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, ADL boss Jonathan Greenblatt, and other notables will descend on the massive Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh. The occasion isn’t a party convention, but the inaugural Eradicate Hate […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
GOP stalls pick who’d be government’s highest-ranking Muslim
(AP) The nomination of a Pakistani-born businessman who would be the highest-ranking Muslim in the U.S. government is in jeopardy because Senate Republicans have repeatedly blocked his confirmation. The stalemate has led to Democratic charges of anti-Muslim bias and galvanized some Muslim […]
Animals
Ministers could back bid to cut number of animals killed without being stunned (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Rashida Tlaib speaks at ‘Gaza is Palestine’ online event The campaign hopes to stop Israel from receiving military assistance from the United States.
(Jerusalem Post) US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib attended an online event called “Gaza is Palestine” on Thursday. Tlaib appeared alongside speakers and BDS supporters such as Mohammed El-Kurd, who has made controversial statements about Israel. Kurd stated in an interview with MSNBC that […]