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Academics & Education

At Hamas’s encouragement, Students for Justice in Palestine sponsors march commemorating Iran-established ‘Al Quds Day’ SJP and other prominent anti-Israel groups will assemble in Times Square 'against Zionism'

March 27, 2025   

(Free Beacon) Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), the pro-Hamas campus group, is sponsoring a mass protest in New York City to honor Iran’s International Quds Day — the sort of demonstration that Hamas itself encouraged its international supporters to organize in […]

Christians

Ramadan iftar sparks controversy across Europe An interfaith iftar event in Brussels sparked controversy, with some critics accusing it of turning Catholic spaces into areas outside their intended purpose.

March 27, 2025   

(Yabiladi) “Iftar at the church.” A single meal was enough to ignite the latest episode in the ongoing series of Ramadan controversies, adding fuel to the broader debates surrounding Islam in Europe. On March 23, the Brussels district of Molenbeek hosted a […]

Employment

Measures in place as Civil Service Muslim Network allowed to resume activity Exclusive: The cross-government umbrella network that represents and supports Muslim civil servants faced claims an official had shared antisemitic tropes as he discussed Israel at meetings

March 27, 2025   

(Jewish News) A Muslim civil service group has been allowed to resume its activities after measures were put in place to oversee future meetings following an investigation into claims that antisemitic tropes had been circulated. The Civil Service Muslim Network — a […]

Government & Politics

NJ gubernatorial candidate Baraka applauded violent rhetoric by Louis Farrakhan As Newark deputy mayor, Baraka said introducing Farrakhan at a speech where he espoused violent and conspiratorial views was ‘the best job that I have had thus far’

March 27, 2025   

(Jewish Insider) New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka was a speaker at an event with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in the early 2000s and applauded violent rhetoric by the controversial preacher. Baraka, now the mayor of Newark, N.J., was the […]

Demonstrations

French minister: ‘Hatred of Jews comes essentially from the Arab-Muslim world’ In an article published in daily Le Monde, over 200 personalities pleaded 'so that anti-Zionism no longer serves as a pretext for anti-Semitism.'

March 26, 2025   

(European Jewish Press) French Minister of Overseas Manuel Valls declared Monday that hatred of Jews “comes [essentially] from the Arab-Muslim world, in France and elsewhere.” He made [the] statement in an interview on CNEWS-Europe 1 as he reacted to anti-Jewish slogans chanted […]

Academics & Education

‘Common sense’ arrest of pro-Hamas protester Rumeysa Ozturk, says Homeland Security Federal investigations found that the Turkish national and Tufts student 'engaged in activities in support of Hamas,' the Department of Homeland Security told JNS.

March 26, 2025   

(JNS) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested the Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk, a doctoral student at Tufts University in the Boston area, for supporting Hamas, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Ozturk was “granted the privilege to be in […]

Academics & Education

Columbia activists worked with Hamas, captors told rescued hostage Shlomi Ziv Shlomi Ziv's Hamas captor told him that Hamas provided financial support to CUAD and the Columbia AMP/NSJP affiliates for the encampment.

March 25, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) Hamas kidnappers told rescued hostage Shlomi Ziv the terrorist organization had operatives on American campuses, according to a Monday lawsuit by October 7 victims, with the terrorists showing him articles and photographs of Columbia University protests. In a lawsuit filed […]

Clothing

Marine Le Pen calls for ban on Muslim Brotherhood in France 'For me, the veil is not a sign of liberty but a symbol of submission and apartheid in our society,' the French interior minister said.

March 25, 2025   

(Morocco World News) Marine Le Pen has called on Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau to outlaw the Muslim Brotherhood in France, expressing urgency that her party has been saying this for years. The leader of the National Rally (RN) parliamentary group addressed the […]

Academics & Education

Families of Hamas hostages claim anti-Israel protest groups like Columbia’s Students for Justice in Palestine had ‘prior knowledge’ of Oct. 7 attack in bombshell suit

March 25, 2025   

(NY Post) Families of hostages held by Hamas believe that anti-Israel groups like Students for Justice in Palestine had “prior knowledge” of the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks — after the controversial activists proclaimed “we are back” in an Instagram post just […]

Children & Teens

‘We’re worried’: French rabbi attacked in broad daylight with son The assault has reignited anger over surging antisemitism, with Emmanuel Macron accused of issuing 'empty words.'

March 24, 2025   

(European Conservative) There was another snapshot moment over the weekend of the persecution of Jews in Europe when a French rabbi was attacked in broad daylight while returning home from synagogue with his nine-year-old son. Orléans rabbi Arié Engelberg was allegedly hit […]

Employment

Meet the CAIR-linked group that aims to place Muslim Americans in federal jobs Muslim Americans in Public Service's ties to terrorist supporters could raise concerns about its efforts to place employees inside government

March 24, 2025   

(Free Beacon) Muslim Americans in Public Service is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that coordinates with federal agencies to help Muslims obtain and advance careers in government. To do so, it partners with Islamic organizations, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations, that have […]

Children & Teens

Germany sentences three teenagers with planning ISIS-inspired terrorist attack The group, of two 16-year-old and 17-year-old girls and a 16-year-old boy, were considering targeting a church, synagogue, or police station.

March 22, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) Three teenagers were charged in the regional court in Dusseldorf with planning a terror attack in Germany, Bild reported on Saturday. The group, of two 16-year-old and 17-year-old girls and a 16-year-old boy, were considering targeting a church, synagogue, or […]

Crime

Site of Hyper Cacher massacre set on fire in suspected arson 'This act of vandalism, just months after the attack’s tenth anniversary, is yet another reminder of the persistent threats Jewish communities face,' the EJC said on X.

March 20, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) The supermarket that was the site of the 2015 Hyper Cacher massacre was set on fire in an arson on Wednesday night, according to French political leaders. Paris 20th arrondissement Mayor Éric Pliez said on Instagram that the arsonist’s motives […]

Interfaith

New report shows U.S. charities helping fund groups linked to Hamas and PFLP Terrorist-linked groups raise funds in the United States through tax-exempt organizations, the report alleges.

March 20, 2025   

(Daily Wire) A number of tax-deductible charities and financial service providers are helping fund groups linked to U.S.-designated terrorist organizations including Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a new report alleges. Published by the Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor, the […]

Crime

Dutch Jews decry courts, media, politics as mild verdicts handed down for Nov. ‘Jew hunt’ 4 receive light sentences for roles in last year’s Amsterdam riots after soccer match with Maccabi Tel Aviv; critics note prosecutors didn’t charge perpetrators with antisemitism

March 19, 2025   

(Times of Israel) A criminal court in Amsterdam on Wednesday sentenced four perpetrators of a “Jew hunt” in November to prison terms ranging from 11 days to three months. The four defendants were part of a group of as many as several […]

Cemeteries & Funerals

Community calls for action after the Canadian director of a terror group attended the funeral of Hezbollah’s leader in Beirut Charlotte Kates of Samidoun travelled to the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, who was assassinated by Israel.

March 19, 2025   

(Canadian Jewish News) The director of Vancouver-based Samidoun — which is listed as a terrorist entity by Canada and the United States — travelled to Beirut last month to attend the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah. While this may have provoked outrage in […]

Academics & Education

Former headteacher who urged pupils to ‘recite the Koran’ and ‘wear hijabs outside of school’ appointed as Ofsted chairman His institution came under fire for allowing a visit from Sheikh Abdul Rahman al-Sudais — a Saudi Arabian cleric who had called Jewish people 'pigs'

March 15, 2025   

(GB News) A former headteacher who urged pupils to “recite the Koran” and “wear hijabs outside of school” has been appointed as the chairman of Ofsted. Sir Hamid Patel will take up the interim role while a successor for Dame Christine Ryan […]

Academics & Education

Hamburg woman on trial for attacking Jewish woman at university A Hamburg woman is facing trial for reportedly assaulting a Jewish woman after a university lecture on antisemitism.

March 15, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) A 27-year-old woman is currently on trial after she reportedly assaulted a middle-aged Jewish woman after a lecture on antisemitism in Hamburg, Germany, local media reported on Tuesday. German media outlet taz reported that the defendant, Ayan M., continually berated co-plantiff […]

Academics & Education

French police thwart Islamist teen’s attack plot The armed youth’s social media accounts proposed lethal 'action' during Ramadan against diplomatic, Christian, and Jewish targets.

March 14, 2025   

(European Conservative) French police arrested and charged a teenager in connection with a planned terror campaign, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) has confirmed. The 17-year-old from Vesoul in Haute-Saône has been held since Thursday, March 13th. He is under investigation for […]

Demonstrations

Mississauga mayor celebrates Ramadan with Hamas vigil organizer Carolyn Parrish has been an outspoken critic of Israel and American foreign policy, since her days as a Liberal MP, a position she lost after insulting then-President George W. Bush

March 14, 2025   

(National Post) Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish has come under fire for posing for a photograph with a controversial local anti-Israel activist who attempted to organize a vigil for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last year. Parrish attended a “multi-religious Iftar celebration” at Anatolia […]

Government & Politics

Jewish advocacy groups upset ex-Carleton prof convicted in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing remains in Canada 'At a time of rising antisemitism, allowing a convicted perpetrator of a deadly antisemitic attack to remain in Canada is indefensible,' Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs' Richard Marceau told the National Post

March 13, 2025   

(National Post) A Jewish advocacy group says it is an “abuse of process” that a former Carleton University professor convicted in the 1980 bombing outside a Paris synagogue has not been extradited to France. Hassan Diab, who worked in the Ottawa-based university’s […]

Demonstrations

City councillors demand Toronto cops enforce hate laws at al-Quds Day rally Held on the last Friday of Ramadan, the Iran-originated al-Quds Day features rallies and marches calling for Israel's destruction

March 13, 2025   

(Toronto Sun) Two Toronto councillors are calling on city police to do their job during a contentious march taking place later this month. In a letter published this week, Councillor Brad Bradford said he expects police to enforce the law during this […]

Converting to Islam

Police chief’s apology over offensive podcast doesn’t go far enough: CIJA Uniformed Toronto police officers in now-deleted podcast praised Oct. 7 for surge in Islam converts, and dismissed criticism of hateful anti-Israel rallies as 'Islamophobia'

March 13, 2025   

(Toronto Sun) Deleting a problematic Toronto police podcast that saw uniformed TPS members praising the Oct. 7 terror attacks for increasing converts to Islam doesn’t go far enough to heal the rift with the city’s Jewish community, an advocacy group warns. In […]

Demonstrations

New Jersey gubernatorial hopeful speaks at rally featuring CAIR leader who justified Oct. 7 Newark mayor Ras Baraka also hosted notorious anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan in 2017

March 12, 2025   

(Free Beacon) New Jersey gubernatorial candidate and Newark mayor Ras Baraka (D.) spoke Tuesday at an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement rally that featured the Council on American-Islamic Relations New Jersey (CAIR NJ), an anti-Semitic group that justified the Oct. 7, 2023, attack […]

Christians

Finns Party minister survives confidence vote over alleged anti-Muslim discrimination Prime Minister Petteri Orpo had voiced support for Mari Rantanen amid controversy that her ministry engaged in religious bias.

March 12, 2025   

(Yle) Finns Party Minister Mari Rantanen survived a confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday by a margin of 94–53, with 15 abstentions and 37 MPs absent. The vote was called by the opposition Greens and supported by the Left Alliance. The parties […]

Crime

Europe’s failure to confront Islamism fuels the far right, says leading rabbi Terrorism and antisemitic violence mean many Europeans, including many Jews, are 'more concerned about their personal security than about freedoms and democracy.'

March 11, 2025   

(Euractiv) When Islamist terrorists murdered over 1000 Jews in Israel on 7 October, 2023, protests immediately broke out in Europe — some in opposition to the atrocities, others supporting them. A year later, when antisemitic riots erupted in Amsterdam, some were quick […]

Converting to Islam

Jewish community outraged over Toronto Police podcast on Oct. 7, anti-Israel rallies Uniformed Toronto police officers in now-deleted podcast praised Oct. 7 for surge in Islam converts, and dismissed criticism of hateful anti-Israel rallies as 'Islamophobia'

March 11, 2025   

(Toronto Sun) Toronto’s Jewish community is reacting with alarm to remarks made by a pair of Toronto Police constables in a now-deleted podcast episode. Constables Haroon Siddiqui and Farhan Ali — both Muslim liaison officers — hosted an episode of the police-produced […]

Academics & Education

French poll exposes alarming surge in antisemitism in schools Survey reveals Muslim students disproportionately drive tensions, with Jewish students as primary targets.

March 11, 2025   

(European Conservative) A recent survey reveals a worrying explosion of antisemitism among sections of French youth. According to the survey, Jew-hatred is clearly thriving in recent immigrant populations of the Muslim faith, contaminating an entire age group. The Institut français d’opinion publique […]