Crime

Cops arrest Toronto man after online threats posted against Jews Basel al-Sukhon, 26, is accused of writing Zionists belong in 'unmarked graves,' and last week's murder of two Israeli embassy staffers 'ain't f—king enough'

(Toronto Sun) A Toronto man faces charges after allegedly calling for violence against Toronto’s Jewish community, according to police. The Toronto Police hate crimes unit arrested Basel al-Sukhon, charging him with uttering threats and indecent communications in connection with a number of […]

Crime

Jewish groups call on crown to take action against terror leader Samidoun leader Charlotte Kates used the D.C. murders of two Israeli embassy workers as a call for action against supporters of Israel

(Toronto Sun) Canadian Jewish groups are calling on the B.C. Prosecution Service to follow through with charges against a Canadian terrorist group leader, particularly after recent social media posts glorifying the gunman who killed two Israeli embassy workers. Charlotte Kates, a leader […]

Demonstrations

Hamas ban in Switzerland finally comes into effect — interview A similar ban is being considered regarding Hezbollah, reveals David Zuberbühler, a Swiss parliamentarian who promoted the Hamas ban

(Jerusalem Post) Following long months of bureaucratic processes, the Hamas ban in Switzerland finally came into effect last week. The bill was drawn up by the Swiss government at the request of parliament, following the October 7 attacks. It targets both Hamas […]

Government & Politics

CAIR leader who serves on California state civil rights panel cheers Biden’s cancer diagnosis, says Trump’s ‘time will come’ Zahra Billoo says Biden’s cancer diagnosis is 'God’s wrath' for his handling of the Israel-Hamas war

(Free Beacon) An official with the anti-Israel Council on American-Islamic Relations who also serves on a California state civil rights board is cheering former president Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis and expressed hope that President Donald Trump’s “time will come too,” citing the […]

Academics & Education

Leeds student group reported to police after calling for ‘armed resistance’ Exclusive: Group called leedsstudents4palestine urges ‘global siege’ and praises ‘heroic resistance’ against 'Zionist genocidal project'

(Jewish News) A hardline student group in Leeds has openly backed “armed resistance” and urged supporters to lay siege to offices linked to what it calls the “Zionist genocidal project.” In a shocking Instagram post still live at time of writing, leedsstudents4palestine […]

Employment

DHS official who openly cheered Hamas fired after 16 months of paid leave The Biden admin refused to fire a former PLO employee in charge of vetting migrants who celebrated October 7.

(Daily Wire) Nejwa Ali, a former spokeswoman for the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) who the Department of Homeland Security hired and put in charge of vetting asylum seekers, was fired by the Trump administration in February after the Biden administration declined to […]

Crime

London cop who worked in hate crimes unit sacked for antisemitic posts after Oct. 7 One of the images showed Hitler morphing into Netanyahu amid other ‘antisemitic and grossly offensive’ posts to Instagram in the wake of Hamas onslaught

(Times of Israel) A London police officer has been sacked for posting “antisemitic and grossly offensive” messages on Instagram in the wake of Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack, police announced Friday. One of DC Ibrahim Khan’s posts contained an image of Nazi […]

Academics & Education

US to check social media as it seeks to bar non-citizens suspected of antisemitism The scrutiny will apply to foreign students, people applying for green cards — or seeking any other kind of immigration benefit.

(Politico) U.S. authorities will examine the social media of foreigners seeking to enter the country as the Trump administration seeks to bar people it believes have engaged in antisemitic activity, the Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday. DHS will apply the scrutiny […]

Academics & Education

Columbia ‘environmental justice’ lecturer endorses Palestinian ‘resistance in all its forms,’ calls for an end to Zionism ‘Underground war has been an essential form of resistance in Palestine,’ Hadeel Assali writes

(Free Beacon) A Columbia University “environmental justice” lecturer endorsed Palestinian “resistance in ALL its forms” shortly after the Oct. 7 terror attack and called for an end to Zionism, a Washington Free Beacon review of her social media posts found. She also […]

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.

(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 […]

Clothing

Furore in France over ad featuring Eiffel Tower in hijab Animated advert for modest clothing brand sparks controversy and Islamophobic criticism among social media users and far-right politicians

(Middle East Eye) A new promotional video by a Dutch modest clothing brand featuring the Eiffel Tower draped in an Islamic headscarf has sparked a barrage of anti-Muslim criticism and commentary in France this week. The realistic animation by Merrachi, which caters […]

Crime

French commission approves expulsion of Algerian TikToker ‘Doualemn’ A March [6] hearing sentenced [Doualemn] to a five-month suspended prison term charging him with 'incitement to commit a crime or offense.'

(Morocco World News) The expulsion commission in Hérault, France, issued today a favorable opinion supporting authorities’ request to expel Algerian TikToker “Doualemn.” The three-magistrate commission endorsed the previous decision to deport the Algerian social media influencer, whose previous deportation attempt sparked diplomatic […]

Crime

New US envoy to Kuwait denied Oct. 7 sexual violence, holds anti-Israel views President Donald Trump appointed Amer Ghalib, a Michigan mayor, who denied reports of Hamas-led sexual violence on Oct. 7 and initiated a vote calling for an economic boycott of companies working with 'Israeli apartheid'

(Ynet) United States President Donald Trump on Monday appointed Hamtramck, Michigan, Mayor Amer Ghalib as the next U.S. ambassador to Kuwait. Ghalib, 45, a Yemeni-born Muslim immigrant, has been outspoken in his criticism of Israel. Just hours before his appointment he liked […]

Government & Politics

Backlash grows over surge in illegal boats crossing English Channel under Keir Starmer Among those [who] made the dangerous journey is a controversial Palestinian social media influencer

(National-UAE) Small boat crossings to the UK have risen sharply, with numbers already significantly ahead of the same point in previous years, data shows. According to the latest Home Office data, 174 migrants were picked up on three small boats in the […]

Immigration

‘Welcome to Britain!’: Hamas-supporting migrant who vowed to ‘die for sake of Allah’ films himself arriving in UK In social media posts, the man is seen declaring he is a member of a violent Hamas 'tyre-burning unit' and chanting a battle cry referring to a massacre of Jews

(GB News) A Hamas-supporting migrant who vowed to “die for the sake of Allah” filmed himself arriving in Britain, prompting fears of a “national security threat” from the Channel crossing crisis. Palestinian influencer Abu Wadei filmed a TikTok video showing his arrival […]

Arts & Entertainment

From push-ups to propaganda: Fitness and gaming used as Islamist recruiting tools Online followers — often teens — are invited to private chat groups where they are exposed to and encouraged to share extremist and violent anti-Western jihadist propaganda.

(European Conservative) Seven fitness influencers were arrested in Spain on January 20th, suspected of jihadist indoctrination. The arrests, the result of a months-long investigation, took place in several Spanish cities, although the operations are not all connected. At least one of those […]

Crime

Franco-Algerian crisis figure ‘Doualemn’ gets 5-month suspended term The case has become a focal point in deteriorating diplomatic relations between France and Algeria.

(Morocco World News) Algerian TikTok influencer Boualem Naman, known as “Doualemn,” was sentenced to a five-month suspended prison term on Thursday by the Montpellier Criminal Court for “public provocation to commit a crime.” During a highly publicized hearing on February 24, the […]

Internet

Islamic State terror threats overshadow German Carnival Ahead of Carnival celebrations kicking off in Germany on Thursday, the Islamic State militant group called for attacks targeting revellers in Cologne.

(Deutsche Welle) Islamists suspected of belonging to so-called Islamic State (IS) have used social networks to call for attacks — including on Cologne’s Carnival celebration, which kicks off with Fat Thursday (Wieberfastnacht). They named specific locations within Cologne, a city in western Germany […]

Academics & Education

York University student president urged to resign over ‘deeply concerning’ support for Hamas Somar Abuaziza has made dozens of social media posts appearing to support Hamas, its leadership and the October 7 attacks

(National Post) “Lived a hero and died a hero,” York University student Somar Abuaziza wrote on Instagram following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last October. Last Tuesday, Abuaziza became president of the York Federation of Students (YFS), representing nearly 50,000 […]

Employment

Jewish PSAC members alarmed over union employee’s pro-Hezbollah tweets This isn't the first time PSAC negotiator Hassan Husseini's overt anti-Israel activism has triggered concern

(Toronto Sun) Jewish members of one of Canada’s largest public service unions are alarmed over concerning tweets by a union employee — an individual with a history of antisemitic social media posts. A letter to Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) leadership […]