Crime

Home Office discussing possible Palestine Action ban Exclusive: By their own admission the pro-Palestine group is facing criminal action against '16 political prisoners in Britain, 11 of which have not yet faced trial'

(Jewish News) Discussions are taking place within the Home Office over the possible steps to proscribe the Palestine Action protest group, while police chiefs vowed to use the “full force of the law” to pursue activists responsible for criminal incidents last weekend. […]

Academics & Education

Terrorist convicted of murdering 4 in Paris synagogue is lecturer at Canadian university Dr. Hassan Diab was convicted in France and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of four people, including one Israeli, in a terrorist attack in Paris in 1980

(Ynet) Dr. Hassan Diab, a Lebanese terrorist with Canadian citizenship, who was convicted in a French court and sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement in a terrorist attack on a synagogue in Paris 44 years ago, accepted a teaching position at […]

Government & Politics

German MPs to name Muslim Jew-hatred as antisemitism vector Coalition and opposition lawmakers agree to pass a text that acknowledges a politically inconvenient reality.

(JNS) Germany’s coalition parties and the main opposition faction agreed on Saturday to pass a Bundestag resolution on antisemitism that for the first time will see the legislature name Muslim immigration as a driver of the problem. The draft resolution, which will […]

Government & Politics

UN official withdraws from Montreal conference featuring Canadian leader of Samidoun terror group An updated list of individuals participating in the inaugural 'Coordinating Council 4 Palestine' conference has removed Albanese's name as the keynote speaker on Saturday evening

(National Post) United Nations special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese has withdrawn from a Montreal conference featuring Charlotte Kates, the founder of Samidoun, a designated terror group. An updated list of individuals participating in the inaugural “Coordinating Council 4 Palestine” […]

Government & Politics

Controversial UN official to speak at Montreal event featuring leader of designated terror group Charlotte Kates is on a panel at the 'Coordinating Council 4 Palestine' conference and Francesca Albanese will give the concluding keynote address

(National Post) Francesca Albanese, the embattled United Nations special rapporteur overseeing the Palestinian territories, is set to headline a Montreal event featuring Charlotte Kates, a leader of Samidoun, a designated terror group. The inaugural “Coordinating Council 4 Palestine” conference will be held on […]

Crime

Chicago Police announces hate crime, terror charges against gunman accused of shooting Orthodox Jew 'We did not secure these charges because of public pressure or because of media attention,' said Larry Snelling, superintendent of the Chicago Police.

(JNS) Chicago is adding one felony count each of terror and hate-crime charges to the 14 felony charges it has brought against Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, who is accused of shooting a 39-year-old Jewish man who was walking to synagogue on Shabbat, […]

Crime

Illegal immigration status revealed in shooting of Jewish man in Dem-controlled city There have been significant concerns about the potential for terrorists to cross the southern border

(Fox) The suspect charged with shooting a Jewish man multiple times on his way to a Chicago synagogue last week is a Mauritanian illegal immigrant who was released into the U.S. last year, Fox News has confirmed. Four law enforcement sources said […]

Citizenship

Antisemites should be deported from Sweden, refused citizenship, says MEP Alice Teodorescu Måwe argued for a similar policy to Germany's Saxony-Anhalt, where citizens must recognize Israel to obtain citizenship.

(Jerusalem Post) People who incite violence against Jews must be prosecuted or deported from Sweden without pardon, Swedish politician and MEP Alice Teodorescu Måwe argued. Writing in a blog post on her Substack this weekend, Teodorescu said that any Swedish citizen who […]

Clerics & Preachers

Ten Danish Muslim leaders refuse to attend minister-called meeting on antisemitism The ten imams said they would attend a meeting only if both antisemitism and Islamophobia were discussed and in a place of their choosing.

(Jerusalem Post) Representatives of 10 Muslim groups in Denmark canceled a meeting with the integration minister and the church minister in which they were set to discuss antisemitism in the Muslim community. The 10 imams canceled last Thursday’s session at the last […]

Crime

No hate crimes among 14 felony charges against Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, who allegedly shot Chicago Jew The 22-year-old man, who is also accused of shooting police officers and paramedics, is reportedly an illegal immigrant from northwest Africa.

(JNS) The Chicago Police Department is drawing criticism for the lack of hate crime charges among 14 felony charges it announced on Monday against Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, who is accused of shooting a 39-year-old Jewish man, as well as firing at […]

Crime

Neighbor of Chicago Jewish man shot by gunman shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ speaks out ‘My gut is telling me that it was a hate crime,’ the eyewitness said. ‘He wanted to kill people and police officers and Jews.’

(Daily Wire) Malka was home alone with her baby in the West Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago on Saturday morning when she heard gunshots ring out. The gunman, who shot Malka’s Orthodox Jewish neighbor as he walked to synagogue, returned to the […]

Interfaith

7 October praised as ‘just so beautiful’ at ‘family event’ at London ExCel Centre Speakers openly praised Hamas atrocities at the Islamic Global Peace and Unity Festival

(Jewish News) The 7 October Hamas attack was praised as “just so beautiful” at a “peace and unity” festival at one of the UK’s top exhibition centres. Iranian Press TV presenter Latifa Abouchakra also described the atrocities in which Hamas terrorists killed […]

Interfaith

Met police officer apologises for racist posts about ‘dirty Zionist’ Jews PC Ruby Begum, 29, admitted during a police misconduct hearing that she used offensive language while serving as a special constable.

(Jewish News) A Metropolitan Police officer has apologised for posting offensive tweets about Jewish people and non-Muslims, but denied they warranted her dismissal. Pc Ruby Begum, 29, admitted during a police misconduct hearing on Monday that she used offensive language such as […]

Government & Politics

Germany: Police arrest man over Israeli Embassy attack plot Police have arrested a man suspected of links to the 'Islamic State' group and planning an attack on the Israeli Embassy. Prosecutors say he had been planning to attack the diplomatic mission using firearms.

(Deutsche Welle) A Libyan man with alleged ties to the “Islamic State” (IS) militant group was set to appear before Germany’s highest court on Sunday, charged with planning an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Berlin. The man was detained on Saturday in […]

Academics & Education

Who is Samidoun’s Charlotte Kates, the face of Canada’s newest terrorist entity? Kates made headlines in the spring after Vancouver police arrested her for praising the October 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel as 'heroic and brave'

(National Post) It was September 2000, and Charlotte Kates was in college when violence erupted in the West Bank and Gaza. It was the beginning of what would become known as the second intifada — a violent uprising whose Arabic name means […]

Demonstrations

Muslim police officer faces sack over alleged links to jihadist The officer allegedly failed to inform Scotland Yard about a connection to a female jihadist in Syria during the vetting process

(GB News) A Muslim police officer, praised as a role model for confronting anti-lockdown protesters while wearing a hijab, is now facing dismissal from Scotland Yard due to alleged connections with a female jihadist in Syria. PC Ruby Begum, 29, allegedly posted […]

Government & Politics

They praised Hamas and defended 9/11. Now they’re headlining taxpayer-funded group’s ‘Arab health’ summit Biden-Harris admin has given $24 million to anti-Israel group

(Free Beacon) A nonprofit in Dearborn, Mich., that has received $24 million in taxpayer funds under the Biden-Harris administration will host dozens of physicians, government officials, and activists at an “Arab health summit” next week to address “health amidst conflict and crisis” […]

Demonstrations

Samidoun on terror radar of watchdog groups for years Described as a 'sham charity' that fundraises for terrorist groups, Samidoun was declared a terrorist entity by Canada and the U.S. this week

(Toronto Sun) Wednesday’s joint declaration of Vancouver-based Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network as a terrorist entity by both Canada and the United States was a long time coming, says one prominent terror watchdog. Gerald Steinberg, president of the Jerusalem-based research institute NGO […]

Academics & Education

The US sanctioned an anti-Israel group for backing terrorists. Months ago, its leaders were hobnobbing with Columbia University students Samidoun, an arm of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, props up anti-Israel campus activism

(Free Beacon) The U.S. Department of Treasury, in a joint action with the Canadian government, sanctioned the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and one of its leaders for providing material support to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a […]

Citizenship

Dutch deputy PM accused of felony for noting Muslim Jew-hate Mona Keijzer made her comments when speaking in defense of her policy of making Holocaust studies an obligatory part of the naturalization process.

(JNS) A top Dutch jurist on Sunday criticized prosecutors for saying Deputy Prime Minister Mona Keijzer was guilty of hate speech when she noted publicly that many Muslim immigrants are antisemitic. Afshin Ellian, a Tehran-born professor of law at Leiden University, in […]

Academics & Education

Pro-Hamas group that helped organize college protests is a ‘sham charity,’ Treasury says In an interview with NBC News earlier this month, a co-founder of the group known as Samidoun called Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel 'a brave and heroic operation.'

(NBC) A pro-Hamas organization that has helped organize protests on American college campuses is a “sham charity” that fundraises for a terrorist group, the Treasury Department said Tuesday. In a joint action by the U.S. and Canadian governments, the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner […]

Demonstrations

Canada designates Samidoun a terrorist entity after ‘death to Canada’ chant 'The listing of Samidoun as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code sends a strong message that Canada will not tolerate this type of activity'

(National Post) Samidoun, a Vancouver-based anti-Israel organization, has been designated as a terror group in both Canada and the United States. “The listing of Samidoun as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code sends a strong message that Canada will not tolerate […]

Arts & Entertainment

‘Collective failure’ led to Guardian portraying Hamas in ‘unacceptable terms’ Newspaper admits errors that led to publication of review, since removed online, of a Channel 4 documentary about 7 October.

(Jewish News) The Guardian has admitted “collective failure” led to the publication of a review of a Channel 4 documentary about 7 October that criticised the negative portrayal of Hamas terrorists. A statement to Jewish News on Tuesday morning: “A review of […]

Demonstrations

Samidoun doubles down, says ‘death to Canada’ an accurate summation of its goals 'We acknowledge that the community was shocked by the phrase, and the burning of the Canadian flag ... Yet, we at Samidoun stand by this phrase as the call to action that it is'

(National Post) After Samidoun was roundly condemned for chanting “death to Canada” at a Vancouver rally celebrating the one-year anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attacks, the anti-Israel group has doubled down on the slogan, saying it’s an accurate representation of what […]

Demonstrations

Radical Islamists gather in Hamburg to call for caliphate Muslim Interaktiv is classified as extremist by the Hamburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution.

(Jerusalem Post) Over 2000 radical Islamists gathered in Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday to call for a caliphate and the implementation of Sharia law, German news reported. In the footage from the gathering, crowds could be heard chanting Allahu Akhbar, among other things. The […]

Arts & Entertainment

Guardian deletes online review that criticises the ‘demonisation’ of Hamas Journalist Stuart Jeffries writes that CCTV footage in Channel 4's 'One Day in October' shows the terror group members in a bad light on 7 October

(Jewish News) The Guardian has removed an online review of a Channel 4 documentary about 7 October that criticised the negative portrayal of Hamas terrorists and confirmed to Jewish News on [Thursday] that it “won’t be making any further comment at this […]

Arts & Entertainment

Guardian review of 7 October documentary criticises negative portrayal of Hamas Journalist Stuart Jeffries writes of 'One Day in October: 'Sadly, it demonises Gazans as either killers or looters'

(Jewish News) A Guardian review of a documentary about the 7 October attacks criticises its negative portrayal of Hamas. In his review of Channel 4’s One Day in October, which depicts the massacre at Kibbutz Be’eri using CCTV footage, Stuart Jeffries writes: […]

Government & Politics

Dutch lawmakers call on gov’t to ban terror-linked Samidoun NGO 'Organizations like Samidoun, which spread antisemitism and glorify terror, do not belong in the Netherlands,' sponsors of the resolution said.

(JNS) The Dutch House of Representatives approved a resolution on Tuesday calling on their government to designate the Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network as a terrorist organization and ban its activities in the country. The measure, submitted by opposition lawmakers from the […]

Demonstrations

Liberals ‘considering all options’ over pro-terror group Samidoun; Poilievre vows to ban it Poilievre's promise follows calls from national Jewish advocacy organizations

(National Post) The federal Liberal government says it is “considering all options” when it comes to listing the group Samidoun as a terrorist entity, which Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre vowed on Tuesday to do, should his party form the next government. Poilievre’s […]