Academics & Education

Violence in French school sparks debate on headscarf and secularism An 18-year-old student assaulted a teacher after being asked to remove her headscarf at a high school [in] Tourcoing, in the latest incident involving France's ban on hijab.

(Euronews) An 18-year-old student was taken into police custody on Monday evening after allegedly assaulting her teacher at Lycée Sévigné in the northern French city of Tourcoing. The incident reportedly happened after the teacher asked the student to remove her headscarf, as […]

Demonstrations

Europe braces for riots and terror attacks as October 7th anniversary approaches In Berlin, security forces are concerned about being overwhelmed by the scale of anti-Israel demonstrations.

(European Conservative) Across Europe, authorities are bracing for a wave of protests and violence as the first anniversary of the October 7th Hamas terror attacks on Israel approaches. Ministers and security forces in several countries have warned of heightened unrest in major […]

Academics & Education

Germany arrests teen suspected of planning terror attack on Jews during school trip to Holland The teenager, who reportedly shared pro-ISIS material on TikTok, was allegedly being groomed online to carry out attacks on Jewish community centers in Europe.

(Jerusalem Post) The Düsseldorf Public Prosecutor’s Office arrested a 15-year-old Turkish-German teenager for allegedly planning Islamist-style attacks against European Jewry, Spiegel reported on Thursday. The police reportedly classified the teenager as a “threat.” The teenager had been in contact with Islamist terrorists […]

Crime

Jews targeted significantly more than Muslims over the past year, FBI data show The FBI reported 1,951 anti-Jewish hate crimes between January 2023 and December 2023.

(Daily Wire) Hate crime data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation this week shows that individuals committed a disproportionately greater number of hate crimes against Jews than Muslims in the past year. The FBI reported 1,951 anti-Jewish hate crimes between January […]

Law Enforcement

Helsinki court detains three men on suspected Isis-linked terrorism offences Investigators say the suspected offences took place in Helsinki, but there is currently no evidence to suggest Finland faced any threat of a terrorist attack.

(Yle) Helsinki District Court has remanded into custody three men suspected of involvement in the activities of a terrorist group. The three defendants — all believed to be aged in their 30s — were detained by police last Tuesday and remanded on […]

Children & Teens

The six Canadian terror plots police have foiled since October 7 The increasing incidents of violence and foiled terror plots have raised alarm about the country potentially becoming a focal point for extremist activities

(National Post) Since the October 7 terror attacks in Israel, Canadian police have thwarted six alleged terror plots across the country, with arrests spanning from Edmonton to Ottawa to Toronto. Some of these plots reportedly targeted the Jewish community, reflecting rising concerns […]

Interfaith

How man living in Canada allegedly planned to kill Jews in New York City Before settling on the target location, Khan suggested that they attend events at synagogues, taking note of emergency exits, so their targets could be trapped during the attack

(National Post) In encrypted messages, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan warned his co-conspirators “to keep no beard and take the appearance of the kuffar” (unbelievers), lest they attract the attention of the authorities in the lead-up to an alleged plot to cross from Canada […]