(NY Post) Freed Palestinian Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi was once accused of telling a Vermont gun store owner that he used to “kill Jews while he was in Palestine” with modified automatic firearms that he built himself, court documents allege. The allegations […]
(AP) A Jordanian man living in central Florida accused of causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage at a solar power facility and vandalizing multiple private businesses over their perceived support for the state of Israel was sentenced Thursday to six […]
(Euronews) In the heart of Germany’s capital, a heated political debate has reignited over the boundaries of religious freedom in the public sphere. The Bundestag’s Green Party group has submitted a motion to abolish Berlin’s Neutrality Act (“Neutralitätsgesetz”), a law that prohibits […]
(Reuters) A man armed with two knives who tried to enter the grounds of Israel’s London embassy was carrying a “martyrdom note” and told police he wanted to send a message to end the war in Gaza, prosecutors said after charging him […]
(NY Post) The Palestinian Columbia University student who was arrested by ICE after leading anti-Israel protests on campus was set free on Wednesday by a judge who said he wasn’t a risk to the public. Mohsen Mahdawi, 34, was released from custody […]
(RTÉ) A 17-year-old boy who repeatedly stabbed an Army chaplain outside a barracks last year has been sentenced to ten years’ detention with the final two years suspended. The boy had pleaded guilty to attempting to murder Fr Paul Murphy by stabbing […]
(AFP) A Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman went on trial in France on Tuesday under the principle of universal jurisdiction, accused of complicity in war crimes during Syria’s civil war. As his trial opened, Majdi Nema, 36, told the court in Paris there […]
(Free Beacon) The two Harvard University students who faced criminal charges for assaulting an Israeli classmate during an anti-Israel “die-in” protest will take an in-person anger management class and perform 80 hours of community service as part of a pretrial diversion program, […]
(NL Times) Of the 14 mostly minor suspects arrested last week on suspicion of incitement to terrorism on social media, ten are still in custody. The other four have been released from custody without arraignment, but remain suspects in the case, said […]
(Belga) The Court of Appeal in Antwerp has handed down prison sentences of up to six years for the foiled assassination attempt on Belgium’s current prime minister, Bart De Wever. The group’s leader was sentenced to six years in prison and a […]
(Reuters) The United States has deported to Rwanda a resettled Iraqi refugee who it long tried to extradite in response to Iraqi government claims that he worked for the Islamic State, according to a U.S. official and an internal email. Omar Abdulsattar […]
(Euronews) The Greens party’s group in the Berlin House of Representatives has made a motion calling for the abolition of the so-called Neutrality Act, a law that prohibits civil servants from visibly wearing or displaying religious symbols while at work. The 2005 […]
(BBC) A 15-year-old girl has appeared in court accused of six terrorism offences. One charge alleges she belonged or professed to belong to a banned organisation, while another charge alleges she invited support for such an organisation. Four of the charges are […]
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) A former Pennsylvania Air National Guard member already accused of defacing Jewish religious property in Squirrel Hill has been indicted on new charges of possessing homemade pipe bombs and lying during a federal background check for top-secret clearance. The latest […]
(Jewish Insider) On the morning of Monday, May 13, 1996, David Boim, an American teenager studying abroad at a yeshiva in Israel, was waiting at a bus stop, en route to his parents’ home in Jerusalem, when two Hamas terrorists drove by […]
(AFP) A teenager who attacked a rabbi in a central French city was sentenced to 16 months in prison by the juvenile court on Wednesday, after a long day of hearings in which he denied responsibility. The attack took place last month […]
(KERA) Attorney General Ken Paxton demanded Plano ISD release documents outlining “potential connections” to the East Plano Islamic Center as part of his investigation into its project, EPIC City — but he didn’t elaborate what the connections may be, leaving the mosque’s […]
(AFP) A French court ruled that a Muslim school could continue to receive state subsidies after local authorities in 2023 cut funding over alleged “serious breaches” of teaching rules, the court and its management said. Private schools can receive state subsidies in […]
(AP) An Italian appeals court Friday upheld life sentences for a Pakistani couple convicted of murdering their 18-year-old daughter in a so-called honor killing after she refused an arranged marriage. The case shocked many Italians and became a symbol of the brutal […]
(Jewish News) One of two organisations attempting to pursue a private prosecution in the UK against an Israeli minister has denied its founder has links with the Hezbollah terror organisation. The Brussels-based Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) announced on Wednesday that it had joined […]
(WLS) A judge has ordered the man accused of attacking two Jewish students on DePaul University’s Lincoln Park campus to be detained. Adam Erkan, 20, is facing aggravated battery and hate crime charges nearly five months after the attack. Chicago police allege […]
(Oklahoman) The second Afghan national accused of an Election Day terrorism plot pleaded guilty Thursday in Oklahoma City federal court. Abdullah Haji Zada, now 18, of Moore, was identified Thursday by name for the first time when he was charged as an […]
(Ynet) A German court on Thursday sentenced a Palestinian student, identified as Mustafa A., to three years in prison for the antisemitic assault of Lahav Shapira, the grandson of Amitzur Shapira — one of the 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists […]
(BBC) A 20-year-old man from Newport has been charged with being a member of the Islamic State group (IS). Shazad Ali has also been charged with inviting support for the organisation, and encouraging and supporting terrorist acts. The charges were brought by […]
(WLS) The ABC7 Chicago I-Team has learned that a suspect arrested in the attack against two Jewish DePaul students is now facing multiple charges, including two counts of a hate crime. The suspect, Adam Erkan, has also been charged with counts of […]
(Fox) A naturalized U.S. citizen living in Great Falls, Virginia, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to working with Iranian government and intelligence officials on their behalf in the U.S. as a contractor for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) between 2017 and 2024. The […]
(BBC) An Afghan man accused of threatening to kill Nigel Farage while he travelled to the UK has appeared in court. Fayaz Khan, 25, is alleged to have posted a video on TikTok in October, where he made a gun gesture and […]
(Free Beacon) Harvard Law School published a blog post from one of the students facing criminal charges for assaulting an Israeli classmate. The post, from Harvard Law Review editor Ibrahim Bharmal, features Bharmal’s praise for something called the “Crimmigration Clinic,” a law […]
(AP) A Cyprus court has sentenced a Syrian national to five years in prison for helping 31 Syrian migrants reach the east Mediterranean island nation aboard an overloaded boat, the attorney general’s office said Monday. Stepped-up prosecutions and swift legal proceedings have […]
(KERA) Both U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are each seeking to expand a probe into a proposed North Texas development project led by a local mosque. In a Friday letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, Cornyn […]
(Swiss Info) The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has filed charges against a 21-year-old Swiss national with the Federal Criminal Court for a planned jihad trip. The accused allegedly supported the banned terrorist group Islamic State (IS). In particular, he […]
(Jerusalem Post) Two men, one from Gaza and the other from Lebanon, were charged for a February antisemitic attack against a non-Jewish man in Berlin, the Berlin State Prosecutor’s Office announced on Friday. The man was reportedly attacked based on the perception […]
(NY Post) Mahmoud Khalil can be deported over his involvement in anti-Israel demonstrations at Columbia University, an immigration judge ruled Friday in the closely watched case. The ruling in Louisiana immigration court came in the government’s bid to boot the Syrian-born permanent […]
(BBC) A Muslim convert who researched military locations and threatened to “flatten” a Birmingham mosque in a terror attack has been jailed for life. Jason Savage, from Small Heath, Birmingham, was found guilty in January of engaging in conduct in preparation for […]
(BBC) A man has denied a charge of expressing support for a proscribed terror organisation. Mohammed Zahir Khan, of Alum Rock, Birmingham, entered his plea — over allegations concerning Hamas — during an appearance at the Old Bailey via video link from […]
(BBC) A Pakistan-born Chicago businessman wanted in India for his role in the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai city has been brought to the country after being extradited from the US. Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian citizen, landed in Delhi on Thursday. India’s […]
(RTÉ) Former member of the Defence Forces Lisa Smith led a “totally anonymous” life while living in Syria and there was no “smoking gun” that she did anything for the so-called Islamic State, her lawyer has told the Court of Appeal. Smith, […]
(NY Post) Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued the feds can deport Columbia protest leader Mahmoud Khalil solely over what they describe as his “antisemitic” beliefs, ahead of a Friday hearing in his immigration case. Rubio’s memo — which was less than […]
(NY Post) A billionaire Palestinian-American developer accused by Oct. 7 victims’ families of “aiding and abetting” Hamas has resigned from his position on the dean’s council at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, the Post can reveal, with the school acknowledging the civil […]
(Free Beacon) The Council on American-Islamic Relations is seeking to block Columbia University from turning over records to Congress this week related to the pro-Hamas group Students for Justice in Palestine’s activities on campus, court filings reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon […]
(LBC) A woman from Warwickshire has been sentenced to prison for life with a minimum term of 17 years for terrorism offences after planning to travel to Afghanistan to join Daesh. Farishta Jami, 36, from Stratford-upon-Avon, was sentenced to life in prison […]
(Free Beacon) Al Jazeera has long courted controversy for platforming terrorists across the Middle East, where it is banned from operating in Israel and some Arab countries for promoting extremist ideologies. But the Qatar-funded network’s support for Hamas terrorists isn’t just confined […]
(AFP) A Vienna court on Wednesday convicted an Austrian woman brought back from a Syrian detention camp for having been part of the Islamic State group, but ordered her jail sentence to be suspended in the first such case in the country. […]
(BBC) Three migrants have been cleared on appeal of setting fire to the overcrowded Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos during the Covid pandemic. The juvenile court of Mytilene found the defendants not guilty, ruling that their involvement in […]
(NY Post) A [Palestinian]-American developer — whose work in the Middle East was featured on “60 Minutes” and who was reportedly advising President Trump’s hostage envoy — was sued Monday by nearly 200 family members of Americans killed in Hamas’ Oct. 7, […]
(AFP) A French court on Monday jailed for life an Algerian supporter of the Islamic State jihadist group after finding him guilty of attempted murder over a bomb attack that wounded 13 people in 2019. Mohamed Medjdoub, 29, remained seated and did […]
(GB News) A jihadi bride who travelled to Syria to join Isis could be allowed to return to Britain. Immigration judges ruled that the Home Office should not block her from coming back because she needs medical care and has a son. […]
(BBC) An Islamic extremist who arrived in the UK seeking asylum has been jailed for supporting terror group Islamic State. Turkish national Hakan Barac, 28, of Commercial Road, Newport, posted videos on social media sites glorifying terrorists Osama bin Laden and Abu […]
(KWTV) The trial for Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi has been delayed until May 12, 2026, due to continuances requested by both parties. The court found that since it is a complex case involving a significant amount of discovery and classified information, the motions […]
(NL Times) Edwin Wagensveld, leader of the far-right anti-Islam movement, set fire to a Quran in central Amsterdam on Thursday evening, in front of the Stopera municipal building. Wagensveld, a prominent figure in the movement that opposes the influence of Islam in […]
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