(NY Post) The anti-Israel protester who allegedly stormed a Big Apple subway car and demanded that “Zionists” raise their hands was arrested Wednesday following a weeks-long manhunt, cops said. Anas Saleh, 24, of Staten Island, turned himself in with his attorney at […]
(VOA) U.S. intelligence and security officials are increasing their focus on the country’s southern border, worried the constant flow of migrants has attracted the attention of the Islamic State terror group. The heightened concern follows the arrests earlier this month of eight […]
(Global News) Canada’s immigration tribunal has ordered the deportation of a Palestinian woman formerly employed by a Mississauga, Ont., relief group linked to Hamas. Majeda Sarassra was deemed inadmissible to Canada on security grounds because she worked for the International Relief Fund […]
(Iran International) A helicopter crash on May 19 claimed the lives of Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s eighth president, and his foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, leading to a series of consequential events. Memorial services organized by the Iranian government globally in their honor faced […]
(VOA) In 2016, Donald Trump’s presidential campaign echoed with a frequent vow to crush “radical Islamic terrorism.” Fast forward to today, as he seeks a second chance in the White House, Trump rarely mentions the phrase, his erstwhile rhetoric about Islamist terrorism […]
(NBC) The Department of Homeland Security has identified over 400 immigrants from Central Asia and elsewhere who crossed into the U.S. in the past three years as “subjects of concern” because they were brought by an ISIS-affiliated human smuggling network, three U.S. officials […]
(Jerusalem Post) An anti-Israel protest at a Los Angeles synagogue on Sunday devolved into brawls, the spraying of counter-protesters and journalists with bear mace, and vandalism of Jewish institutions, according to eyewitnesses and pro-Palestinian groups. The demonstrations at Adas Torah synagogue in […]
(Fox) Anti-Israel agitators clashed with supporters of Israel outside a Los Angeles synagogue Sunday morning, according to reports. The violence broke out in front of the Adas Torah synagogue in the 9000 block of Pico Boulevard before noon. Video from the scene […]
(Times of Israel) Anti-Israel protesters at New York City’s Hunter College over the weekend displayed symbols of the Hamas and Hezbollah terror groups and chanted in support of violent “resistance.” Footage from the Friday rally showed protesters, many of them wearing keffiyehs, […]
(VOA) The Biden administration will again allow Iran to run absentee voter stations on U.S. soil for next week’s Iranian presidential election, VOA has learned, prompting the Islamic republic’s critics to denounce the plan as absurd and shameful. Iranian Foreign Ministry official […]
(AFP) Abdullah Hammoud’s election as the first Muslim mayor of Dearborn was a watershed moment for this city, an automaking hub home to the highest concentration of Arab-Americans in the United States. But while his early focus was on upgrading sewer infrastructure […]
(Fox) A New Jersey school district apologized for offending a Muslim activist group this week after a middle school teacher featured a class quiz question naming the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, as a terror group. The Wayne Township […]
(CBC) An advertising truck that is being investigated by Toronto police, after it was spotted this week driving through the city while displaying anti-Muslim images and messages, is registered under Rebel News Network, a provincial database shows. A licence plate search through […]
(Free Beacon) Democrats’ top Senate appropriator is seeking millions of dollars in taxpayer funds for an Islamic organization in Washington state that has preached anti-Semitism, cheered Hamas’s “victory” over Israel, and hosted Palestinian activists who urge resistance against Israel “by any means […]
(Canadian Press) Earlier this week, members of Montreal’s Muslim community gathered in a park to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday, a day when families traditionally wear their finest clothes, share gifts, feast and pray together. Religious celebrations are not uncommon at Parc […]
(CBC) Three men have been found guilty of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder in a Mississauga restaurant shooting that killed one and left four injured three years ago. Anand Nath, the shooter, Suliman Raza, the getaway driver, and Naqash Abbasi, […]
(NY Post) The number of migrants flocking to the US-Mexico border from a country known as a hotbed of ISIS recruitment has skyrocketed under President Biden. More than 1,500 migrants from Tajikistan are known to have crossed the border between October 2020 […]
(CBC) The Toronto police hate crimes unit is investigating after video surfaced online of a mobile advertising truck displaying anti-Muslim digital images and messages. In videos posted to social media, the truck appears to display a series of questions that say: “Is […]
(CBC) The federal government is listing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under Canada’s Criminal Code after years of mounting pressure. Federal ministers delivered the news Wednesday afternoon, hours after CBC News first reported the government was preparing to […]
(Free Beacon) The Washington Post is in turmoil — old editor out, new editor in, and a new publisher under siege from a hostile and beleaguered staff. One of the criticisms the paper has weathered as it has bled money and subscribers […]
(National-UAE) A group of progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would recognise Eid Al Adha and Eid Al Fitr as public holidays in the US. But its pathway to passage is challenging in the Republican-majority House […]
(AP) The New Jersey man accused of repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie is not interested in an offered plea deal that would shorten his time in state prison but expose him to federal prison on a separate terrorism-related charge, his lawyer said […]
(CBC) Since the start of the Israel-Gaza war in October, Montreal police have been beefing up relations with Jewish and Muslim communities as part of a series of measures aimed at maintaining peace. The surprise attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7 […]
(Washington Examiner) An organization connected to an anti-Israel activist who fundraises for “Squad” Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) has quietly dissolved in Virginia, documents show. Corporate records filed in Virginia show the advocacy arm of the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, a nonprofit […]
(AP) One of Donald Trump’s emissaries to Arab Americans is a Lebanese-born businessman who moved to Texas as a teenager, speaks Arabic, English and French, and recently joined the Trump family when his son married the former president’s younger daughter. Massad Boulos […]
(Hill) House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said the United States has hit its “highest level of a possible terrorist threat.” CBS’s Margaret Brennan asked Turner on “Face the Nation” about the recent arrests of several people who had alleged ties […]
(CNN) The recent arrest of eight Tajik nationals believed to have connections to ISIS has heightened concerns among national security officials that a dangerous affiliate of the now-splintered terror group could potentially carry out an attack on US soil, according to multiple US officials […]
(CityNews) About 71 per cent of Muslim women surveyed in Quebec considered leaving the province for work due to the [effects] of Bill 21, during the pandemic. This is according to a new study published by the National Council of Canadian Muslims […]
(Breitbart) During a sermon at the University of Illinois Chicago, a speaker for the campus’s Muslim Students Association denounced America and democracy, describing them as a “cancer” spreading worldwide, while advocating for the adoption of Islam as the “new way of life” […]
(Star Tribune) One sleeve of Abdelhamid Al-Madioum’s orange sweatshirt dangled where his right arm once was as he walked into a Minneapolis federal courtroom Thursday a decade older than he was when he began devouring the terror propaganda that led him to […]
(CBC) After four weeks in court, the crown has presented its final evidence in the trial of three men accused in a Mississauga restaurant shooting three years ago that left one man dead and left four others injured. Naim Akl, 25, was […]
(NY Post) The suspected Queens jihadist busted with an arsenal of weapons in his SUV was ordered held without bail on Thursday — as disturbing new details of the case emerged in court. Judd Sanson, 29, was just blocks from La Guardia […]
(Bowling Green Daily News) A Bowling Green man on trial for crimes related to his participation in the terror group ISIS was found guilty Tuesday of multiple criminal counts. A jury convicted Mirsad Ramic, 34, of providing material support and resources to […]
(NY Post) A heavily armed Queens man who has shared extreme jihadist views online was busted in his “ghost car” early Wednesday — with sources saying they feared the nut was planning something “very bad.” Judd Sanson, 29, was taken into custody […]
(Free Beacon) A coalition of senators on Wednesday petitioned the IRS and other federal law enforcement agencies to launch an investigation into the Palestine Chronicle, alleging the nonprofit outlet violated its tax-exempt status by routinely publishing a Hamas hostage taker, the Washington […]
(Free Beacon) The daughter of Palestine Chronicle editor in chief Ramzy Baroud works for American Muslims for Palestine, a leading anti-Israel group that has defended Hamas terrorism and spearheaded anti-Semitic campus protests — activism that prompted Israeli terror victims to sue the […]
(NBC) Eight men from Tajikistan with potential ties to ISIS out of central Asia were arrested over the weekend in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News on Tuesday. The suspects had been on the […]
(NY Post) Six Russian nationals suspected to have terror ties to ISIS have been arrested in a coordinated sting operation spanning Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia, the Post can exclusively reveal. Two ICE sources confirmed to the Post they arrested the […]
(Bowling Green Daily News) Jurors at the trial for a Bowling Green man accused of fighting with the terror group ISIS heard Friday from a former ISIS soldier who claimed to have trained with the man and watched him go into battle. […]
(Free Beacon) An American nonprofit that published the writings of a Hamas affiliate who held three Israelis hostage has ties to the Iranian regime and Al Jazeera, the Qatari-funded outlet that has served as a leading mouthpiece for Hamas, according to a […]
(Fox) A man wearing a Hamas headband held up a bloody face mask depicting President Biden on Saturday amid an anti-Israel protest outside the White House. The man and others wearing similar headbands shouted “Down, down occupation!” while another man lit an […]
(Breitbart) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned an Israeli raid Saturday in Gaza that led to the rescue of four Israeli hostages held by Hamas terrorists, saying that Israeli forces had committed a “horrific massacre.” As Breitbart News reported Saturday, Israeli […]
(CBC) Lawyers for three men charged in connection with a fatal shooting at a family-owned restaurant in Mississauga attempted to poke holes in the story told by the crown’s star witness Friday — and even suggested the man was heavily involved in […]
(AP) A federal appeals court upheld the conviction Friday of a British national for his role in a hostage-taking scheme by the Islamic State group that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago. El Shafee Elsheikh was convicted and sentenced […]
(Canadian Press) Muslim groups called on political parties to work harder to stamp out Islamophobia in Canada on Thursday, and to not paint criticism of Israel as antisemitic. The concerns centred on condemnations of pro-Palestinian rallies and advocacy since the Oct. 7 […]
(CBC) One of Canada’s most prominent Muslim advocacy groups used part of its time in front of a Commons committee studying Islamophobia Thursday to attack a controversial Quebec law that bars most public sector employees from wearing religious clothing or symbols on the job. […]
(Canadian Press) Ontario’s highest court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of one of the two men found guilty of terrorism charges in a plot to derail a passenger train between Canada and the U.S. Raed Jaser had challenged the outcome […]
(Fox) FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday that there is an increasing concern of a potential coordinated attack in the U.S., similar to the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) attack in March at a concert hall in […]
(CBC) The alleged organizer of a fatal Mississauga restaurant shooting in 2021 made a man pledge allegiance to ISIS before he told him he ordered two others to “slaughter” the victims, court heard Tuesday. Mikail Aras testified in Superior Court in Brampton […]
(Free Beacon) Embattled Biden judicial nominee Adeel Mangi has repeatedly claimed to have had a “limited” role at a think tank known for anti-Semitic rhetoric and affiliation with convicted terrorists. The group’s executive director had a different perspective. Mangi, the nominee for […]
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