News: North America – Page 22

Dem Sen. Patty Murray seeks millions for anti-Semitic mosque whose leader called Jews ‘despicable apes’ The Muslim Association of Puget Sound hosted speakers who praised Palestinian 'martyrs,' referred to Jews as 'filth'

June 20, 2024 Chuck Ross

(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 […]

Islamic holiday celebration in Montreal park draws ire from secularists Islamic celebration in Montreal park draws ire

June 20, 2024 Joe Bongiorno

(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 […]

3 men guilty of 1st-degree murder in 2021 Mississauga shooting Jury also finds Anand Nath, Suliman Raza, Naqash Abbasi guilty of 5 attempted murder charges

June 20, 2024 Saloni Bhugra

(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, […]

Hundreds of migrants from ISIS hotbed country have crossed US border under Biden

June 20, 2024 Jennie Taer

(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 […]

Toronto police investigate ad truck with anti-Muslim messaging Advocates say ad 'extremely dangerous,' designed to incite fear of Muslims

June 19, 2024 Muriel Draaisma

(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 […]

Canada listing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist group after years of pressure 'Our government will ensure that there is no immunity for Iran's unlawful actions,' LeBlanc says

June 19, 2024 Ashley Burke and Michael Woods

(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 […]

Washington Post foreign desk, accused of pro-Hamas bias, teems with Al Jazeera veterans Six members of the Washington Post's foreign desk previously wrote for Al Jazeera

June 19, 2024 Joseph Simonson

(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 […]

Progressive Democrats seek to make Eid an official US holiday Muslim-Americans say new bill will validate their experience, but hurdles in Congress threaten national recognition

June 18, 2024 Ellie Sennett

(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 […]

Lawyer for man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie says client doesn’t want offered plea deal

June 18, 2024 Carolyn Thompson

(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 […]

Montreal police work to maintain peace in city amid Israel-Gaza war Protesters gather at city hall to demand more be done to combat antisemitism

June 17, 2024 Unlisted Author

(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 […]

Anti-Israel group led by top Rashida Tlaib fundraiser dissolves

June 17, 2024 Gabe Kaminsky

(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 […]

Trump allies hope his daughter Tiffany’s father-in-law can help flip Arab American votes in Michigan

June 16, 2024 Joey Cappelletti

(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 […]

Turner says US is at ‘highest level of a possible terrorist threat’

June 16, 2024 Lauren Sforza

(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 […]

‘ISIS isn’t done with us’: Arrested Tajiks highlight US fears of terror attack on US

June 14, 2024 Katie Bo Lillis and Josh Campbell

(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 […]

Bill 21: Majority of Muslim women considered leaving Quebec for work

June 14, 2024 Unlisted Author

(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 […]

Radical Muslim Students Association denounces America, democracy as ‘cancer’ at UIC

June 13, 2024 Joshua Klein

(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” […]

St. Louis Park man sentenced to 10 years for joining, fighting for ISIS overseas Abdelhamid Al-Madioum has since said he 'joined a death cult' and has helped the FBI investigate terror cases around the country.

June 13, 2024 Stephen Montemayor

(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 […]

Prosecutors wrap their case in fatal Mississauga shooting trial Father of victim recalls shooting at his restaurant that killed his son

June 13, 2024 Saloni Bhugra

(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 […]

Suspected NYC jihadist was caught near major airport as new details of averted ‘disaster’ are revealed

June 13, 2024 Khristina Narizhnaya and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

(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 […]

Ramic convicted on all counts in ISIS terror trial in BG

June 12, 2024 Justin Story

(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 […]

Cops bust heavily armed NYC man who expressed jihadist views, was planning something ‘very bad’: sources

June 12, 2024 Joe Marino, Amanda Woods and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

(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 […]

GOP senators press IRS to revoke tax-exempt status of ‘Palestine Chronicle’ nonprofit tied to Hamas hostage taker 'While Aljamal may have played a journalist by day, the evidence clearly suggests he was, at minimum, a Hamas collaborator,' letter says

June 12, 2024 Adam Kredo

(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 […]

Daughter of ‘Palestine Chronicle’ editor works for American Muslims for Palestine Anti-Israel org is facing lawsuit alleging it provides 'substantial assistance' to Hamas

June 11, 2024 Adam Kredo

(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 […]

8 suspected terrorists with possible ISIS ties arrested in New York, L.A. and Philadelphia, sources say The men from Tajikistan came to the U.S. through the southern border and their criminal [background] checks came back clean at the time they crossed, officials familiar with the matter said.

June 11, 2024 Julia Ainsley, Tom Winter, Andrew Blankstein and Antonio Planas

(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 […]

Six suspected terrorists with ISIS ties arrested in sting operation in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia: sources

June 11, 2024 Jennie Taer

(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 […]

Ex-ISIS soldier testifies against Ramic

June 10, 2024 Justin Story

(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. […]

Iran’s ties to the ‘Palestine Chronicle’ [Abdallah] Aljamal, who held Israeli hostages, worked as journalist for an organization registered as a U.S. nonprofit. Here's what we know.

June 10, 2024 Adam Kredo

(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 […]

Anti-Israel agitator in Hamas headband holds up bloodied Biden face mask steps from White House Demonstrators are calling for Biden to end his support for Israel in the war with Hamas

June 8, 2024 Brie Stimson

(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 […]

CAIR condemns Israeli hostage rescue: ‘Horrific massacre’

June 8, 2024 Joel B. Pollak

(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 […]

Lawyers suggest witness in Mississauga shooting was involved in murder Witness Mikail Aras grilled during cross-examination after implicating 3 men in shooting that killed 1

June 7, 2024 Saloni Bhugra

(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 […]

Appeals court upholds conviction of British national linked to Islamic State

June 7, 2024 Matthew Barakat

(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 […]

MPs calling out hate while disparaging Israel criticism ‘duplicitous’: Muslim groups Stop tying Israel criticism to hate: Muslim groups

June 6, 2024 Dylan Robertson

(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 […]

Muslim advocacy group blasts Quebec secularism law in front of Commons committee

June 6, 2024 Raffy Boudjikanian

(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. […]

Raed Jaser, convicted in Via Rail terror plot, loses appeal Man convicted in Via Rail terror plot loses appeal

June 5, 2024 Paola Loriggio

(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 […]

FBI director warns of jihadist attack in US, similar to Russian concert hall: ‘Heightened terrorist threat’ Wray tells Senate, 'We need funding to continue protecting America from terrorism'

June 4, 2024 Greg Wehner

(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 […]

Organizer of deadly Mississauga restaurant shooting ordered men to ‘slaughter’ victims, court hears Mikail Aras testifies he was forced to pledge allegiance to ISIS before being told about shooting

June 4, 2024 Saloni Bhugra

(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 […]

Adeel Mangi has downplayed his work with this anti-Semitic think tank. Its director said he was part of its ‘formidable braintrust’

June 3, 2024 Chuck Ross

(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 […]

Masked protester taunts NYC Israel Day Parade with vile ‘Kill Hostages Now’ sign as families of Oct. 7th captives march

June 2, 2024 Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

(NY Post) A masked maniac tried to disrupt Sunday’s Israel Day Parade, taunting marchers and supporters with a vile sign reading, “Kill Hostages Now.” The protester, wearing a black mask, black shirt and wearing a Palestinian flag as a cape, was part […]

‘Long live October 7’ chanted in defiance of Vancouver police, calls for global intifada sound Masir Badil Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement leader and alleged PFLP operative Khaled Barakat led the Canadian crowd in chants of 'long live October 7.'

May 31, 2024 Michael Starr

(Jerusalem Post) A protest in Vancouver praised the October 7 massacre as the beginning of a global intifada on Monday, in support of an anti-Israel [activist] who had been arrested and was facing possible charges after glorifying the pogrom and advocating for […]

Hamas using anti-Israel campus groups to recruit future US leaders into ‘terrorist cult’: lawyers A lawsuit against National Students for Justice in Palestine was filed on behalf of survivors of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack

May 31, 2024 Danielle Wallace and Stephen Sorace

(Fox) A lawsuit filed this month against National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) offers an important window into how Hamas terrorists are allegedly using the campus group to recruit America’s future leaders into its “terrorist cult,” according to two lawyers involved […]

Crazed cabbie who tried to mow down NYC Jewish students has a troubling history

May 30, 2024 Joe Marino, Georgett Roberts and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

(NY Post) The deranged cab driver who tried to mow down Orthodox students outside a Brooklyn Jewish school while screaming “kill all the Jews” has a disturbing history of deranged behavior, police sources and neighbors told the Post. Asghar Ali, 58, a […]

Trial underway for fatal 2021 Mississauga restaurant shooting Crown alleges men killed Naim Akl to keep him from telling authorities they were sending ISIS money

May 29, 2024 Saloni Bhugra

(CBC) The alleged getaway driver from a shooting at a family-owned restaurant in Mississauga three years ago told a friend he was “shocked” by the situation while visiting the scene hours after bullets flew, court heard Wednesday. The shooting at Chicken Land, […]

Maniac screams ‘I’m gonna kill all the Jews’ as he tries to run down students outside NYC Jewish school

May 29, 2024 Joe Marino, Reuven Fenton, Desheania Andrews and Amanda Woods

(NY Post) A maniac tried to mow down Orthodox students and a rabbi outside a Brooklyn Jewish school Wednesday while allegedly yelling “I’m gonna kill all the Jews” in a shocking antisemitic attack, sources told the Post. Video footage supplied by the […]

New York officials ramp up security after ISIS-K threat against upcoming Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup

May 29, 2024 Rebekah Riess

(CNN) New York officials put safety precautions in place after terror group ISIS-K made a “global” threat earlier this year against the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup on Long Island, New York. On Wednesday, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick J. […]

Detroit man allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS charged with trying to provide the group funds Jibreel Pratt is facing two charges of attempting to provide currency and monetary instruments to ISIS

May 28, 2024 Ruta Ulcinaite

(WXYZ) A Detroit man was arrested on Tuesday and charged with allegedly trying to provide money to ISIS last year. Federal prosecutors say he pledged his allegiance to the group and hoped to travel to the Middle East to aid in their […]

Pro-ISIS group posts ominous message showing Long Island cricket stadium set to host World Cup The International Cricket Council World Cup 2024 is next month on Long Island; a senior law enforcement official says there's no evidence of any specific plot or credible threat against the stadium

May 28, 2024 Jonathan Dienst and Pei-Sze Cheng

(WNBC) Authorities plan to ramp up police presence at cricket watch parties and the FBI’s Nassau County office will work on security with NYPD and other local law enforcement partners leading up to next month’s ICC World Cup 2024 after a pro-ISIS […]

Biden administration tries to plug loophole that released migrant linked to terrorism into the U.S. The change in policy follows an NBC News story that revealed a judge released the man on bond when ICE prosecutors could not show the judge classified evidence of terror ties.

May 28, 2024 Julia Ainsley

(NBC) The Biden administration is giving immigration judges and asylum officers more access to classified information to help them determine which migrants might have ties to terrorism or pose a threat to public safety. The change in policy follows an April 11 […]

Biden surrogate Ro Khanna attended Michigan event with imam who accused pro-Israel lawmakers of ‘treason’ Members of Congress who voted for Antisemitism Awareness Act are 'stooges of Israel' who should be 'convicted of treason,' Hassan Qazwini said

May 28, 2024 Chuck Ross

(Free Beacon) Rep. Ro Khanna (D., Calif.) attended an awards gala this month with a Michigan cleric who called for pro-Israel members of Congress to be charged with “treason” and an activist who has repeatedly praised the terrorist group Hamas. Khanna, a […]

Accused murderer in Chicken Land shooting had ISIS videos on cellphone, court hears

May 27, 2024 Joe Warmington

(Toronto Sun) While being tried as a regular first-degree murder trial — and five counts of attempted murder — this disturbing Chicken Land shooting case is also about the alleged role radical Islamic terrorism played. In fact, a jury Monday heard that […]

Lawler: Remove Rashida Tlaib from Congress for speech at conference linked to terror group

May 27, 2024 Elizabeth Weibel

(Breitbart) Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) called for Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) to be “removed from Congress” over a speech she gave at an anti-Israel conference that was linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist […]