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Government & Politics

Rashida Tlaib attends conference honoring terrorists, hosting terrorist speaker The keynote speaker to the event was Sana’ Daqqah, the wife of PFLP terrorist Walid Daqqah, imprisoned for the abduction, torture, and murder of Israeli soldier Moshe Tamam.

May 26, 2024   

(Jerusalem Post) Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib spoke on Saturday at a Detroit pro-Palestinian conference that advocated on behalf of terrorism, honored terrorists, and featured a member of a terrorist organization as a panelist. Tlaib made a surprise appearance at the People’s Conference […]

Cemeteries & Funerals

Michigan Islamic center honors ‘Butcher of Tehran,’ other Iranian ‘martyrs’ killed in helicopter crash Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and several others were killed last week when their helicopter crashed in Iran

May 25, 2024   

(Fox) A Michigan Islamic center held a memorial Thursday for Iranian leaders, including one known as “the Butcher of Tehran,” who were killed in a helicopter crash last weekend, a move that came amid other tributes that sparked anger given Iran’s ties […]

Immigration

ICE confirms Jordanians who attempted to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico were both in US illegally One Jordanian national was in the US on a student visa, which expired in January 2023

May 23, 2024 and   

(Fox) One of two Jordanian nationals who attempted to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia earlier this month crossed into the U.S. illegally in April before being released, while the other was a foreign student whose status was terminated in January […]

Immigration

Jordanian who tried to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico was in US illegally, sources say Male suspect crossed US-Mexico border at San Diego sector before being released, according to sources

May 23, 2024 and   

(Fox) One of the two Jordanian nationals who tried to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia earlier this month crossed into the U.S. illegally in April before he was released from custody, multiple Department of Homeland Security sources have revealed to […]

Government & Politics

CAIR teaches mosques how to obtain taxpayer-funded grants meant to protect against terrorist attacks The Council on American-Islamic Relations is known for its ties to the terrorist group Hamas

May 23, 2024   

(Free Beacon) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), known for its ties to the terrorist group Hamas, is teaching mosques and Islamic groups how to rake in taxpayer funds through a grant program aimed at protecting houses of worship against terrorist attacks. […]

Academics & Education

House Republican probes State Department communication with ‘radical pro-Hamas groups’ Rep. Brian Mast seeks info on Biden admin contact with groups that bankrolled anti-Semitic campus protests

May 23, 2024   

(Free Beacon) A House Republican asked the State Department on Wednesday to turn over “all records and correspondence it has had with radical pro-Hamas groups linked to the funding of the anti-Semitic protests that have exploded across college campuses in recent months,” […]

Interfaith

Young Americans to attend anti-Israel, anti-US ‘hatefest’ with Chinese ties Organizers of the conference, which will host a self-admitted PFLP militant, include an organization funded by billionaire with reported ties to Chinese government.

May 22, 2024   

(Jerusalem Post) This weekend, a publicly funded venue in Detroit, Michigan, will host “The People’s Conference for Palestine,” a conference that defies so-called American imperialism. The event, featuring Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)-affiliated figures, is organized by groups with […]

Government & Politics

Omar cites Holocaust, Jewish lawyer to support ICC probing Israeli leaders 'The International Criminal Court must be allowed to conduct its work independently and without interference,' the Squad member stated.

May 20, 2024   

(JNS) U.S. President Joe Biden called it “outrageous” for the International Criminal Court to pursue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Washington “fundamentally rejects” the decision of the court in The Hague. Rep. Ilhan […]

Government & Politics

Inside Bob Casey’s troubling relationship with Erdogan’s best friend in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania Murat Güzel, a prolific Democratic donor, credits Bob Casey with helping him get a start in politics. Casey’s wife, Terese, recently thanked Güzel for a $100,000 donation to another Pennsylvania committee.

May 16, 2024   

(Free Beacon) Murat Güzel is one of Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s closest allies in the United States. A former board member of the Turkish American National Steering Committee alongside Erdogan’s cousin, Halil Mutlu, the Turkish-born Pennsylvania businessman has lobbied lawmakers on […]

Academics & Education

Muslim organization sues Abbott, colleges for suppressing speech The Council on American-Islamic Relations argues Abbott’s executive order addressing antisemitism is unconstitutional and targets Palestinian activists.

May 16, 2024   

(Dallas Morning News) A Muslim civil rights organization is suing Gov. Greg Abbott and two Texas university systems on behalf of student activists, saying Abbott and the universities violated students’ First Amendment rights. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, argues Abbott’s […]

Government & Politics

Muslim, Jewish voters leaning away from the federal Liberals as Gaza war grinds on: poll Poll also shows leaders of the big three parties aren't impressing Jewish, Muslim voters

May 16, 2024   

(CBC) A new poll suggests Muslim and Jewish voters are leaning away from the federal Liberals in voting intentions — a possible sign that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s efforts to straddle gaps in public opinion over the Israel-Hamas war are falling short. The […]

Immigration

Biden admin refuses to reveal terror watchlist nationalities as illegal immigration explodes on his watch Customs and Border Protection cited 'invasion of personal privacy' for why it would not reveal nationalities

May 16, 2024 and   

(Fox) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has rejected a request by Fox News to reveal the nationalities of people on the FBI terror watchlist arrested at the border by Border Patrol, citing “privacy interests” of those involved. Fox filed a Freedom of […]

Academics & Education

Israeli-Canadian teen says she was attacked at New Brunswick school for being Jewish The assault allegedly occurred during school hours at Leo Hayes High School in Fredericton at a parking lot off campus

May 15, 2024   

(National Post) A 14-year-old Israeli-Canadian girl attending a high school in New Brunswick has told Canadian Jewish News that she was assaulted last month by another student for being Jewish. Shaked Tsurkan said she was attacked by an older female schoolmate at […]

Government & Politics

Inside Biden’s broken relationship with Muslim and Arab American leaders Even as the president piles new pressure on Israel to end the war in Gaza, those who have called most passionately for him to change course say it is too little, too late.

May 10, 2024 and   

(NY Times) Seven months into Israel’s war in Gaza, Muslim and Arab American leaders say their channels of communication with President Biden’s White House have largely broken down, leaving the administration without a politically valuable chorus of support for his significant shift […]

Academics & Education

Ilhan Omar’s ‘pro-genocide’ Jews remark sparks House censure effort Republican Rep. Don Bacon is filing the resolution Tuesday, a source familiar tells Fox News Digital

May 7, 2024 and   

(Fox) Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is being hit with a censure resolution on Tuesday after she referred to some Jewish students as “pro-genocide” during a recent visit to Columbia University. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., is introducing the resolution against Omar on Tuesday, […]