Law Enforcement

Spain commends Morocco’s role in joint ISIS-affiliated terror cell dismantling The coordinated raids targeted six individuals in Madrid, Ibiza, Ceuta, and three others in Tetouan and Fnideq.

(Morocco World News) Spanish authorities have publicly commended Morocco’s General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) for its instrumental role in dismantling an ISIS-linked terror cell on November 22. The cell, composed of nine members operating in Morocco and Spain, posed what officials […]

Government & Politics

Sebastian Gorka to be Trump’s counter-terrorism chief with controversial views on Islam The staunchly pro-Israel defender of the Muslim ban is set to return to the White House without Senate confirmation

(National-UAE) President-elect Donald Trump has picked Sebastian Gorka, a staunch defender of his so-called Muslim ban who has said there is [no] such thing as Palestine, to be his counter-terrorism chief at the National Security Council. Mr Trump called Mr Gorka “a […]

Government & Politics

‘Lacking the votes’: Schumer abandons embattled Biden judicial nominee Adeel Mangi Mangi faced Democratic opposition for his ties to anti-police groups

(Free Beacon) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has abandoned hopes of confirming Third Circuit Appeals Court nominee Adeel Mangi, whom some Senate Democrats opposed over links to anti-police groups uncovered by the Washington Free Beacon. Schumer struck a deal Thursday with Republicans […]

Government & Politics

Legal action against MI5 over Manchester Arena bombing cannot continue, judges rule In a ruling on Friday, Lord Justice Singh and Mrs Justice Farbey said the cases could not proceed as they were brought too late.

(Sky News) Hundreds of people affected by the Manchester Arena bombing cannot continue legal action against MI5, judges have ruled. More than 300 people, including survivors and those bereaved by the 2017 attack at an Ariana Grande concert, brought a case to […]

Clerics & Preachers

Hotel in Texas to host two speakers tied to Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood One of the speakers had previously nearly been denied US citizenship over his links with Hamas and the [MB].

(Jerusalem Post) The Hilton hotel in Houston Westchase is hosting an event featuring two speakers with reported ties to terror organizations, including Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. The event — named “From horror to hope: A benefit event for Gaza aid” — […]

Law Enforcement

Florida suspect arrested for allegedly planning to bomb NYSE: ‘I feel like Bin Laden’ Harun Abdul-Malik Yener told FBI agents 'tons of people' would support the bombing

(Fox) A Florida suspect was arrested for allegedly planning to bomb the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) this week, according to disturbing court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. Suspect Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, was arrested Wednesday and allegedly intended to carry […]

Law Enforcement

Ten Palestine Action activists arrested on suspicion of terror offences Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) [confirmed] arrests in connection with investigation into attack on Israeli-owned Elbit Systems UK in August

(Jewish News) Counter-terrorism cops have arrested ten individuals linked to the Palestine Action group in connection with an ongoing investigation into attacks on the defence technology firm Elbit Systems UK. After the granting of a series of warrants across the country on […]

Crime

Hamas official banished from Milan Mohammad Hannoun, designated recently by the US for transferring millions to Hamas through his ‘sham charity’ organization ABSPP, was banished by the city police on grounds of incitement to violence.

(Jerusalem Post) Authorities in the city of Milan issued an expulsion order against Mohammad Hannoun, a designated Hamas official who is blacklisted by the US and Israel. The order was issued following comments he made during a pro-Palestinian protest, in which he […]

Demonstrations

Canadian vigil for Yahya Sinwar canceled Canadian Defenders for Human Rights announces the cancelation of a planned vigil in Mississauga for the October 7 mastermind, who the anti-Israel group called 'our Mandela.'

(Arutz Sheva) The anti-Israel organization “Canadian Defenders for Human Rights” announced the cancellation of a conference in memory of the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar that was supposed to take place in Mississauga, west of Toronto. Arutz Sheva — Israel National News […]

Legal

French court orders release of Lebanese militant imprisoned since 1984 for Paris killings Georges Ibrahim Abdallah was convicted over 1982 murders of two foreign diplomats in Paris

(National-UAE) A French court on Friday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, jailed for 40 years after being convicted over the killing of two foreign diplomats, prosecutors said. The court said Abdallah, first detained in 1984 and convicted […]

Legal

Daniel Khalife misspelt ‘secret’ on publicly available document to please Iranian spy handler, court told Khalife, the 23-year-old who escaped from Wandsworth prison last year, is accused of passing secrets to the Iranians for more than two years.

(Sky News) A man accused of spying for Iran allegedly added a misspelling of the word “secret” to a publicly available document in an attempt to please his Iranian handler. Daniel Khalife, who has admitted escaping from Wandsworth prison, wrote “secert” instead […]

Demonstrations

German trial opens over alleged Islamist Sweden attack plot Two men with Afghan citizenship are accused of plotting an attack near the Swedish parliament in Stockholm. They hatched the plot amid uproar in parts of the Muslim world over two protests involving Quran burning.

(Deutsche Welle) A trial opens in Jena in the eastern German state of Thuringia on Friday against two men with Afghan citizenship accused of plotting a terrorist attack near the Swedish parliament in Stockholm. What are the pair accused of?  One of the […]

Interfaith

FBI: Man admits to planning terror attack from his Houston-area apartment, arrest captured on video The FBI said 28-year-old Anas Said bragged that he would commit a '9/11-style' attack and worked with ISIS in a plot to kill former President George W. Bush.

(KHOU) FBI Houston on Thursday announced the arrest of a man they say tried to provide support to ISIS and admitted to planning a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Documents show he was also connected to a plot to harm former President […]

Government & Politics

Starmer rebukes pro-Gaza MP at PMQs over failure to mention 7 October massacre Prime minister says Ayoub Khan would be wise to start a question about 'genocide' with reference to what happened in October last year

(Jewish News) Keir Starmer has criticised an MP elected on a pro-Gaza ticket for failing to reference either Hamas or the October 7 terror attack after he quizzed him in the Commons. During PMQs on Wednesday Ayoub Khan, the independent MP for […]

Crime

Hamas tied to Amsterdam pogrom, Israeli officials say A Dutch Palestinian group is identified as the primary organization behind the coordinated attack on sports fans, among others associated with PFLP.

(Israel Hayom) Israeli intelligence officials have identified Dutch organizations with Hamas ties as primary instigators of last week’s disturbances in Amsterdam, according to a report released Wednesday by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs. The report details how several local organizations allegedly utilized […]

Legal

Daniel Khalife entered ‘new phase’ of spying when he was on exercise in the US, court hears Daniel Khalife is accused of spending two years passing secrets to the Iranians while serving with the Royal Corps of Signals, but denies the charges.

(Sky News) Daniel Khalife, the former soldier accused of spying for Iran, entered a “new phase” of his relationship with his handlers during a series of calls from a base in the US, a court has heard. Khalife told his trial his […]

Interfaith

Soros-backed dark money giant bankrolled the fiscal sponsor of US-designated terror financier Samidoun, tax forms show Tides Foundation’s donors include George Soros and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

(Free Beacon) The Tides Foundation, a left-wing dark money giant backed by George Soros and other progressive billionaires, bankrolled the fiscal sponsor of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, an anti-Semitic group sanctioned in the United States for providing financial support to […]

Law Enforcement

Serving police officer arrested in Gloucester on suspicion of supporting Hamas A constable in his 30s was arrested. Specialist officers are carrying out searches as part of the investigation.

(Sky News) A serving Gloucestershire police officer has been arrested on suspicion of a terrorism offence. A constable in his 30s was arrested by counter-terror police on Tuesday in Gloucester under the Terrorism Act on suspicion of providing support for a proscribed […]

Demonstrations

‘Hamas is applauding’: Mississauga mayor urged to stop vigil for terror leader Yahya Sinwar A flyer for the event, which was shared on social media, used the slogan, 'Lest we forget our heroes,' and red poppies on top of a black and white photo of the architect of October 7

(National Post) A controversial vigil commemorating the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar appears to be going ahead as scheduled, despite a statement from an Ontario mayor that suggested a flyer featuring poppies over a black and white image of the terror […]

Legal

Daniel Khalife ‘endangered Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’ with fake intelligence Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained in Iran in 2016 after a holiday visit to Tehran with her daughter, and was only able to return to the UK after six years in prison.

(Sky News) A former soldier could have endangered the life of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe by sending a fake intelligence document to Iran, a court has been told. Daniel Khalife, 23, pleaded guilty to escaping from prison under a food catering truck and going […]

Government & Politics

House set to vote on bill targeting nonprofits accused of supporting terrorism Supporter[s] say the government needs a new tool to crackdown on nonprofits that support terrorism. Critics say the bill could be used to punish the government’s political opponents.

(JTA) U.S. law prohibits nonprofits from providing support to terrorist organizations, but enforcing that prohibition requires the government to furnish proof of a violation, triggering a judicial process that can be lengthy and arduous. In the more than two decades since the […]

Academics & Education

Columbia student group rejects Veterans Day to hold ‘Martyrs Day’ event 'A day to honor the patriotism, love of country, and sacrifice of those martyrs,' writes anti-Israel group Columbia University Apartheid Divest

(Free Beacon) Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), the infamous anti-Israel student group, protested Veterans Day by hosting a “Martyrs Day” event honoring “those martyred by the Israel-US war machine.” In an Instagram post, CUAD, which has celebrated Hamas terrorists and praised attacks […]