Terrorism

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.

November 11, 2024   

(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

November 11, 2024   

(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 […]

Legal

Daniel Khalife pleads guilty to escaping from prison Khalife, who is accused of spending two years passing secrets to the Iranians while serving with the Royal Corps of Signals, escaped from prison under a food catering van on 6 September last year — causing a nationwide manhunt.

November 11, 2024   

(Sky News) A former soldier accused of spying for Iran has pleaded guilty to escaping from prison under a food catering truck and going on the run for four days while he was awaiting trial. Daniel Khalife, 23, from Kingston, southwest London, […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Redbridge councillor exposed over pro-Hezbollah and racist social media posts Clayhall ward councillor Kabir Mahmud accuses black American politician Lloyd Austin of having 'slavery in your soul'

November 11, 2024   

(Jewish News) A Redbridge councillor has posted highly inflammatory messages on social media, including a call for terror group Hezbollah to get “more powerful rockets to do maximum damage to the Zionist” along with an apparent racist jibe at a black US […]

Academics & Education

Pro-Hamas messages intensify on college campuses Pro-Palestinian protests have been less disruptive this fall, but at some schools, the rhetoric is more extreme.

November 10, 2024 and   

(Washington Post) When antiwar protests disrupted campuses nationwide last year, signs and chants demanded “Divest!” and “Cease-fire now!” This fall, much of the protest language has grown darker, celebrating the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, echoing language used by Hamas and declaring, “Glory […]

Government & Politics

UK’s new national security adviser called for ISIS talks at height of terrorism Jonathan Powell helped bring peace to Northern Ireland with Tony Blair and is welcomed by leadership as 'an excellent choice'

November 8, 2024 and   

(National-UAE) Britain’s new national security adviser argued that the West should negotiate with ISIS extremists to bring peace to the Middle East. Jonathan Powell, who was former prime minister Tony Blair’s chief of staff, was a leading player in bringing a peace […]

Immigration

Ħamrun resident tried to recruit vulnerable people for ‘jihad’: police The accused allegedly targeted asylum seekers who lived alone and had left war-torn countries

November 7, 2024   

(Times of Malta) A Ħamrun resident tried to recruit “vulnerable people” across Europe to carry out terrorist attacks, a court heard on Thursday. Mouhamadou Dosso, 32, who holds an Italian identity card, stands accused of spreading extremist material and attempting to recruit […]

Government & Politics

Plea deals for accused 9/11 plotters are valid, judge rules A military judge said he would move forward with accepting guilty pleas from three defendants in exchange for life sentences. The agreements had been rescinded by the defense secretary.

November 6, 2024   

(NY Times) A military judge ruled on Wednesday that plea agreements in the Sept. 11 case were valid, reviving the possibility that the man accused of planning the attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, and two accused accomplices could eventually be sentenced to life […]

Children & Teens

Sweden: Would-be bombers of Israeli defense firm ‘accepted a mission’ Swedish intelligence has suggested that Iran may have orchestrated recent terror attacks on Israeli targets in the country.

November 6, 2024   

(JNS) Three Swedes suspected of having planted an explosive device earlier this year at the offices of Elbit Systems Sweden, the Gothenburg-based subsidiary of Israel’s largest defense contractor, likely acted on behalf of “someone else,” prosecutors told reporters on Wednesday. “Nothing indicates […]

Crime

Suspected spy tells Dutch judges it is too ‘unsafe’ to discuss case Dutch authorities arrested a former employee of the country’s counterterrorism service, accusing him of selling state secrets to Morocco.

November 4, 2024   

(Courthouse News) A man charged with giving classified information to Morocco told judges at the Rotterdam District Court he did not want to discuss the case against him because it was “unsafe” to do so. Abderrahim El M. — names of defendants […]

Academics & Education

Terrorist convicted of murdering 4 in Paris synagogue is lecturer at Canadian university Dr. Hassan Diab was convicted in France and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of four people, including one Israeli, in a terrorist attack in Paris in 1980

November 3, 2024   

(Ynet) Dr. Hassan Diab, a Lebanese terrorist with Canadian citizenship, who was convicted in a French court and sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement in a terrorist attack on a synagogue in Paris 44 years ago, accepted a teaching position at […]

Government & Politics

UN official withdraws from Montreal conference featuring Canadian leader of Samidoun terror group An updated list of individuals participating in the inaugural 'Coordinating Council 4 Palestine' conference has removed Albanese's name as the keynote speaker on Saturday evening

November 1, 2024   

(National Post) United Nations special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese has withdrawn from a Montreal conference featuring Charlotte Kates, the founder of Samidoun, a designated terror group. An updated list of individuals participating in the inaugural “Coordinating Council 4 Palestine” […]

Legal

Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife tells court it was a ‘foolish idea’ to have someone with his ‘skillset’ in prison Khalife, 23, is giving evidence at Woolwich Crown Court, where he denies all of the charges against him.

November 1, 2024   

(Sky News) A former soldier has told a jury his escape from Wandsworth prison to avoid being held with sex offenders and terrorists showed his “skillset.” Daniel Khalife, 23, who was being held accused of passing secrets to Iran, said he was […]

Demonstrations

When does free speech cross the line into breaking U.S. anti-terrorism laws? Former federal officials say the FBI should open a criminal investigation into a New Jersey native who leads a pro-Hamas nonprofit group. Civil rights advocates say she’s engaged in political speech.

November 1, 2024 and   

(NBC) Charlotte Kates, a New Jersey native and Rutgers Law School graduate who co-founded the pro-Hamas organization Samidoun, has become the focus of an ongoing legal debate: When does free speech cross the line into breaking federal anti-terrorism laws? Over the last […]

Legal

Victims of 2016 terrorist attack disappointed by final hearing The judgment on the compensation of the victims of the 22 March 2016 terrorist attacks in Brussels and Zaventem came to a close in a five-minute hearing yesterday.

November 1, 2024   

(VRT) The hearing yesterday to deliver the final judgment on the compensation of the victims of the 2016 terrorist attack in Belgium came to an end almost as soon as it had begun. The court chose not to read the 600-page report […]

Government & Politics

Controversial UN official to speak at Montreal event featuring leader of designated terror group Charlotte Kates is on a panel at the 'Coordinating Council 4 Palestine' conference and Francesca Albanese will give the concluding keynote address

October 31, 2024   

(National Post) Francesca Albanese, the embattled United Nations special rapporteur overseeing the Palestinian territories, is set to headline a Montreal event featuring Charlotte Kates, a leader of Samidoun, a designated terror group. The inaugural “Coordinating Council 4 Palestine” conference will be held on […]

Crime

Chicago Police announces hate crime, terror charges against gunman accused of shooting Orthodox Jew 'We did not secure these charges because of public pressure or because of media attention,' said Larry Snelling, superintendent of the Chicago Police.

October 31, 2024 and   

(JNS) Chicago is adding one felony count each of terror and hate-crime charges to the 14 felony charges it has brought against Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, who is accused of shooting a 39-year-old Jewish man who was walking to synagogue on Shabbat, […]

Law Enforcement

Police arrest man, 32, suspected of distributing extremist material Ivorian, 32, arrested in 5am raid in Ħamrun, in connection with the distribution of allegedly extremist material

October 31, 2024   

(Malta Today) A 32-year-old man from the Ivory Coast was arrested in a 5am operation on 31 October, Giovanni Barbara Street, Ħamrun, in connection with the distribution of allegedly extremist material. The arrest followed weeks of surveillance and intelligence analysis in a […]

Interfaith

7 October praised as ‘just so beautiful’ at ‘family event’ at London ExCel Centre Speakers openly praised Hamas atrocities at the Islamic Global Peace and Unity Festival

October 24, 2024   

(Jewish News) The 7 October Hamas attack was praised as “just so beautiful” at a “peace and unity” festival at one of the UK’s top exhibition centres. Iranian Press TV presenter Latifa Abouchakra also described the atrocities in which Hamas terrorists killed […]