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Recognizing Palestine would deepen French Muslim-Jewish rift President Emmanuel Macron's announced intention to recognize a Palestinian state has sharply divided French politicians. France's Jewish and Muslim communities also fear it could drive them even further apart.

August 1, 2025 Elizabeth Bryant

(Deutsche Welle) Mohammed Iriqat has witnessed first-hand France’s shifting stance on the crisis in the Gaza Strip, from the taunts he once received for wearing a kaffiyeh, a scarf symbolizing Palestinian solidarity, to being part of widespread protests as the devastating war in the […]

Meloni fumes as EU top court makes it harder to reject asylum-seekers Italian PM accuses European judges of a power grab.

August 1, 2025 Ferdinand Knapp and Elena Giordano

(Politico) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reacted with fury on Friday as the EU’s top court raised the threshold for member countries to reject asylum-seekers. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) said EU nations may only create national lists […]

Lost in limbo: Calls for repatriation of Swiss jihadist detainees in Syria grow louder

July 31, 2025 Annegret Mathari

(Swiss Info) What will happen to Swiss nationals who joined the Islamic State terrorist group and who are now imprisoned in northeastern Syria? Human rights experts, humanitarian groups, and even the US are calling for repatriation. Switzerland says it won’t support their […]

‘To kidnap me is an attack on democracy itself’: Belgian MP Safai after alleged kidnap plot

July 30, 2025 Anas El Baye

(Brussels Times) The Iranian regime has been after her for decades now. She has spent most of her life speaking out against the Islamic Republic’s abuses, and was once jailed for 24 days in one of Iran’s worst prisons. Darya Safai knows […]

How recent Syrian communal violence is impacting Germany Fighting between different community groups inside Syria is also causing tensions among Syrians living in Germany. After a brawl on the streets in Dusseldorf, some fear more unrest here.

July 29, 2025 Cathrin Schaer

(Deutsche Welle) Nobody ever used to ask Hassan which sect he belonged to. The 32-year-old Syrian has been in Germany since 2015, having fled after taking part in his country’s civil war on the side of anti-government forces. But now they do. […]

Belgian MP says Iran plotted her abduction after IRGC terror listing push

July 28, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Iran International) A Belgian lawmaker of Iranian descent said the European country’s police warned her of an Iranian plot to abduct her via Turkey after she backed labeling the Revolutionary Guards a terrorist group. “Today, the Belgian police and security services contacted […]

Fifty-four children swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave Ceuta

July 26, 2025 Graham Keeley and Miguel Gutierrez

(Reuters) At least 54 children and about 30 adults swam from Morocco to Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta in rough seas and fog, Spanish television reported on Saturday. Video footage on Spanish television channel RTVE showed Civil Guard launches making repeated […]

Germany urged to clarify refugee policy for Palestinians After having just lifted a controversial 18-month freeze on asylum rulings, Germany is being pressed to grant full refugee status to Palestinians as Israel's actions in Gaza claim ever more civilian casualties.

July 24, 2025 Julie Gregson

(Deutsche Welle) Shafiq* is a Palestinian man who ended up in limbo after he managed to get out of Gaza and make his way via Egypt and Turkey to Germany, where he applied for asylum. The right to asylum is enshrined in […]

EP snubs right-wing request to look into Qatari and Turkish interference The liberal chair’s apparent reluctance to put Islamic political influence on the agenda is not only 'unacceptable' but also raises questions of hidden conflicts of interest.

July 23, 2025 Tamás Orbán

(European Conservative) Earlier this month, members of the right-wing populist ESN group submitted a request to the chair of the EU Parliament’s anti-interference committee, Democracy Shield (EUDS), to hold formal debates on the spread of political and ideological influence by Turkey and […]

‘No ethics and a predatory lifestyle’ — foreign minors in Italian detention centres Those who are released continue to offend, and are sent back to the centre, some two or three times, while others ‘move’ their activity to another EU country.

July 21, 2025 Ildikó Bíró

(European Conservative) The Cesare Beccaria Youth Detention Centre is located in the outskirts of Milan. A small institution that can hold up to 70 people, but is usually overcrowded, has been the focus of several articles in the Italian press recently after […]

Denmark’s €27,000 offer fails to convince migrants to return to Syria Only 120 migrants have taken the cash and left the country so far, while calls for forced remigration grow louder by the day.

July 21, 2025 Tamás Orbán

(European Conservative) More than half a year has passed since Denmark began offering €27,000 for every Syrian refugee who voluntarily chooses to return to their home country after it was deemed “safe” with the fall of the Assad regime. However, the scheme […]

Germany and EU allies push for asylum crackdown and more deportations

July 18, 2025 Jörn Poltz and Riham Alkousaa

(Reuters) Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and five European counterparts agreed on a set of goals on Friday to tighten asylum rules in the bloc, including allowing deportations to Afghanistan and Syria. The meeting at Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze, follows Berlin’s […]

Germany deports 81 Afghan men to their homeland in 2nd flight since the Taliban’s return

July 18, 2025 Geir Moulson

(AP) Germany deported dozens of Afghan men to their homeland on Friday, the second time it has done so since the Taliban returned to power and the first since a new government pledging a tougher line on migration took office in Berlin. […]

UK to start processing Syrian asylum claims again

July 14, 2025 Becky Morton and Jack Fenwick

(BBC) The UK is to start processing Syrian asylum claims again, more than seven months after decisions were paused following the fall of the Assad regime. Asylum minister Dame Angela Eagle said the Home Office had “worked to lift the pause as […]

Iranian man wanted by US worked for Swiss, EU-funded drone lab — Swiss daily

July 10, 2025 Benjamin Weinthal

(Iran International) An Iranian man wanted by the United States on terrorism charges worked for [a] Swiss university lab which received state and European Union funding, the Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported. Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, who was at the center of […]

Spanish court says attempt on former politician’s life linked to opposition to Iran leadership

July 9, 2025 Emma Pinedo and Aislinn Laing

(Reuters) Spain’s High Court charged eight individuals on Wednesday with the attempted assassination of former right-wing politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras over his ties to an Iranian opposition group and support for dissident groups. Vidal-Quadras, 80, a founder of Spain’s far-right Vox party, was […]

Africa must stop migrants reaching Europe to keep EU cash, plans show Brussels wants to link development aid to measures to stem migrant flows to Europe.

July 9, 2025 Gregorio Sorgi

(Politico) African countries will have to stem migrant departures if they want to continue receiving EU development aid, the European Commission will suggest as part of its seven-year budget plan to be unveiled next week. The idea, which is outlined in an […]

Greece blocks asylum claims for migrants on island of Crete after a surge in arrivals from Libya

July 9, 2025 Derek Gatopoulos and Samy Magdy

(AP) Greece said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on the island of Crete following a spike in arrivals from Libya. More than 2,000 migrants have landed on the Mediterranean island since the weekend, according to coast guard […]

Dutch imam suspended after meeting Isaac Herzog in delegation to Israel Bilal Mosque in Alkmaar cuts ties with preacher Youssef Msibih, who was among 15 Muslim figures from Europe on Israeli visit

July 8, 2025 Rayhan Uddin

(Middle East Eye) A Dutch imam has been suspended from his mosque after meeting Israeli President Isaac Herzog as part of a delegation of Muslim figures from Europe visiting Israel. Youssef Msibih, an imam at Bilal Mosque in the northern Dutch city […]

Macron moves to shut down suspected Muslim Brotherhood institutions in France French president under pressure from political allies to toughen his stance on group

July 7, 2025 Sunniva Rose

(National-UAE) The French government on Monday said it would take new measures to tackle the Muslim Brotherhood’s influence in France, including the disbanding of endowment funds and a new asset-freeze mechanism. An official 74-page report on the Muslim Brotherhood “required more ambitious […]

Greece detains 1,200 migrants in three days as arrivals from Libya surge

July 7, 2025 Elena Becatoros

(AP) Authorities in Greece say more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on the island of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos over the past three days, following a surge in arrivals from Libya. The coast guard said multiple boats were […]

Germany to follow Austria and deport convicted Syrians

July 5, 2025 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Germany is to start deporting Syrians with criminal records, the interior ministry said Saturday, days after Austria became the first EU country to do so in recent years. The ministry had instructed the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) to […]

Samidoun added to Belgium’s extremism [watchlist], first [step] towards ban According to Israel’s National Bureau for Counter-Terror Financing, Samidoun plays a leading role in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’s (PFLP) anti-Israel propaganda efforts, fundraising and activist recruitment.

July 4, 2025 Yossi Lempkowicz

(European Jewish Press) The Belgian federal government has announced that the pro-Palestinian organization Samidoun will be added to the OCAD database — Belgium’s official registry for tracking terrorism, extremism, and radicalization, a move which is seen as a first step towards a […]

Austria deports first Syrian since civil war, says more will follow

July 3, 2025 Francois Murphy

(Reuters) Austria’s conservative-led government said on Thursday it had carried out its first deportation of a Syrian back to their home country in almost 15 years, making it the first European Union country to do so since the outbreak of Syria’s civil […]

Austria set to deport man to Syria, marking first for EU since Assad’s fall

July 2, 2025 Amina Ismail and Layli Foroudi

(Reuters) Austria is preparing to deport a Syrian man whose asylum status was revoked due to a criminal conviction, in what an EU official and rights groups say will be Europe’s first forced deportation to Syria since the fall of President Bashar […]

Greece, EU to press Libya on migrant crossings as Mediterranean numbers surge

July 1, 2025 Unlisted Author

(AP) The European Union’s commissioner for migration says Europe will take a “firm” approach with authorities in Libya following a spike in illegal migration across the Mediterranean. Commissioner Magnus Brunner plans to travel to Libya next week with government representatives from Greece, […]

Danish national arrested for allegedly spying on Jewish targets in Berlin for Iran

July 1, 2025 Miranda Murray and Stine Jacobsen

(Reuters) A Danish national has been arrested in Denmark on suspicion of spying for Iran by collecting information on Jewish sites and individuals in Berlin, and will be extradited to Germany, German and Danish authorities said on Tuesday. German prosecutors said the […]

French far-right MEP to stand trial for defamation against Muslim school in Valence

June 30, 2025 Ghita Zine

(Yabiladi) French far-right MEP Marion Maréchal is scheduled to stand trial on September 2, 2025, for defamation against the association Valeurs et Réussite, which runs an independent Muslim school in Valence. According to AFP, citing a source close to the case and […]

Terrorism in Netherlands largely homegrown, study finds

June 28, 2025 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) Terrorism in the Netherlands is primarily a “problem of homegrown origin,” according to a recent study examining the links between migration and terrorism. The report, shared Friday by Justice and Migration Minister David van Weel (VVD) with the Tweede Kamer, […]

Soros group funneled millions to Islamists, report says A research group has traced funding for extremist organizations linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, uncovering indirect financial ties to the Soros-founded Open Society Foundations.

June 26, 2025 Zolta Győri

(European Conservative) George Soros’ influential Open Society Foundation (OSF) is under fire, following a new report alleging that the organization has financially supported groups with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist networks. The findings point to a complex web of […]

Denmark to push for stricter EU migration policies

June 26, 2025 Camille Bas-Wohlert

(AFP) Denmark’s strict migration policies have slowly spread across Europe and the country will now push for harsher EU-wide regulations during its upcoming EU presidency, including on asylum handling and legal appeals. Migration policy “is linked to security, that is to say […]

Czech authorities detain 5 teens over online radicalization by IS and charge 2 with terror plot

June 25, 2025 Unlisted Author

(AP) Czech authorities have detained five teenagers for being radicalized online by the militant Islamic State group and charged two of them with terror-related crimes over an attempt to set fire to a synagogue, officials said Wednesday. Břetislav Brejcha, the director of […]

Prepare for tough love on migration as Denmark takes over EU presidency Denmark's prime minister Mette Frederiksen pioneered hard-line migration policies despite being on the left. Now she's bringing her special formula to the EU stage.

June 24, 2025 Nicholas Vinocur

(Politico) Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has built a reputation for herself as Europe’s tough-love social democrat, with a hard line on migration that’s earned her more critiques from the left than from the right. Now she’s getting a chance to test-drive […]

European taxpayers’ money channeled to groups promoting Islamism Brussels has no idea where EU funding ends up — or perhaps it does, but chooses to remain silent.

June 24, 2025 Javier Villamor

(European Conservative) Once again, Brussels has shown that it doesn’t know — or prefers not to know — where Europeans’ money is going. A recent report by the French Ministry of the Interior has raised serious concerns about organisations allegedly linked to […]

Outrage after French imam danced at ‘Israeli music festival’ in Paris Hassen Chalghoumi, imam in Drancy, was seen on stage at an event in support of Israel and Israeli captives

June 23, 2025 Imene Guiza

(Middle East Eye) A French imam has sparked outrage after dancing at an event organised in support of Israel and Israeli captives in Paris. On 22 June, during “We Will Dance Again,” an Israeli music festival, Hassen Chalghoumi was spotted on a […]

Greece rebukes Turkish FM’s remarks on Thrace minority and Cyprus

June 21, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Kathimerini) Greece’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday dismissed Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s claims that the rights of a “Turkish minority” in northern Greece are being violated, calling them unfounded and contrary to international law. “The Treaty of Lausanne clearly defines the minority […]

Brussels mayor told of pro-terror content of Samidoun’s Resistance Festival prior to event This comes despite Mayor Spinette of Saint-Gilles claiming that 'the information in our possession did not allow for a priori prohibition without jeopardizing freedom of expression.'

June 19, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) The mayor of the Brussels municipality in which Samidoun’s reenactment of the October 7 massacre took place had been informed before the day of the event’s expected nature, despite claiming there was no indication that such scenes would occur. This […]

France’s Afghan migration crisis: Even left-wing official breaks ranks A senior official with communist roots says what many fear: Afghan immigration is tearing at the fabric of French society.

June 12, 2025 Hélène de Lauzun

(European Conservative) The alarming warnings about mass migration are no longer limited to right-wing circles. A former French prefect responsible for equal opportunities, who comes from the left, is alarmed by the massive influx of migrants from Afghanistan, which he believes threatens […]

Irregular border crossings into EU fall 20% in early 2025, Frontex says

June 11, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Kathimerini) Irregular border crossings into the European Union fell by 20% in the first five months of 2025, totaling 63,700, according to preliminary figures released on Wednesday by the EU border agency Frontex. The Central Mediterranean remained the most active migration route, […]

[Government] rejects call to ban ‘barbaric non-stun slaughter’ after defending Jewish and Muslim beliefs Debate held after petition saying 'non-stun slaughter is barbaric and doesn’t fit in with our culture and modern-day values and should be banned' attracts 109,018 signatures

June 10, 2025 Lee Harpin

(Jewish News) The government has rejected a call to ban the non-stun slaughter of animals after defending the right of Jews and Muslims to eat meat prepared in accordance with their beliefs. A Westminster Hall debate took place on Monday after a […]

Report: Jesus statue covered during Eid festival in Italy, drawing backlash In Monfalcone, Italy, tensions rose following an incident at the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Marcelliana.

June 9, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Jerusalem Post) In Monfalcone, Italy, tensions rose following an incident at the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Marcelliana. According to Il Tempo, the sanctuary hosted approximately four thousand Muslims celebrating the Eid-Al-Adha festival. During the event, the statue of Jesus Christ was […]

German Cabinet approves stricter asylum measures The German government has proposed several new measures as it pushes on with plans to further curb irregular migration. This comes despite a legal setback this week when a court ruled pushbacks at the border unlawful.

June 4, 2025 Timothy Jones

(Deutsche Welle) The German Cabinet on Wednesday approved several measures to tighten Germany’s asylum laws, including a plan to make it easier to determine “safe countries of origin” and thus to deport rejected asylum-seekers. This comes after another policy put in place […]

Far-right PVV pulls out of Dutch coalition over asylum plans

June 3, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) The Dutch government collapsed on Tuesday morning after Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right PVV, stepped out of the coalition after failing to have his own way over asylum. “No signature for our asylum plans, no changes to the main […]

Germany’s Merz says court ruling will not stop migration crackdown

June 3, 2025 Friederike Heine and Matthias Williams

(Reuters) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that a court ruling against the expulsion by border police of three Somali asylum seekers could restrict his government’s migration crackdown but would not stop it. People would continue to be turned away at […]

Germany’s migration crackdown in limbo as court backs asylum seekers

June 2, 2025 Unlisted Author

(DPA) In a legal setback for the German government, a Berlin court ruled on Monday that rejecting asylum seekers at border checks within German territory — without first initiating proper asylum procedures — is unlawful. The urgent decision by the Berlin Administrative […]

Belgian watchdog checking Telegram for EU anti-terror compliance The regulator received more than 450 injunctions issued against Telegram.

June 2, 2025 Cynthia Kroet

(Euronews) Messaging app Telegram is being scrutinised by the Belgian telecoms regulator to check whether the platform complies with EU rules combating terrorist content online. The Belgian Institute of Post and Telecommunications (BIPT) said in its annual report published last week that […]

More than a million ‘migrant background’ Muslims in Germany at risk of radicalisation: study

June 1, 2025 Kurt Zindulka

(Breitbart) One in five Muslims with a “migrant background” in Germany, or over a million people, are currently susceptible to becoming radical Islamists, a study has found. Research from the Islam and Politics Research Centre at the University of Münster, conducted under theologian Mouhanad […]

Greece threatens rejected asylum seekers with jail under tougher new migration policy

May 30, 2025 Derek Gatopoulos

(AP) Greece will end mass legalization programs for migrants and jail those awaiting deportation under tougher policies set to take effect this summer, Migration Minister Makis Voridis said Friday. Migrants with rejected asylum claims will face a minimum of two years in […]

Qatar under Israeli attack for supporting radical Islam at CPAC conference in Hungary Chikli referred to the financing that radical Islamic organizations tied to the Brotherhood are getting from EU institutions and declared: 'Europe is financing its own death.'

May 29, 2025 Eldad Beck

(Jerusalem Post) Israeli speakers participating in the fourth CPAC conference in the Hungarian capital, gathering leaders of patriotic and sovereigntist parties from Europe and the Americas, harshly attacked Qatar for its massive support of spreading radical Islam in the West and intentionally […]

Cyprus offers Syrian families money to resettle and work permits for main earners

May 29, 2025 Menelaos Hadjicostis

(AP) Cyprus will offer Syrian families money to help them resettle back in their homeland and allow the main income earners to remain on the island nation for up to three years to work as part of a voluntary repatriation program, a […]