Government & Politics

New Islamic Relief Worldwide chairman celebrated Muslim Brotherhood on social media Posts by employees of the global charity raise concerns over extremist influence for governments

(National-UAE) Senior employees of Islamic Relief Worldwide, a British registered charity, have regularly published social media posts showing support for Hamas and Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, and circulating conspiracy theories. Three current employees have used personal accounts to highlight material of a type […]

Government & Politics

Canada launches Lebanon fund that includes group with alleged Hamas ties The charity accused of Hamas ties, Islamic Relief, is among a dozen ... charities announced as partners in the Canadian government's Lebanon Matching Fund.

(Jerusalem Post) The government of Canada has launched a new aid fund consisting of numerous partner charities aimed at relieving suffering in Beirut, Lebanon, following an explosion that has left thousands of people homeless and over 150 dead, which includes a charity […]

Interfaith

ZOA calls on HIAS to end its ‘partnership’ with Hamas-linked Islamic group In addition to anti-Semitic statements, Islamic Relief Worldwide and its affiliates have ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.

(JNS) The Zionist Organization of America is calling on HIAS to end its “partnership” and “collaboration” with the Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), whose leadership has made anti-Semitic statements and is banned in Israel for its ties to Hamas. IRW director Heshmat Khalifa, […]

Government & Politics

Big increase of Palestinian terrorist members, supporters in Germany Support for the ... PFLP has risen, which was founded in 1967 and is animated by a Marxist-Leninist doctrine coupled with radical Arab nationalism.

(Jerusalem Post) The number of members and supporters of the US- and EU-designated terrorist organization the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has dramatically increased in Germany, the Jerusalem Post can report. According to a review of the newly released […]

Crime

German intel: Syrian student says ‘all Jews belong in gas chamber’ Shocking secret file exposes Israel-related antisemitism among German Muslim associations.

(Jerusalem Post) A previously classified German intelligence report on Wednesday revealed widespread Islamic-animated antisemitism among Muslim organizations in the federal republic, including defective statistics about the origin of crimes due to Jew-hatred. The German paper Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) first reported on the […]

Government & Politics

British government asked to account for rise in Muslim Brotherhood activity MP Andrew Rosindell calls for international action to stop the group exploiting coronavirus downturn

(National-UAE) A senior British politician has demanded international action to prevent extremists taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis to “exploit” vulnerable people. Andrew Rosindell has raised his concerns at the highest level of British government, asking ministers to answer questions over the […]

Banks & Banking

HSBC to block donations to Palestinian aid charity Interpal British bank will no longer process standing orders, in Ramadan blow for one of UK's leading pro-Palestinian aid organisations

(Middle East Eye) British bank HSBC has told customers in the UK that it will stop processing standing order payments to the Palestinian aid charity Interpal from next month. The bank sent out letters earlier this month to account holders who make […]

Government & Politics

Tlaib to address American Muslims for Palestine gala The anti-Israel group supports the BDS movement and was founded by Hatem Bazian, who co-founded Students for Justice in Palestine.

(JNS) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is scheduled to address the annual gala on Saturday as the guest of honor for the Missouri chapter of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP). Tlaib was the keynote speaker at AMP’s annual national conference in November 2019, […]

Government & Politics

More than 120 members of Congress issue letters of support to leading anti-Israel group Congressional support for CAIR likely to generate concern in pro-Israel community

(Free Beacon) More than 120 members of Congress privately issued letters of support to a controversial Islamic-American advocacy group known for its involvement in one of America’s most prominent terrorism financing cases, according to a copy of these official communications obtained by […]

Academics & Education

Watchdog group launches petition to keep CAIR off American college campuses An appeal by StopAntisemitism.org was launched in response to the CAIR chapter in Georgia, urging Georgia State University to end its relationship with the project Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange due to its partnership with Israel.

(JNS) The watchdog group Stopantisemitism.org is calling on the U.S. Department of Education and [Georgia] State University to keep the “terror-affiliated” Council on American-Islamic Relations off U.S. college campuses. “The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an American front group for the terrorist […]