Academics & Education

French academic stands his ground against Islamo-leftist harassment These students 'can’t stand that we can have an objective view of the conflicts in the Middle East,' Professor Balanche said.

(European Conservative) A renowned French university professor finds himself caught up in turmoil for having expressed his opposition to the holding of an Islamic breaking of the fast on the premises of the Lumière University Lyon 2 (Lyon-2). Prevented from teaching and […]

News: Europe

Muslim World League leader warns of divisions in UK over Gaza war Britain should treat Islamic integration as a national security issue to prevent isolation, says Dr Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al Issa

(National-UAE) The British government should make integration a national security issue, as the war in Gaza continues to divide communities throughout the UK, the head of the Muslim World League has said. Young British Muslims are growing more isolated from mainstream politics, […]

Government & Politics

Gottheimer urges federal probe of NJ center after it invites PFLP member to speak at conference The congressman asked the Justice Department to investigate the Palestinian American Community Center after Wisam Rafeedie addressed a conference hosted by the center.

(JNS) Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) called for a federal investigation into whether a pro-Palestinian group is supporting Jew-hatred and terror. Gottheimer, who is Jewish, asked the U.S. Department of Justice on Sunday to investigate the Palestinian American Community Center after Wisam Rafeedie, […]

Government & Politics

Labour’s Muslim problem — blindness or self-deception? For fear of losing their seats, Labour MPs refuse to speak of the elephant in the room: the utter failure of multiculturalism.

(European Conservative) The left has a long, storied tradition of staring reality squarely in the face and refusing to believe their lying eyes. And nowhere is this more evident than the left’s defence of multiculturalism — a project so disastrous that even […]

Demonstrations

‘They walk our streets’: Hezbollah instills fear in Spanish Jews as gov’t fails to confront terror cells The arrest of three suspects accused of building exploding drones in the city center has raised alarms about terrorist activity and rising antisemitism in Europe

(Media Line) Spanish police arrested three individuals in Barcelona on April 1 for allegedly manufacturing exploding drones on behalf of Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based group designated as a terrorist organization by both the United States and the European Union. The arrests took place […]

Crime

Toronto police spent $19.5M on response to Israel-Gaza war protests last year: report Figure includes cost of engagement with Jewish and Muslim communities, report says

(CBC) Toronto police spent $19.5 million in 2024 on policing demonstrations and “proactive engagement” with Jewish and Muslim communities amid the Israel-Gaza war, according to a new report. The report, written by Chief Myron Demkiw, says officers responded to over 2,000 unplanned events last […]

Academics & Education

‘Extremism versus democracy’: October 8 documents rise of antisemitism after Hamas terror attack After the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Wendy Sachs began working on a film documenting anti-Israel protests sweeping across the U.S.

(National Post) After Hamas invaded Israel on October 7, protests around the world celebrated the terrorist attack that killed more than 1,000 people. Witnessing a rise in hateful rhetoric sparked something in Wendy Sachs, an American documentarian and journalist. Within a few […]

Academics & Education

Columbia ‘environmental justice’ lecturer endorses Palestinian ‘resistance in all its forms,’ calls for an end to Zionism ‘Underground war has been an essential form of resistance in Palestine,’ Hadeel Assali writes

(Free Beacon) A Columbia University “environmental justice” lecturer endorsed Palestinian “resistance in ALL its forms” shortly after the Oct. 7 terror attack and called for an end to Zionism, a Washington Free Beacon review of her social media posts found. She also […]

Demonstrations

Liberals drop Edmonton candidate who praised Hamas, Hezbollah in video Loyola said in the 2009 video taken at an anti-NATO protest that Hamas and Hezbollah, both listed terrorist organizations in Canada, should be lionized, not condemned

(National Post) The Liberals have revoked the candidacy of Edmonton-area candidate Rod Loyola after National Post asked about a video in which he praised the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah at a 2009 anti-NATO protest. National Post had sent the video to the […]

Clothing

Ottawa Hamas cosplayers spark concern from mayor’s office But Ottawa Police maintain there is nothing wrong with anti-Israel marchers wearing Hamas-inspired uniforms

(Toronto Sun) While anti-Israel marchers in Ottawa wearing Hamas-inspired costumes prompted concern from the city’s mayor’s office, Ottawa police maintain the activists did nothing wrong. Footage of a March 29 anti-Israel protest in downtown Ottawa depicted marchers dressed in black, wearing black […]

Law Enforcement

Two men arrested in London over alleged Hezbollah links One of those arrested, a 39-year-old man, was allegedly involved in preparations for an act of terrorism, police say. They have both been released on bail until mid-July.

(Sky News) Two men have been arrested in west London over alleged links to Hezbollah. One of the individuals, a 39-year-old man, was allegedly involved in preparations for an act of terrorism. He was arrested on 1 April and was also accused […]

Clerics & Preachers

Minister addresses concerns over government engagement with those accused of extremism Tory MP Nick Timothy raised concerns about Communities Minister Jim McMahon's decision to attend an iftar event organised by the European Islamic Centre

(Jewish News) A senior minister has addressed concerns over government engagement with individuals and groups accused of links with Islamist extremism. Security Minister Dan Jarvis told MPs on Monday that the Labour government takes tackling extremism “incredibly seriously” but added it would not […]

Academics & Education

At Hamas’s encouragement, Students for Justice in Palestine sponsors march commemorating Iran-established ‘Al Quds Day’ SJP and other prominent anti-Israel groups will assemble in Times Square 'against Zionism'

(Free Beacon) Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), the pro-Hamas campus group, is sponsoring a mass protest in New York City to honor Iran’s International Quds Day — the sort of demonstration that Hamas itself encouraged its international supporters to organize in […]

Employment

Measures in place as Civil Service Muslim Network allowed to resume activity Exclusive: The cross-government umbrella network that represents and supports Muslim civil servants faced claims an official had shared antisemitic tropes as he discussed Israel at meetings

(Jewish News) A Muslim civil service group has been allowed to resume its activities after measures were put in place to oversee future meetings following an investigation into claims that antisemitic tropes had been circulated. The Civil Service Muslim Network — a […]

Demonstrations

French minister: ‘Hatred of Jews comes essentially from the Arab-Muslim world’ In an article published in daily Le Monde, over 200 personalities pleaded 'so that anti-Zionism no longer serves as a pretext for anti-Semitism.'

(European Jewish Press) French Minister of Overseas Manuel Valls declared Monday that hatred of Jews “comes [essentially] from the Arab-Muslim world, in France and elsewhere.” He made [the] statement in an interview on CNEWS-Europe 1 as he reacted to anti-Jewish slogans chanted […]

Academics & Education

‘Common sense’ arrest of pro-Hamas protester Rumeysa Ozturk, says Homeland Security Federal investigations found that the Turkish national and Tufts student 'engaged in activities in support of Hamas,' the Department of Homeland Security told JNS.

(JNS) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested the Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk, a doctoral student at Tufts University in the Boston area, for supporting Hamas, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Ozturk was “granted the privilege to be in […]

Academics & Education

After Nasrallah mourner’s expulsion from US, CAIR tells non-citizens: Travel with burner phones to avoid deportation ‘Don’t wave the banner in front of the protest,’ one speaker warned visa holders

(Free Beacon) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is advising non-citizens to take “proactive steps” — like using a burner phone — to avoid deportation after traveling abroad as the Trump administration cracks down on foreigners who support terrorism. During the anti-Israel […]

Academics & Education

Columbia activists worked with Hamas, captors told rescued hostage Shlomi Ziv Shlomi Ziv's Hamas captor told him that Hamas provided financial support to CUAD and the Columbia AMP/NSJP affiliates for the encampment.

(Jerusalem Post) Hamas kidnappers told rescued hostage Shlomi Ziv the terrorist organization had operatives on American campuses, according to a Monday lawsuit by October 7 victims, with the terrorists showing him articles and photographs of Columbia University protests. In a lawsuit filed […]

Academics & Education

Families of Hamas hostages claim anti-Israel protest groups like Columbia’s Students for Justice in Palestine had ‘prior knowledge’ of Oct. 7 attack in bombshell suit

(NY Post) Families of hostages held by Hamas believe that anti-Israel groups like Students for Justice in Palestine had “prior knowledge” of the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks — after the controversial activists proclaimed “we are back” in an Instagram post just […]

Children & Teens

‘We’re worried’: French rabbi attacked in broad daylight with son The assault has reignited anger over surging antisemitism, with Emmanuel Macron accused of issuing 'empty words.'

(European Conservative) There was another snapshot moment over the weekend of the persecution of Jews in Europe when a French rabbi was attacked in broad daylight while returning home from synagogue with his nine-year-old son. Orléans rabbi Arié Engelberg was allegedly hit […]

Employment

Meet the CAIR-linked group that aims to place Muslim Americans in federal jobs Muslim Americans in Public Service's ties to terrorist supporters could raise concerns about its efforts to place employees inside government

(Free Beacon) Muslim Americans in Public Service is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that coordinates with federal agencies to help Muslims obtain and advance careers in government. To do so, it partners with Islamic organizations, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations, that have […]

Interfaith

New report shows U.S. charities helping fund groups linked to Hamas and PFLP Terrorist-linked groups raise funds in the United States through tax-exempt organizations, the report alleges.

(Daily Wire) A number of tax-deductible charities and financial service providers are helping fund groups linked to U.S.-designated terrorist organizations including Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a new report alleges. Published by the Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor, the […]

Academics & Education

Foreign Cornell activist: Threats of deportation deprive my friends of their ‘rights to listen’ to my pro-Hamas rhetoric Momodou Taal, a British national, celebrated Oct. 7 and called on classmates to take their 'cue from the armed resistance in Palestine'

(Free Beacon) A foreign graduate student and protest leader at Cornell University is suing the Trump administration over its executive order calling to expel pro-Hamas visa holders, arguing that the order has forced him to withdraw from “public engagement” and thus “deprived” […]

Crime

Dutch Jews decry courts, media, politics as mild verdicts handed down for Nov. ‘Jew hunt’ 4 receive light sentences for roles in last year’s Amsterdam riots after soccer match with Maccabi Tel Aviv; critics note prosecutors didn’t charge perpetrators with antisemitism

(Times of Israel) A criminal court in Amsterdam on Wednesday sentenced four perpetrators of a “Jew hunt” in November to prison terms ranging from 11 days to three months. The four defendants were part of a group of as many as several […]

Cemeteries & Funerals

Community calls for action after the Canadian director of a terror group attended the funeral of Hezbollah’s leader in Beirut Charlotte Kates of Samidoun travelled to the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, who was assassinated by Israel.

(Canadian Jewish News) The director of Vancouver-based Samidoun — which is listed as a terrorist entity by Canada and the United States — travelled to Beirut last month to attend the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah. While this may have provoked outrage in […]