Israel and Palestinians

Clerics & Preachers

Police ordered ‘not to enforce D.C. law against anti-Israel protesters,’ rabbi alleges Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld — whom pro-Hamas activists assaulted last year — wrote to the Department of Justice to note D.C.'s permissive attitude toward anti-Semitic harassment and violence in light of Wednesday's terror attack

May 23, 2025   

(Free Beacon) A rabbi whom pro-Hamas activists assaulted last year urged the Department of Justice on Thursday to investigate Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), alleging that officers have been ordered “not to enforce D.C. law against anti-Israel protesters.” Anti-Israel activists assaulted […]

Law Enforcement

German officials issue arrest warrant against Hamas official in Europe Majed Al-Zeer has been previously noted by the US Treasury as a significant financial supporter of Hamas.

May 22, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) Majed Al-Zeer, a designated senior Hamas operative and one of the group’s main operatives in Europe, is now wanted under a European arrest warrant issued by Germany, as reported by Swedish Aftonbladet. German authorities have accused Al-Zeer of playing a […]

Demonstrations

Hamas ban in Switzerland finally comes into effect — interview A similar ban is being considered regarding Hezbollah, reveals David Zuberbühler, a Swiss parliamentarian who promoted the Hamas ban

May 22, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) Following long months of bureaucratic processes, the Hamas ban in Switzerland finally came into effect last week. The bill was drawn up by the Swiss government at the request of parliament, following the October 7 attacks. It targets both Hamas […]

Government & Politics

Ilhan Omar refuses to answer reporter questions on fatal shooting of Israeli Embassy workers 'Hatred and radicalism have no place in the USA,' President Donald Trump says in response to the attack

May 22, 2025   

(Fox) Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., avoided answering questions from reporters regarding the shooting in Washington, D.C., that killed two Israeli Embassy staffers departing the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday evening. “I’m going to go for now,” Omar, the first Somali American elected […]

Crime

Britain to tackle growing Iran danger with new laws on state threats Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announces new legislation to outlaw groups such as IRGC, saying Tehran regime poses 'unacceptable threat' following arrests

May 19, 2025   

(National-UAE) Britain will introduce new laws to allow the security services to proscribe state-based groups such as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the home secretary has said. Following the arrests of eight Iranians allegedly involved in a plot to attack the […]

Government & Politics

CAIR leader who serves on California state civil rights panel cheers Biden’s cancer diagnosis, says Trump’s ‘time will come’ Zahra Billoo says Biden’s cancer diagnosis is 'God’s wrath' for his handling of the Israel-Hamas war

May 19, 2025   

(Free Beacon) An official with the anti-Israel Council on American-Islamic Relations who also serves on a California state civil rights board is cheering former president Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis and expressed hope that President Donald Trump’s “time will come too,” citing the […]

Academics & Education

France calls for greater checks on EU funding to fight antisemitism, Islamism Brussels needs to act in the face of 'an alarming increase of hate speech and hate crime,' Paris proposes.

May 19, 2025   

(Politico) France is pushing for more scrutiny on how EU grants are allocated in an attempt to fight antisemitism, hate speech and the funding of entities “obviously hostile to our common values.” France’s Europe Minister Benjamin Haddad also said he would ask […]

Academics & Education

Keffiyeh-wearing kindergarten teachers create hostile environment at Toronto school Symbols of violent resistance against Israeli Jews were prominently displayed in the school's foyer, with the tacit approval of administrators

May 17, 2025   

(National Post) Problems with political activism and antisemitism seeping into Canadian schools came to the fore last fall after Toronto students were taken to a rally against environmental contamination on an Indigenous reserve that quickly descended into an anti-Israel hate-fest. But this […]

Academics & Education

Salman Rushdie pulls out as Claremont McKenna College graduation speaker Muslim students, groups had raised concerns about author’s past remarks

May 13, 2025   

(Daily Bulletin) Novelist Salman Rushdie has decided not to deliver the graduation speech for Claremont McKenna College, pulling out days before the Saturday, May 17, commencement. The decision follows criticism from Muslim advocacy groups and students. Rushdie, an Indian-born British and American […]

Academics & Education

Judge orders American Muslims for Palestine to disclose financial documents The ruling is the latest decision in a case probing AMP’s alleged fundraising links to terrorist groups

May 13, 2025   

(Jewish Insider) A Richmond, Va., judge has issued a new court order ruling that a pro-Palestinian advocacy group with alleged ties to Hamas must finally turn over closely guarded financial documents sought in an ongoing investigation brought by Virginia’s attorney general. The […]

Academics & Education

Leeds student group reported to police after calling for ‘armed resistance’ Exclusive: Group called leedsstudents4palestine urges ‘global siege’ and praises ‘heroic resistance’ against 'Zionist genocidal project'

May 9, 2025   

(Jewish News) A hardline student group in Leeds has openly backed “armed resistance” and urged supporters to lay siege to offices linked to what it calls the “Zionist genocidal project.” In a shocking Instagram post still live at time of writing, leedsstudents4palestine […]

Government & Politics

Iran denies involvement in alleged terror plot against Israel’s UK embassy Five Iranian nationals were arrested on Saturday over a suspected plan to attack 'a specific premises.'

May 8, 2025   

(Euronews) Iran has denied any involvement in an alleged terror plot against Israel’s embassy in London, following the arrest of five Iranian nationals on Saturday. Four of the men who were arrested in counter-terrorism raids across England over the weekend are still […]

Christians

GOP Rep. Cory Mills explains why he was married by a radical Islamic cleric An unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 WTC bombing and Hamas fundraiser officiated the wedding of a prominent Republican congressman. And the story gets much stranger.

May 7, 2025 and   

(Blaze) Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.), a rising star in Republican circles and on TV news, told Blaze News he was married by a radical Muslim cleric but did not realize it at the time. Mills rocketed to the heights of political celebrity […]

Academics & Education

Mohsen Mahdawi, in deportation battle with Trump admin, bragged to neighbors about building guns for terrorists According to a 2015 police report and locals who spoke with the Free Beacon, the Columbia University activist said he 'like[d] to kill Jews'

May 7, 2025   

(Free Beacon) A Palestinian activist at Columbia University spooked neighbors in his small Vermont town by bragging about his hatred of Jews and his background of building weapons for terrorist groups, according to interviews and 2015 police records obtained by the Washington […]

Government & Politics

Government working tirelessly to ensure safety of UK Jews, says minister after Iranian arrests Jewish News understands there have been security fears recently for Iranian dissidents in this country who have expressed opposition to the regime in Tehran and support for Israel

May 7, 2025   

(Jewish News) Home Office minister Dan Jarvis has given a “categorical assurance” that the government will work “tirelessly” with the Community Security Trust and other communal organisations to ensure the safety of Britain’s Jews. Jarvis made the pledge after giving an update […]

Government & Politics

Terror arrests came in context of raised warnings about Iran, with ongoing chaos in its own backyard Eight men — including seven Iranians — have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police in two unconnected terrorism investigations. All are in police custody.

May 4, 2025   

(Sky News) These are two separate and unrelated investigations by counter-terror officers. But the common thread is nationality — seven out of the eight people arrested are Iranian. And that comes in the context of increased warnings from government and the security […]

Mosques

Handling of Gaza funds and alleged ties to Muslim Brotherhood cause uproar at Dublin Islamic center An official at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland is being encouraged to step down over alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.

May 3, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) A senior official at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland (ICCI) has been asked to step down over alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, the Irish Times reported on Saturday. While the official remained unnamed, concerns were raised over alleged […]

Gender Separation

Pro-Gaza candidate who backed segregated spaces for Muslims wins local election seat Maheen Kamran, 18, has been elected as a councillor for Burnley Central East after being inspired by the Gaza war to enter politics

May 2, 2025   

(Jewish News) A pro-Gaza independent candidate who called for segregated areas to end the mixing of Muslim men and women has triumphed in a local election in Burnley, Lancashire. Maheen Kamran was elected as a councillor for Burnley Central East with 1,357 votes on […]

Academics & Education

Harvard Law Review gives $65,000 fellowship to anti-Israel student charged with assault Ibrahim Bharmal will work at Council on American-Islamic Relations, write article

May 1, 2025   

(Editors) Harvard Law Review, which the federal secretary of education announced this week is the subject of a discrimination investigation, is awarding a $65,000 fellowship to the student who faced misdemeanor criminal charges for assaulting a Jewish student during an anti-Israel campus protest. […]

Government & Politics

Belgian MP Sam van Rooy: ‘Europe must wake up to the threat of radical Islam’ 'Israel is fighting Islamic jihad more than any other country. We should realize that and support them. After they take Jerusalem, the next target will be Rome.'

April 30, 2025   

(JNS) Belgian Member of Parliament Sam van Rooy issued a stark warning on Monday about the future of Europe, arguing that rising Islamic extremism and unchecked immigration are threatening democratic values across the continent. “We want to remain a democratic society, but […]