Legal
‘Extremist’ called for ‘jihad by sword’ in speech at Brighton mosque, court hears (LINK ONLY)
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Israel and Palestinians
Employment
CAIR drops lawsuit against whistleblower
(IPT) A former employee who alleged rampant sexual discrimination and harassment inside the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) was using “disturbingly false allegations” in a “systemic and continuous internet smear campaign” to get people to stop donating to or working with the […]
Government & Politics
Canadian Jewish groups call for action against hateful rhetoric against Israel, Jews 'The government must act against anti-Semitism and the promotion of terrorist groups,' said Michael Mostyn of B’nai Brith Canada.
(JNS) Jewish groups in Canada are decrying an Arabic-language magazine and human-rights organization for two separate incidents of anti-Israel activity. B’nai Brith Canada has called for the Canadian government to “dissolve” the not-for-profit corporation “Canadian Defenders for Human Rights” after that group’s […]
Legal
Computer gamer posted ISIS beheading videos on social media to encourage terrorism (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Anti-terrorism law targeting PLO is unconstitutional, N.Y. judge rules
(Reuters) Even organizations accused of encouraging heinous acts of violence have constitutional due process rights — and Congress can’t override those rights with what a New York federal judge described as a “legislative sleight of hand” in a ruling on Thursday. U.S. […]
Mosques
Iran’s ‘long terrorist arm’ in Germany ousted from Islamic group board The Hamburg Shura Council is an association of Muslim organizations.
(Jerusalem Post) A controversial Islamic organization has removed Iran’s Hamburg Center from its Shura executive board after German intelligence sources revealed that the Iranian entity in the city-state supports the late Qasem Soleimani, who was a designated terrorist according to US and […]
Government & Politics
Ocasio-Cortez staffer calls Israel a ‘racist European ethnostate’ that was built on ‘stolen land’ Ocasio-Cortez has previously called Israel an 'apartheid state'
(Fox) A staffer for “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., referred to Israel as a “racist European ethnostate” on social media. Hussain Altamimi joined Ocasio-Cortez’s office in November as a legislative assistant, posting shortly after a picture of him and the congresswoman on […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
US Muslims call for action as ‘spying’ incidents shake community Council on American-Islamic Relations says it uncovered a ‘mole’ within its organisation and a ‘spy’ at a US mosque.
(Al-Jazeera) First, the major Muslim-American advocacy group reported that a “mole” had infiltrated the leadership of one of its state branches. Then, only days later, the organisation said a “spy” at a US mosque had passed information on to an “anti-Muslim” group. […]
Crime
Damning new evidence undermines BBC’s Oxford Street racist slur claim (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
Council on American-Islamic Relations, Sunrise Movement included in Jewish group’s ‘Global Antisemitism’ list
(Algemeiner) The Council on American-Islamic Relations and the climate change group Sunrise Movement have been jointly ranked eighth on a “Global Anti-Semitism” top ten list to be issued Tuesday by the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC), the Algemeiner has learned. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, […]
Government & Politics
Muslim women becoming politically active, encouraging others
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Ruwa Romman is entertaining the idea of running for office. The 28-year-old from Duluth envisions herself running on a platform focused on health care, education, social justice and the economy. She also wants to shatter stereotypes and challenge barriers placed […]
Immigration
Charity chief’s migrant warning sparks communal outrage Exclusive: JNF UK chairman Samuel Hayek’s claim that Muslim immigration threatens the future of Jewish life in Britain branded ‘simplistic and reckless’
(Jewish News) The chairman of one [of] the UK’s top Jewish charities provoked dismay among community leaders this week after claiming immigration into this country would leave Jews with “no future in England.” Asked about comments made to an Israeli newspaper earlier […]
Employment
CAIR says second ‘spy’ for anti-Muslim group has come forward, was paid thousands
(Columbus Dispatch) One week after the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Ohio chapter in Hilliard was fired for spying on the organization for an anti-Muslim group, the national office of CAIR announced Tuesday via its Twitter account that a second “spy” […]
Interfaith
Muslim civil rights group leader continues attacks on ‘Zionists’ as she goes on sabbatical
(JTA) A Muslim civil rights leader who stirred outrage when she said “polite Zionists” like Jewish federations “are not your friends” continued her critique of “Zionists” as she announced that she is going on a sabbatical. “I am still in the middle […]
Law Enforcement
Paris attacks ‘could happen again tomorrow,’ warns veteran anti-terror cop
(Radio France) Patrick Calvar spent 25 years of his policing career fighting terrorism. He was head of the French Interior Security Division between 2012 and 2017. On Friday, he told the special criminal court trying those suspected of complicity in the November […]
Crime
BBC ‘broke law’ in reporting on Oxford Street bus antisemitism, claim victims’ lawyers (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Man spared jail after wearing T-shirts promoting banned Palestinian groups (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib’s staffer retweets Hamas Democrat operative Rasha Mubarak, once again, stands with and promotes terrorists.
(FrontPage) Orlando, Florida-based Democrat operative and Rashida [Tlaib staffer] Rasha Mubarak has a soft spot for bloodthirsty terrorists. She uses her claim of “Palestinian heritage” to make common cause and to glorify them, justifying suicide bombings and aiming rockets at Jewish civilian […]
Employment
CAIR: Spying on Columbus Muslim advocacy group dates at least to 2008
(Columbus Dispatch) Romin Iqbal, a former leader of a Columbus Muslim advocacy group, had been sending confidential information to an anti-Muslim group since at least 2008, national Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) officials said Thursday morning. During a media call, the national […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Is Ilhan Omar anti-Semitic, ‘affiliated with’ terror groups? GOP lawmaker’s words ruled out of order
(CNS) During Tuesday night’s sometimes combative House debate over a bill to create a special envoy on “Islamophobia,” Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) was called out after accusing the bill’s author of being anti-Semitic and of being “affiliated with” terrorist groups. Perry did […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Critics slam ‘anti-Islamophobia’ bill
(Daily Caller) The anti-Islamophobia bill passed in the House Tuesday was introduced by a representative with a history of anti-Semitic comments and has the potential to chill free speech, critics told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “This legislation is a nightmare for […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
House Democrats pass bill to combat Islamophobia in support of Omar
(Hill) The House passed legislation on Tuesday to create a special office within the State Department to combat Islamophobia globally as Democratic leaders sought to find a way to unify their party against anti-Muslim hatred while stopping short of progressives’ calls to […]
Interfaith
Head of ADL blasts Muslim advocacy org CAIR for ‘blatant antisemitism’
(Algemeiner) The head of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) issued a strong condemnation of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Sunday after the Muslim advocacy group backed racist and antisemitic statements made by one of its executive directors, accusing both of “blatant […]
Interfaith
CAIR supports member that said ‘Zionist synagogues’ behind Islamophobia Zahra Billoo claimed Zionist organizations were behind Islamophobia, police brutality, and border control.
(Jerusalem Post) After the outrage following remarks by CAIR San Francisco executive director Zahra Billoo — who said that Jewish Zionist organizations are “enemies” who are part of a conspiracy behind [Islamophobia] — the Council on American-Islamic Relations came out in support […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
House committee debates antisemitism as it moves forward a bill to create an Islamophobia monitor
(JTA) A bill that would create an Islamophobia monitor in much the same cast as the State Department’s antisemitism monitor cleared its first hurdle on Friday, after a House committee debate about antisemitism. The bill, whose lead sponsors were Rep. Ilhan Omar, […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Republicans: If a special envoy is to monitor and combat ‘Islamophobia’ it needs to be defined
(CNS) A bill to create a special envoy to monitor and combat “Islamophobia” ran into Republican opposition in the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday, as critics pushed for amendments to define the phenomenon — and some were themselves accused by Democrats […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
CAIR calls for Arizona Rep. Gosar to be expelled from Congress Offensive statement made about religious holy site
(KYMA) On December 10, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called for Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) to be expelled after he made a comment about destroying the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Rep. Gosar recently made a statement about the mosque, “It remains […]
Arts & Entertainment
TV channel that referred to Hamas killer as ‘martyr’ reported to Ofcom and the police (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
BBC interviews ‘we love death’ activist on tackling Jew-hate (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
Muslim leader’s warning about Hillel, ADL and other pro-Israel groups prompts backlash
(Forward) A speech by a leader in the Council on American-Islamic [Relations] — the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group — drew a concerned response from some pro-Israel Jewish groups after she warned that Muslims who support Palestinian rights should not work […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Zionists are behind Islamophobia, US police brutality — CAIR official Billoo claimed Zionist organizations were behind Islamophobia, police brutality and [US border control]
(Jerusalem Post) “Zionist synagogues,” the Anti-Defamation League, Hillel and other Jewish organizations are “enemies” who are part of a conspiracy behind [Islamophobia], American police brutality, and US border control, according to a speech made by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) San […]
News: North America
Head of Palestinian American lobby group joins conference with terror-group members Osama Abuirshaid has openly expressed anti-Semitic views in the past; has close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood; and has voiced support for Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran.
(JNS) The executive director of the new lobby group Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) was a guest speaker at a recent conference in Jordan that also hosted members of Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine […]
Clothing
Google profited from sale of T-shirts glorifying Hamas — days after UK banned terror group (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Chanukah bus tour attacked by yobs shouting anti-Israel slogans (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
CAIR’s Awad considers Tel Aviv ‘occupied,’ prays for its liberation
(IPT) Nihad Awad normally presents himself as mild mannered and measured. That demeanor has helped the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) co-founder and executive director appear on national news channels and be welcomed in congressional offices. But his true radicalism was exposed […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Omar, Boebert blast one another after tense call
(Hill) Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) clashed in what both described as a tense phone call on Monday after video surfaced of the far-right lawmaker making Islamophobic remarks about her colleague. The two lawmakers issued separate statements after the […]
News: North America
US Islamist groups call for ‘Lady al-Qaeda’ to be set free CAIR, AMP, ICNA and MAS continue to embrace their pro-terrorist roots.
(FrontPage) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), and the Muslim American Society (MAS) all have their foundings linked inseparably with militant Islamic ideologies. For CAIR and AMP it was Hamas, […]
Government & Politics
UK bans Hamas in its entirety as ‘terrorist group’
(AFP) Britain on Friday designated all of Hamas an “Islamist terrorist group,” warning that its members and those who support the group could face stiff jail terms. The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the group that rules the Gaza Strip, has […]
Government & Politics
Cabinet Office anti-racism trainer wished death and mutilation on ‘Zionists’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Top EU court returns Hamas to terror list after 3-year break The group with majority control of the Palestinian National Authority has been fighting the European Union over its designation as a terrorist group for over a decade.
(Courthouse News) A lower EU court was wrong to strike Hamas from the European Union’s list of terrorist organizations, the union’s highest court found on Tuesday. Founded in 1987, following the First Intifada, Hamas is the de facto governing authority of the […]
Government & Politics
Priti Patel to announce plan to make support for Hamas illegal (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Ilhan Omar dodges when asked by Chris Hayes what Jewish community thinks of her comments criticized as anti-Semitic
(Mediaite) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) dodged a question during a friendly interview with Chris Hayes when the MSNBC anchor asked what the Jewish community thinks of her comments that have been criticized as anti-Semitic. During a Tuesday episode of Hayes’s podcast, Why […]
Academics & Education
Allegations of bigotry and calls for impeachment rock College Democrats The situation is so bad that the DNC is considering disaffiliation with the national organization.
(Politico) The kids are not alright. The College Democrats of America — the Democratic Party’s national organization presiding over 500 chapters on campuses across the country — is in turmoil. The group’s leaders are publicly firing off accusations of anti-blackness, [Islamophobia] and […]
Academics & Education
Muslim advocacy group accuses College Democrats of ‘Islamophobia’
(Washington Times) A Muslim advocacy group is accusing the College Democrats of America of “Islamophobia” for harassing one of their officers on social media over pro-Palestinian comments she made online as a child. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) this week called […]
Clothing
Man admits terror offences after wearing T-shirts supporting banned Palestinian groups (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Organizer of 2010 Gaza flotilla launches congressional campaign Terrorist lawyer Huwaida Arraf says in campaign launch she's 'not afraid of a fight'
(Free Beacon) An anti-Israel activist who helped organize the 2010 flotilla of ships to the Gaza Strip and was the lawyer for a Palestinian terrorist who killed two Jewish college students is running for Congress as a Democrat in Michigan. Huwaida Arraf, […]
Academics & Education
Exposed: Sinister connections of LSE rabble-rousers to pro-Iranian groups (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Civil rights attorney launches congressional bid in Michigan’s Thumb region
(MLive) Civil rights attorney and human rights activist Huwaida Arraf is running to represent southeast Michigan in the U.S. House. Arraf, a 45-year-old Macomb Township Democrat, acknowledged congressional district lines haven’t been finalized by Michigan’s redistricting commission, but said she wants to […]
Government & Politics
Cyprus: France to help migration talks with African nations
(AP) France has agreed to help initiate talks between Cyprus and French-speaking African countries for a deal to take back their citizens whose asylum applications have been rejected, the Cypriot interior minister said Saturday. Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said his French counterpart […]
Legal
Personalities of Islamic State’s international brigade paraded before French court
(Radio France) The parade of personalities continues at the special criminal court in Paris, with four more suspects … Adel [Haddadi], Mohammed [Amri], Muhammed Usman and Osama Krayem … describing their family and personal backgrounds in Algeria, Belgium, Pakistan and Sweden. For […]