Clerics & Preachers
Anjem Choudary urges Taliban to be more hard line (LINK ONLY)
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Israel and Palestinians
Government & Politics
Treasury Department to release impounded religious tiles
(AP) The U.S. Treasury Department is releasing a shipment of tiles that were intended for a northern Virginia mosque but were confiscated at Dulles International Airport after they were determined to have violated sanctions on Iran. Word of the release came through […]
Interfaith
Chief executive of MEND wrote: ‘Israel’s generosity is like that of Hitler’ Exclusive: Azhar Qayum, head of Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND), tells Jewish News his incendiary comment on Facebook from 2014 was 'not meant as an insult to any people.'
(Jewish News) The chief executive of Islamic advocacy group Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) wrote that “Israel’s generosity is like the ‘generosity’ of Hitler” in an incendiary social media post. Azhar Qayum made the claim during a heated online debate sparked by […]
Government & Politics
Progressive Jewish leaders condemn AIPAC for ads slamming ‘Squad’ members
(JTA) Dozens of progressive Jewish leaders have signed a letter condemning the Israel lobby AIPAC for social media ads targeting Reps. Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members of the group of progressive Congress members known as “the Squad.” J Street, a […]
Government & Politics
European crisis commissioner says zero tolerance will apply to Islamic Relief Worldwide MEP had demanded investigation into potential ties between the charity and Muslim Brotherhood
(National-UAE) European crisis commissioner Janez Lenarčič has said a “zero tolerance” principle will apply to aid group Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) if it is found to have links to the Muslim Brotherhood and terror groups. It follows calls for an investigation from […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s office claims pro-Israel lobby is putting her ‘life at risk’
(CNS) In a tweet posted today, Jeremy Slevin, the senior communications director for House Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), said the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is putting Omar’s “life at risk” by posting advertisements that allegedly “smear and vilify” her. “The […]
Clerics & Preachers
Norwegian imam who has promoted interfaith dialogue said Jews should be killed
(JTA) A Muslim imam in Norway who has led interfaith dialogue projects has made antisemitic statements on Facebook, including on how Jews are dangerous and “should be killed,” for years. The Norway branch of Minhaj-ul-Quran, an international Muslim organization that is considered […]
Government & Politics
Sanctions on Iran block mosque from claiming religious tiles
(AP) A northern Virginia mosque is asking the Biden administration to release a set of religious tiles that were confiscated at Dulles International Airport after they were deemed to violate sanctions on Iran. At a news conference Tuesday at the Manassas Mosque, […]
Christians
Faith groups accuse GOP senators of ‘apparent anti-Muslim animus’ for stalling Biden nominee 'We are deeply concerned by the apparent anti-Muslim animus driving this unprecedented action against Dilawar Syed,' the religious groups wrote in a letter to the Senate committee.
(Religion News) A group of faith-based denominations and organizations is criticizing lawmakers for stalling votes on a high-level nomination by President Joe Biden, accusing Republican senators of “apparent anti-Muslim animus” for holding up the confirmation of what would be the highest-ranking Muslim […]
Demonstrations
Exposed: Muslim policewoman who was hailed as a hero for confronting anti-lockdown protesters posted a torrent of racist messages (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Germany detains man for grenade attack on civilians in Syria
(AP) German police have detained a Syrian man accused of war crimes for firing a rocket-propelled grenade into a group of civilians in Damascus in 2014, officials said Wednesday. The suspect, identified only as Mouafak Al D. in line with German privacy […]
Government & Politics
Tlaib says people ‘behind the curtain’ exploit Palestinians, Americans and ADL CEO cites ‘antisemitic dogwhistling’
(Jewish Journal) Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt accused Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) of “antisemitic dogwhistling” for saying that there are people “behind the curtain” who are exploiting Palestinians and Americans. Greenblatt tweeted out a video of Tlaib speaking during the Democratic […]
Government & Politics
Jewish Dem group on defense for going easy on Ilhan Omar Jewish Democratic Council of America fails to condemn Minnesota Dem's anti-Semitism, says Republican group
(Free Beacon) A Jewish Democratic group is pushing back on claims that it goes soft on anti-Semitic congresswoman Ilhan Omar, pointing to a single press release from more than two years ago that criticized the Minnesota Democrat for accusing American Jews of […]
Demonstrations
Pro-Palestinian protesters in NYC call to ‘globalize’ violent uprising: ‘Only solution’ to Israel conflict
(Breitbart) Calls to “globalize” a violent intifada (uprising) against the Jewish state were front and center at a recent demonstration in Brooklyn attended by hundreds of Palestinian supporters, with other chants calling for the demise of the Jewish state and support of […]
Academics & Education
CUNY professor claims Muslims will ‘erase this filth called Israel’ in anti-Semitic sermon The city university system has been dogged with allegations of anti-Semitism
(Free Beacon) An imam who serves as an adjunct professor at the City University of New York (CUNY) said in a sermon that Muslims will “erase this filth called Israel” after accusing Jews of creating a “colonial” settlement. Mohammad Abbasi, who teaches […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Pro-Palestine groups denounce PayPal-ADL research into extremism funding Youth group warns 'lifeline' financial dealings for Palestinians could be 'profoundly disrupted' if ADL plays a role in deeming what transactions are legitimate
(Middle East Eye) Pro-Palestine groups have urged PayPal to cancel its partnership with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which seeks to investigate how extremist and hate movements in the United States use financial platforms. The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) said in a statement […]
Government & Politics
Tlaib’s campaign paid out over $100K to a firm founded by defund the police, anti-Israel activist Rasha Mubarak tweeted 'abolish the police' in April 2021
(Fox) The campaign of “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has paid out over $100,000 for “fundraising consulting” to a Florida-based progressive firm founded and operated by a defund the police and anti-Israel activist, campaign filings show. Tlaib’s campaign and PAC sent […]
Law Enforcement
CAIR’s sloppy smear of an Israeli police exchange program
(IPT) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Georgia chapter was intent on making news Monday, but apparently it couldn’t decide how. The objective was clear — to smear the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE), because GILEE takes American police leaders to […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Omar reflects on personal experiences with hate in making case for new envoy
(Hill) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday reflected on her own painful experience with Islamophobia to push the Biden administration [to] appoint a special envoy to monitor anti-Muslim hate in the U.S. and worldwide. Omar was joined by other Muslim members of […]
Crime
Ilhan Omar leads group calling for special envoy to combat Islamophobia
(CNN) Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is leading a group of Democratic lawmakers in calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia, as instances of anti-Muslim hate crimes continue to rise worldwide. Omar, one of three […]
Clerics & Preachers
Entrenched antisemitism among imams serving US Muslim communities needs to be challenged, scholar tells major conference
(Algemeiner) “I was wrong,” said Mohammed Al-Azdee, with disarming candor. An associate professor of communication theory at Bridgeport University in Connecticut, the Iraqi-born Al-Azdee was speaking to the Algemeiner in detail about his latest research project: examining the content of khutbahs, the […]
Government & Politics
Swalwell had meetings with Qatari charity tied to terrorist groups Qatar Foundation spends hundreds of millions of dollars per year to influence U.S. colleges
(Free Beacon) Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.), the House Intelligence Committee member who was targeted by a foreign spy during his early days in Congress, has met twice in the past nine months with a Hamas-linked charity that spends hundreds of millions […]
Demonstrations
Anti-Israel trouble in Orlando
(Algemeiner) Alan Kornman is a documentarian who records what takes place at anti-Israel rallies in and around the city of Orlando, Florida. He keeps a low profile, and aside from asking a question every once in a while, he doesn’t interfere with […]
Government & Politics
UK police chief warns of terrorist threat as lockdown eases Cressida Dick says officers are dealing with more than 800 cases
(National-UAE) The head of London’s Metropolitan Police has warned of the risk of a terrorist attack as lockdown restrictions eased in England on Monday. Cressida Dick said her officers are dealing with more than 800 live cases and that they have seen […]
Academics & Education
LGBTQIA+ students criticize school official’s ‘bigoted comments’ A student-led LGBTQIA+ advocacy group criticized FCPS school board member Abrar Omeish for comments she made during a phone meeting in June.
(Patch) An LGBTQIA+ advocacy group representing Fairfax County Public School students criticized at-large school board member Abrar Omeish for “bigoted comments” they say she made during a phone call last month. In a letter posted online at noon Friday, the Pride Liberation […]
Government & Politics
Jewish groups come to defense of local Muslim nominated by Biden
(Jewish News of Northern California) The American Jewish Committee and two figures in the Bay Area Jewish community have come out in defense of a nominee for a federal position who has been accused by GOP lawmakers of holding anti-Israel sentiments. Dilawar […]
Government & Politics
Terry McAuliffe touts endorsement from anti-Israel group Endorsement from pro-BDS activist group raises questions about VA Dem's approach to Israel
(Free Beacon) Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe welcomed an endorsement from an activist group that staunchly defends the anti-Israel boycott movement, calling into question his past opposition to the campaign. In a June tweet, McAuliffe said he was “tremendously grateful” to […]
Interfaith
Social media erupts after Linda Sarsour pushes antisemitic conspiracy in Surfside collapse
(Daily Wire) Women’s March cofounder Linda Sarsour was barraged with criticism after she promoted an antisemitic conspiracy about the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, on Twitter. On June 27, an expert recovery team with the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) joined emergency crews […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Labour lifts Trevor Phillips’ suspension for alleged Islamophobia (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Egyptian man charged in Boston rabbi stabbing overstayed student visa, was in US illegally: ICE ICE has requested to take custody of Khaled Awad once criminal proceedings in Boston are finished
(Fox) An Egyptian man who is accused of stabbing a rabbi outside of a Jewish day school in Boston on Thursday overstayed his student visa and lost his legal status on May 14, Immigration and Customs Enforcement told Fox News. Khaled Awad, […]
Arts & Entertainment
Canadian media giant drops Arabic TV station over anti-Semitic rhetoric Multicultural Omni TV will no longer air Lama TV’s programming.
(World Israel News) OMNI, Canada’s largest multicultural television channel, said it is no longer broadcasting programming from an Arabic-language station over recent anti-Semitic rhetoric. Lama TV, founded and produced by Lama Aggad, describes itself as “the largest Canadian Arabic TV show that […]
Government & Politics
ADL president blasts Ilhan Omar for CNN interview: Don’t ‘distract from your own anti-Semitic statements’ 'Rep. Omar needs to lead with accountability, not denial'
(Fox) Anti-Defamation League President Jonathan Greenblatt blasted Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Wednesday after she defended comments equating the U.S. and Israel to the Taliban and said Jewish members of Congress weren’t “partners in justice.” The far-left “Squad” member made the comments during […]
Government & Politics
Republican senators alarmed by Biden nominee’s ties to ‘anti-Israel’ group Syed is a board member with Emgage Action, per his financial disclosure
(Fox) A group of Republican senators are raising alarms about President Biden’s nominee for a top Small Business Administration (SBA) position. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, led a letter with seven of his GOP colleagues to Senate Small Business Committee Chairman Ben Cardin, […]
Government & Politics
Ilhan Omar walks back criticism of Jewish Democrats after controversial interview Addressing latest accusations of antisemitism, congresswoman links black and Jewish fights for justice
(Middle East Eye) US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar appeared to walk back her earlier criticism of her Jewish Democratic congressional colleagues for not having “been partners in justice,” after being accused of antisemitism. “I am someone who has survived war and experienced injustice […]
Crime
‘Terrorist intent’ alleged in Dutch restaurant vandalism
(AP) A man who allegedly vandalized a kosher restaurant in Amsterdam last year, smashing a window and ramming an Israeli flag through the hole, acted with terrorist intent, prosecutors alleged Wednesday. The prosecutors asked a court in Amsterdam to order the man […]
Government & Politics
Rep. Ilhan Omar refuses to apologize for comments on Israel, Hamas
(Forward) Rep. Ilhan Omar declined to apologize on Tuesday for comments she made earlier this month listing the United States and Israel alongside Hamas and the Taliban as entities that needed to be held accountable for what she called “unthinkable atrocities.” Asked […]
Government & Politics
US Muslim group urges Biden to condemn Israel for demolitions in East Jerusalem Israel using American taxpayer dollars to engage in ethnic cleansing against Palestinians, says CAIR chief
(Anadolu) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Tuesday urged US President Joe Biden to condemn Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes and businesses in East Jerusalem. The nation’s largest Muslim advocacy organization also urged Washington to pressure Israel to stop all appropriation […]
Christians
Sued by CAIR, ex-employee releases evidence of discrimination and hush money payouts
(IPT) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) rescinded a 2018 job offer to run its Dallas-Fort Worth chapter at least in part because the candidate was a Christian. A year earlier, the staff at CAIR’s New York chapter was so concerned about […]
Demonstrations
Hamas flag banned in Germany under new terror rules
(AFP) Germany’s Bundestag lower house of parliament passed a law on Friday outlawing symbols of groups designated as terrorist organisations by the EU, including the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. The new law, which must still be approved by the Bundesrat upper house, […]
Academics & Education
Labour candidate in Batley and Spen by-election left ‘intimidated’ by anti-LGBT protester (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
CAIR-AZ, others join lawsuit against Phoenix Children’s Hospital for firing doctor over anti-Israel Facebook post
(Arizona Republic) The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, along with several law firms, is representing a doctor after she was fired from Phoenix Children’s Hospital following a Facebook post condemning Israel and accusing Zionists of having a “thirst to kill our Palestinian […]
Academics & Education
Batley free speech rally banned by town’s Labour council (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
CAIR-LA official: Antisemitism ‘was a way of persecuting’ people for falsely claiming they ‘descended from historic Palestine’ The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) reported that Nassar made these remarks during a lecture at the Islamic Society of Orange County.
(Jewish Journal) Shaheen Nassar, director of policy and advocacy for the Council [on] American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Los Angeles chapter, said during a June 11 event that antisemitism “was a way of persecuting a group of people for … this false historical allegation […]
Demonstrations
Anti-Israel activists in NYC call for violent ‘intifada, revolution,’ Israel’s demise
(Breitbart) Shocking footage from a recent anti-Israel demonstration in New York City shows over a thousand demonstrators rallying behind calls for Israel’s demise while advocating a violent uprising and revolution against the Jewish state. Footage from the Tuesday event showed a crowd […]
Government & Politics
German government agrees to ban Hamas flag after antisemitic incidents The German government wants to send a message to Jewish citizens after several antisemitic incidents took place amid pro-Palestinian protests last month.
(Deutsche Welle) All parties in Germany’s grand coalition government have agreed to ban the flag of Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper said in a report published Sunday. The move comes after several antisemitic incidents occurred last month in […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
‘He’s never spoken up about Muslims’: Keir Starmer leaves Batley voters disaffected (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Muslim backlash leaves Keir Starmer facing new Red Wall humiliation that could end his Labour leadership (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Supporter of Islamist extremist group investigated by police over ‘jihad’ call (LINK ONLY)
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Demonstrations
Secret tape from inside Palestine convoy revealed (LINK ONLY)
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Demonstrations
Hui on countering terrorism sees mass walkout over Hezbollah comment
(Radio NZ) New Zealand’s anti-terrorism hui has been marked by a mass walkout from members of the Muslim community. The country’s first hui on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism in Ōtautahi involved experts discussing the evolution of terrorism risk in New Zealand, […]