Children & Teens

How Yahya Sinwar stirred uproar at a German maternity ward The name of late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar appearing on a newborn board at a German hospital sparks backlash, prompting apology from Leipzig University Hospital

(New Arab) The name of the late Hamas political leader Yahya Sinwar has sparked controversy in Germany after it appeared on a welcome board for newborns at Leipzig University Hospital. The hospital displays a board each day listing the names of babies […]

Academics & Education

Sham Palestinian charity sanctioned over work with Hamas has also partnered with elite US universities Addameer, now on the Treasury Department's list of terror financiers, has partnered with universities like Harvard, Yale, and Cornell to spread anti-Israel propaganda

(Free Beacon) A sham Palestinian charity added to the U.S. terrorist sanctions list this week has worked closely with elite American universities — including Harvard, Yale, and Columbia — to promote anti-Israel propaganda. The U.S. Department of the Treasury said the West […]

Government & Politics

European rise in antisemitism a result of Islamic migration, diaspora minister says Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli added that involving Qatar in negotiations was a mistake.

(Jerusalem Post) Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli (Likud) explained his “no” vote on the ongoing hostage deal at the start of the 50th annual Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem on Sunday. In a one-on-one conversation with the […]

Demonstrations

New Palestinian terror group’s flag displayed New Year’s Eve in Toronto The flag emblazoned with two war guns represents the Lions' Den, a group that has reportedly carried out more than 100 terror attacks

(Toronto Sun) Toronto Police are now investigating after [a] troubling flag emblazoned with two M4 carbine guns that represents a known Middle East terror group was displayed at a downtown rally on New [Year’s] Eve. “The Hate Crime Unit is investigating this […]

Crime

Vancouver pro-Palestinian leader praises ‘heroic’ October 7 massacre on Iranian TV Charlotte Kates is the coordinator of the Vancouver-headquartered Samidoun Palestinian Prisoners Solidarity Network

(National Post) Charlotte Kates, the international coordinator for Samidoun, appeared on Iranian television to discuss her arrest at the hands of Vancouver police, and reiterated her statements about the “brave, heroic” October 7 terror attack on Israel. Kates, who’s also the coordinator […]

Government & Politics

FM says ‘Iranian terrorist proxies’ might attack Israeli athletes, tourists in Paris Katz thanks France for ‘unprecedented’ measures to protect delegation to Olympics; hackers say they posted personal info of athletes, claiming they are covert IDF agents

(Times of Israel) Foreign Minister Israel Katz sent a letter to his French counterpart Stéphane Séjourné on Thursday, warning him of an Iranian-backed plot to attack Israeli tourists and athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics. “There are those who seek to undermine […]

Interfaith

‘We will repeat Munich 1972’: Israeli Olympic athletes threatened ahead of Paris Games Though Israeli security officials say threats generated by bots and are not of real concern, country’s Olympic Committee remains on alert

(Times of Israel) Israel’s Olympic athletes have been receiving threatening messages by email and phone in the last week, according to Hebrew media reports over the weekend. The first messages were sent to 15 athletes’ emails, and were signed by an entity […]

Government & Politics

Germany arrests Hamas operatives who planned attack on Israeli embassy and US base According to a German investigation into members of Hamas' terror cell, who were arrested in December, they planned attacks against the Israeli embassy in Berlin and an American base in western Germany

(Ynet) Hamas planned an attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin and a US military base in western Germany. The German newspaper “Welt am Sonntag” reported that according to the investigation, one of the members of the terror cell, whose associates were […]

Banks & Banking

Reports flow into Swiss money laundering authorities regarding possible Hamas financing attempts What role does Switzerland’s financial sector play in financing Hamas terrorism? Officials have thus far received numerous reports of suspicious activity, without publicly confirming any specific cases. But authorities are on high alert.

(Neue Zürcher Zeitung) Last November, in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel, the Swiss federal police’s Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS) issued a warning to Swiss financial intermediaries including banks, insurance companies, asset managers and payment service providers. The warning […]