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October 23, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Religion
World

Islamist Preacher Yells ‘Allah, Burn the Jews’ During Brussels Rally.

A rally marking the anniversary of the October 7 massacres in Israel in the heart of the European Union (EU) saw an unidentified Islamist preacher allegedly yell, “Allah, burn the Jews!” The rally, which took place on October 7 in the EU capital of Brussels, Belgium, in front of the city’s Stock Exchange, was organized by the pro-Palestinian group United for Palestine.

Video has emerged of the rally, with several conservative Belgian politicians speaking out, including lawmaker Michael Freilich of the New Flemish Alliance, who introduced several questions to the Belgian parliament regarding the incident.

Sam van Rooy of the populist Vlaams Belang party also spoke out on the incident in parliament, saying, “According to research, more than half of the Muslims in Belgium have anti-Semitic ideas.”

“The Quran is at least as anti-Semitic as Mein Kampf. According to the Quran and the Hadith, Christians and unbelievers are also inferior beings who must be oppressed and killed,” he added.

While the preacher who called for the killing of Jews was a speaker at the event, the identity of the man is unknown, and the organizers have refused to tell local media. They did, however, condemn “hatred towards the Jewish people” in a statement.

The Belgian League Against Anti-Semitism announced they would be referring the issue to the public prosecutor’s office, calling for criminal charges to be brought against the preacher and others.

Since Hamas slaughtered over 1,000 civilians on October 7, 2023, in Israel, anti-Semitism in Europe has surged, with Jews in countries like France expressing fear for their future.

Image by Elvert Barnes.

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A rally marking the anniversary of the October 7 massacres in Israel in the heart of the European Union (EU) saw an unidentified Islamist preacher allegedly yell, "Allah, burn the Jews!" The rally, which took place on October 7 in the EU capital of Brussels, Belgium, in front of the city's Stock Exchange, was organized by the pro-Palestinian group United for Palestine. show more
October 2, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
War
World

Bomb Blasts, Gunfire Outside 2 Israeli Embassies.

At least two Israeli diplomatic buildings in Europe have been targeted by gunfire and explosives as the Jewish state begins its invasion of southern Lebanon. Police in Denmark arrested three people on Wednesday after two explosions took place outside the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen. Additionally, Swedish police acknowledge that the Israeli embassy in Stockholm appears to have been targeted by gunfire.

The explosions in Copenhagen took place around 3:20 AM and were likely caused by hand grenades, according to police. Copenhagen Police Chief Superintendent Jens Jespersen explained that two men were arrested at the central train station while another was located elsewhere. They are aged between 15 and 20.

“We can’t say for sure if the embassy has been or not been the target of these explosions … We are also investigating if they have acted alone, on request, or together with others,” he said.

The incident in Stockholm, meanwhile, occurred around 6 PM on Tuesday evening, with Swedish police stating that gunfire had been reported near the embassy. Investigators say it is too early to know whether the incidents are linked, but the three people arrested in Copenhagen had Swedish citizenship.

The alleged attacks come after Iran launched hundreds of missiles at Israel in retaliation for an air strike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut last week.

TENSIONS HIGH IN EUROPE.

Tensions in the Middle East have also affected Denmark. Security has been increased around locations linked to the country’s Jewish community. A local Jewish school has also been closed as it is located near the potential attack on the Israeli embassy.

Sweden has seen a surge in resident radical Islamists in large part due to mass migration over the last decade, with migrants pouring into the country from predominantly Muslim nations. Many migrants are also linked to Sweden’s rampant gang crime problems, where bombings are common and fatal shootings are among the highest in Europe.

Denmark and Norway are contemplating border controls on their neighbor as a result of its migrant gang crime often spilling over into their territory.

Image by Patrick Buechner.

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At least two Israeli diplomatic buildings in Europe have been targeted by gunfire and explosives as the Jewish state begins its invasion of southern Lebanon. Police in Denmark arrested three people on Wednesday after two explosions took place outside the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen. Additionally, Swedish police acknowledge that the Israeli embassy in Stockholm appears to have been targeted by gunfire. show more
bbc
September 10, 2024
Media
War

Biased BBC Breached Guidelines 1,500 Times Over Israel-Hamas War.

The BBC breached its editorial guidelines on more than 1,500 occasions at the peak of the Israel-Hamas conflict, more frequently associating genocide and war crimes with Israel compared to Hamas. British lawyer Trevor Asserson headed a report that identified a significant bias against Israel in the BBC coverage over four months.

The report documents 1,553 breaches of editorial guidelines, including impartiality, accuracy, and adherence to editorial values and public interest. Specifically, it highlights that Israel was more frequently associated with genocide and war crimes compared to Hamas, with a marked disparity in terminology. Notably, Israel was linked to genocide 14 times more often than Hamas.

Former BBC executive Danny Cohen has characterized the situation as an “institutional crisis” and called for an independent inquiry into the state broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict along with Jewish groups. The report alleges that some BBC journalists have shown sympathy for Hamas and engaged in biased reporting. Specific individuals such as Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s international editor, and Lyse Doucet, its chief international correspondent, are cited for excusing Hamas’s actions and downplaying the October 7 attacks on Israel.

In response to these findings, the BBC criticized the report’s use of AI for impartiality analysis and its interpretation of the BBC’s editorial guidelines.

The BBC has been criticized for months over its bias against Israel during the conflict with Hamas, with six BBC staff in the Middle East being removed from the air after their pro-Hamas social media posts emerged last October.

The broadcaster was also forced to apologize in November of last year for mistakenly claiming that Israel was deliberately targeting medical staff in Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital.

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The BBC breached its editorial guidelines on more than 1,500 occasions at the peak of the Israel-Hamas conflict, more frequently associating genocide and war crimes with Israel compared to Hamas. British lawyer Trevor Asserson headed a report that identified a significant bias against Israel in the BBC coverage over four months. show more
Columbia Israel Protests
May 2, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Politics
War

House GOP Bumbles Into Biden’s Campus Crisis… Passes Hate Speech Law That Could Ban Bible Verses?

The Republican-led House of Representatives has intervened in Joe Biden’s campus crisis by passing hate speech legislation defining anti-Semitism in incredibly broad terms and using that broad definition “for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes.”

H. R. 6090, to be cited as the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 if it becomes law, uses the “working definition of antisemitism” adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in 2016. This is extremely broad in scope, and includes “Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor,” “Applying double standards” to Israel, and “Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interests of their own nations.”

The bill, which passed by 320 votes to 91, with 70 Democrats and 21 Republicans voting against it, has raised concerns among America First conservatives, who fear it violates the First Amendment and will draw fire away from Joe Biden. Until now, Biden has borne the brunt of campus protestors’ ire, damaging his standing among Muslim and younger voters key to his prospects in swing states like Michigan.

“It is patently insane for House Republicans to insert themselves into the mayhem engulfing college campuses. Do not interrupt your enemies when they’re making a mistake!” said Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, echoing arguments first advanced by National Pulse editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam.

“Instead of passing anti-free speech laws that trample on the First Amendment or inserting themselves behind a podium at Columbia, just allow the left to continue embarrassing itself,” he argued.

SCRIPTURE OUTLAWED?

H. R. 6090 also defines “Using the symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism (e.g., claims of Jews killing Jesus or blood libel) to characterize Israel or Israelis” as anti-Semitic.

This has raised concerns among Kirk and other Christian conservatives as to whether H. R. 6090 could “make parts of the Bible illegal.” The Bible records that the Romans put Jesus Christ to death, but at the request of Jewish chief priests and elders, who delivered Jesus to the Roman authorities.

Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, sought repeatedly to release Jesus, but the priests insisted “by our law he ought to die,” and Jesus told the Roman that “he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.”

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The Republican-led House of Representatives has intervened in Joe Biden's campus crisis by passing hate speech legislation defining anti-Semitism in incredibly broad terms and using that broad definition "for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes." show more
March 23, 2024
Jack Montgomery
UK
War

Israel Says Sadiq Khan’s London is The World’s ‘Most Anti-Semitic City.’

Israel’s Minister for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, Amichai Chikli, says London, governed by Labour’s Sadiq Khan, is currently the world’s most anti-Semitic city.

Chikli believes the tension fostered by pro-Hamas supporters in London, where barely over a third of residents registered in the census are White British, surpasses the tension present in other international cities.

The Israeli highlighted the regular mass rallies in the heart of London since the Israel-Hamas war began following the latter’s terror raid on Israel on October 7, 2023, which resulted in the murder of over 1,200 Israelis. Some of these rallies saw demonstrators call openly for jihad — with the city’s infamously woke police force defending them.

Chikli also cited an incident in which the phrase “from the river to the sea” was projected onto the clocktower of the Houses of Parliament — a reference to Islamists’ goal of establishing a Palestinian state ranging from the River Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea, erasing Israel altogether.

He characterized this as a “call for the ethnic cleansing of Jews from the State of Israel.”

An official report from Chikli’s department found “[n]early half of British Jews considered leaving the country due to the documented antisemitism,” and that “60 percent of British Jews experienced or know someone who experienced an antisemitic incident after the war.”

During an interview last month, Mayor Khan, who is Muslim, said his party was “proud to be both anti-racist but also anti-Semitic.” He subsequently attempted to take this statement back, but many observers believed the slip was Freudian.

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Israel’s Minister for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, Amichai Chikli, says London, governed by Labour’s Sadiq Khan, is currently the world’s most anti-Semitic city. show more
December 14, 2023
Jake Welch
Data
News

DATA: Nearly 50% of Young Americans Deny Or Doubt The Extent of the Holocaust.

Nearly half of young Americans between 18 and 29 either deny or have serious doubts about the full extent of the Holocaust, according to a recent Economist/YouGov survey, which noted that Holocaust denial has begun spreading throughout “all levels of education.”

One in five young people eligible to vote in the 2024 presidential election told pollsters they agreed with the statement “the Holocaust is a myth.” Nearly one-quarter agreed with the statement “the Holocaust has been exaggerated.”

Notably, another 30 percent said to pollsters they “did not know” whether the Holocaust was a myth. Only eight percent of people 30 to 44 years old similarly called the Holocaust a myth.

Almost one-third of young Americans at 28 percent believe that Jews “wield too much power” in the United States – five times more than those aged 65 and older. This includes 27 percent of black respondents, 19 percent of Hispanics, and 13 percent of white respondents.

Rabbi Abraham Cooper attributed the resurfacing of Antisemitism to “[a] generation brought up on social media—including and especially Tik Tok which leads to Shoah (Holocaust) denial and misappropriation of the Shoah, including by politicians—seems everyone is compared to Hitler. A generation with information glut but little perspective; no online librarian, no filters, little collective memory back to the 20th Century.”

“It is a perfect storm out there,” he added.

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Nearly half of young Americans between 18 and 29 either deny or have serious doubts about the full extent of the Holocaust, according to a recent Economist/YouGov survey, which noted that Holocaust denial has begun spreading throughout "all levels of education." show more