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Worshippers were forced to flee a Melbourne synagogue early Friday morning after it was set ablaze in an arson attack Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony called “act of hate.” Sixty-plus firefighters were called to Adass Israel synagogue in the Victorian state capital just after 04:00 local time on Friday (17:00 GMT Thursday), finding the building fully ablaze when they arrived. Local media outlets confirmed people were inside at the time for morning prayers and they had reported seeing firebombs thrown by masked assailants. One person was injured and the fire caused extensive damage.

President-elect Donald Trump said late Monday that he will travel to Paris for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, a grand celebration set to take place this weekend. "It is an honor to announce that I will be traveling to Paris, France, on Saturday to attend the re-opening of the Magnificent and Historic Notre Dame Cathedral, which has been fully restored after a devastating fire five years ago," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. "President Emmanuel Macron has done a wonderful job ensuring that Notre Dame has been restored to its full level of glory, and even...

A prominent South Florida rabbi is calling out the Fontainebleau at Miami Beach after claiming he was subjected to a verbal tirade in the hotel’s lobby on Sunday night. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who recorded the confrontation with his cellphone, said he was met with offensive remarks, including threats and derogatory language, an incident he says highlights the growing issue of antisemitism. “You like to kill babies…you know that,” a man can be heard saying in the video, followed by, “I will spit on your face right now, get out of the lobby right now.” The man also allegedly called Boteach...

How does one understand violent crimes that are presented as being “without motive”? Or better yet, how does one understand violent crimes if one cannot begin to comprehend their openly stated motive? For example, the secular and materialistic West increasingly only understands motives prompted by material needs or desires. Thus theft and rape make perfect sense as they are both materially “gratifying.” The West also still understands generic human “passions,” such as violence and even murder for personal revenge and so forth.

Imad Chamoun: “I want the Lebanese state, or the consecutive governments, to be held accountable for legalizing Hizbullah’s illegal weapons. Hizbullah is accused worldwide of being a terror [organization]. Are we supposed to absolve these terrorists, and let bygones be bygones? How can we? We have martyrs.” Interviewer: “Are you calling them ‘terrorists?'” Chamoun: “What else are all the countries calling them? How do they designate Hizbullah?” Interviewer: “But they are your compatriots…” Chamoun: “Who is?” Interviewer: “Hizbullah.” Chamoun: “Well, if my compatriot is a collaborator, does being my compatriot nullify his collaboration? They are my compatriots, with Lebanese citizenship,...

In the streets of Bangladesh, Muslim mobs openly chant for the slaughter of Hindus, targeting the peaceful followers of the Hindu faith. Their chilling slogans include, “There will be no place for ISKCON here” and “We will peel off the skins of ISKCON devotees.”... These aren’t just threats—they’re calls for genocide. ISKCON devotees, a branch of Hinduism rooted in spiritual devotion and non-violence, are being hunted simply for their beliefs. Temples are desecrated, Hindu boys are lynched in broad daylight, and Hindu spiritual leaders are imprisoned on fabricated charges while terrorists roam free. This is not random violence; it is...

A father accused of almost strangling his daughter in an attempted 'honor killing' outside her school was freed on just $150,000 bail. Ihsan Ali, 44, and his wife Zahraa Subhi Mohsin Ali, 40, were charged with attempted kidnapping and assault after the attack on October 18. The girl, 17, who wasn't named, ran away from home to Timberline High School in Lacey, Washington, after her parents tried to put her on a plane to Iraq. 'Her father had recently been threatening her with honor killing for refusing an arranged marriage with an older man in another county,' the girl told...

A girl almost strangled by her father in an alleged 'honor killing' claims he threatened to murder her several times and abused her at home. Ihsan Ali, 44, and his wife Zahraa Subhi Mohsin Ali, 40, were charged with attempted murder, attempted kidnapping, and assault after the attack on October 18.

Teachers at a Berlin school have issued an urgent plea for help, citing escalating violence, severe educational deficits among students — largely attributed to challenges from mass immigration — and a lack of systemic support... Teachers at the Friedrich Bergius School in Berlin’s Schöneberg district have issued a stark warning about escalating issues they say are exacerbated by the city’s approach to mass immigration and integration. In a seven-page letter to the district council, the staff described an environment of increasing aggression, violence, and educational struggles that has left them overwhelmed and desperate for support. The letter highlights a central...

A bullet failed to silence her, now Malala Yousafzai is lending her voice to the women of Afghanistan. In just a few years since the Taliban retook control of the country, women's rights have been eroded to the point where even singing is banned. ... The speed of change in Afghanistan, if not the brutality, has surprised Malala, who since that near-fatal shooting in 2012 has campaigned for equality. "I never imagined that the rights of women would be compromised so easily," .. "A lot of girls are finding themselves in a very hopeless, depressing situation where they do not...

In April 1948, Deir Yassin was an Arab village of about a thousand residents. It was captured then by Jewish forces seeking to break the siege of Jerusalem during the war for Israel’s independence. Most of the fighting was done by the underground soldiers of the Irgun and Lehi, with assistance from the Haganah, the official fighting force of the Jewish establishment. A truck-mounted loudspeaker blaring a warning for residents to flee the village fell into a trench that had been dug by villagers. The result was a bloody house-to-house battle with a high death toll. That much everyone agrees...

The Palestinian Authority continues to demonize President-Elect Donald Trump, since his reelection. A regular columnist for the PA’s official daily, who is also a former senior advisor to the former PA prime minister, defined Trump as “a racist… full of racism… an extremist.” However, he added that if “we act wisely and cleverly,” knowing Trump’s “mentality,” the PA could change him: Regular columnist for official PA daily Omar Hilmi Al-Ghoul: “You know, [US President-Elect Donald] Trump is a racist president, he is full of racism and is an extremist” Official PA TV host: “And a populist.” Omar Hilmi Al-Ghoul: “And...

Screenshot over three months later, "comments are closed," the (Aug 17, 2024) propaganda for 'Mein Kampf' claiming it's truth, is still on. This typical "Palestinian" propaganda site has a "meter" of the G slur, which consists of Hamas/PIJ butchers, their women and kids, as well as others - used by terrorists human shields tactics on their own population with the goal of having 'dead kids' for propaganda use. A method used since Arafat days in early 1980s Lebanon.

Anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe reached a total of 2,444 incidents in 2023, according to a report that compiled data from police and civil society sources across 35 European countries. The statistics include 232 personal attacks on Christians, ranging from harassment and threats to physical violence. At least 1,230 anti-Christian hate crimes were allegedly committed by 10 of the European governments in 2023, an increase from 1,029 in 2022, said the report, titled “Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe Report 2024,” by OIDAC Europe, a watchdog organization. These incidents took place in countries including France, Germany and the United...

A teenage girl was almost choked to death outside her school in an alleged 'honor killing' by her parents after she refused an arranged marriage. Ihsan Ali, 44, and his wife Zahraa Subhi Mohsin Ali, 40, were charged with attempted murder and attempted kidnapping after their arrest on October 18. Shocking video allegedly showed the father on the ground with his daughter on top of him as he choked her. The girl, 17, who wasn't named, ran away from home to Timberline High School in Lacey, Washington, where her 16-year-old boyfriend also studied, after her parents tried to put her...

Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig: Images are emerging from the University of Rochester of "Wanted" posters being plastered on the walls. The wanted individuals? The University's Jewish faculty. So, what are students meant to do when they find the people on these signs?

Eight international aid groups have jointly rebuked Israel for not only failing "to meet any of the specific criteria" set out by the Biden administration in an Oct. 13 letter demanding that the U.S. ally drastically increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip within 30 days, but accusing Israel of taking "actions that dramatically worsened the situation on the ground, particularly in Northern Gaza." The U.S. letter had threatened to cut off some U.S. military assistance to Israel if its demands were not met within 30 days — a deadline that has now passed. "Israel's actions failed...

Two Lacey parents are facing criminal charges, including assault and attempted kidnapping, after several bystanders had to step in to stop a father from strangling his daughter outside a school. The incident happened outside Timberline High School on Oct. 18. The girl’s parents, Ihsan and Zahraa Ali were both arrested after the confrontation, and court records indicate it could be related to a possible ‘honor killing.' According to court records, the 17-year-old victim told investigators her father had recently been threatening her with an ‘honor killing’ after she refused to go to another country for an arranged marriage with an...

Amsterdam police detained 62 people in connection with a series of antisemitic assaults against Israeli soccer fans, which resulted in five moderate injuries and about 20 to 30 minor ones, in the Dutch capital, the city’s prosecutor René de Beukelaer said at a Friday press. The five injured people were treated in the hospital and discharged, De Beukelaer said during the briefing with Femke Halsema, the Amsterdam mayor. Witnesses described about 100 men, whom they described as Arabs, assaulting Israelis in a coordinated manner on Friday morning. The country’s largest-scale antisemitic incident in decades has shocked many Dutchmen and especially...

Mossad’s Warning to Dutch Police Ignored by the Netherlands | Aaron Cohen Fox News. Nov 9, 2024 ...a group called PLGM a Palestinian Hamas group that was planning to have a major gathering outside of that soccer game, it was shut down by authorities however they ignored Israeli intelligence's requests to put in maximum security after the event to escort the Israelis to their hotels the moment they got out of the soccer match...Did a former UNRWA teacher help organize the Amsterdam pogrom? By Ohad Merlin. 11/10/2024 Ayman Nejmeh's Facebook profile - before and after removing his involvement in UNRWA....