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| | US Imposes Sanctions on International Criminal Court, Hours After Former Judge Wins Nobel. | | US Imposes Sanctions on International Criminal Court, Hours After Former Judge Wins Nobel. |
| | The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, escalating its confrontation with the tribunal and risking diplomatic tensions with European allies. The United States opposed the [[ICC]]’s arrest warrants for Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and its previous investigation into US soldiers’ conduct in Afghanistan. The sanctions could extend to companies providing services to the court. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the measures would restrict transactions, cut off resources, and undermine the ICC’s ability to operate against Americans. The ICC’s deputy prosecutor condemned the sanctions and said they would not stop the court’s work. | | The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, escalating its confrontation with the tribunal and risking diplomatic tensions with European allies. The United States opposed the [[ICC]]’s arrest warrants for Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and its previous investigation into US soldiers’ conduct in Afghanistan. The sanctions could extend to companies providing services to the court. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the measures would restrict transactions, cut off resources, and undermine the ICC’s ability to operate against Americans. The ICC’s deputy prosecutor condemned the sanctions and said they would not stop the court’s work. |
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| | + | The International Criminal Court has become a tool for dictatorships and criminals, according to Middle East analyst David Wurmser. The US State Department imposed sanctions on the ICC after one of its former judges received the Nobel Peace Prize, announcing that it would prohibit transactions with the court, cut off its resources, and cripple its operations. |
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| − | UAE says: the Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash a passenger aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport in a terrorist attack intended to cause mass casualties. The Omani Hamam al-Hammami, studied to fly for the purpose of his jihadist attack, prepared for the attack over several years and was inspired by the [[September 11]] attacks in the United States. His radicalization began in Australia in 2017, where he encountered extremist literature and online propaganda promoting terrorist organizations and suicide attacks. He attended two flights to Tel Aviv to familiarize himself with the route and airport, undertook physical training, including boxing lessons for his jihadi purpose, and intensified his exposure to extremist propaganda. He worked for Oman Air, Royal Air Maroc and Flydubai after completing the required professional qualifications and security checks, which did not reveal his extremist beliefs or terrorist intentions. He also received flight training in the United Kingdom at L3 Airline Academy. In addition to his longtime plan, at least since 2019 taking flight lessons, he also told investigators that he acted in "revenge" for Gaza and wanted to die as a "martyr." Opportunistic added "motive?" | + | UAE says: the [[2026 'Flydubai Flight FZ1073 incident' - jihadi massacre attempt|Flydubai co-pilot]] planned to crash a passenger aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport in a terrorist attack intended to cause mass casualties. The Omani Hamam al-Hammami, studied to fly for the purpose of his jihadist attack, prepared for the attack over several years and was inspired by the [[September 11]] attacks in the United States. His radicalization began in Australia in 2017, where he encountered extremist literature and online propaganda promoting terrorist organizations and suicide attacks. He attended two flights to Tel Aviv to familiarize himself with the route and airport, undertook physical training, including boxing lessons for his jihadi purpose, and intensified his exposure to extremist propaganda. He worked for Oman Air, Royal Air Maroc and Flydubai after completing the required professional qualifications and security checks, which did not reveal his extremist beliefs or terrorist intentions. He also received flight training in the United Kingdom at L3 Airline Academy. In addition to his longtime plan, at least since 2019 taking flight lessons, he also told investigators that he acted in "revenge" for Gaza and wanted to die as a "martyr." Opportunistic added "motive?" |
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| | Al-Hammami's radicalization began while he was living and studying in Melbourne, Australia. He attended a mosque affiliated with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and met people associated with MyCentre, an Islamic center led by Samir Mohtadi, known as Abu Hamza. Mohtadi has promoted inflammatory anti-Zionist rhetoric, calling Zionists scavengers and bloodsuckers, not human, denying Israel's legitimacy and calling for Palestine to be cleansed of Zionists (which means he referred to all Israeli Jews). In sermons, he urged Allah to instill terror in Zionists, grant victory to Palestinian mujahideen and deprive Zionists of security. He also portrayed Australia's conflict with Islam as a war over people's minds and rejected the obligation to adopt Australian values. Mohtadi was pursuing plans for a multimillion-dollar Islamic complex through his registered charitable organization. The Islamic Information and Services Network of Australasia, which published his statements, remains a registered Australian charity and has received government support for community events and educational initiatives. UAE investigators determined that al-Hammami's extremist beliefs emerged in Australia and that he was influenced by material glorifying terrorism and suicide attacks. He confessed to acting alone, while authorities continued investigating his connections and possible accomplices. Investigators have not established that Mohtadi or MyCentre contributed to his radicalization or the planned attack. | | Al-Hammami's radicalization began while he was living and studying in Melbourne, Australia. He attended a mosque affiliated with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and met people associated with MyCentre, an Islamic center led by Samir Mohtadi, known as Abu Hamza. Mohtadi has promoted inflammatory anti-Zionist rhetoric, calling Zionists scavengers and bloodsuckers, not human, denying Israel's legitimacy and calling for Palestine to be cleansed of Zionists (which means he referred to all Israeli Jews). In sermons, he urged Allah to instill terror in Zionists, grant victory to Palestinian mujahideen and deprive Zionists of security. He also portrayed Australia's conflict with Islam as a war over people's minds and rejected the obligation to adopt Australian values. Mohtadi was pursuing plans for a multimillion-dollar Islamic complex through his registered charitable organization. The Islamic Information and Services Network of Australasia, which published his statements, remains a registered Australian charity and has received government support for community events and educational initiatives. UAE investigators determined that al-Hammami's extremist beliefs emerged in Australia and that he was influenced by material glorifying terrorism and suicide attacks. He confessed to acting alone, while authorities continued investigating his connections and possible accomplices. Investigators have not established that Mohtadi or MyCentre contributed to his radicalization or the planned attack. |
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| | IDF kills [[Hamas]] and [[PIJ|Islamic Jihad]] terrorists and destroys weapons sites in Gaza. | | IDF kills [[Hamas]] and [[PIJ|Islamic Jihad]] terrorists and destroys weapons sites in Gaza. |
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| | + | A passenger who helped subdue the Flydubai co-pilot wants two flight attendants and two additional pilots investigated. Asaf Rajuan suspects the flight attendants assisted the attacker, citing confrontations with passengers, objections to filming, and apparent attempts to interfere with the attacker's restraints. He also wants investigators to question the additional pilots who landed the aircraft in Saudi Arabia. The experience left him paranoid about whether the danger had ended after the co-pilot was restrained. |
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| | The IDF killed Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists and destroyed weapons sites in Gaza. The operations followed intensified attacks by the terrorist groups against Israeli troops, which violated the ceasefire agreement. | | The IDF killed Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists and destroyed weapons sites in Gaza. The operations followed intensified attacks by the terrorist groups against Israeli troops, which violated the ceasefire agreement. |
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| | + | A poll examined the proportion of secular Israelis who view the rescue of passengers aboard the Flydubai flight as divine providence. One-third of secular Israeli respondents expressed this view. |
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| | + | US Central Command struck a commercial vessel with a precision munition after the ship attempted to bypass a blockade. |
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| | + | The Federal Aviation Administration warned US airlines to exercise caution when flying over or operating in Saudi Arabia because of flight risks. |
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| | + | The Houthis claimed responsibility for strikes on Saudi airports and warned that the worst was yet to come. The attacks exposed vulnerabilities in Saudi Arabia's defenses as the kingdom continued its air campaign against the Houthis, who are fighting the Saudi-backed government in Yemen. |
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| | + | France urged Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to reverse the postponement of Palestinian elections. |
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| | + | An international coalition coordinated pro-Palestinian protests worldwide in advance, preparing campaign slogans, media messaging, and protest tactics. The London-based Global Alliance for Palestine, a coalition of approximately 200 organizations, distributed media toolkits and coordinated a Global Day of Action on October 10. Its materials called for protesters to shut down city squares, surround government buildings, blockade corporate hubs, and disrupt normal business activities through walkouts, sit-ins, and blockades. The coalition also organized pressure on legislators to demand arms embargoes against Israel, emergency parliamentary debates, suspended trade agreements, and binding human rights sanctions. Its communications guidelines encouraged disciplined, urgent messaging and promoted slogans accusing Israel of genocide and the media of justifying Israeli actions. The Jerusalem Post identified 181 participating organizations, including [[CodePink]], the Freedom Flotilla, and regional BDS chapters. Israel's Foreign Ministry condemned the prewritten accusations, coordinated slogans, and planned disruptions as an effort to dominate public narratives and demonize Israel. The genoLIE vibe was all over. |
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| | + | A British activist group called Our Fight launched the campaign “Some people are Zionist! Get over it!” in Parliament Square, near the Winston Churchill statue. The initiative responded to the Green Party conference's October 4 vote, which passed a motion declaring Zionism racism by 1,022 votes to 813. Mainly non-Jewish activists wore campaign shirts, displayed signs proclaiming pride in Zionism, and carried Israeli and British flags. The group's founder, Mark Birbeck, defined Zionism as support for the right of Jews to have a homeland and for Israel's right to exist. Our Fight plans another public demonstration and is organizing a January 17 conference called “Be a #MENSCH” to encourage non-Jewish allies to demonstrate solidarity with Jewish communities amid rising antisemitism. The group says Green Party conference organizers removed Birbeck from the auditorium and confiscated his pass after he wore the campaign slogan during the conference. |
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| | + | A social media trend in which non-Jewish users publicly declare themselves Zionists spread rapidly on X. An analysis identified 613 matching posts from 549 accounts between October 4 and October 11. The posts followed a common format identifying the user as non-Jewish, stating a nationality or religious identity, and affirming Zionism. Activity surged on October 9, with 131 posts, followed by 270 on October 10 and 138 on October 11. Approximately 88 percent of the posts appeared from October 9 onward. Participants identified themselves as members of numerous nationalities and religious groups, including Christians, Catholics, atheists, Muslims, Hindus, and agnostics. Most accounts posted only once. The data demonstrated rapid spread of a shared message across hundreds of accounts but did not establish centralized coordination or an organized campaign. The trend gained visibility after the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks, with users expressing support for Israel and the Jewish people's right to self-determination. |
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| | + | On the Israelophobic Khazar propaganda which is contradicted by genetic evidence and is used to deny Jewish historical rights to Israel. The commentary highlights a contradiction in the position of Dr. Omar Al-Jayousi, a Palestine Scholars Association member and [[Al Jazeera]] contributor, who peddles the Khazar thing while also interprets Islamic texts about the Children of Israel as applying to modern Zionists. Al-Jayousi propagates, presenting modern Zionists as ideological successors to the ancient Israelites. Islamic texts that explicitly identify Jews and the Children of Israel, particularly a hadith in Sahih Muslim predicting that Muslims will kill Jews in the future. Of course, the further confusion: how could apply to people based on political ideology rather than Jewish identity and whether it would extend to Christian Zionists and other supporters of Israel. It criticizes Al-Jayousi for invoking human rights, international law, and anti-colonialism to reinterpret an Islamic idea explicitly calling for the killing of Jews. In conclusion, this Islamist argument treats ancestry as irrelevant when assigning guilt but decisive when denying Jewish historical rights - whatever can be adjusted for hatred. An accompanying comment compares this contradiction to neo-Nazi arguments and Tucker Carlson's promotion of neo Nazis, others advancing the discredited Khazar theory about Ashkenazi Jews while discussing Jesus's death at Roman hands. |
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| | + | Federal agents searched Democratic Representative Islamivlc bigot [[ProgRacism|prpgracist]] [[Ilhan Omar]]'s home in connection with a criminal investigation. Separate reporting characterized the search as part of an immigration fraud investigation. |
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| | + | In her April statement which she read out prepared by other people she first called WWII world war eleven). |
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| | + | Israel demanded that a [[Dutch]] city allow Hapoel Beersheva supporters to attend the club's Europa League match. |
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| | + | Israel will deport three foreign activists, including the president of an anti-Israel organization promoting [[BDS]], after they filmed Israeli Defense Forces soldiers in Hebron. Authorities found photographs of soldiers from previous shifts. |
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| | + | Andrea Martin, a Jewish law professor appointed to [[Pennsylvania]]'s human rights panel, expressed shock at the hostility Jews face in the United States. She said she had previously worried more about her sons' experiences as Black Jews than about antisemitism. She never expected that one of her sons would have to worry about someone pouring hot coffee on him in a college library. |
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| | + | Hamas terror "officials' publicly identified Mohammad Abu Jasser as the militant who murdered Israeli Staff Sergeant Barel Hadaria Shmueli in August 2021. Abu Jasser shot the soldier at point-blank range through an opening in the Gaza border fence. Hamas confirmed that Abu Jasser was killed on December 6, 2024. This was the first time the organization publicly disclosed his identity and role in the killing. |
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| | + | The United States and 28 other countries condemned Iran's campaign of attacks across Europe targeting Jewish communities, Iranian journalists, and US interests. Their joint statement followed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham's assessment that the [[IRGC]] Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps almost certainly directed a planned Septembe[A27 terrorist attack on the Royal Air Force base at Fairford. The 29 countries rejected attempts by Iran to threaten, silence, intimidate, harass, harm, or coerce people within their territories through proxies or other means. |
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| | + | Former US President [[Barack Obama]] endorsed Islamic Mohamed [[Abdul El-Sayed] in the Michigan Senate race. |
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