Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Stafford man who called for ‘killing migrants’ pleads guilty to terrorism offences
A rightwing extremist who called for “killing migrants when they arrive on their boats” has pleaded guilty to terrorism offences. Ivan Jennings, 46, from Stafford, admitted encouraging terrorism between 15 August and 14 November 2024 at Leicester crown court on Monday. He had previously pleaded guilty to dissemination of a terrorism publication at a hearing…
Read MoreFrance arrests Tunisian suspected of planning ‘jihad-inspired’ attack in Paris
French authorities have arrested a 27-year-old Tunisian man suspected of “plotting a violent action inspired by jihadism”, the anti-terror prosecutor’s office told AFP on Monday. According to a source familiar with the case, the investigation established that the suspect was aiming to attack “a Paris museum as well as members of the Jewish community, although…
Read MoreTwo arrested over arson attack at former synagogue
A man and a woman have been arrested by counter-terrorism police over a suspected arson attack at a former synagogue in east London. Minor damage was caused to a set of gates and a lock at the front of the former East London Central Synagogue building in Whitechapel on Tuesday. No-one was injured. The suspected…
Read MoreCounterterror police probe arson attack at a former London synagogue amid antisemitic attacks
Counterterror police were investigating an arson attack at a former London synagogue Tuesday as Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted a meeting to respond to a recent wave of antisemitic attacks that have caused outrage and fear in the Jewish community. Gates and a lock on the front of the former temple in the Whitechapel area…
Read MoreNeo-Nazi found guilty of planning mass gun attack after being caught in MI5 sting
A neo-Nazi who drew up a “kill list” of customers and colleagues at the Tesco where he worked has been found guilty of planning a mass gun attack. Alfie Coleman was just 19 when he was caught in an MI5 sting trying to buy a Makarov semi-automatic pistol, five magazines and 200 rounds of ammunition,…
Read MoreMan jailed after being charged with attempted murder in stabbings of Jewish men in London
A 45-year-old man was charged Friday with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain’s Jewish community. Essa Suleiman was remanded into custody after appearing in Westminster Magistrates’ Court to face two counts of the charge related…
Read MoreU.S. soldier threatened to ‘walk into a synagogue with my AK’ and ‘kill every single Jew,’ DOJ says
A soldier stationed at Fort Polk Army base in Louisiana was arrested after he threatened to walk into a synagogue and “kill every single Jew,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana announced Monday. Jakob Marcoulier, 22, was arrested last week and charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce after he…
Read MoreTwo men stabbed by knifeman ‘targeting Jewish people’ outside north London synagogue
The victims are understood to be members of the orthodox Jewish community in Golders Green. They are both understood to have suffered serious injuries but are in stable condition. Jewish community safety group Shomrim said that a man was running along Golders Green Road trying to stab Jewish people. A witness told LBC that one…
Read MoreArson arrest after fire at packed-out LGBT+ club
A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at a packed-out LGBT+ nightclub. Revellers were evacuated in the early hours of Sunday from Pink Punters at Fenny Stratford in Milton Keynes, as flames quickly took hold. Thames Valley Police said a 51-year-old man from Milton Keynes…
Read MoreTeen charged in conspiracy to attack Texas synagogue and ‘kill as many Jews as possible’: Prosecutors
An 18-year-old woman was being held on a $10 million bond on Thursday after authorities alleged she conspired with two men to attack a Texas synagogue and “kill as many Jews as possible,” according to court records. The suspect, Angelina Han Hicks of Lexington, North Carolina, was charged with felony conspiracy to commit murder and…
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