Antisemitism, Antizionism, Jihadism and the Reunited Germany. News by Fred Alan Medforth
Videos of the Islamic breaking of the fast on Tuesday evening are currently causing a stir on X …
Thousands of people kneel down to pray Allahu-Akbar in Dresden, the call of the muezzin echoes across the Elbe meadows. The videos on X show an unusually large number of Muslims who gathered in public on Tuesday evening to break their fast on the last day of the month of Ramadan. And: Dresden citizens looking on in disbelief.
There are also expressions of disbelief in posts and comments: “Germany has lost its mind,” writes one user. “This ends badly.” AfD politician Georg Pazderski also shows a video from Tuesday and writes on X: “Demonstration of power! There are almost 3,000 mosques in Germany. Why do Muslims in Dresden have to pray outside, in front of the Brandenburg Gate or in the auditorium of Göttingen University? It is disturbing how a religion is deliberately trying to occupy public space.” After 30 days of fasting, Ramadan came to an end on Tuesday evening. Muslims have now been celebrating Eid since Wednesday.
In the middle of Germany, a group of underage IS supporters have probably arranged to carry out terrorist attacks on Easter via a chat group. The two boys and four girls aged between 13 and 16, who have now been identified, are said to have planned attacks on churches, pubs, a synagogue and a police station in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Bild newspaper reported. They are all in custody. Specifically, targets in the town of Iserlohn were recently targeted.
Initially, the state security service became aware of Albina H. from Iserlohn, who was in contact with three like-minded girls from Düsseldorf and Munich, including 15-year-old Wiam S. Her father Tijani S. is already known to the police as an IS sympathiser. Six years ago, the authorities investigated the now 44-year-old on suspicion of financing terrorism. He is said to have collected donations for IS. A year later, they discovered an illegal firearm in his car.
A raid on the home of Wiam S., during which a machete and a dagger were seized, led the investigators to other terror suspects. The police discovered the chat group on a confiscated mobile phone, which led to the further identification of 15-year-old Julius S. from Lippstadt and 16-year-old Yusa P. from Baden-Württemberg. Julius S., who had not been known to the police before, is believed to have been the head of the gang.
The IS supporters wanted to kill as many “infidels” as possible with their attacks. The plan was to use knives and incendiary devices. Finally, the gang considered how they could obtain firearms. Those involved are currently in custody on charges of preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state.
Geplante Terroranschläge: Jugendliche Islamisten-Zelle ausgehoben (jungefreiheit.de)
Two young men aged 18 and 17 were arrested at Villeparisis RER station (Seine-et-Marne) on Thursday morning after a long-running police search. One of them was armed with a rifle and had been reported shortly beforehand by passengers on a train in Paris.
Two suspects, aged 18 and 17, were arrested shortly after 10am on Thursday morning at the Villeparisis – Mitry-le-Neuf RER station (Seine-et-Marne) while carrying an unloaded rifle. Both were travelling illegally on French soil, according to a source familiar with the case, who confirmed a Europe 1 report.
It all started in the early morning in Paris when two RER passengers contacted the police and told them that a man in a djellaba was sitting on a train with a rifle concealed under his clothes. The train was at Denfert-Rochereau station in Paris (XIV arrondissement) at the time.
The search for the suspect continued and eventually the suspect and a 17-year-old youth were arrested in the Seine-et-Marne department. The weapon, which is believed to be a 22 Long Rifle calibre rifle, was found on the adult teenager. He is an Algerian citizen, known to the police and has an obligation to leave the country (OQTF), according to a second source. The young person, a Moroccan national, is an unaccompanied minor. He is also already known to the police. Actu 17
As the local newspaper Sud Ouest reported, the attacker had accused a group of people of North African origin of drinking alcohol. The situation escalated and the attacker then pulled out a knife. The dead man is said to be a 36-year-old Algerian who was injured in the neck. The two seriously injured men were taken to the university hospital in Bordeaux.
Polizei erschießt Messerangreifer – UnserTirol24
A man was killed by shots fired by a police officer at the foot of the Stone Bridge in Bordeaux on Wednesday April 10, the Bordeaux public prosecutor’s office has confirmed. He had just stabbed another man to death.
A large contingent of rescue workers and police was deployed at the foot of the stone bridge on the left bank of the Garonne in Bordeaux on Wednesday April 10. According to our information, a police officer had shot and killed a man underneath the structure that crosses the River Garonne.
In the early evening, the man armed with a knife was walking along the promenades on the left bank. At the Place de la Bourse, he attacked pedestrians with a stabbing weapon. The result: one dead and one injured near the water’s edge. He then continued his journey along the banks of the Garonne. The police, who were called to the scene, had to use their submachine gun to neutralise the attacker.
Two young joggers passing each other on the stone bridge confirmed that they had witnessed a man with a knife wearing a turban. Sud Ouest
A video has been spreading on social media for a few hours now, recording an upsetting case. It was recorded in a Geox shop in Strasbourg. The sequence shows the store manager refusing entry to a temporary employee wearing a headscarf.
He tells her that she has to leave as she is on private property and says to her: “We are on private property here. So get your things…”. The assistant then asks the man to contact the agency that sent her to the scene.
At the young woman’s insistence, the manager continues: “I’ll ask you to get your things and go outside. This is a private place. When I ask you to leave, leave! You’re not wearing the right clothes. I can’t hold you if you don’t want to wear the right clothes,” adding, “We’re in France, madame. That’s what the law says.” For her part, the temp replied to the manager: “Liberty, equality, fraternity. It’s not written in my contract that I’m not allowed to wear the veil,” before taking her things and leaving the shop. Since then, there have been numerous reactions to this situation on social media, coming from all directions
A 47-year-old man was killed with a knife in Bagneux on Wednesday night. Although the investigation has only just begun, this murder appears to be very mysterious.
The 47-year-old was an employee of a bakery in Rue Charles-Boileau. He was working on Wednesday evening, the day Ramadan ended, which is why the shop was open late. He took his break between 11pm and 11.45pm. There was enough time to smoke a cigarette on the pavement. Then two men appeared in front of him, one of whom was armed with a knife.
According to the CCTV images examined by the police, there was initially a discussion between the duo and the bakery employee. Before one of the two attackers stabbed the victim several times.
Despite the efforts of the emergency services, who arrived on the scene shortly before midnight, the 40-year-old succumbed to his injuries. According to initial police findings, there were at least five wounds, including at least one to the carotid artery.
When analysing the video surveillance, the police discovered a man who may have been the murderer’s companion. This possible accomplice was carrying a knife, but there were no traces of blood on it. On Thursday, his involvement remained highly speculative.
The department’s criminal investigation department was entrusted with the investigation during the night. There is currently no clear clue. Especially as the victim, who lived in Argenteuil (Val-d’Oise), was not known to the police. The video recordings are being scrutinised again to try and identify the duo. The same goes for the evidence and clues found at the crime scene and the telephone research.
Bagneux : l’employé d’une boulangerie poignardé à mort – Le Parisien
On Tuesday (9th April), former Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan once again came under attack from Islamists after he took to social media to share pictures of himself and his wife-actress Sagarika Ghatge celebrating the Hindu New Year Gudhi Padwa.
As soon as Zaheer Khan shared pictures of the celebrations at his home, Islamists on social media started posting hateful comments about the inter-faith couple. Most of the comments were addressed to Zaheer Khan sermonising him about what is actual Islam and how he is going against the religion.
In an Instagram post, Zaheer Khan and Sagarika Ghatge shared photos of the Hindu New Year celebrations and wrote in the caption, “Happy Gudi Padwa from us to you. Fun interview as always with Renuka Vyavahare this time with a whole lot of puran polis and sheer khurma. Thank you Prathamesh Bandekar for capturing it so beautifully and thank you for the lovely pictures.”
Immediately after this post, Islamists on social media came into the comments section of this post with their hateful abuses. One Abdul Qadir wrote, “Zaheer Khan’s faith in the religion is so weak that he could not convert his Hindu wife.”
Another user named Rahil Khan wrote, “Losing one idiot Muslim does not make any difference to Islam. Islam does not need such a Muslim. Islam was, is, and will be the fastest-growing religion in the world. Celebrities more popular in the world than him are accepting Islam. Alhamdulillah!”
Muzaffar Khan wrote, “Brother, you too are a blind Bhakt of the top order. What do you get by worshipping the stones and participating in these crimes?”
Another Instagram handle named @haseeb5364 wrote, “May Allah give guidance to them. Somebody tell him that Allah does not forgive Shirk (equating any other deity with Allah). You still have time. Regret your Shirk.”
Another Islamist Emraan Mulla wrote, “This Kafir will go to Dojakh (hell) Inshallah.”
Nadeem wrote, “You son of a moron have some shame. People indeed forget everything after they earn money.”
Yousuf Hussain commented, “Brother, you are a Muslim. We don’t do this all in Islam. Don’t you know the meaning of Islam? Don’t do this all. Brother, we are answerable to Allah. Still, there is time brother. Beg pardon to Allah. Allah is a forgiver. Inshallah he forgives you.”
This is not the first time that Zaheer Khan has received hateful comments from Islamists for celebrating Hindu festivals. On 24th October 2022, he shared a similar photograph with his wife Sagarika Ghatge as the couple celebrated Diwali. Islamists on social media had similarly attacked him. Now, as they shared the pictures of Gudhi Padwa, Zaheer Khan and Sagarika Ghatge have received these hateful comments once again.
The First day of the month of Chaitra is celebrated as the Hindu New Year in many states in India. In Maharashtra, it is celebrated as Gudi Padwa while for Telugu and Kannadiga people, it is celebrated as Ugadi. Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra is celebrated with much fanfare and every year, the festival brings glimpses of the rich traditions and proud Maratha heritage.
Islamists abuse Zaheer Khan as he shares photos of Gudhi Padwa (opindia.com)
A father was shot in the head by a gang of youths in front of his 12-year-old son in Sweden on Wednesday evening — an inexplicable attack that has brought the rise in criminal gang activity to the forefront of the country’s political discourse.
The man in his 40s and his son were cycling towards the local swimming pool in Skärholmen, southern Stockholm, when they were confronted by a gang of young people near an underpass.
An altercation ensued and the father was shot in the head by one of the youths in broad daylight.
According to the Expressen, the gang threatened the man and his son, leading the protective father to ask his son to keep his distance while he returned to the gang and confronted them.
The gang of three to four youths reportedly fired at the man, causing him to attempt to seize the weapon before he was shot dead with a single bullet to the head.
“I don’t know if they said anything about his son, if that’s why he turned around. It doesn’t matter anymore,” the victim’s sister told the Swedish tabloid.
“It feels like a joke. I am so angry. It was so unnecessary he turned back,” she said. “He could have just continued into the bathhouse, not turned back. But he was like that. Didn’t like injustice. It cost him his life.”
Emergency responders were dispatched but were unable to save the man’s life who died at the scene.
Sweden has experienced a record number of shootings in recent years, correlating with a dramatic rise in criminal gang activity primarily in its major cities. Many of the criminal gangs are dominated by foreign nationals who recruit Swedish minors to undertake high-risk work including drug deals and attacks on rival gangs.
In September last year, Ardavan Khoshnood, a leading criminologist at Malmö University, described Sweden as the bombing capital of Europe, noting the Scandinavian nation is now second only to Mexico as the top country in the world not currently at war to experience the most bombings on its territory.
Fatal shootings have also sky-rocketed. In 2022, a total of 391 shootings were reported in Sweden, of which a record 62 were fatal, surpassing the 45 firearm fatalities recorded the previous year.
Wednesday’s shooting was the third in Skärholmen within the last month alone, and locals are terrified of leaving their houses.
“I sometimes go out late or early, when you go out you have a little worry in your stomach,” Shegufta Yesmeen, a nanny at a school in the area, told Swedish media.
“Both staff and children are out around here. The children don’t know much, but we in the staff argue a lot among ourselves about what to do,” she added.
Two other shootings in the area saw one man killed on March 1 near the scene of Wednesday’s attack, and a 25-year-old victim was hospitalized on March 13 after being shot at a preschool in the area.
Jimmie Åkesson, leader of the Sweden Democrats who currently prop up the center-right Swedish government, has called for a “full-scale war” to be declared on the criminal gangs.
“A 12-year-old sees his father shot in the head for standing up to a rowdy gang. Politically, I and the Sweden Democrats are prepared to do just about everything to ensure that what happened in Skärholmen does not happen again,” he wrote on X.
“International conventions, musty old arguments about socio-economic factors, or stupid talk about crime prevention centers should go in the trash immediately.
“It is not enough to regurgitate platitudes, it is time for Sweden to declare full war against every single individual in these criminal gangs,” he added.
No arrests have yet been made in connection with the murder.
A trans-identified male spared a prison sentence after threatening to bludgeon a man with a claw hammer has again avoided jail after threatening to kill women’s rights campaigners. Layla Le Fey, 44, was handed a combined 20-week suspended sentence for violent threats he sent to Helen Joyce and Kellie Jay Keen, two well-known women critical of gender identity ideology, in which he fantasized about butchering and dismembering them.
Last year, Le Fey sent the violent messages via a now-suspended account on X (formerly Twitter) from March through June. Using the handle @laylalefey1, Le Fey stated he was “interested in setting fire” to Keen’s home while she was inside.
Le Fey had also communicated his desire to “kick the s**t out of” her, rip her eyes out, and break her spine in a bizarre bid to “prove [her] point” that “some trans people are extremely violent.” That same day, Le Fey stated that he would enjoy either seeing Keen brutally killed by a “misogynist psychopath” or acting out the murder himself.
Also targeted by Le Fey was author Helen Joyce, a vocal critic of gender identity ideology and Director of Advocacy for the women’s rights charity Sex Matters.
“God how I would love to just rip your eyes out, chop your hands off, and carve your face up really badly,” Le Fey said to Joyce on March 20. His macabre comment was made in response to Joyce’s 2022 post announcing the publication of her book, Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality.
Le Fey pleaded guilty in a Brighton court yesterday to four offenses under the communications act, including threats of arson.
While reading a victim impact statement out in court, Joyce said: “I’m used to robust and unpleasant debate online. I never get into back and forths and accept that other people have the right to criticize what I say. But seeing the things they were expressing, describing to me how much he would enjoy cutting me, is something else altogether.”
Keen, when presenting her victim impact statement, emphasized that Le Fey is a man who terrorizes women. “A violent man committed a crime,” she said. “The violent threats had far greater impact on my husband and children than me. They are very worried for my safety.”
“Terrorizing women into silence was the intent of this man. I want to make it clear, this crime was committed by a man,” she continued. “This is what happens when women speak up. I didn’t want to elevate this person’s comments, so I did not respond. These tweets disturbed me and I’ve no doubt given the opportunity this person would have carried out these threats… My whereabouts is often known and I have no doubt, given the opportunity, this person would be a threat to my wellbeing.”
Le Fey’s defense attorney, Cathy Walker, referred to him with feminine pronouns while arguing that he had been struggling with his mental health when he made the threats. Walker also claimed that he had had no intention to act on them. Le Fey was sentenced to a consecutive 10 weeks for the threats against Keen, and another 10 concurrent weeks for the messages he sent to Joyce.
Additionally, he is subject to an 18-month restraining order which prohibits him from either contacting or attending events involving either Keen or Joyce, and has been ordered to participate in 25 days’ involvement in a rehabilitation program.
Following the series of violent posts last year, Le Fey was arrested in June by Sussex Police after a massive outcry from concerned supporters of Keen and Joyce.
Le Fey has a history of violence, and, according to the Daily Mail, a lengthy criminal record. He has been convicted for more than 50 prior offenses, including several for wielding weapons in public.
Le Fey had also previously avoided a prison sentence as a direct result of his transgender status. In 2020, Le Fey was convicted of common assault and possession of an offensive weapon after attempting to steal wine from a Budgens in Brighton. During the incident, which took place on November 6th, 2019, Le Fey brandished a claw hammer and used it to threaten the cashier. He was apprehended by police after he swiped another bottle of wine and attempted to flee.
During court proceedings, presiding Judge Stephen Mooney initially called Le Fey’s crime “inexcusable,” and sentenced him to serve a suspended six-month sentence in prison, along with a 30-session rehabilitative therapy order. But within the hour, Judge Mooney overturned his own decision, citing a lack of evidence of Le Fey’s gender reassignment.
Because the court could not establish whether Le Fey had undergone genital surgery, it was argued that a prison term presented an inhumane situation which could not be easily resolved.
Le Fey has gone under several names, including Marcus Smith, Adam Hodgson, and David.
As Le Fey lacked a legal document known as a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), Le Fey’s attorney, Rebecca Upton, remarked: “The only way Le Fey could prove her new gender would be an ‘undignified examination,’ one which court staff were not prepared to do.”
Without a GRC or physical examination, Le Fey, considered a vulnerable minority under the law, would have then been forced to serve his sentence at the Lewes Prison, a correctional facility for men. Judge Mooney refused to do so, and commented that he could not allow Le Fey to serve his sentence in the male estate.
“We live in a society which acknowledges and embraces diversity and allows and encourages people to live the life they want to. Sometimes society does not make the necessary or appropriate adjustments in all ways it can to reflect the adjustments of society as a whole,” Judge Mooney said.
“Having reflected again upon the impact an immediate custodial sentence would have, the difficulties there are and the intractable problems the prison service would face, I have reconsidered whether imprisonment must be immediate,” he added. “In light of this information I have come to the conclusion that in your particular case it allows me to hope for some form of rehabilitation.”
