For Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, "Again Is Now"

This article first appeared in Times of Israel Blogs

Dana Nessel

Note: The below quotes are from WFMD 930 am-"Free Talk" in Frederick, Maryland

"Addressing deep intra-party divides over Israel ahead of the general election, Michigan’s Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel urged a private gathering of Jewish Democrats to place the needs of “the rest of humanity” above their own “safety and security.”

As a Gentile who has been watching anti-Semitism grow in America and then explode immediately after October 7, 2023, when Hamas committed the worst atrocity against the Jewish people since the  Holocaust, I am amazed and frustrated that some Jews in the US have thrown Israel under the bus and linked arms with the people who support Hamas, people who not only hate Israel, but hate Jews as well. I could not understand it before October 7th, 2023, but today, it has become dumbfounding.

Take Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D), for example. On August 30, she addressed a group of Michigan Jewish Democrats in Birmingham, Michigan, outside Detroit, and said some pretty outrageous things, saying that Jews should place the needs of humanity above their own safety and security! 

"The Detroit News, Nessel invoked the story of Queen Esther to argue that Jewish Democrats have a “moral imperative to place the needs of the world above even our own self-interest,” urging attendees to “sacrifice the comfort, safety and security and even the very future of our own people in exchange for the opportunity to save the rest of humanity.”

She even evoked climate change in reference to Israel, and, of course, bashed Trump. 

“What good is defending the historic homeland of our ancestors and demanding that candidates acknowledge its right to exist if the planet upon which it rests is no longer inhabitable?” Nessel asked, according to the recording reviewed by The Detroit News. She went on to characterize supporting former President Donald Trump as an “abdication of our responsibilities as Jews,” arguing that Jewish tradition demands “compassionate action toward others” over what she called “blind obedience to the world’s biggest and most dangerous fool.”

Climate change, bejeezus! 

And think what you will about Trump, but he is a supporter of Israel and has done more than any previous president to attack campus anti-Semitism in our universities.

"While Nessel acknowledged the frustration in the room—noting that arguments equating Zionism to racism are often made “by people whose entire understanding of Jewish-Israel history fits neatly into a 47-second TikTok produced by Qatar or Iran” — she also argued that the GOP and its loyalty to Trump poses a great threat and blasted Republicans for focusing on cultural issues like “transgender girls playing JV volleyball” instead of issues like wealth inequality and artificial intelligence."

She might also have noted that it is the Republican party-not the Democrat party that not only gives more support to Israel, but also pays more attention to problems of anti-Semitism, especially on college campuses, as witnessed by the recent hearings held by the Republican-led House subcommittee on education and the workplace. And yes, they can care about anti-Semitism and men playing women's sports at the same time.

As a Gentile, I do not accuse Jews of being "self-hating Jews", a term used by some of my like-minded Jewish friends. Nessel is Jewish, and I am sure that after these remarks, many are calling her by that term. I cannot argue with them. It is one thing to be a critic of Israel's policies vis-a-vis the Palestinians (which I am not); it is quite another to suggest that the safety and security of Jewish people should take a back seat to "the needs of humanity".

And just what are the needs of humanity? That the state of Israel should be destroyed by the monsters of Hamas, Hizbollah, and the mullahs in Iran? Do the needs of humanity demand that Jews everywhere be killed?

Since when are people like Hamas, Hizbollah, and the Iranian mullahs on the side of "the needs of humanity"?  Would another Holocaust, one that finished the job once and for all, serve the needs of humanity?  That all Jews in the world disappear?

What kind of talk is this from an attorney general of Michigan who is also Jewish? I realize that several red states, like Michigan and my own state of California, suffer from activist Democrat attorneys general who find all sorts of causes to champion other than putting violent criminals in jail. But this really takes the cake!

Keep in mind that Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed was in the audience, no doubt nodding in approval. Keep in mind that Michigan has a large Muslim population, including towns where they dominate, like Dearborn and Hamtramck, communities that are becoming more and more activist and radical. Don't forget Dearborn's elected representative, Rashida Tlaib. Imagine the climate for Jews living in Michigan, especially for those living in the greater Detroit-Dearborn area. And this is the kind of support and advice they get from their attorney general, the state's top law enforcement official, the one who is supposed to protect them, as well as everybody else.

There is no doubt that people like Nessel have come to the conclusion that Israel is an inconvenient nation, an obstacle to better relations with the Arab and Muslim worlds. Apparently, Nessel takes it a step farther. She seems to think that the Jewish people themselves are an obstacle to better relations with the Arab and Muslim worlds. The world would be a better place. Terrorism against all of us would stop. The land from the river to the sea would be a harmonious democracy that lives in peace and friendship with the US and Europe.

If only it weren't for Israel. If only it weren't for the Jews.

The "needs of the world" should take priority over their safety and security!

Whatever happened to "never again"? Has Nessel never heard of the phrase and what it means? It means that never again will Jews go to their deaths by the millions like lambs to the slaughter. In that same spirit, it can also mean that Jews and Gentiles will never submit -as she is submitting to a certain faction of the population-in our own country- that has disdain for all of us.

I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that Jewish self-hatred is a real problem. People like Dana Nessel are a real problem. But what do I know? I am just a Gentile.

Netherlands: Dozens Arrested After Mass Attack on Home of Suspected Drug Baron

De Telegraaf

Hat tip Gates of Vienna

At around 4 am, the morning of September 1st, dozens of armed persons attacked a house in the Dutch town of Overasselt, just south of Nijmegen. A security guard at the house was shot and killed, but the owner of the house, identified only as Jan G., escaped unharmed. Two police officers responding were seriously wounded by gunfire but are reportedly out of danger. 

At least 34 people have been arrested at this point. According to below article from Algemeen Dagblad, translated by Fousesquawk, they come from the Netherlands, France, Algeria, and Belgium, among other countries.

Jan G. is identified as the suspected leader of a drug organization. Bolle Jos, also mentioned, is reportedly a major drug kingpin, linked to incarcerated kingpin, Ridouan Taghi. Jos is a fugitive and believed to be living in Sierra Leone. The bodyguard, Barry, is more fully identified in other Dutch media as Barry Leenders (51).

The article contains several photos and a livestream. The livestream was not translated. If you scroll way down this article to the 12:11 time mark, there is a video of 4 masked men, apparently inside the house, where the owner is hiding and reading a prepared statement in English telling Jan G,.to return the cocaine he allegedly stole from them or they would kill everybody. There is also a video of the attackers arriving at and leaving the scene on other media sources, which we hope to post with English subtitles.

Live Overasselt- Several pistols found at a carpool place- Residence of Jan G. not yet closed

The day after unprecedented violence in Overasselt, the police are still conducting a full-scale investigation. In the explosion of violence, a bodyguard named Berry (51) was shot to death, and two police officers were seriously injured. The number of arrested suspects as of Wednesday stands at 35.  There is a gruesome video uploaded online in which Jan G., the owner of the house where the attack took place, is threatened. Follow all developments on this live blog.

Domestic editorship

31 Augustus 2026 at 23:20- Latest update, September 2, 2026 at 08:50

The most important points:

The 51-year-old man from Wijchen who was shot to death was the guard at the house in Overasselt, just south of Nijmegen. The residence belongs to Jan G.(and) was previously shot at. 

Two police officers responded to a burglary report and were wounded. They are out of danger. There have been 34 arrests made at various locations. The suspects come from the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Algeria, among other countries.

 On images from a security camera can be seen a large group of people with weapons. The shooting is connected to Bolle Jos. The conflict reportedly concerns several hundred kilos of cocaine with an estimated value of about 40 million euros.

*Update (September 2, 2026): Here is the aforementioned video from security cameras. Hat tip Gates of Vienna, RAIR Foundation USA, and Vlad Tepes for subtitling. Translation is by Fousesquawk. The video was posted by De Telegraaf.

Netherlands: Pro-Palestinian Activist Stabs 3 in Amsterdam

Hat tip Hungarian Conservative and Gates of Vienna

Angelo Bryson at an earlier pro-Palestinian demonstration.

Two days ago, a man now identified as Angelo Bryson, who calls himself, ""Superhuman Unchained", a recent convert to Islam and a pro-Palestinian activist, allegedly stabbed three people near the Amsterdam Central Train Station during his own livestream. Bryson, who participates in numerous pro-Palestinian rallies, was demonstrating loudly and became involved in an altercation with several bystanders, whom he threatened by stating, "You are all going to fall". Moments later. he allegedly drew a knife, and three people were stabbed. Bryson was arrested at the scene and reportedly was taken to a hospital, which seems to be the preferred practice in Europe when this kind of incident occurs.

There are numerous videos of the incident, as well as a video in Geen Stijl, a conservative Dutch site, in which Bryson is receiving a Koran during a trip to Morocco, which he himself posted. That video is in English. These are all apparently from Bryson's own livestream.

"Superhuman Unchained" is now being "treated" in a hospital and hopefully in chains.

The below article in Nieuw Israelietische Weekblad, the oldest Jewish weekly in the Netherlands, is translated by Fousesquawk. Note that Bryson is identified in the article only as Angelo B., as is common in many European countries. Other sources, such as Hungarian Conservative, fully identify him. 

"The suspect in a stabbing in Amsterdam is a pro-Palestinian activist"

Editorial staff

30 Augustus 2026 at 15:37

The man who was arrested yesterday evening after a stabbing at Amsterdam De Ruijterkade behind the Central Station is, according to social media users, a pro-Palestinian activist. He is reportedly 43-year-old Angelo B. from Naarden.

On X, there are photos circulating in which B. is posing at various anti-Israel demonstrations. On one of them, he stands smiling with Denk parliamentary member and leader Stephan van Baarle. In another photo, B. is reportedly in combat gear waving a Palestinian flag. In a third, he is posing with former SP (Socialist Party) member of Parliament Harry van Bommel.  B. also reportedly posted a photo on his TikTok channel with a keffiyeh and a Palestinian flag with the text: "I am Palestine's real soldier".

There is also a video where the TikTokker, who reportedly recently converted to Islam, receives a Koran during a trip to Morocco. A Google search reveals that B. is reportedly a fitness trainer at a gym chain, although the webpage where this can be found seems to have now been taken down.  Although not confirmed officially, Angelo B. is the stabbing suspect in which, he and three victims were injured, news channel Visegrad 24 (2 million followers on X) reports his involvement as a fact. Just how reliable this source is remains to be seen. 

Spain: The Migrant Mess in Cueta Continues

Hat tip Gates of Vienna

On July 30, the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, located on the North African Coast bordering Morocco, was stormed by 70,000-80,000 illegal migrants from North and Sub-Saharan Africa, many swimming onto Spanish beaches. Dozens drowned in the process.

The feckless Spanish government of Pedro Sánchez subsequently assured the rest of Europe as well as its own citizens that the overwhelming majority of these illegal migrants returned to Morocco since there was nothing for them in Ceuta in the way of asylum space, food, money, or a passage to the rest of Europe.

Yet, to this day, thousands remain (5,000-10,000), mostly camped out on the beaches, which, as one can imagine, has created a monumental health risk, not only from disease, but violent crime at the hands of some of these migrants (who are overwhelmingly young, single men). There are reports of Spanish women being sexually assaulted, as well as the usual robberies.

The latest disturbing news is that a military patrol vehicle has now been attacked by a mob of 30-40 migrants with rocks being thrown, and the unarmed soldiers having to flee for their lives. As it was, 4 of them were injured. Their military vehicle, a non-armored utility vehicle, was destroyed by the mob. Now the military is pleading for help from the feckless central government and the courts.

To me, it is unimaginable that in such a situation as this, you can send your military in without weapons and without armored vehicles. But that is the government of Pedro Sanchez.

The article below from El Debate is translated by Fousesquawk. 

Soldiers cry out after attack in Ceuta: "They ran for their lives. We are tied hands and feet"

Military sources on the ground tell El Debate that, "the legal framework is incapacitating all the security forces with respect to detentions and the use of force"

The situation in Ceuta continues to worsen day by day after nearly a month since some 80,000 people invaded the border from Morocco. The tension continues to increase, and while the residents of Ceuta take to the streets to ask for measures and decisiveness, it seems that the migrants who still remain on Spanish soil are also increasing their unrest.

Proof of this is the "ambush" perpetrated in the early morning by 30-40 illegals against a military unit. Four members of the armed forces were injured by rocks and objects thrown at them, and the vehicle they were traveling in was destroyed.

Marco Antonio Gomez, president of the Association of Troops and Sailors (ATME), called the attack "something extremely serious", which demonstrates that "our troops are defenseless. They go out without arms. Our comrades had to run for their lives," Gomez says before stating: "If they caught them, we would be talking about an authentic tragedy."  

This abandonment, which the soldiers say they are experiencing at the hands of the government and the Defense Ministry has been a habitual complaint since last July 30 experienced a migrant avalanche at the Tarajal border. It is for this that the various associations like the aforementioned ATME or the Union of Military Troops (UMT) have been issuing statements demanding solutions from the Executive Branch and monetary and legal resources so that the soldiers deployed in Ceuta can carry out their work in a safe and effective manner.

"Hands and feet tied"

Military sources on the ground in Ceuta inform El Debate that the deployed units find themselves "tied hands and feet" when it comes to ensuring the safety of the people of Ceuta. "At the start of the invasion, their function was deterrence and to reassure the populace," they say. "The reality," claim the same sources, "is that the legal framework keeps the security forces incapacitated with respect to detentions and the use of force."

After these first days in which the military units have collaborated at sensitive points, such as supermarkets or in the return of large groups of migrants they escorted to the border, the military has had as its principal mission maintaining a presence on the streets and "working hand-in-hand with other units like the Civil Guard, National Police, or local police".

But the operational capabilities of the Army have been underutilized since the first day of the invasion. Soldiers reveal that they have to avoid the use of force by all means possible, but that "they have done what was necessary and have intervened in situations where the illegal migrants were bothering the residents of Ceuta." They insist that the way of proceeding has been "to try to de-escalate and resolve the situation."

Despite the deployment of the soldiers in the autonomous city, mostly legionnaires from the IV Bandera and the Melilla Regulars who are working shifts of 24-36 hours with 24 rest hours, the feeling the troops convey is one of "frustration and ineffectiveness".

Without physical or legal means

The attack suffered by the soldiers in the early morning highlights the need to have clear orders and judicial backing so that the personnel deployed can utilize their abilities in the best way possible, and above all, guarantee their own safety.

The ambush that left 4 soldiers injured has highlighted the fact that the equipment that is being used in Ceuta is inadequate. Military sources confirm that the attacked vehicle, a Santana Anibal, is a "utility vehicle that is not armored," and that it is a "vehicle for logistical movements not to use in dangerous situations or anything similar". The conclusion of these military sources is unequivocal: "The Santana is an obsolete model. That's all there is to it."

France: Vehicular Attack by Chechen in Caen: Two Dead

Caen Train Station

On Wednesday night in the city of Caen in northern France, a Russian national of Chechen origin was arrested on charges of murder and attempted murder after he allegedly drove his car into a group of people standing at a bus stop in front of the train station. Two people were killed and nine injured. The suspect, 26, was arrested later that evening in a coastal town about 20 kilometers away. Under questioning, he told police that he had been the victim of a violent attack earlier that evening in front of the train station. The suspect remains in custody while police dig further into his story and determine his exact motivations.

The prosecutor's office is ruling out terrorism, and possible motives include a lover's dispute or animosity between the Chechen and Afghan communities. One of the victims is Afghan. The below article, from Le Monde, which does not mention the victims' nationalities, is translated by Fousesquawk. Other news sites state that the victims are of French, Afghan, Egyptian, and Bangladeshi nationalities.  

Caen: A car plows into pedestrians, two dead and nine injured

An individual plowed into a group of about ten persons while driving his car on Wednesday, August 26, around 10 pm in the area of the railroad station. The suspected perpetrator was arrested. "The hypothesis of a terrorist act is ruled out," according to the National Prosecutor's Office.

-Le Monde with Agence France Presse

Posted 27 August 2026 at 09:37, updated 27 August 2026 at 20:14. (Republication of article dated 27 August 2026 at 00:26)

Caption: Police at the scene where a driver struck a group of about ten people in the train station area, near a bar in Caen on  August 26, 2026.

A second person is dead after a driver deliberately plowed his car into a group of people on Wednesday, August 26, near a bar in Caen, while behind the wheel of his car before being arrested. "The toll now stands at two persons deceased and nine injured," the prefecture of Calvados confirmed to Le Monde on Thursday morning.

"On August 26, 2026, around 10:10 pm, a vehicle struck a group of persons, ages 17-36 years, who were at a bus stop opposite the Caen train station. A man of about 30 died at the scene, a second person, aged 28, died during the night at the CHU (hospital) in Caen, and some ten men were injured, of whom several suffered fractures to the lower limbs," the National Prosecutor, Joel Garrigue, explained Thursday morning in a statement.

The driver of the vehicle, a Russian national of Chechen origin, 26, was arrested in Ouistraham, a town located about 20 kilometers away on the coast, also according to the prosecutor. According to his initial statements, "he had been attacked in front of the Caen train station earlier in the evening, "he added.

During his interrogation, the suspect "talked about violence that he had been subjected to in front of the train station before the incident. His statements will, obviously, be thoroughly checked," the prosecutor continued. The man was not intoxicated at the time of the incident. "The suspect is (....) in regular (immigration) status in France and has no criminal convictions," he added.

Murder investigation

"The hypothesis of a terrorist act is now excluded," stressed the National Prosecutor Thursday evening. "All other hypotheses are now being explored without favoring or confirming any of them," he added in a statement announcing the extension of custody of the suspect until Friday evening.

"The terrorist angle is definitely ruled out; it was not an attack," declared the mayor of Caen, Aristide Olivier (independent right), during a press conference Thursday afternoon. Nor was there any "actual connection" between this tragedy and narco-trafficking, the mayor said, the area of the train station being known for its insecurity. The elected official had mentioned the angle of "a lover's quarrel," without giving further details. 

The findings made at the locations, and several witness statements gathered, indicate that the vehicle did not attempt to brake, nor did it take evasive measures; on the contrary, it allegedly altered its course in order to make contact with the victims and strike them, Joel Garrigue related. "Not all of the hospitalized victims have been questioned, and the statements of the suspect have to be investigated and clarified in order to understand the motives of his act, which could be ascribed within the context of animosity between the Chechen and Afghan communities," he added. 

An investigation has been opened, "on charges of murder, attempted murder, and intentional violence with a weapon, and is continuing to determine with precision the sequence of tragic events," the statement concludes.  

Hasan Piker's Latest Outrageous Words

Just a few months ago, perhaps even a few weeks ago, I had no idea who this guy, Hasan Piker, was. Amazingly, this character has risen to prominence at warp speed, especially given his association with Michigan senatorial candidate Abdul El Sayed, who doesn't even have the courage to disassociate himself from him.

Rather than recite the litany of disgusting things this creep has said over the past few years, I am cross-posting the latest article from Algemeiner, a Jewish publication.

In the past few days, Piker has blamed the explosion of anti-Semitism on Jews themselves, or more specifically, Jews who identify with and support Israel. In his words, which I suspect were carefully chosen so as not to constitute illegal incitement, he has speculated that continued support for Israel will cause Jews to become the victims of violence. (You can view the video clip in the above article.)

As if they weren't already.

This man is a disgusting anti-Semite. He previously stated that America deserved 9-11, which gives you a further look into his psyche.  His sarcastic "retraction" of that statement before a live audience and their reaction to it, as also shown in the video clip in the article, says volumes about him and his followers.

Germany: Attempted Rapist Even Gropes Arresting (Female) Officer

Hat tip Gates of Vienna

Heidelberg in happier times

What could be safer than walking your dog in a cemetery in Heidelberg, Germany at 10 in the morning? That's what I used to think, but times have changed in Germany, as in the rest of Western Europe, thanks largely to Germany's former chancellor, Angela Merkel, who opened the floodgates to Germany in 2015 and urged her EU partner nations to do the same with disastrous results that continue to this day. 

On Tuesday, August 18, a woman was walking her dog through a cemetery when she was accosted by a 24-year-old man from the Gambia. The man allegedly grabbed her by the breast and dragged her into a nearby cornfield, where he attempted to rape her. She managed to break free and escaped. Within the next few minutes, the man allegedly attempted to do the same with two other women in separate incidents. Both managed to break free from the man and escape. Passersby called police, and the man was quickly found and arrested. As if that wasn't enough, during the arrest, the suspect allegedly groped a female officer in the crotch. He now sits in a Heidelberg lock-up awaiting trial.

Trivia fact: The Gambia is 96% Muslim.

The article below from Wochenblatt is translated by Fousesquawk.

Several attempted sexual assaults in Heidelberg: 24-year-old remanded to custody

August 20, 2026, 15:25

Editorial team

Posted by Ralf Vester

Caption: A 24-year-old man is in custody following alleged sexual assaults in a field in the Pfaffengrund Cemetery in Heidelberg. The Heidelberg Criminal Police are investigating the crimes as other incidents. Photo: Federal Criminal Police in Bad Bentheim. Uploaded by Wochenblatt Editorial Team.

Heidelberg: On Tuesday, August 18, around 10 am, a 24-year-old man allegedly attacked a woman in a field at the Pfaffengrund Cemetery in Heidelberg, report the Mannheim Police headquarters and the Heidelberg State Prosecutors Office. The woman was walking with her dog. The man, who was unknown to her, initially grabbed her on the breast and then tried to drag her into a nearby cornfield. With loud resistance, the woman managed to break loose and run away.

Between 10:25 and 10:30 am, the 24-year-old man allegedly grabbed two other women walking by the hands and wrists in two separate incidents. He also tried to drag them into the cornfield. Both women resisted vehemently, causing the suspect to let go of them in both cases.

Passersby rushed to assist and called emergency services. After an immediate search, the police arrested the 24-year-old a short time later. During the arrest, the man, from the Gambia, allegedly groped a female officer in the crotch. The next day, the accused was brought before a magistrate at the Heidelberg courthouse.

A custody order was issued at the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office for suspicion of multiple attempted sexual attacks, sexual harassment, and other charges. The custody order was carried out, and the 24-year-old was taken to a detention facility. The investigations into the crimes and other incidents in connection with the accused are ongoing.

Italy: Most Boat Arrivals of Illegal Migrants Linked to German NGOs

Below is our translation of an interesting article appearing today in Il Giornale. Between the years 20-22 to the present, most of the illegal migrants arriving in Italy by sea have come courtesy of German NGO boats. This is hardly a surprise, given the 2019 episode involving the German vessel, Sea Watch 3, and the arrest of the ship's commander, Carola Rackete, but it has also been noted in the German newspaper, Frankfurter Allgemeine.

As they might say in Italian, "Grazie mille, Germania!" 

German ships invade Italy: They have brought us 27,000 migrants

-Francesco Giubilei

August 24, 29026 at 12:00

More than half of migrants arriving in Italy from the Mediterranean with NGOs have been brought to land by German ships. Since the installation of the Meloni government in 2022 to today, 22,500 migrants out of a total of 40,281 have entered Italian territory through German NGOs and another 4,500 have arrived at our ports on board boats belonging to humanitarian organizations from other countries, but bearing the German flag.

As the Frankfurter Allgemeine, one of the leading dailies in Germany, writes, "This means that the percentage of migrants coming by sea on board German rescue boats and boats of third countries bearing the German flag amounts to almost two-thirds of all the arrivals by private humanitarian organizations since October 2022". This is a striking figure also because in the same period between October 2022 and July 2026, Italian and Spanish NGOs have transported a little less than 4,700 and a little more than 5,600 migrants to Italian territory, respectively; in short, directly or indirectly, almost 64% of the arrivals by private rescue boats could be traced to Germany.

The question brings to light particular relevance in the debate on so-called Dubliners and the possibility that Germany sends migrants back to Italy who crossed the borders of the European Union from our country. It that were the case, the government could leverage the activities of German NGOs also because, as the stopping and levying of fines on Sea Watch and the words of Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi demonstrate, the German NGOs often disregard "the obligations of law specified during operations at sea," according to which, "rescue activities at sea must be managed and coordinated by the competent nations and not by NGOs".

For years, German organizations like Sea Watch, Sea-Eye, SOS Humanity, and Mission Lifeline have carried out operations in the Mediterranean, bringing migrants to Italian ports and even receiving public financing from Germany. The Bundestag had allocated 2 million euros from 2023-2026 to support what was defined as "civil rescue at sea", and among the beneficiaries were SOS Humanity, Sea-Eye, and SOS Mediterranee. The government of Friedrich Merz interrupted the financing, but the German NGOs benefited from it for years however, disembarking migrants in Italy and thus placing the cost of receiving them to the Italian state. This has led to speculation that the Meloni government will ask for economic compensation from Germany to compensate for the costs sustained from the management of migrants arriving with German NGOs, an important negotiating lever given fears of reentry into Italy of migrants who entered Germany but initially arrived in EU territory through our country.

In reality, the debate between Italy and Germany is of interest to all the northern European countries and countries of first arrival in the Mediterranean, highlighting how the only real solution to the migration problem is to stop the departures and prevent the migrants from illegally entering Europe, a mechanism fueled by NGOs that every year bring tens of thousands of illegal migrants via the Mediterranean.

France: Palestinian Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Sexually Attacking Girl on Bus

Hat tip Gates of Vienna

Toulouse

It's an all-too-often occurrence now in Western Europe. A guy named Ahmed, in this case, a Palestinian from Gaza no less, gets on a bus in the Toulouse area of France and sees a 16-year-old girl he decides he wants to have sex with. Ahmed (last name undisclosed) proceeds to sit next to the 16-year-old girl and begins touching her in all the wrong places. Passengers intervene, free the unlucky damsel in distress from the clutches of the fiend, and throw him off the bus. The gendarmes arrive and place him in handcuffs as he is trying to board another bus, no doubt in search of another young girl to victimize.

Appearing in court, Ahmed admitted that he had a problem behaving around girls. If one considers what Hamas did to Israelis on October 7, 2023, one might get the impression it is part of the DNA for men from Gaza. I wonder where this guy was and what he was doing on October 7, 2023.

Ahmed is now serving a 6-month jail sentence (hopefully with a cellmate named Bubba) to be followed by deportation. He is not allowed to return to French territory for 2 years. So I guess in 2028-2029, Ahmed will be back in the news in France.

Bubba

The article below from Le Journal du Dimanche is translated by Fousesquawk.

Toulouse: Gazan sentenced for sexual attack of a minor on a bus 

In June, an adolescent was sexually attacked on a Toulouse bus. Her attacker, a 29-year-old Palestinian, has been sentenced to 6 months in prison and banned from French territory for 2 years.

 -Mickaël Cléraux

08/17/2026 à 18:23

The axe has fallen. On Thursday, 13 August, a Palestinian, who arrived in France in 2025 after fleeing Gaza, was sentenced to 6 months in prison by the correctional court of Toulouse for having sexually attacked a 16-year-old adolescent on a Haute-Garonne bus last June 18, La Depeche reports. 

The incident goes back to that morning when the man boarded at Cugnaux. Initially standing, he observed the adolescent, then sat down by her side. He rubbed his shoulder against hers, took her Tisseo pass, which was between her legs, before putting his hands on her thigh, then her chest. Several passengers reacted and enabled the young girl to get up. One of them removed the individual, whose first name was Ahmed, and kept him from reboarding. When he tried to board the next bus, police arrested him.

His initial explanations were perplexing: He mentioned perceiving a "sign" from the adolescent that she wanted to meet him and said he felt an attraction "at first glance". In court, the tone changed: "I have reflected. I would like to apologize. I have trouble behaving with girls. That day I was distracted and behaved badly." The president of the court challenged him: "Do you realize that she is traumatized?"

Ahmed, quoted by the newspaper, describes a chaotic life on the street, squatting, consuming cocaine and alcohol, according to him, "to lesson the psychological suffering" before social assistance allowed him to obtain housing in Cugnaux. However, the psychiatric report paints a harsh picture: The doctor notes in him a personality prone to doing whatever he wants whenever he wants," a judgment neither diminished nor impaired, and concludes that "he is incurable." 

The prosecutor denounced the man "driven by a sense of omnipotence," and asked for 18 months in prison, while the defense argued that he "was a lonely and suffering man with the mind of a child." The court eventually sentenced Ahmed to 6 months in prison, with continuing detention, a ban from French territory for 2 years, and a permanent ban on all activity around minors.

 

Jamie Raskin (D-MD) Says Campus Antisemitism is "Fake"

 Liberal Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) is charging that investigations and lawsuits brought by the Trump Justice Department and Department of Education against universities for allowing antisemitism to run rampant on campus are "fake". The poor universities are being "framed" by the Trump administration, according to Raskin, who himself is Jewish. 

Haley Van Erem, a former Justice Department attorney from 2015-2023, has alleged that DOJ and Health and Human Services unfairly investigated Harvard, Columbia, and Brown Universities on allegations of campus antisemitism. The Justice Department has responded that Van Erem was not involved in the investigations into those specific universities and stands by its actions.

I cannot speak with any authority on Harvard, Brown, and Columbia other than what I have read and posted on this site. In my opinion, however, Columbia has stood out as the absolute worst when it comes to campus antisemitism in recent years. Harvard and Brown have been featured many times as well on this site. It sems to me that their failures to protect Jewish students from bullying and intimidation on campus are well-documented.

I can speak with some authority as to UC Irvine, where I taught part-time from 1998-2016. I have personally witnessed and written about incidents on that campus on countless occasions. And the problem did not end in 2016. I have occasionally returned to campus on occasions that drew my interest, such as the 2024 encampment set up by Hamas supporters following the October 2023 massacre of Israeli civilians by Hamas. 

If Raskin wants to conduct an investigation on this matter, he can send one of his representatives to talk to me. I will even be happy to come to Washington and testify before his judiciary committee. I am confident that I have seen and heard many things that Ms. Van Erem never has. I promise it would be an education for both of them.

The Toxicity of Rashida Tlaib

This article first appeared in New English Review.

 

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is arguably the most obnoxious person in Congress, and given the number of obnoxious people inside the beltway, most of whom reside in the Democrat party, that is quite an accomplishment. She is angry, foul-mouthed, and a Jew hater to boot. Given her Palestinian heritage, that pretty much comes with the DNA.

This week, Tlaib has once again crossed the line of decency with her tweet reminding us of the 12^th anniversary of the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014.

The facts are these: On the day of the incident, Brown had just stolen items from a local convenience store and manhandled the clerk as he walked out the door. A police officer, given the description, spotted Brown walking down the middle of the street and stopped him. While the officer was still seated in the patrol car, Brown punched him, reached in the car, and tried to take the officer’s gun away from him. The struggle continued outside the car, and while the officer was pointing his gun at Brown (justifiably given the circumstances at this point), Brown tried to bullrush the officer, who, justifiably fearing for his life, shot and killed Brown.

What followed was nights of rioting in Ferguson, an investigation by the Justice Department, led by Attorney General Eric Holder, and their finding that the shooting was, in fact, justified. Claims that Brown had raised his arms and said, “Don’t shoot” were disproven. The officer subsequently resigned his position in the midst of death threats to the department and has basically disappeared in fear of his life. But 12 years later, along comes Tlaib with her tweet that Brown was “murdered”. What is she trying to do, start more riots?  Perhaps Tlaib is now trying to inspire her followers to track the former officer down (which is one reason I am not mentioning his name, although it was made public).

The fact is that Tlaib is a toxic individual who, time and time again, embarrasses her party, which now seems incapable of feeling embarrassed given the recent success of their most extreme elements in recent primary elections. The fact that she keeps getting re-elected in the 12th Michigan district, which includes parts of Dearborn and Detroit, speaks volumes about her constituents.

 

Spain: Moroccan Troops Thwart Another Migrant Attempt to Storm Spanish Border

-EFE

In the wake of the recent storming of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (on the North African coast), in which some 70,000 migrants entered the enclave illegally (most have since returned), Spanish authorities had information that another wave was expected today. Sure enough, hundreds attempted to storm into Ceuta, but this time, they were thwarted by Moroccan troops. Reportedly, 111 people were arrested by Moroccan authorities, two of whom were Moroccans and 109 were Sub-Saharan Africans.

The article below by the Spanish newspaper El Independiente is translated by Fousesquawk. Curiously, the Moroccan French-language newspaper, Le Matin, says nothing about the incident.

CEuta and Melilla

Morocco says it has intercepted hundreds of migrants trying to reach Ceuta

Moroccan security forces on Saturday thwarted an attempt to cross illegally into the Spanish city of Ceuta by hundreds of migrants, mostly sub-Saharans, who had been hiding on the outskirts of the border city of Fnideq (Castillejos in Spanish).

Moroccan security sources told EFE that the incident took place in a mountainous area, on the outskirts of Castillejos and southwest of Ceuta. According to the same sources, the Moroccan agents dispersed the migrants, who remain in the area.

Meanwhile, in recent days the border has been reinforced with the installation of a fence in the final section of the breakwater, where previously there was only the breakwater, and a floating barrier, both containment elements to allow the rejection at the border of migrants who try to swim by sea after the Supreme Court ruling that prevented them (from entering) in this way.

The Ministry of the Interior, for its part, has reinforced the city by land, sea and air with about 150 officers of the National Police and the Civil Guard.

Among the troops sent are three groups of the Reserve and Security Group (GRS) of the Civil Guard, each of them composed of 18 agents and a sergeant, as well as a group of the Police Intervention Unit (UIP) of the National Police, made up of 50 troops.

In addition to this land deployment, there are resources aimed at reinforcing surveillance and actions in the maritime field, including the Civil Guard's Río Segura patrol boat, which has been deployed to Melilla with a crew of 25 people.