SJP at Colorado University Demands Release of Terrorist Killer

 Hat tip to The College Fix

Mohamed Sabry Soliman

Just when you thought Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a national network of university chapters that has wreaked havoc on most every campus where it exists, could get any lower, we get this from Colorado University. The campus chapter of SJP has demanded the release of a convicted Egyptian terrorist, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who carried out a firebombing that killed one person and injured several others at an event last year dedicated to the release of hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023. You can read the details from The College Fix here.

Is there a more despicable organization in the US today than SJP, which was co-founded by University of California at Berkeley professor Hatem Bazian, who has made anti-Semitic statements publicly ever since he washed up on our shores as a student at San Francisco State University? With chapters on about 150 campuses across the country, this group has gone far beyond advocating for the Palestinian cause and condemning Israel (which are within their rights). It engages in tactics of disruption, threats, bullying, and violence against those who defend Israel. It defends Hamas, a terrorist organization, and condones the horrors of October 7, 2023. And now, this bunch in Colorado is demanding the release of Soliman. Free speech? Yes. Despicable? Absolutely.

When will universities all over the nation stand as one and ban this bunch permanently? When will our Justice Department treat SJP as it is in my opinion, a criminal organization? As to the former question, I don't have a lot of faith in our universities to take such action. All I see are temporary suspensions, which are cosmetic and insufficient. (According to the linked article, SJP is "unrecognized" at CU.) And yet, universities have every right not to allow disruptive groups that advocate hate and violence on their campuses. Would any university allow a KKK chapter on its campus? No.

As to the latter, I have considerably more faith that the current Justice Department, under Trump, is looking at this very possibility, maybe under our RICO statutes. That was almost certainly not the case under Biden, but it would not shock me if something appropriate might occur under this administration. 

Explaining the DOJ Lawsuit Against the University of California

Aftermath of UCLA encampment, 2024

I am cross-posting an article appearing in The Hill and written by my friends, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin and Leila Beckwith of the Amcha Initiative. Their article explains the Dept of Justice lawsuit against the University of California, largely based on events at UCLA, in which the university failed to protect the rights and safety of Jewish students, largely during the 2024 encampment controversy over the fighting in Gaza.

The article can be accessed here.

It goes without saying that I am in total agreement with the arguments in the article. Even before the encampment saga at UCLA, for years, that institution has had a documented history of ignoring the safety concerns of Jewish students in the face of insults, intimidation, and threats coming from the pro-Palestinian mobs on campuses, aided and abetted by far too many faculty members in departments like the Center for Near Eastern Studies. The worst excesses, at least in my opinion, occurred under the previous chancellor, Gene Block, who served from August 2007 to July 2024.

I hope this lawsuit is successful.

8 University of Michigan Pro-Palestinian Activists Indicted by DOJ

The US Department of Justice has announced the indictments in the Eastern District of Michigan of 8 people associated with the University of Michigan for conspiracies to engage in a campaign of threats, intimidation, and violence against university officials, the Jewish Federation of Detroit, and other entities, on or off campus in support of the Palestinian cause. 

Those indicted by a federal grand jury are:

 Zainab Aliasgar Hakim (Canton, Michigan) (age 23), Amatullah Aliasgar Hakim (Ann Arbor, Michigan) (age 21), Paige Elizabeth Feyock (Ann Arbor, Michigan) (age 26), Ahmet Kerem Korkaya (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (age 28), Jonathan Hongru Zou (Ann Arbor, Michigan) (age 22), Alexander Matthew Sepulveda (Chicago, Illinois) (age 23), Mariam Muhammed Odeh (Dearborn, Michigan) (age 24), and Colin Hunter Weger (Ann Arbor, Michigan) (age 24).

The DOJ announcement can be read here.

Here is additional detail from Michigan Advance.

Here is how the University of Michigan campus newspaper, The Michigan Daily, is reporting the news.

The Karmelo Anthony Verdict

 This article first appeared in New English Review.  It was written on June 10, the day after the conviction and sentencing.

Yesterday’s conviction of 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony and his sentencing to 35 years in prison for the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf have opened up old wounds in our troubled black-white relationships. Once again, the racial divide in our society has been exposed; two groups of people perceive the same set of facts differently. Different perceptions based on differences in life experience and environment. 

What we know is this: In April 2025, Anthony and Metcalf crossed paths at a school track meet in Frisco, Texas, not far from Dallas. Separate schools were in separate tents on a rainy day, and Anthony wound up in a tent assigned to Metcalf’s school. When he was repeatedly asked to leave, an argument between the two escalated, with Anthony acting in a belligerent manner, according to multiple witnesses' testimony.

It appears at one point that Metcalf gave Anthony some sort of shove, the force of which is open to question. At this point, Anthony pulled out a knife and stabbed Metcalf in the heart, killing him. Anthony, who was charged (and convicted) of first-degree murder, claimed he was acting in self-defense. Since Anthony was black and Metcalf white, the case quickly degenerated into a racial issue, which played out outside the courthouse during and immediately after the trial when the verdict was announced.

A few thoughts: We all know that kids in high school sometimes get into fights for no good reason. The important legal point is this: If a person pushes you or even hits you with his fist, that does not justify pulling a knife and responding with deadly force. Anthony’s claim of self- defense does not hold water since he could not reasonably show that he was in fear of his life.

At the same time, Anthony’s defenders are invoking the Treyvon Martin case. Martin, who was 17 at the time, was killed in an incident with George Zimmerman, a 28-year- old neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Florida in 2012. Here again, Martin was black while Zimmerman was white (and partially Hispanic). Zimmerman was charged with killing Martin during a physical struggle in which Zimmerman pulled out his gun and shot Martin to death. Zimmerman was acquitted when a jury decided that he truly was in danger of losing his life since Martin was repeatedly banging his head into the pavement. Nevertheless, many in the black community saw it as another example of “white justice”, hearkening back to a different era in the South when white juries would routinely acquit whites charged with murdering blacks while convicting blacks charged with murdering whites. (In my opinion, the acquittal of Zimmerman was the only reasonable outcome. Likewise, I believe that Anthony’s conviction was the proper verdict.)

In addition, it has been pointed out that the Anthony jury was all-white. It is my understanding that three prospective black jurors were excused from the jury pool because they indicated they would have a hard time convicting Anthony in this case. Three other blacks were successfully challenged by the prosecution, largely due to their advanced academic background. One should keep in mind that in Washington DC and certain other judicial districts, white defendants can expect to be judged by predominantly black juries. Of course, we all remember the OJ Simpson trial, which should have been tried in Santa Monica rather than downtown Los Angeles. Unfortunately, the District Attorney, Gil Garcetti, was beseeched by leading black activists in Los Angeles to hold the trial downtown in the interest of a more diverse jury pool. Garcetti agreed, and a jury consisting of 9 blacks took only a couple of hours of deliberation to acquit Simpson of a double murder he most certainly committed. Previously, in my DEA career, I knew several prosecutors who welcomed black jurors, who had enough life experience and common sense to know when a defendant was guilty-even if he or she was black.

Finally, the videos coming from outside the Texas courthouse in the Anthony trial are appalling. Especially troubling was the image of a middle-aged black man, obviously old enough to know better, repeatedly calling a white man a “motherf---ing cracker” while challenging him to a fight. In addition, there were repeated scenes of whites and blacks arguing face to face while police tried to maintain order. Another sad reminder that we still have a way to go in achieving a final and lasting reconciliation.

I still hold to the belief that those people outside the Texas courthouse are not representative of the average black Americans, who are law-abiding and realize that it is precisely their own communities that suffer the most from crime and violence at the hands of people like Karmelo Anthony. In this case, Anthony’s victim was white. Most likely, his next victim would have been black.

 

 

Spain: Moroccan Charged for Raping Minor Girl in Pizzeria Rest Room

Hat tip Gates of Vienna and Remix News (Hungary)

Denia, Spain

A Moroccan man in his 30s has been charged with sexual assault after he allegedly sexually attacked a 17-year-old girl with autism in a restaurant restroom. The incident reportedly occurred on May 1 when the victim was eating in a pizza restaurant with her family in the town of Denia, a town on the east coast of Spain in Alicante Province. They were approached by the accused, who struck up a conversation with them. At one point, the alleged victim went to the restroom. She was reportedly followed to the restroom by the man, who attacked her as she was leaving. He then reportedly raped the victim anally. He has since been identified and arrested.

The below article from Informacion (Spain) is translated by Fousesquawk.

Arrested for sexual assault on a minor with autism in the restroom of a pizzeria in Denia.

The man arrested by police was identified by the victim, who was with her family eating in the restaurant when she was assaulted in the bathroom.

-P. Cerrado

May 20, 2026 at 18:03

The National Police have arrested a 36-year-old man of Moroccan origin in Denia, accused of having sexually attacked a 17-year-old minor with autism in the rest room of a kebab pizzeria in Denia, according to what this daily has confirmed from sources close to the case.

The incident occurred on the afternoon of last May 1 in a pizzeria in Denia, but the minor said nothing to her family until they arrived at their residence located in another municipality of Marina Alta. The 17-year-old minor went with her parents to a Civil Guard station to file a complaint for sexual assault with penetration. She claimed that it was not a consensual relationship and that she froze after telling him no and trying to push him away.

According to the complaint, the minor was with her family in the establishment when they were approached by a man in his 30s, who began a conversation with them. He told them that he was of Belgian nationality but had spent 10 years living in Denia. The man gained their confidence and even gave them his phone number.

At a certain moment, the minor went to the establishment's bathroom. She claims that there was a knock on the door, but she did not open it, and when she was leaving, she met the man who had said he was from Belgium. According to the claimant, he lunged at her and began to kiss her on the mouth. He lowered his pants and began to touch her in her intimate parts with his hands. The victim claims that he also inserted his penis into her anus and believes that he ejaculated.

Paralyzed 

The minor also said that the attacker was taking photos with his mobile phone when they were in the restroom, and the man wrote down his telephone number. Once the incident was over, the minor left the restroom but said nothing to her family because she was very afraid and was paralyzed with fear).

Her father was surprised by the time it had taken her to leave the restroom and asked her if anything had occurred, but the minor indicated to him that she had become ill and had been vomiting. Nevertheless, once back home, she told her parents what happened, and they went to file a complaint. After communicating the facts to the Civil Guard, judicial protocol was activated, and the minor was examined at Denia hospital by a forensic doctor.

The sexual assault investigation was taken up by the National Police since it had occurred in Denia, and the agents succeeded in identifying the attacker, who was recognized by the victim and her family from photographs.

Subsequent to what happened in the pizzeria restroom, the minor was receiving messages on her mobile phone from the person now arrested, in which he was inviting her to finish the act in his house.

The accused was arrested by the National Police at his residence in Denia, and once at the station, he exercised his right not to say anything, after which, he was brought before a judge once (the police) concluded their investigation. The arrested man showed his mobile telephone to the police, and in the trash section, they found two photos taken with the minor in the restroom.

The police have also taken statements from employees of the establishment to see if they saw something and if the arrested person was in the restaurant when the reported attack occurred.

Italy: Migrant has son urinate on police car

-Il Tempo

The incident in question apparently occurred sometime in April at an unspecified location in Italy. A migrant, apparently from the Middle East is shown on video helping his small son pee-on a police car. All the while, he is smiling and speaking to the cameraman in an amused manner.

This is the respect that one immigrant teaches his son for the country that accepted them. While I am not comfortable with the "dark-skinned" description of the man by Il Tempo, I can fully understand the anger this incident has led to in Italy.

The article below from Il Tempo is translated by Fousesquawk. It has a hyperlink to the actual video.

Man makes his son urinate on police car. The shocking video: "Remigration"

June 8, 2026

A shocking video, an affront to one of the symbols of the State by someone who mocks the country that accepted him. In the film circulating on his social media, we see a dark-skinned man busy helping a small child as he is peeing. Nothing strange. Too bad that the boy is forced to urinate on a police car while the adult (the father?) looks at the person making the video and winks in amusement.

Watch the video: Click here.

Lega (party) member, Andrea Cassani is also reposting the video: "While the left talks to us of integration, they teach their children to piss on us. The moment to respond has arrived. Come to the streets with us on Saturday, April 18, in Piazza Duomo in Milan to say enough with this illegal and uncivil invasion," the member of Lega says, who writes, "An immigrant educates his son. The only solution is remigration."

Netherlands: Holocaust Museum Will Not Welcome Kanye West- "A Bridge Too Far"

America's most famous anti-Semite, Kanye West, aka Ye, is performing two concerts in the Netherlands tonight and Monday in Arnhem. The Jewish community is angry, not so much the Dutch authorities and the mayor of Arnhem, Ahmed Marcouch. The concerts will go on, but when Mayor Marcouch announced a plan to bring West for a wreath-laying at the national Holocaust Museum, the museum decided that was a "bridge too far ".

The below article from NOS (nl) is translated by Fousesquawk.

NOS News-Today 21:07, updated today 21:16

Holocaust Museum will not cooperate with the Ye visit, protest at Gelredome against the rapper

The National Holocaust Museum does not intend to cooperate with a visit by the controversial rapper, Ye (formerly Kanye West). The museum says it is "unpleasantly surprised" by an invitation to the rapper from the Mayor of Arnhem, Ahmed Marcouch.

Ye is in the Netherlands for two concerts in the Gelredome in Arnhem. Prior to his appearance this evening, demonstrators gathered in front of the stadium with banners with references to his earlier expressions and actions of the rapper.

Two men were arrested prior to the concert on suspicion of disturbing public order. They were taken to the police station. The police announced that they were not demonstrators.

According to the ANP news bureau, three people were also turned away by the police. They carried signs with conspiracy theories about the Holocaust and tried to take them to the protest by several Jewish organizations against the appearance by Ye.

The controversial artist made several statements on several occasions in the past that were anti-Semitic or glorifying of Nazism. Last year, for example, he released the song, "Heil Hitler", sold t-shirts with the swastika, and claimed 8 years ago that "400 years of slavery was a choice." 

Caption: Visitors prior to the concert by Ye, who is appearing in the Netherlands for the first time since 2013. 

Marcouch invited Ye to visit the National Holocaust Museum with him and lay a wreath together with the chief rabbi. Ye has not yet responded.

"Undesired impact"

The museum does not want to lend any cooperation to the possible visit. "This has an undesired impact on other visitors and also raises concern over the integrity of this memorial location," a spokesperson from the Jewish Cultural Quarter and the National  Holocaust Museum announces. 

The museum states that it will not "be a platform" to better an image damaged by anti-Semitic statements. "A visit to the museum alone is not enough to change the views. Unfortunately, more is needed." 

Marcouch has since nuanced his words. In a response to the ANP news bureau, he says that he did not want to go to the Holocaust Museum with the rapper, "per se". According to him, the museum "has reviewed what could be done", but there was no concrete plan as yet. Marcouch calls it, "regrettable that all directions still seem to go to the Holocaust Museum

First Netherlands appearance since 2013

This evening, Ye is appearing before 40,000 people in the Gelredome. It is his first appearance in the Netherlands since 2013. On Monday, on his 49th birthday, there is a second concert planned.

The Central Jewish Council (CJO) filed an injunction against the appearance of the rapper Ye in Arnhem. The court ruled that the artist did not need to be barred from the Netherlands, and his concert could go on.

Mayor Marcouch earlier announced that it was up to the triangle (the municipality, police, and the public prosecutor) to determine "how and when" there would be intervention if something punishable happened during the concert.

California Elections: Same Old-Same Old

 The California primaries are over, and after months of encouraging news about the candidacies of Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco for Governor (both Republicans) and Spencer Pratt (R) for LA mayor, it looks like things are going back to normal. Unlike most other states, where the results are known on election night, California's will drag on for days or weeks because of little things like mail-in ballots, ballot harvesting, and the amazing ability of Democratic candidates to overtake the Republicans in the late stages of the election, which causes many, like myself, to suspect voter fraud. The top two vote-getters for governor and LA mayor will face off in November.

In the governor's race, there were over 60 candidates, including Eric Swalwell, who dropped out to spend more time with Fang Fang and his attorneys, Barack Obama Shaw, and some guy named For God and Country. For most of the primary campaign, it looked like Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco might finish 1 and 2, which would have put them in an all-Republican runoff in November. In LA, Spencer Pratt, who lost his home in the Pacific Palisades fire, looked like he might come in first against incumbent Karen Bass, who presided over the whole catastrophe (albeit from afar in Ghana), and ultra liberal city councilwoman Nithya Raman.  At this point, Bass has secured the first-place position (go figure), and Pratt is battling it out with Raman for the 2nd place runoff position. Meanwhile, back in Sacramento, Xavier Becerra (D), who has a 3-decade track record of filling many positions and doing nothing, garnered the most votes. Hilton is still fighting ultra-liberal billionaire Tom Steyer for the 2nd runoff spot. In short, the betting money is that Becerra will be the next Gavin Newsom in California, while Bass will be the next Karen Bass in LA.  Both will benefit from inheriting the votes for the other Democrats who lost out in the primary.

So it seems nothing is going to change. California will remain a one-party state. The only good news to come out of this, as far as I can predict, will be that neither Eric Swalwell nor Katie Porter will be our governor.

    

Switzerland: Man Yelling, "Allahu Akhbar" Stabs 3 in Winterthur

-Blick

Today in Winterthur, Switzerland, a 31-year-old Swiss-Turkish (dual citizen) man stabbed 3 people at the train station while yelling, "Allahu Akhbar". All 3 victims were seriously injured. The man was arrested and is identified as Nesip Dedeler. In addition, he had just been released from a psychiatric facility the day before when a doctor judged that he posed no danger.

Swiss police advise the man is known for spreading pro-ISIS propaganda and was associated with a radical mosque, which is now closed.

A short video clip of the man running down the street can be viewed here. (Telegraph UK) Note how he charges through a line of kids. Thank God, none were hurt.

The article below from the German-language Blick is translated by Fousesquawk. Note: In the interest of time, only the first several paragraphs are translated. Time permitting, we will finish it later today. The psychiatric facility states that a review of its procedure is in progress. In addition, local Islamic leaders have condemned the attack.

3 people seriously injured- just released yesterday from psychiatric care-Doctor saw no danger

Nesip Dedeler is the knife attacker in Winterthur

He had contact with the Islamist scene, was reported for violating the ban on ISIS, and on Thursday, Nesip Dedeler stabbed several people in Winterthur. This is everything known about him.

Posted 14:55, updated 7 minutes ago

Switzerland is shocked. The news of a knife attack at the Winterthur train station spread quickly over the entire country. We are also learning more and more about the perpetrator. During the act, the man shouted, "Allahu Akhbar" (God is greater). Investigation shows that the man was active in the Islamist scene. That is confirmed by the Cantonal Police in Zurich.

At the press conference with Government Councilor Mario Fehr and Police Commander Marius Weyermann, more was revealed about the 31-year-old man. The man is Nesip Dedeler (31). His family comes from Turkey. He was naturalized in 2009.

In our own behalf

In this case, Blick is giving the full and correct name of the knife attacker in Winterthur, Nesip Dedeler, and shows it without censorship bars. The authorities, with the Zurich police director as the central voice, describe the act as an "act of terror". In such a case, we give the name of the alleged terrorist as a contemporary, historical (public) person. 

In 2024, he applied for a renewal of his passport but never showed up, Fehr reports. In August 2024, he left Switzerland and was traveling in Turkey. "Then he disappeared for two years," said Fehr.

Connection to An'Nur Mosque

Dedeler belonged to a group, from whom several young people were later charged and some convicted. This was first reported by SRF (Swiss Radio and Television). For example, his name surfaced in investigations into the so-called youth group of the subsequently closed mosque, An'Nur. In the notorious mosque, among other things, an imam called for violence against "bad Muslims".

The Cantonal Police of Zurich confirm that he is a dual Swiss-Turkish citizen. The man's two brothers have also shown up in investigations as being radicalized. Furthermore, he was sent videos and songs with radical content from the (radical) scene. The suspect has also come to the attention of the authorities for spreading Islamist propaganda and trying to persuade others to join the jihad. "Violating the ban on ISIS. He spread IS propaganda," Marius Wyermann from the Cantonal Police explains.

Treatment in clinic

The 31-year-old man, according to authorities, was also "psychiatrically disturbed". On May 25 of this year, he reported to the city police, says Marius Wyermann at the press conference. "He made incoherent statements," said the police commander. He was admitted to the integrated psychiatric ward in Winterthur (IPW). That corresponds also with observations of a neighbor, who told Blick that on Whitsuntide Monday, police officers were seen at Dedeler's apartment. On Tuesday, May 26, he left the IPW and was again visited by police and taken back. On Wednesday, one day before the bloody act at the train station, a doctor gave a diagnosis that Dedeler represented no danger to himself or others. He was free to leave the facility...............................................

*Update: Below is the translation of the remainder of the above article:

Psychiatric facility confirms professional assessment

On its website, the psychiatric clinic in Winterthur confirms that Dedeler was treated in the IPW. "The IPW is deeply concerned about the events," it further states. Furthermore, it confirms that the man left on his own volition on May 27. At that time, a psychiatric examination by a specialist determined that his mental state posed no danger to himself or others. 

The IPW is supporting the ongoing investigations and has also initiated an external administrative investigation. This will, among things, examine the processes and responsibilities that led to the man's release.

Blick speaks with neighbors

Dedeler seems not to have had much contact with his neighbors. One of his neighbors describes him in a conversation with Blick as rather withdrawn. As to the question if he had had contact with the man, he says, "Not really. Maybe 3 words in the stairwell in all the years." His mother, however, with whom the 31-year-lived, is, "a kind person," says the neighbor. He has had more contact with her. "She has also taken care of our cat".

There isn't really anything that he remembers about him. "Always when I saw him, he was sitting on the balcony on the computer drinking Red Bull and smoking- that's the feeling I get," he says. He really didn't know how deeply the man who lived next door to him was connected to Islamism.

An acquaintance from school knew more. Manuel T.* (28) told Blick: "He was quiet, withdrawn, and didn't talk much. He and his brother were radicalized at the An'Nur Mosque."

"Be vigilant, report radicalization tendencies."

Zurich Security Director Mario Fehr spoke at a press conference Thursday afternoon, specifically of a "terror act" at the Winterthur train station.

The Islamic Central Council also issued a statement after the horrific act in Winterthur. It condemned the attack: "Islam forbids violence against innocents in no uncertain terms. Whoever commits such a shameful act in the name of Islam is acting diametrically against Islam, and  whoever permits it or stands silent also bears responsibility."

At the same time, the IZR calls on all Muslims in Switzerland to "be vigilant, to report radicalization tendencies in their community early on, and actively contribute to prevention."

*Name changed

2 Jews Accosted in Santa Monica by Man and his Dog

-Santa Monica Daily Press

On Sunday, in Santa Monica, California, two Jews walking down the street were accosted by a man who got out of his car with a baseball bat, along with his dog. The man was screaming at the couple and calling them "genocidal". At one point, one of the victims was bitten in the leg by the man's dog. He was subsequently arrested and has been identified as Nay Min Tar or Tar Nay.

You can watch videos of the incident here (AOL.com) and here (Stop Antisemites on X).

Viewer warning (language).

One Fine Day at UC Berkeley

Hat tip California United Against Anti-Semitism, Community News, and Mad Magazine

It is rare when you see a fine day at UC Berkeley, where madness has reigned for decades and has only gotten worse with the little rascals of the pro-Palestine movement. So this video of a grad walking up to receive his diploma dressed in a Palestinian keffiyah and carrying a Palestinian flag, only to be turned away for violating university policies on flags, is priceless. You can view the video here.

Maybe even UC Berkeley has decided they have seen enough of that obnoxious flag on their campus.

Italy: Police Thwart Terrorist Knife Attack in Support of ISIS

Reggio Emilia

Yet another reminder for us in the West that the terrorists who support ISIS are still walking among us, preparing to strike. In Reggio Emilia, Italian police have arrested a 22-year-old Italian citizen of Moroccan origin for planning to carry out a knife attack on behalf of ISIS.

The article below in Il Giornale is translated by Fousesquawk. I should note that the writer, Giulia Sorrentino, has been subjected to numerous threats for her reporting on Islamist terrorism and migrant crime in Italy.

22-year-old arrested in Reggio Emilia: Follower of ISIS and ready to carry out an attack

22-year-old Italian with Moroccan origin arrested by police of Reggio Emilia and Bologna for the crime of recruiting for the purpose of international terrorism,

-Giulia Sorrentino  25 May 2026 at 17:04

The followers of the Islamic State are multiplying in Italy, and the latest troubling case involves the arrest of a 22-year-old Italian, of Moroccan origin by Italian police of Reggio Emilia and Bologna for the crime of recruiting for the purpose of international terrorism. A very young guy, who, according to what Il Giornale has learned, had decided to go into the city center with a knife and with the clear intent to injure other people. The action by law enforcement was immediate, also because on the evening in which the attacker had decided to strike, there was an important basketball game scheduled with thousands of spectators, as well as a musical event in San Prospero Square, an extremely crowded city center.

In short, the perfect place to act, as intended, on behalf of the Islamic State.  But the subject was not unknown to our authorities: He was already under surveillance since 2024, when he was arrested in Germany for some crimes committed there and for having several times manifested his willingness to act on behalf of Islamic terrorists. The 22-year-old, in fact, reportedly had contacts with a presumed supporter of Daesh (ISIS), who reportedly offered to instruct him and finance him to carry out an attack in Italy or abroad, and to whom the young man had reportedly consented, declaring himself, yet again, a supporter of the Islamic State. 

"In the name of the Parliamentary group, Fratelli d'Italia, in the Chamber (of Deputies), I express thanks and full appreciation for the timely and effective intervention by the State Police of Reggio Emilia and Bologna, which allowed the arrest of a subject accused of recruitment for the purpose of international terrorism. The operation confirms the high professionalism of our law enforcement and the importance of the daily work of prevention and countering the threats to public safety.

In a delicate moment in the international context, it is fundamental to repeat that the security of the nation is a shared responsibility that requires institutional collaboration, constant attention, and unity of purpose on the part of all political and social forces," stated the group leader of Fratelli d'Italia in the Chamber of Deputies, Galeazzo Bignami.