Italy: Islamization in School

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The below article from yesterday's online edition of Il Tempo describes the on-going problem of Italian schoolchildren being subjected to Islamic propaganda by their own schools. Field trips to mosques, classes for girls on how to don the veil, and suspending intermission snacks for students during Ramadan. Now the latest: A Teacher in Civitavecchia has reportedly assigned pupils homework to draw images of angels reading the Koran. 

This latest example has drawn the ire of members of Italy's conservative Lega party.

The article in Il Tempo is translated by Fousesquawk.

Islamization in school: The angel reads the Koran. The left applauds.

June 16, 2025

Another case of Islamization in schools emerges in Civitavecchia. According to the complaint by Silvia Sardone and Rossano Sasso, the teacher of an elementary school in Civitavecchia reportedly gave as homework the creation of an angel reading the Koran.

"In an elementary school in Civitavecchia, as reported by the municipal counselor of the Lega (party), Antonio Giammusso, and some parents, some teachers have reportedly given as homework to their pupils, the creation of a rather unusual piece of work: An angel reading the Koran. After the school closing for Ramadan in Pioltello, class break snacks banned in Soresina, so as not to offend Muslim students who were fasting, courses to teach female students how to put on the veil in Abbiategrasso, and the many school excursions from Treviso to Sesto San Giovanni, to Savona, organized by nursery schools and schools to the mosques of the territory to listen to their  (spokespersons) talk about "holy war", all that's missing is the (call) in the Koran, the sacred book of Islam, that urges the faithful of Allah to kill the infidels, meaning Christians and Jews. We are already at a point of no return: The Islamization of our schools must be stopped at all costs because the education of our children cannot be left to imams and politically aligned teachers. Will the left also applaud, as always, this choice, waving the usual flag of multiculturalism?   On the contrary, this is a dangerous drift that consigns even our smallest (children) to Islamist propaganda." This is in a letter from Deputy Secretary and European Parliament member, Silvia Sardone (Lega) and Lega group leader on the (parliamentary) education commission, Rossano Sasso.  

   

Italy: Manhunt for Serial Rapist

Hat tip Gates of Vienna

Adige River, Legnago (Veneto), Italy

On Friday evening, in the northern Italian municipality of Legnago, near Verona, a woman who was jogging along a river bank was attacked and raped by a man in his 30s, whom she described as "Maghrebian" (North African). A similar attack against two other women happened in the same area the previous Friday by a similarly described man. 

The below article from Larena (Italy) is translated by Fousesquawk.

Woman attacked and raped on embankment of Adige

Fabio Tomelleri

15 June 2025

Caption: Carabinieri and local police on embankment of the Adige (river).

Attacked and raped while taking a walk with her dog on the embankment of the Adige. The terrible episode, which is being investigated by the Carabinieri of Legnago, occurred last Friday, shortly after 7 pm, along the right bank of the Adige on the stretch between the Principe Umberto Bridge and the Mantova- Monselice railway bridge. It is a zone often frequented during the good weather season, but not only then, by lovers on a walk and running in the open air, given the presence near the river of a nature trail operated by volunteers from "La Verbena". 

The attack

Based on witness statements given to the (Carabinieri) who came to her aid, the woman, a resident of the area, was attacked in the middle of a field of reeds by an unknown person, apparently, a Maghrebian (North African). The violent act was interrupted by the barking of the 40-year-old's dog, which attracted the attention of two passersby. In fact, their presence disturbed the rapist, who took off, leaving the victim semi-nude and in shock in the middle of the bushes. The two passersby immediately alerted medical personnel and the Carabinieri. The woman was then transported to Mater Salutis emergency care and then transferred to a hospital in Verona for treatment and examinations required for victims of sexual violence. The Carabinieri, therefore, have initiated a 360-degree investigation to track down the perpetrator of the violence, who, according to some witness statements, having carried out the serious crime, reportedly fled on foot in the direction of Principe Umberto Bridge.

Shock and alarm

In the meantime, the news has spread rapidly throughout the city. And yesterday, social media was flooded with messages from those asking for more clarification, and especially, wanting to alert so many people, especially women, who frequent that stretch of embankment to walk or to run. Called into question by an alarmed citizen on the web, Mayor Paolo Longhi, wrote in a post yesterday: "At this time, I am on the telephone with relatives of the victim, who I know well. You can imagine, therefore, my pain, in human terms  more than institutional and (my) firm condemnation of such a cowardly  and unacceptable act." Longhi then stated: "Law enforcement is already operating with maximum determination to identify the perpetrator and deliver him to justice." "As mayor," the (mayor) continued, "I am personally following the matter and have requested an immediate reinforcement of control of the sensitive areas of the city. Beginning with the embankments of the river". Finally, Longhi observed: Of course, law enforcement cannot be at every corner, but we are doing whatever is possible to offer them all the support of our administrative police." 

Other incidents

The violent act committed Friday against the 40-year-old on the embankment is reportedly the latest in a series of similar attempts reported in the past days along the same shore of the river. "The previous Friday," reports a young woman who reported to the Carabinieri an act of attempted violence against her committed in the embankment area north of Vigo. "Miraculously, I was able to get away from a Maghrebian citizen, apparently about 30 years old, who, half naked, grabbed me by the arm while I was running along the bicycle path." "Fortunately," the woman continues, "I managed to throw myself into the vegetation and got away with a few scratches, then called my mother to come in my car. And at the same time, something similar also happened to another woman". For this (reason), the complainant assumes there is a connection between the brutal experience that happened to her and the violence that occurred Friday evening. 

France: A Study on Afghan Asylum-Seekers in France

A new study has been published by the French Office of Immigration and Integration (Ofii) showing the dramatic increase in Afghan refugees in France. Of particular interest is the overrepresentation in crime, a poor record of integration, and the fact that Afghan women make up less than 20% of the numbers, even though their obvious repression by the Taliban regime would give them a priority in gaining asylum. Or so one would think.

The article below from Le Figaro is translated by Fousesquawk. The report was initially reported by Le Point, but the article is subject to a subscriber block.

 

Immigration: More than 100,000 Afghans are living in France, requests for asylum increasing "exponentially".

By Elisabeth Pierson

Three days ago

Caption: Afghan refugees at Place de la Chapelle, Paris, October 2024

A report for Fondapol (progressive think tank) and the Observatory for Immigration and Demographics shows that Afghans have become the leading nationality in requesting asylum after the Ukrainians. A "massive, recent, and unexpected phenomenon in its size," says the report prepared by Ofii.

In 2007, some 1,600 Afghans were living in French territory, according to Insee*. Twenty years later, there are 100,000, of whom three-quarters arrived in the past 10 years, a report for Fondapol and the Observatory for Immigration and Demographics reveals. This report, published on June 6 by the French Office of Immigration and Integration (Ofii), underlines a "massive, recent, and unexpected phenomenon in its size," according to its Director General, Didier Leschi. 

That is because among the Afghan community, three-quarters arrived after 2016, the report reveals. 89,000 hold a residence permit, and more than 10,000 others were being processed by Ofpra**  (French Foreign Affairs Ministry) in 2024. Depending on the time needed to process, "they will recieve a residence permit in 2025 or 2026. This propels the Afghans into the top 10 nationalities holding a residence permit," even though the historical ties between France and Syria are older and deeper, France having exercised a mandate over this country (Syria) beginning in 1918".

Protective system

Among European countries, France is one of the favoured countries, yet far behind Germany, which registered 34,000 asylum requests for the entire year of 2024, compared to 10,300 for France. Why (France)? The report notes that the provisions are more favorable for Afghan refugees. While the average rate of protection for Afghans in Europe (that is, the rate of asylum request approvals) is at 63%, remaining very low in Sweden at 40%, it remains above 70% in France.  It is a reality that favors the "secondary movements": people turned down in other countries in the European Union who turn to France to try their luck again.

The phenomenon accelerated in 2015, even becoming "exponential", according to the report, after the capture of Kabul by the Taliban in August 2021. In 2015, there were 2,200 initial asylum applications. In 2016, 6,000. In 2018, 9,500, and in 2023, 17,500. As a result, today, the Afghans are the leading nationality requesting asylum in France after the Ukrainians, benefiting from a system of exceptional request. There are yet more than 13,000 Afghans who filed a request in 2024.

Difficult integration

However, their number is not proportional to their degree of integration. The Afghans remain marginalized, primarily by a strong cultural divergence. According to a study by the Pew Research Center in 2013, cited in the report, 99% of Afghans declared themselves in favor of sharia, and 85% for stoning for adultery. Their weak educational level also constitutes a significant obstacle to integration and access to employment. More than 40% of those queried by Ofii stated they never received an education, in spite of 20 years of the "Islamic Republic" in Afghanistan under the influence and presence of the West.

This growing community in France is also noted for an overrepresentation in crime. In France, where ethnic statistics are prohibited, we know that foreigners represent 25% of convicted prisoners while they only make up 8.2% of the population. In Germany, Afghans make up 2.3% of those charged with violations, a rate 5 times higher than their demographic weight in the country. Sexual crimes are particularly concerning, reflecting "the difficulties of relations between women and men and the devaluation of women, a major cultural problem as we know in Afghanistan," the report emphasizes. For example, Afghans are 21 times more present than other nationalities in cases of sexual abuse of minors and are strongly implicated in violations connected to child pornography or violence.

Finally, the report underlines the underrepresentation of women in this Afghan immigration to France. "Almost invisible", they represent less than 20% of the exiles, a rate mostly due to the system of family reunification. The report urges an "analysis" of this phenomenon, at a time in which the Afghan (women), harshly repressed by the Taliban regime, now benefit from a collective right to political asylum. Their underrepresentation in the Afghan community, "cannot be explained solely by the difficulties of the migratory routes," Ofii believes.  "It is also a reflection of a deeply-rooted mentality  that remains ingrained in the men, even the refugees."

Translator's notes: 

*Insee is the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies

**Ofpra is the French Office for Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons. It is under the Ministry of Interior.

France: City Hall in St-Denis Raises Palestinian Flag

St Denis, November 2015

-Daily Mail

St-Denis is a municipality in the greater Paris area and is heavily populated by Muslims. It was the scene of a 7-hour shootout between French police and Islamic terrorists in November 2015. Today's Le Figaro is reporting that the St-Denis City Hall has decided to raise the Palestinian flag on its facade and is also urging its constituents to participate in a Paris demonstration against Israel organized by a coalition of unions.

The below article from Le Figaro is translated by Fousesquawk.

Saint-Denis City Hall raises the Palestinian flag on the facade and calls for a demonstration in Paris

By Solene Vary

11 hours ago

The municipal team calls on its residents to mobilize on Saturday on the occasion of the Paris demonstration organized by the inter-union to denounce "the deadly headlong rush by the Israeli authorities".

The St-Denis City Hall is reiterating its support for the Palestinian cause. After recent votes by the municipal council on two resolutions, one for a cease-fire in Gaza, the other for the recognition of a Palestinian state by France, socialist councilor Mathieu Hanotin, "reaffirms its attachment to human rights, peace, and justice,". He has thus decided to raise the Palestinian flag on Friday, June 13 on the front of City Hall. 

In a press release, the municipality justifies its symbolic initiative by describing the chaotic situation in Gaza. "Nothing justifies preventing civilians from accessing health care or food," it reads. The text also denounces "the Israeli military offensive," which, "combined with the total siege on the Gaza Strip," has caused, "the massive destruction of infrastructure, the paralysis of hospitals, and the deaths of tens of thousands of people".

Demonstration called for by the interunion organization

This action is aimed at supporting the international mobilization, but particularly, the Paris demonstration, scheduled this Saturday afternoon at Place de la Republique. Several unions (CFDT, CGT, UNSA, Solidaire, and FSU) called for a gathering the middle of this week to "denounce the headlong rush of the Israeli authorities and abuses committed in Gaza." Among their persistent demands: "An immediate cease-fire in Gaza and unhindered access to humanitarian aid". The St Denis City Hall is urging its constituents to participate in this moment "of fraternity."

France: 64% of French Say Islam Incompatible with Values of the Republic

1% have no opinion.

The 1%

CNEWS, a daily newspaper in France, has just posted the results of a survey that indicates that 64% of the French think that Islam is incompatible with the values of the Republic. The below article in CNEWS is translated by Fousesquawk.

Survey: 64% of French believe that Islam is incompatible with the values of the French Republic

By CNEWS

Posted June 12, 2025 at 06:00-Updated on June 12 at 06:23

A survey by CSA for CNEWS Europe 1 and the Journal du Dimanche, posted Thursday, reveals that 64% of  French believe that Islam is incompatible with the values of the French Republic.

A majority of the population. On Thursday, a survey by CSA for CNEWS Europe 1 and the JDD 

(Journal du Dimanche), reveals that 64% of the French believe that Islam is incompatible with the values of the French Republic. On the contrary, 35% of the people asked believe that this religion is "compatible" while only 1% had no opinion.

In detail, 66% of women and 64% of men think that Islam is not compatible with the values of the Republic. In terms of age of persons surveyed, those 50-64 years of age are the most numerous who think that (75%) ahead of those 65+ years of age (70%) and those 18-24 years of age (64%).

If we turn to socio-professional categories (CSP), the opinions are relatively equivalent. In effect, 66% of inactive people believe that Islam is incompatible with the values of the Republic. Two points higher than the CSP-, which represents the most disadvantaged people (64%), and three points higher in comparison to CSP+ (63%) (more advantaged people).

An important divide between the left and the right

Those surveyed having a political affiliation more to the left mostly consider Islam to be compatible with the Republic, with 62% of socialist supporters, 68% of Insoumis supporters, and 69% supporters of the Greens.

On the other hand, those French close to the ideas of the presidential majority think that the religion is incompatible with the values of the Republic (58%). A number more pronounced on the right, with 90% of the Republican voters, and the extreme right, with 88% of supporters of the Rassemblement National.

Certain political leaders have repeatedly stated that Islam was not compatible with the values of the Republic, such as Eric Zemmour, the president of Reconquête. "Islam is no diffrent from Islamism," he said on CNEWS on Tuesday.

For his part, Eric Ciotti, president of the UDR, has changed his mind on this question. Last June 2, in an interview given to Nice Presse, the Alpes-Maritimes deputy retracted his previous remarks from 30 years ago. "One can believe in whatever God one wants. Islam is compatible with the Republic, like all other religions, as long as they respect, they submit to the law and not the other way around, " he stated.

*Survey conducted on June 10-11 by self-administered questionnaire online on a nationally representative sample of 1,010 persons age 18 and over, according to the quota method.

UC Irvine on the Alert for ICE Presence

"I smell ICE."

 Irvine (California)  City Council member Kathleen Treseder has reportedly announced that she has learned that ICE is planning enforcement actions in Irvine this evening and has warned undocumented residents to stay home. This is being reported by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Treseder is also a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Irvine

In addition, I have been informed that some UC Irvine faculty are organizing faculty volunteers to coordinate with event organizers and legal observers to monitor the Nuestra Graduacion celebration this evening at UC Irvine for any ICE presence. Messages have gone out citing Treseder's statement.

Portugal: Plot Exposed to Poison Israelis at Music Festival

"Free free Palestine"

If you still think the supporters of Hamas represent a just cause, consider this latest diabolical plan from the "Free Palestine" crowd. There is a music festival scheduled in Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal in July, and it seems the festival is popular with Israeli Defense Forces reservists and veterans. So now, there is allegedly a dastardly plot to poison the IDF reservists at the festival. The plan was divulged by a Jewish woman who had access to their communications on Whatsapp.

The Jewish news site, Algemeiner, reports that the group involved is leftist and their chat room was entitled, "Left Wing Argument".

The article below in Correio da Manhã (Portugal) is translated by Fousesquawk.

Group of activists planned to poison Israelis during Boom Festival in Portugal

It was a Jewish woman who reported the plan.

A Group of activists planned to poison Israelis during the Boom Festival in Portugal It was a Jewish woman who reported the plan to KAN News.

Sarah (fictitious name) explained that the idea of the group was to infiltrate themselves into the Boom Festival because many Israelis go there after completing their service in the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces), states the Jerusalem Post.

KAN News has divulged screen shots that show messages from the group on WhatsApp where the group was planning the poisoning.

"They are all veteran boys and girls of the IOF (Israeli Occupation Forces). I was thinking of giving them a taste of their own medicine. Wake them and let them know that they are about to receive humanitarian advice to leave their tents, check that they are a safe distance, and then set fire to their tents. Tell them that I am the most moral arsonist in the world, and then give them a drop of strychnine to cheer them up," one of the messages can be read, cited by the Jerusalem Post. 

Another member of the group wrote, "Oh, come on- Strychine in their acid isn't dismembering babies....after all, they are all former or actual members of the Israeli Occupation Forces....what's a little strychnine to people who tear babies to pieces while wearing their mother's underwear?"

Strychnine, mentioned in the message cited above, is a highly toxic substance used as rat poison, but, precisely due to its elevated toxicity, is banned in several countries, including Portugal.

Sarah says that she entered the group thanks to her work as an artist and thinks that they did not know she was Jewish.

The festival, which will again take place in July of this year, attracts many Israelis to Portugal. Many people who were at the Supernova Festival during the Hamas attack on October 7 had been to the Boom Festival.

 Sarah said that she contacted the festival organization, but up to now, "nothing has been done in this respect."

Professorial "Advice" at Glendale Community College

-Campus Reform

Glendale, California (for all you UC Santa Cruz Community Studies and History of Consciousness majors) is a municipality a few miles outside of downtown Los Angeles. It seems that amid all the turmoil in LA this past week, an English professor at Glendale Community College (GCC) named Julie Gamberg has reportedly urged students to go downtown and participate in the protests, as well as "slow down and/or disrupt" the enforcement actions of ICE.

Campus Reform has the story. It features an X-posting by Sarah Fields.

As LAPD has stated over and over, protesting is fine. Rioting and law-breaking are not. To that, I will add that while protesting is fine, slowing down or disrupting the lawful actions of law enforcement are not. Seems to me that this activist professor is handing out bad advice to her students. If, God forbid, any of these students were injured or killed, imagine the lawsuits against GCC. In addition, if she is using a GCC server to communicate these messages to her students, that is not a legitimate use of GCC resources. It may not be illegal, per se, but the college would have every right to object.

But then, what can you expect when you hire professors with green hair?

                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                    

"I don't think that's funny, Fousesquawk."

(Rosa DeLauro, Democrat Member of Congress representing the Great State of Connecticut)

Sweden: Greta Is Home

                                                                                                                              

Greta Thunberg (file photo)

Sweden's ambassador to the world, Greta Thunberg, is back home after being plucked off a boat headed for Gaza by the Israeli navy and being deported back to Sweden. Apparently, she views the whole thing as a lark, according to her giggling responses to questions from a reporter about Hamas.

The article below from the conservative Swedish site, Samnytt, is translated by Fousesquawk. Among other things, it calls attention to two of Greta's shipmates. 

Caption: Thiago Avila and Greta Thunberg

Greta laughed at Hamas question

Posted at 16:16

Greta Thunberg is being noticed for having laughed at questions from Sweden's Radio whether people who are behind her boat trip to the Gaza Strip are connected to the terror group, Hamas.

On Tuesday evening, the extreme leftist activist, Greta Thunberg, landed at Arlanda Airport (Stockholm). This was after Israeli commandos boarded her boat, Madleen, on Monday in international waters, and Thunberg was then deported back to Sweden.

Laughs at questions

A reporter from State Radio uses the opportunity of Thunberg's arrival to ask her how she sees (the fact that) some of her fellow passengers express support for the two terror groups, Hamas and Hezbollah.

"I haven't heard about that or what these people have said," Thunberg answers and laughs. 

She continues to laugh and giggle at the questions and is dismissive.

"Should I ask everyone what exactly they have said about everything?" she wonders.

Two persons

There are two people in particular tied to "Gaza Freedom Flotilla" who are noted for their views and positions.

One of them is Zahar Birawi, a "founding member" of Freedom Flotilla International Coalition, and arranger of the trip. Great Britain's Parliament describes Birawi as a person with connections to the terror group Hamas. In addition, he has been accused of being a Hamas agent.

The other is the Brazilian activist, Thiago Avila, who was on board Madleen together with Greta Thunberg and 10 other activists.

The 22-year-old Greta Thunberg and the 38-year-old Brazilian are seen together in several photos and video clips from the trip on board Madleen. In some of them, they are holding each other.

Caption: Thiago Avila and Greta Thunberg

Attended Nasrallah's funeral

Thiago Avila is a radical anti-Israel activist. He claims, among other things, that it was Israel, not Hamas, who murdered most of the victims of the terror attack on October 7, 2023. Also, that "Zionists know this very well", but are keeping it secret from the public.

But perhaps the most conspicuous feature about Thiago Avila is that in February, he traveled to Lebanon to attend Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's funeral in Beirut.

The visit to Lebanon and his attendance at Nasrallah's funeral were something that Thiago Avila himself documented thoroughly. The 38-year-old uploaded several film clips of the trip, which his more than 800,000 Instagram followers were able to view.

*Translator's note: The caption in the upper left of the video reads, "Greta's friend at Nasrallah's funeral".

Portland State University Professor: "I Am Hamas. We Are All Hamas."

Hat tip Campus Reform

Portland State University, May 2, 2024

-Portland Mercury

A Portland State University professor has been placed on administrative leave by the university after a video surfaced from an off-campus event in which she told an interviewer: "I am Hamas. We are all Hamas."

The video has been reported by the Willamette Week, and, in turn, by Campus Reform.

The president of the university, Ann Cudd, has issued a statement condemning the statement. She did not name the professor.

However, The Oregonian is reporting that the professor in question is Yasmeen Hanoosh, who teaches Arabic at PSU. The event reportedly occurred on June 2 at the Beaverton School District in a demonstration organized by the Democratic Socialists of America.

Someone needs to inform this learned professor that the US Government has long designated Hamas as a terror organization. She should also remember that Hamas not only committed unspeakable acts of slaughter and kidnapping against Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023, but their victims included several American citizens as well.

Just another example of what has taken over academia in the US-the very people who are teaching our children. Personally, I don't want Hamas having anything to do with the education of my children.

She has the right of free speech, but the university needs to realize that this incident has brought shame and dishonor to PSU. I hope they act accordingly.

Greta Thunberg's Excellent Adventure

 

 News item: Greta Thunberg's "flotilla" to Gaza was intercepted by the Israeli navy this week, and Greta has been deported back to Sweden. Tune in next week for another exciting chapter in the life of the world's biggest brat.

"How dare you, Fousesquawk."

The LA Riots

As a native Angelino, born and raised, I watched last night's riots in Los Angeles with great sadness, thankful that I no longer live there. There are so many aspects to this issue, perhaps, too many to cover in a single posting, but I will try.

Those who read my articles know that I have sympathy for the plight of poor Mexicans who have come to the US  illegally simply to find work and opportunities that do not exist for them in Mexico. Most of them are not criminals, but are people trying to support their families. I get that. 

At the same time, it is hard not to feel anger watching people burn police cars, throw stones off of freeway overpasses, and take over the downtown area. One character drove his van in donuts at an intersection and then drove at high speeds around downtown until he parked and was arrested by Sheriff's deputies. It is also upsetting to see many of these people waving flags of other countries as they commit all this violence and destruction. 

The overwhelming number of these flags were Mexican, with some flags of Central American countries thrown in. And what violent protest would be complete without the Palestinian flag? (I counted three on the news broadcasts.)

According to the news coverage, it seems that last night's events began with peaceful demonstrations around the downtown Olvera Street area. But as nightfall closed in, others arrived with a different, more violent agenda;  Antifa types, pro-Palestinians, and leftist anarchists of various stripes.

It is impossible to say what percentage of rioters last night were foreigners, illegal aliens, or citizens. They were overwhelmingly young. But going back to the flag issue, it would be good to point out here that whoever is in someone else's country should realize that they are an ambassador for their own country. My (Mexican-born) wife and I had just returned from a week in Mexico, where I never have a problem because I conduct myself there as I do in any other country I visit-as if I were an ambassador for my country. 

When you are in another country and act badly, you give a poor impression of your own country to every local who sees you. If you act like a jerk-or worse- you do damage to the image of your own country in the eyes of the natives.

So how do you think Americans watching the events unfold on TV last night reacted to all that? Can you imagine if I went to Mexico and paraded around the streets demonstrating against whatever policies or problems existed in Mexico and committing mayhem while waving an American flag? That wouldn't be received too well, would it?  Last night's actions, as well as similar events playing out in New York and Chicago, have done great harm to the public's perception of Mexicans, Mexican-Americans, Hispanics, and immigrants in general, the overwhelming majority of whom do not deserve to be associated with this kind of violence and destruction.  I have a lot of in-laws of Mexican origin living in Southern California, including Los Angeles. Whatever their opinions about illegal immigration, Trump, or the ICE raids may be, I am confident none of them were anywhere near downtown Los Angeles last night.

So where do I stand on the ICE raids being conducted in Los Angeles and other places? I will repeat what I have said before. I fully support going after criminal illegal aliens, such as Tren de Aragua, MS-13, drug cartels, human smugglers, people who have been previously ordered deported, jihadists, foreign students who are running amok and making life miserable for Jewish students on our college campuses, people largely allowed to walk into our country by the Biden administration. They are a threat to public safety, and they all need to be removed. And shame on politicians like California Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass for their sanctuary policies that have led to all this. Their statements amid all this chaos are not helpful. They have lost control of their state and their city. It is hypocritical for them to complain about ICE doing its job.

I have said it before, and I will say it again: With some 15-20 million illegals in this country, the federal government has to prioritize the most dangerous criminals for arrest and removal first. To the extent that efforts are made to target those who are simply working and trying to feed their families without committing other offenses, that would not be a wise allocation of resources. That said, nothing justifies what is happening in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York.

Germany: Another Apparent Car Attack

Hat tip Jihad Watch Deutschland

Passau

Today, in the scenic German town of Passau, located on the Austrian border, a 48-year-old Iraqi man drove his car into a crowd of people on the sidewalk, causing 5 injuries. Was it an accident? Was he drunk or simply lost control of the vehicle? Or was it deliberate? Here's a clue: His 40-year-old wife and 5-year-old daughter were reportedly in the crowd. 

-Bild

The article below from Jihad Watch Deutschland is translated by Fousesquawk. (Generally, this site translates the articles into English, but I saw no translation.)

Passau: Update: Driver reportedly is Iraqi- Auto driver deliberately races into crowd of people

On Saturday, June 7, 2025, around 3:30 pm, police forces and rescue services were called to Gruenaustrasse (street).

According to initial findings, a 48-year-old driver of a Mercedes reportedly drove into a group of people who were apparently standing on the sidewalk near Erhardstrasse. As far as is known at this time, (his) 38-year-old wife and 5-year-old daughter were reportedly among the crowd of people.

At this time, it cannot be excluded that the man deliberately drove the vehicle into the group of people. The extent of the injuries as well as the number of injured is currently not known. Gruenaustrasse is at this time closed off by the police operation. 

Call for witnesses

Passersby who observed the occurrence and can provide relevant information are asked to contact the Criminal Police in Passau at 0851/9511-o or any other police station.

After a 48-year-old driver drove into a group of people on Gruenaustrasse on Saturday, June 7, 2025, further information is now available.

Over the course of the investigation, there are indications that a possible custody dispute may have been the trigger for the act. Contrary to the first report, the age of the woman is corrected from 38 to 40. According to present knowledge, a total of 5 people are injured.

The Criminal Police of Passau, together with the State Prosecutor's Office of Passau, have taken over the investigation. The question of detention will be decided tomorrow.

The family, reportedly, is from Iraq.

Austria: Chechens Fight Each Other With Machetes

-Yee gads!"

Austria, like virtually every other Western European country, is plagued with migrant crime and the ever-present danger of jihadist terror. In their case, it seems that the biggest problems are with the Afghans and Chechens. A few days ago, in the town of Wels, two groups of Chechens encountered each other at the train station. A fight broke out, and two Chechens were transported to a hospital for machete wounds. Several members of both groups have been arrested.

The article below from Heute (Austria) is translated by Fousesquawk. Note that in the sub-headline, the town is erroneously reported as Weils. It is Wels.

There are injuries

Chechens go after each other with machetes

A few days ago in Wels, two groups of Chechens went after each other, one participant brandished a machete.

From Newsdesk Heute

June 6, 2025 at 16:47

Caption: The incident occurred at the Wels Central Train Station.

As the Upper Austrian police have now just announced, on Tuesday, a brutal incident occurred at the Wels Central Train Station. Around 00:35 am,  two groups of Chechens encountered each other, whereby an argument ensued.

Two injured

This ended with a machete attack. A 20-year-old Chechen from Linz attacked a 31-year-old Chechen and a 21-year-old Chechen, both from Wels. Both were injured in the leg and stomach.

The 31-year-old and the 21-year-old were transported to a Wels clinic. Subsequently, several participants of both groups were arrested. As to the exact course of events and motive, an intensive investigation is in progress.

France: Rabbi Attacked by Palestinian at Outdoor Cafe

Hat tip Francois desouche

-Francois desouche

Same victim attacked last Friday in another city

In Neuilly-sur-Seine, France today, a rabbi was attacked by a 28-year-old Palestinian man as he sat at an outdoor cafe. The attacker hit the rabbi in the face with a chair and was quickly apprehended by passersby who held him until police arrived.

Last Friday, the same victim was attacked in Deauville by 3 men who insulted him "in a foreign language".

In the interest of time, we have only translated the first 5 paragraphs of the article in Le Figaro. The rest of the article is devoted to statements of condemnation and the backdrop of anti-Semitism in France. In addition, the article is still being updated by Le Figaro, so there may be some discrepancies.

The article also has video of the attacker being caught by witnesses with French subtitles, which we are in the process of translating into English. You will note that the face of the attacker is blurred out. However, the French site, Francois desouche also has video in which the face of the attacker is clear.

Another clear example of how the intifada is being globalized. Remember that the next time you hear someone in the US screaming that phrase.

At Deauville then at Neuilly, a rabbi attacked two times in one week.

By Stephane Kovacs and Guillome Poingt

One minute ago.

On Friday, a Palestinian in the country illegally threw a chair in the face of Elie Lemmel, seated in a cafe. The 28-year-old man was placed in custody.

The suspect threw a table in the face of the rabbi, seated with an acquaintance at an outdoor cafe. The 28-year-old Palestinian, who comes from Germany, according to a police source, is illegally in (Germany) but benefits from a specific statute, a Duldung, that is, a "tolerated residence" in Germany for foreigners who cannot be deported (because their country of origin doesn't want them). He is illegally in France, unknown to police services.

"I have a beard and a kippa on my head, I am recognizable."

"He struck me very violently from behind, (and) I found myself on the ground, the rabbi told RTL (news). Passersby chased him and captured him. I have a beard and a kippah on my head; I am recognizable, and I call that a crime of profiling. To find myself in such a situation in France is distressing." In spite of a large hematoma, visible in the photos spread on social media, "The scan is OK. He is very shocked," his son stated.

Last Friday, Rabbi Lemmel, slightly injured and insulted, "in a foreign language," by three attackers, filed a complaint at the police station in Deauville. A judicial investigation is in progress for "violence without (the result) of incapacity for work, committed on the grounds of religion."

*Update (June 7, 2025): Here is the video we promised above with English subtitling by RAIR Foundation USA, Gates of Vienna, and Vlad Tepes. Translation by Fousesquawk.