UK: Terror Attack on Manchester Synagogue

The terrorist

-Daily Mail

In the British city of Manchester, a man drove his vehicle into the compound of a synagogue on Yom Kippur, got out and stabbed several people, two fatally, before being shot to death by police. The Daily Mail has an extensive report, including photos and video here (viewer warning).

Police are classifying this as an act of terrorism and believe they know the identity of the attacker, but are not yet releasing it. Incredibly, some news accounts are claiming the motive is unknown!

They should call me. The motive was to kill Jews.

When you attack a synagogue, this is no political statement protesting the Gaza war. This is an attack on Jewish people and their religion in a place of worship on the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Ironically, the British government has just recently caved in and recognized a Palestinian state.

Spain: Priest Facing Prison for Criticizing Radical Islam

Father Custodio Ballester

- Adelante España

A Spanish priest is on trial for an alleged hate crime: The alleged crime? He is charged with criticizing radical Islam.

Father Custodio Ballester of Málaga went on trial on October 1 for statements he made denouncing radical Islam's efforts to "destroy Christian civilization and obliterate Western culture," a statement undeniably true. If convicted, the prosecution is asking for a 3-year prison term. In addition, Father Ballester has argued against engaging in interfaith dialogues with Muslims at a time when Christians in Muslim majority countries are being persecuted.

We will follow this case with great interest.

The article below in Adelante España is translated by Fousesquawk.

Christian phobia in the courts: They are trying to incarcerate Father Custodio for his faith

Staff September 22, 2025

Father Custodio Ballester was charged by the prosecutor of the Malaga Court with a hate crime.

His crime was an article entitled: "Radical Islam wants to destroy Christian civilization and obliterate the West".

The prosecutor is asking for 3 years in jail for Custodio Ballester for hatred against Islam after an article in which he denounced radical Islam and its threat to the West.

The case against Custodio Ballester

The Barcelona priest, Custodio Ballester, is facing a court in Malaga on October 1. The prosecutor of the Malaga court, Maria Teresa Verdugo, accuses him of an alleged hate crime. All because of an article entitled, "Radical Islam wants to destroy Christian civilization and obliterate the West".

The charge is clear: For writing and warning about the danger of radical Islamic jihadism, he is facing prison. Not in Saudi Arabia, nor in Pakistan, but in Spain, a Christian country that boasts of democracy and freedom of expression. 

The judicial ordeal began in 2020. After publishing another text entitled "The impossible dialogue with Islam," Custodio Ballester emphasized that, although not all Muslims committed attacks, radical Islamists admired those who attacked "infidels".

The statements of the priest

The priest himself explained it in a documentary about his case: "My intention was to set a criterion for people to judge. I know Muslims who have not been offended because they understood perfectly that I was not referring to them, rather to those who live Islam in a violent and radical manner.

In spite of his clarity, prosecutor Verdugo separated sentences, took them out of context, and twisted them in order to incriminate him 

"She grabbed what could incriminate me. Because of my priestly status, I am more culpable because when I speak, the people follow me. I consider myself a respectful person. I respect the Muslims and ask that they also respect me."

In another statement, the priest reaffirms his evangelical mission." I would like to be remembered as a priest who always wants to announce the truth and denounce what is wrong."

Religious liberty in danger

The case of Father Custodio Ballester is not an isolated case. It represents an ideological and judicial shift in which Spain is living under the flag of the call "to fight against hate". Those who defend the Christian faith and denounce the dangers of radical Islam are criminalized. It is not hate against Islam. It is hate against Catholicism.

What is serious is that this process is taking place in a country with a Catholic tradition, while the ideological violence of Islamism in Europe is tolerated and even whitewashed. The same people who downplay the Islamist attacks are now accusing a priest for saying the truth.

As La Razon recalled, the prosecutor is asking for prison time because Custodio Ballester denounced something obvious: That radical Islam seeks to obliterate our Christian and Western civilization.

We are all Father Custodio

The trial, which will commence on October 1, will be a test for freedom of expression and religious freedom in Spain. The Barcelona priest is not alone: Associations, faithful, and free citizens have initiated campaigns in his defense. They present him as he really is: a victim of Christian phobia and the judicial persecution against those who defend the truth.

Because it is not just a priest who is being judged. All those who raise their voices against radical Islam are being judged.  The freedom to be able to state without fear that radical Islam attacks our faith, our culture, and our values is being judged.

The case of Custodio Ballester cannot remain in silence. His judicial trial is a direct attack on religious freedom, freedom of expression, and the right of Christians to defend their faith.

In a moment when Europe is threatened by radical Islamism, persecuting a priest for saying the truth is an insult to one's intelligence and an affront to justice.

More than ever, we must repeat loud and clear: We are all Father Custodio.

 

Swarthmore College Permanently Boots SJP

 

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College, a private liberal arts college in Pennsylvania has become one of the first institutions of higher learning to permanently ban Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). Campus Reform has the report here.

And the reasons are not hard to imagine: Repeated violations of campus regulations, intimidation, bullying, vandalism, and destruction of property. This is what SJP does. It is the reason SJP should be banned permanently from all universities. I commend Swarthmore for taking this action.

Germany: Three Suspected Hamas Terrorists Arrested in Berlin

Allegedly planning attacks against Jews

In Berlin, three Middle Eastern men, two apparently with German citizenship, have been arrested by police during a weapons exchange. The men are charged with being members of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization, and preparing to attack Jewish/Israeli institutions or individuals. 

This should serve as a reminder that Hamas is not just Israel's enemy, but our enemy as well. Aside from Israelis, Hamas has also murdered American and European citizens, including on October 7, 2023. In addition, a German female was murdered by Hamas on October 7, and her dead body was carried into Gaza, where it was further desecrated by cheering civilians. Germans should be outraged at the presence of these monsters on their own soil.

The article below from Berliner Morgenpost is translated by Fousesquawk. Please note that since the translation was completed, the Berliner Morgenpost article has been updated, and the wording in several paragraphs has been changed.

Three alleged Hamas Terrorists arrested in Berlin

Berlin: In Berlin, three men have been temporarily taken into custody. They allegedly procured weapons and ammunition for attacks against Jews.

By Philipp Luther, Online Editor

October 1, 2025, 17:34 

Caption: Police in special gear. The three suspects were apparently arrested during the exchange of weapons

Arrest in Berlin: On Wednesday, the General Prosecutor's Office authorized the arrest of an alleged terror cell. The suspects are reportedly three men aged 36, 43, and 44. They are a German from Lebanon, a Lebanese with undetermined citizenship, and a German from Syria. Since the summer of 2025, they were allegedly tasked by Hamas to procure weapons and ammunition. These were allegedly for attacks against Jewish and Israeli institutions. It is unclear whether the three men intended to carry out the attacks themselves. 

As the federal prosecutor announced on Wednesday, an application will be filed tomorrow for a custodial order against the three suspects. The charges against Abed Al G., Wael F.M., and Ahmad I. are membership in a foreign terrorist organization and preparation of a serious act of violence endangering the state.

As reported by Spiegel, police anti-terror investigators observed the three men during a weapons exchange on Wednesday. During the search, the police found functional weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Several pistols were also found. The report further states that searches were conducted in Leipzig and Oberhausen (North Rhine-Westphalia).

Hamas responsible for massacre in Israel

The declared goal of Hamas is the destruction of the state of Israel and the establishment of an Islamist religious state in the Middle East. The organization is responsible for the terror attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, in which 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 people were taken hostage. The unprecedented attack triggered the war in Gaza. 

It is not the first arrest of alleged Hamas members by the Federal Prosecutor's Office. In December 2023, for example, they brought about the arrests of three men in Berlin and one in Rotterdam, Netherlands. According to earlier reports, they were acting as foreign operators of the terror organization, and "occupied important positions with direct connection to the leadership of the military wing". Among other things, they were allegedly searching for weapon storage places for the organization. The trial in the Berlin Criminal Court is still ongoing.

UK: Pakistani Sexual Groomers Sentenced

The ringleader, Mohammed Zahid

35 years in prison

-The Times

Top row left to right: Nisar Hussain, Roheez Khan, Mohammed Zahid and Mushtaq Ahmed. Bottom row: Mohammed Shahzad, Naheem Akram and Kasir Bashir

-The Times

The horrific saga of grooming gangs in the UK continues. Seven men, apparently all Pakistanis, have been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment for subjecting young British girls to sexual slavery. The Times (UK) has all the details here. This is just one of many such gangs, predominantly Pakistani, that have been operating for years in the UK, in some cases, with British authorities turning a blind eye because they didn't want to be accused of "racism". I don't know which is more depraved. At least justice is now being meted out.