Netherlands: Sexual Attack in Amsterdam: Suspect Arrested at Center for Asylum-Seekers

Last Friday, a woman was sexually attacked by a man in the Weesperzijde neighborhood of Amsterdam. On Thursday, a suspect in the case was arrested at a local center for asylum-seekers. Though police have yet to make a connection, they are investigating whether the man (not further identified) might be involved in the murder of a 17-year-old girl found on Wednesday morning about 5 kilometers away.

The article below from RTL Nieuws is translated by Fousesquawk.

*Update: (8-22-2025): It appears from later reports that the suspect may be involved in both incidents.

Hat tip Gates of Vienna.

Woman seriously abused

Man (22) arrested for a sex offense in  Amsterdam's Weesperzijde (neighborhood): Police investigate if there is a connection with the death of Lisa

By RTL News-18 hours ago. Updated 9 hours ago.

Last night, police arrested a 22-year-old man who is suspected of a serious sex offense in the Weesperzijde in Amsterdam. A woman was attacked and seriously abused sexually there. The police are investigating if there are indications that the suspect might be involved in the death of 17-year-old Lisa from Abcoude, a spokesperson informed RTL News. But the police cannot yet say if there is a connection between the cases.  

A police arrest team arrested the suspect at a Central Agency for Reception of Asylum-Seekers (COA) location in Amsterdam. He is a man without a fixed abode or place to stay. Police declined to state his nationality.

Approached by an unknown man

He is suspected of a serious sexual crime last Friday in the Weesperzijde neighborhood. While walking along the water, a woman was approached by an unknown man and assaulted. That happened around 00:30 am.

The victim was beaten and seriously abused sexually. The suspect fled in the direction of the city center.

Police initiated a large-scale investigation and tracked down the suspect with the aid of camera images in the area.

Death of 17-year-old in Duivendrecht

On Wednesday morning, 17-year-old Lisa from Abcoude was found dead in Duivendrecht. She herself called the police because she was being followed by a man who was on a bicycle. The Holterbergweg, where she was found, lies some 5 kilometers from Weesperzijde. 

A police spokesperson informs RTL News: "We are handling the cases separately, but we are looking into whether there is a connection."

Currently, the man is only suspected of involvement in the sexual offense in Weesperszijde. He is not a suspect in the case of the 17-year-old girl.

Sweden: Arrests Made in Mosque Shooting in Örebro

 Örebro

 

Swedish police have announced the arrests of two suspects (not further identified) for the mosque shooting in Örebro last Friday that left one dead and one wounded. The shooting is believed to be related to gang conflicts in the area. One of the arrestees is suspected of being an accessory.

The below article from Sydsvenskan is translated by Fousesquawk.

Suspected shooter arrested after murder at mosque in Örebro

19 August 2025 09:53

Police have arrested a person suspected of the shooting at a mosque in Vivalla in Örebro last Friday.

Caption: A person has been arrested, suspected of the deadly shooting in Örebro.  Picture taken immediately after the shooting last Friday.

"I can confirm that we arrested a person suspected of murder," says prosecutor Mats Ihlbom to NA (News).

Two men were shot last Friday outside the Örebro mosque after Friday prayers. One of them, a man aged 25, died from his injuries. The other was hit, but his injuries are judged not to be life-threatening.

Last Monday, another person was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to the murder.

Police stressed early on that they did not see any connection to the mosque or its activity, but rather to gang criminality.

"We have knowledge of these persons who were shot. The picture I have is that it was directed to either one or both of them," said Roberto Eid Forest, local police chief in Örebro

En person h– Jag

Italy: Man Attacks Airport Check-in Counter at Milan's Malpensa Airport

Hat tip Gates of Vienna

As is usually the case, the news out of Milan is not good. According to yesterday's online edition of Il Giornale, a gentleman attacked a check-in counter at Milan's Malpensa Airport with a hammer and actually set fire to it before being subdued by a passenger. pending arrival of airport police.  (Milan has two airports, Malpensa and Linate, the former used for transcontinental flights and the latter for flights within Italy and Europe.)

The article below from Il Giornale is translated by Fousesquawk.

Sets fire and attacks a check-in counter with a hammer at Malpensa (airport): Man from Mali arrested

The man was arrested by law enforcement, and no serious injuries were recorded. The flames were extinguished.

By Francesca Galici, 20 August 2025 at 13:24

A serious assault at Terminal 1 at Malpensa Airport, Milano, where a man threw a flammable liquid at check-in counter 13. The incident occurred before 11 am, and the perpetrator was a Malian man who also took a hammer to the same check-in counter. No one was seriously injured, and the flames were extinguished. The fire department evacuated the terminal out of precaution, but the flames were immediately brought under control. 

The operations continued without any particular disruption in aerial traffic. Investigations are underway to reconstruct the incident. The man is legally in the country and has no previous police record. Many of the passengers present at that moment recorded videos which were posted online and show the flames at the check-in counter and the passengers fleeing. It appears that the first to stop the Malian was a passenger who awaited the arrival of law enforcement. 

The news spread rapidly around the world, and several new outlets showed the images from Milan. There is no information at this time as to the reasons that drove the man to such an act. The man is accused of aggravated damage.

The 20-year-old holds a residence permit, and yesterday was already reported for breaking a window in Milan with a hammer. On 16 August, he was at the airport and had tried to board a flight to Saudi Arabia, but was unsuccessful because his passport had been taken away after being detected as false.  

Spain: Moroccan Vandalizes and Sets Fire to Church

Once again, Spain, like other countries in Europe, has seen one of its churches vandalized and set on fire by foreigners who object to the local traditions and the Christian religion. On Sunday, a 21-year-old Moroccan allegedly broke into a church in the town of Albuñol, and proceeded to break religious icons with a hammer before setting the church on fire. Neighbors arrived, broke into the church and put out the fire. The suspect is in custody, and once again, is being described as having "mental problems".

The below article in OK Diario (Spain) by David Garcia de Lomana is translated by Fousequwk. Together with Gates of Vienna and Vlad Tepes, we are preparing a video report on this incident with English subtitles.

Granada

The Granada (Provincial) Council on the attack on the church of Albuñol  : "There are people who don't integrate."

Francisco Rodriguez calls on immigrants to "integrate into society, "and "accept our religion and our essence."

-By David Garcia de Lomana

Editor, OKDiario, Andalucia. Previously, COPE and MARCA Plus

August 18, 2025 at 15:59, Updated August 18, 2025 at 19:35

On Monday, the president of the Grenada (Provincial) Council, in Albuñol (Granada), condemned the fire caused by a Moroccan at the Church of El Pozuelo in Albuñol (Granada). "There are people who do not integrate into society and who do not accept this culture and religion, part of our essence," lamented (Rodriguez), also the president of the People's Party (PP) of Granada and first deputy mayor of Alhendín.

The president of the provincial institution conveyed his wish that the perpetrator of these acts, already in custody," pays dearly for the damages, more emotional than economic, which he has brought upon a town and the entire province."  "As a Christian, I regret that acts like this continue happening in these times," he added in an audio recording sent to Europa Press.

The Moroccan arrested Sunday for setting fire to the Church of Santiago the Apostle of El Pozuelo, forced the door of the temple by breaking a stained glass window, and locked himself inside the parish church, destroying all the religious images he encountered with a hammer along the way, including the statues of the Virgin and Christ. He also caused damage to the altar, the pews, the crucifixes, and other religious items. When he heard that the neighbors were trying to enter, he set fire to the church with a lighter. 

The alleged perpetrator is a young man, aged 21, who has resided in the town, "for a short period of time," according to the mayor of Albuñol, Maria Jose Sanchez (PSOE party). Local media say that he suffers from mental problems. The neighbors saw themselves obligated to enter the parish church by force and put out the fire with 4 hoses prior to the arrival of the firefighters.

Following the events, the deputy delegate of the government of Granada, Jose Antonio Montilla, issued a warning against, "hate speech that seeks to generate confrontations and conflicts between communities."

Along the same lines, the city council of  Albuñol has called for peace and has rejected any intent to utilize the "regrettable" incident to "generate division or confrontation" between neighbors.  "Albuñol is a diverse, supportive, and welcoming town, where coexistence and respect are fundamental pillars that cannot be put at risk. One should not criminalize an entire group for the action of one person," the mayor pointed out.

The city council has offered its municipal facilities to the parish community so they can continue celebrating Mass in the next few days.

For its part, VOX (political party), Granada has roundly condemned this "latest attack on the values and the traditions of Spain by foreigners who want to impose their beliefs with violence before the complicit gaze of the PP and PSOE (political parties)  bipartisanship. " All those who come to Spain must do so in a legal manner and adapt to our culture and our customs, without imposing their extremist religion or their culture (which is) incompatible with ours. Those who enter our country illegally need to be deported, as well as those who engage in crime," the party concluded in a statement.

Here is the aforementioned video below. Hat tip RAIR Foundation, Gates of Vienna, and Vlad Tepes. Fousesquawk assisted in the translation.

Germany: 13-Year-Old Jihadist Stabs Nurse in Psychiatric Hospital

Paderborn, Germany

On August 16, a 13-year-old female patient in a psychiatric hospital in Paderborn, Germany, stabbed a nurse with a sharp object, seriously injuring her. Police believed the motive was Islamist-inspired and that the girl had been radicalized online and was planning to attack a police officer. She was already under 24-hour monitoring by a security company hired by the clinic.The below article in BILD is translated by Fousesquawk.

Malicious attack in a psychiatric hospital

Suspected Islamist (13) stabs nurse

Caption: The attack took place in the LWL- Clinic in Paderborn. The girl was monitored around the clock.

By Charlotte Mahncke and Mandy Kynast

August 16, 2025-22:02

Paderborn (North Rhine-Westphalia) A brutal attack in the psychiatric clinic in Paderborn. A 13-year-old patient allegedly critically injured a 24-year-old nurse on Saturday, around noon, with a sharp object. The girl is reportedly a highly dangerous Islamist.

According to police, the bloody crime took place around 11:50 while cooking was in progress in the clinic's kitchen. After receiving first aid, the caregiver was taken to a hospital. The police have instituted an (attempted) murder investigation. Due to the age of the suspect, measures such as pre-trial detention are legally ruled out (because) at the age of 13, the girl is a minor.

The 13-year-old allegedly planned the attack.

The German youth was at the facility due to a court custody order. She is currently under police guard. Particularly striking: According to the authorities, the 13-year-old is classified as a danger to others. Therefore, she was under round-the-clock monitoring by a security agency.

Caption: The girl (13) was initially placed in a shelter by the Youth (Welfare) Office. After she ran away, she was placed in a clinic. 

BILD reported in June that the girl was placed in a shelter provided by the Youth Welfare Office and was monitored by police around the clock. State Security suspected at that time that the minor was preparing an Islamist-motivated attack. According to security circles, evidence of her views was considered "concrete". Her plan was allegedly to injure and possibly even kill police officers.

During an attempt to escape at the end of June, she allegedly tried to attack an officer with a glass shard. Thanks to a foot monitor bracelet, she was quickly located and taken into custody. After the incident, she was housed in the LWL-Clinic in Paderborn (NRW). It is not clear why she was allowed into the kitchen there on Saturday with access to sharp objects.

Police officers supposed to prevent flight

"On the clinic's premises, there was monitoring by a security service under the responsibility of the clinic's owner," police explained on Saturday. "There were off-site forces deployed, able to intervene in case of an attempted flight." 

According to BILD, the 13-year-old was reportedly radicalized previously on the Internet. She has had a difficult childhood; her mother reportedly has died. Whether the attack on the nurse was politically motivated is the object of ongoing investigation, it was stated. Authorities give assurances that there is no danger to the public.

Sweden: One Dead, One Injured After Gang-Related Shooting Outside Mosque

Hat tip Gates of Vienna

-The Canadian Press

Today, there was a shooting in front of a mosque in Örebro, Sweden. The incident happened immediately after Friday prayers, and two people were shot as they apparently were leaving the mosque. The shooters are still being sought. One victim died, and the other is in the hospital, seriously wounded. Police strongly believe the shooting is gang-related. The dead victim is reportedly a leader in the Oxhagen Network, a gang at war with other gangs in the region. (Note: These are not Swedish gangs.)

The below article from Fria Tider is translated by Fousesquawk. It was posted before the announcement that one of the shooting victims had died.

Shooting at Örebro mosque-Two injured

Posted August 15, 2025 at 15:11

Domestic. Two persons have been injured in connection with a shooting at a mosque in the Vivalla district of Örebro on Friday. Police, who suspect a gang-related motive, are urging the public to stay away from the area. 

According to police, there was a gathering at the mosque when the shots broke out.

"It happened right after Friday prayers," Mazen Muwaffak of the Örebro mosque tells Expressen.

The two injured were taken by ambulance to the hospital, but their condition is yet unknown.

"We urge the public NOT to approach the location," police write on their homepage at 14:20.

Police have initiated a preliminary investigation into an attempted murder and are working to secure the crime scene, interview witnesses, and hunt for the perpetrators. Barriers have been set up, and both police and rescue personnel are still at the scene.

Mazen Muwaffak of the Örebro mosque states that the injured are visitors and the motive is unclear.

"We don't know if it is personal or against the mosque, but it is good that the police are doing their job," Muwaffak tells Expressen.

However, police suspect that the shooting is gang-related, according to information (provided to)  Aftonbladet. They believe that it is an "isolated incident" and that the mosque itself was not the target.

"It appears to be an isolated incident," police press spokesperson Lars Hedelin tells Aftonbladet.

DOE/DOJ Findings on George Washington University

The Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights is announcing that it has found that George Washington University reacted to complaints of anti-Semitism on campus with "deliberate indifference". The report also singled out GWU professor, Lara Sheehi, who allegedly verbally abused and discriminated against  Jewish students in her class, as detailed by this article in Algemeiner, which I am cross-posting.

Belgium: Social Worker Stabbed to Death Making House Visit: Syrian Man Charged

Ghent, Belgium

The Belgian city of Ghent and the country at large are in shock today after a 56-year-old social worker was stabbed to death while making a house visit. The stabbing occurred in a public housing unit. 

Arrested hours later was a 38-year-old Syrian male, not further identified, who is the occupant of the apartment in question.. The man was tracked down by police, partially thanks to a surveillance camera that captured him calmly withdrawing cash from an ATM in the center of the city.

There is much discussion going on in Ghent today about how to better protect social workers and what safeguards are possible in terms of house visits in dangerous public housing areas.  Violence against social workers in these areas is increasing, and there is fear for everyone's safety.

I have an idea:

How about asking elected officials why people like the Syrian suspect are in the country in the first place? How about closing the borders? How about expelling these phony asylum-seekers, overwhelmingly unaccompanied younger men, like this particular suspect? This is hardly what I would call thinking out of the box, but such proposals are usually limited to conservative parties, like Vlaams Belang, and dismissed by the powers that be in the government as being xenophobic.

And so we await the next murder at the hands of one of these so-called refugees. I promise you it won't be long.

In the meantime, the below article from the Dutch-language Nieuwsblad is translated by Fousesquawk.

Images show how the suspect walked calmly through the busy Ghent inner city and withdrew money after the murder of OCMW employee, Erik (56).

* OCMW-Public Center for Social Welfare

The 38-year-old man who is suspected of the murder of an OCMW employee in Ghent was spotted by a camera on Wednesday evening after the incident while he was walking through the Ghent inner city.

(Time) 21:17

It is Wednesday evening at 9:46 when a camera captures a heavy-set man in flip-flops, his head covered under a hoodie, and a bright orange Basic Fit backpack on his back, walking toward an ATM machine in the center of Ghent.

The man seems calm, and the passersby don't notice anything. They can't know that, hours earlier, he killed 56-year-old Erik in his (the suspect's) public housing apartment in New Ghent. At that moment, the police were frantically searching for the man, a single (man) of Syrian background.

The camera images show the man leaving the ATM  two minutes later. He walks icy calm away from the ATM, close by the belfry in Ghent, in the direction of the Brugse Poort. It is there that the investigators would arrest him three hours later. The ATM at the belfry was one of the clues that led them to the man, sources confirm.

The man was questioned on Thursday and is being held on suspicion of murder. The death of the OCMW employee, 56-year-old Erik from Wetteren, a man with much experience, leaves a deep mark on Ghent. The OCMW service will be closed in the coming days, and on Monday, a commemoration is planned.

Netherlands: Feminicide: Body Found in Woods Likely That of Missing Syrian Woman

Have you seen this man?

In a case of apparent femicide, the body of a female has been found in the woods near the Dutch town of Almere. It is believed to be that of a 24-year-old Syrian woman who was reported missing last week. Police are now searching for a 34-year-old Syrian man, identified only as Omar A. Police are asking for the public's help in finding this man. The article below in Algemeen Dagbladet, which has a photo of the suspect with his face blurred out, is translated by Fousesquawk. 

It might help if the police supplied the public with a clear photo of Omar A. and his full last name.

"Hello, police? I just saw a guy across the street with his face blurred out. I think he's your man."

The article also has a short video, and we are working to add English subtitles to it.

Body found in woods by Almere, very likely is of the missing Syrian woman (24)

In the woods west of Almere, a dead person has been found. The police strongly believe that it is the missing 24-year-old  woman from Syria. The police think that the person discovered died as a result of a crime.

By Ivo Spijkers, Diego Kemps, August 14, 2025, 16:52. latest update 18:49

That is the preliminary conclusion after an hours-long investigation by the police in Almere Poort.  The body was discovered near Homeruspad by an observant passerby, police spokesperson Ellemijn Pinkse reports. That was around noon. "We have strong suspicions and indications that she died as the result of a crime."

Since the discovery, forensic investigators, among others, have been conducting an investigation in the woods.

Suspect Omar A.

The police are searching for a suspect. The search is still focused on the gray Peugeot belonging to the 34-year-old Syrian, Omar A. The 24-year-old woman of Syrian origin was last seen with him. 

That was Thursday of last week, near the Albert Heijn (supermarket), also in Almere Poort. The police sounded the alert because of a great concern for her safety.

She got into a gray Peugeot SW with license plate 36-LH-RN near the supermarket. That is close to the location where the police investigation is focused.

How BDS Is Contributing to Campus Anti-Semitism

Tammi Rossman-Benjamin

I am cross-posting an op-ed in the Washington Times dated August 12, 2025 by my friend and colleague, former University of California at Santa Cruz professor, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, co-founder of the Amcha Initiative, an organization established to combat anti-Semitism on our university campuses. Tammi and I have met and spoken many times and have appeared at various events together regarding this serious topic, which only continues to get worse.

In the article linked here, Tammi explains how the BDS movement targeting Israel impacts Jewish students and faculty who support the state of Israel. I agree wholeheartedly with everything she says in the op-ed because I have witnessed it myself. On two occasions, I have heard BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti speak twice (at UC Riverside and UC Irvine). I have witnessed firsthand how his sponsors and supporters on those two campuses mock and ridicule those who disagree with his poison. He poses as a human rights activist, but his goal is the total eradication of the Jewish state by any means necessary.

As the subtitle suggests, Washington does have a role to play, both at the congressional level with the House hearings they are holding with testimony by university presidents, the investigations by the Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, and the support of President Trump and Leo Terrell, who the president has tasked with investigating campus anti-Semitism.

There is much work to be done, and BDS must not be overlooked. It should be that almost every BDS resolution passed by various student governments has been rejected by the respective universities. But they should make it clear to their students that BDS resolutions are a waste of time, even calling into question the need for universities to engage in student governments in the first place if this is the kind of nonsense they choose to waste their time on. 

Sweden: The Swedish Church and Social Democrat Support for BDS

Hat tip Ledarsidorna

It is no secret that the Swedish Church and the Social Democratic Party are hostile to Israel, a hostility that long predates the latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas after October 7, 2023. In the article below from Ledarsidorna by Johan Westerholm, he brings us up to date on the one-sided support the Social Democrats and the Swedish Church (the latter little more than a left-wing political organization) have for the Palestinians. 

The article is translated by Fousesquawk.

Social Democrats are approaching anti-Semitic movement

 Tuesday, August 5, 2925

In Germany, any collaboration with the BDS movement and Kairos Palestine, as well as legitimizing associated organizations by participating in meetings, is considered as serious as openly taking a stand for a reborn Nazism. Since the fall of 2023, the Social Democrats' candidate for the post of foreign minister has initiated an in-depth dialogue in friendly forms with this movement.

Kairos-Palestine is originally a document and a movement initiated by Palestinian Christian leaders in 2009. Kairos Palestine has a direct and strong connection to the BDS-movement (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) against Israel. The document explicitly calls for the boycott, divestment, and sanctions as a form of non-violent resistance against the Israeli occupation.

Both the Swedish Church and the Social Democrats are now considered sympathizers of Kairos Palestine and the BDS movement. A movement that has the support of the Swedish Social Democrats, but not, for example, the German Social Democratic Party.

As late as 2023, Morgan Johansson, Social Democrat candidate for foreign minister, was giving legitimacy to the movement that was balancing on the edge of being banned in Germany.

In 2019, the German Parliament (Bundestag), with the support of Angela Merkel's coalition government (including the CDU and Social Democrats), voted through a non-binding resolution that officially labeled the BDS movement as anti-Semitic, noting that their arguments and methods brought to mind anti-Semitic campaigns and caused worry in the Jewish community in Germany.

Johansson adapts the truth to the recipient (audience)

Morgan Johansson was asked a question at a meeting with Kairos Palestine about the Social Democrats' support for the Palestinian Authority, though it is well known that President Abbas and the leadership are guilty of corruption and that an election has not been held for 17 years.

Johansson replied that there is awareness of the shortcomings of Fatah and the Palestinian Authority, but that everything is actually the fault and responsibility of the state of Israel. Johansson stated that it is Israel that has not allowed the residents of East Jerusalem to vote, and so it has been impossible to conduct elections. He also stated that (any) corruption that has come to light has been taken up with the Palestinian Authority.  

Johansson's reply to Kairos Palestine is not a correct description of reality, rather should be seen as having been aimed at further stigmatizing the state of Israel, and with an adjusted-to-suit truth, creating good relations with a fundamentally anti-Semitic organization. 

It is not correct, as Johansson says, that Israel has an explicit ban on Palestinians in East Jerusalem voting in Palestinian elections, but practical and political obstacles, such as limited access to voting places, fear of reprisals, and Israel's unwillingness to faciltate the election process, has often made it very hard or imposssible for them to participate. 

These restrictions have rightly and justly been criticized internationally and seen by many as a way to limit Palestinian's self-determination in East Jerusalem. Therefore, the claim can be interpreted as partially true in practice, even if there is no formal law that expressly forbids voting, which Johansson asserts.

Strong support for BDS in Swedish Church

Kairos Palestine and the BDS movement also have strong support in the Swedish Church. Among others, there is the vicar in the Greater Malmö Pastorate, Gunilla Hallonsten, and the priest, Anna-Karin Hammar, who are the foremost advocates with repeated demands for extensive boycotts against the state of Israel.

Hammar, the sister of the earlier archbishop, K-G Hammar, previously acted to change the commemoration of the victims of Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass) with the Palestinian counterpart, the Naqba. Up until the last Church Council, the Swedish Church's highest deciding organ, Anna-Karin Hammar represented the Social Democrats.

But neither Johansson's, Hallonsten's, nor Hammar's actions or statements would be tolerated by the German Bundestag in general or the German Social Democrats in particular.

In Germany, any association with the BDS movement and Kairos Palestine and (their) legitimization, such as participating in meetings, is seen as just as serious as taking an open stance for a reborn Nazism. 

Kairos Palestine has not publicly criticized Hamas in any known context, which has led to speculation as to their stance and relations. That the organization is not critical of Hamas suits both Morgan Johansson and the Swedish Church just fine.

Morgan Johansson's relations with Kairos Palestine and the BDS movement are well established and well documented, relations he brings with him to the circle of European foreign ministers, regardless of what the German Social Democrats prefer.

-Johan Westerholm

Spain: Controversy Over Town's Banning of Public Prayer at Sports Facility

Hat tip Gates of Vienna

Jumilla, Spain

There is controversy brewing in Spain over the decision of a local city council in the southern town of Jumilla (Murcia) banning the use of a public sports facility for non-sporting uses. This is meant to stop the local Muslim community from using the space to hold public prayers, as reported in Brussels Signal (in English).  

Though his own party at the local level abstained in the voting, Vox leader, Santiago Abascal, a strong opponent of mass Muslim migration into Spain, spoke out in support of the vote. Meanwhile, the liberal central government in Madrid has reportedly launched an investigation into whether Jumilla is engaging in some sort of "hate crime".

While it's tricky business to apply American standards to foreign laws and regulations, it seems reasonable to me that a community has the right to govern how its public facilities are used. You just can't allow large crowds of people to take over public spaces for events without the permission of the locality.  It may seem jingoistic to talk about protecting oneself from "alien practices and cultures", but Spain-and the rest of Western Europe- is, in my view, in real danger of having its native culture wiped out, to say nothing about its freedoms. 

The below article from El Debate with Abascal's remarks is translated by Fousesquawk.

Caption: Abascal during an appearance in an archive image

Abascal on Jumilla: "Public spaces need to be protected from practices alien to our culture."

The leader of Vox posts a long reflection on the controversy that has arisen over the banning of non-sporting acts at the sports center in the Murcia locality. 

El Debate

Madrid, August 8, 2025, 11:05. Updated August 8, 2025 11:08

The campaign orchestrated by the left to manipulate the motion approved by the Jumilla City Council (Murcia) to ban the holding of non-sporting events at the sports center of the town in Murcia has forced the leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, whose party, incidentally, abstained in the amendment proposed in Jumilla by the PP (Partida Popular-People's Party) ) and which prevailed.

For Santiago Abascal, "public spaces need to be protected from practices alien to our culture and our way of life. Spaniards need to be protected from those who seek to impose a totalitarian ideology, sometimes disguised as religion".

The leader of Vox maintains that the Jumilla case is not about a debate on religious freedom as claimed by those accomplices of the invasion or the cowards (in reference to the Partida Popular). "We are facing the real threat of an extremist ideology, such as Islamism, which brings with it its own laws and which are incompatible with our culture, with our way of life, with the rights of women and the secularism of the state," he maintains.

Abascal believes that "every person who resides in Spain has the perfect right to profess his/her religion as long as they expressly renounce imposing it or defending practices incompatible with our laws, like the promotion of holy war, practices that denigrate women, female genital mutilation, persecution of homosexuals, child marriage, or any other practice incompatible with our freedoms and fundamental rights."

Finally, Abascal stressed that Vox wants Spain to "continue being Spain," and that its streets don't seem like those "like a country where the woman is an inferior being and homosexuals are hanged......" "For us, it is very important to maintain our identity and our customs, and every person who comes to Spain must do so with the firm intention of adapting themselves to our culture and our customs while expressly renouncing the imposition of ideologies and totalitarian laws," he stated.