Tag: Terror Groups
Progressives introduce motion slamming Israel’s decision to blacklist Palestinian NGOs
Several progressive Democrats introduced an resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday criticizing the decision by Israel to declare six Palestinian NGOs as terror organizations.
Sponsored by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), it recognizes...
The ‘human rights’ scam at the heart of the NGO controversy
To listen to the U.S. State Department and many in the international human-rights community, Israel has done it again. The outrage over the decision by Defense Minister Benny Gantz to designate six Palestinian non-governmental organizations as...
Israel clarifies Palestinian NGO designation, assures US ties of ‘utmost importance’
An Israeli government official reiterated on Tuesday that they had briefed the United States about the impending designation of six Palestinian NGOs as terror organizations.
In an interview with Israel’s Army Radio, Joshua Zarka, deputy director-general of...
Gantz names six Palestinian NGOs as terror groups, US asks Israel to clarify
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Friday that six Palestinian NGOs will be listed as terror organizations for their close ties with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
“Those organizations were...
Australia parliamentary committee recommends full ban of Hamas terror group
The Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security recommended that the country ban all of Hamas, not solely its military wing.
“Currently, the United States, Canada and the European Union list the whole organization...
Seattle court convicts neo-Nazi leader of five felonies for threatening journalists, ADL
The leader of a neo-Nazi group called the Atomwaffen Division, also known as the National Socialist Order, was convicted in U.S. District Court in Seattle of five federal felonies for threatening journalists and Jewish...
Bipartisan bill urges EU to fully designate Hezbollah as terrorist organization
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill on Thursday that calls on the European Union to fully designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
The legislation, introduced by Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Marsha Blackburn...
50 CUNY professors leave faculty union over anti-Israel resolution
A substantial number of professors from the City University of New York (CUNY) have resigned from their faculty union after it passed an anti-Israel resolution and said it would consider supporting the BDS movement.
The...
Bipartisan bill seeks to block funding to Hamas and other terrorist groups
A bipartisan bill aiming to cut funding to terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip was introduced on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.
If passed, the “Hamas International Financing Prevention Act,” H.R....
Muslims yell ‘Free Palestine,’ walk out during speech by New Zealand Jewish leader
More than a dozen Muslim attendees at an anti-terrorism conference in New Zealand shouted “Free Palestine” and staged a walkout during a speech by a leader of the country’s Jewish community.
It happened while Juliet...