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Analysis
Defense 24: Terrorist threats to Poland, including after the war in Ukraine
For years Poland seemed insulated from the waves of terrorism that struck Western Europe. That illusion is crumbling. Russia’s hybrid warfare, the destabilising effects of the war in Ukraine, radicalisation linked to migration, and the return of battle-hardened fighters are converging into a new spectrum of threats. Poland must now confront the possibility that the next major terrorist incident in Europe may occur far closer to home.
United States
Los Angeles Times: Justice Department drafting a list of ‘domestic terrorists’
Justice Department leadership has directed the FBI to “compile a list of groups or entities engaged in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism” by the start of next year, and to establish a “cash reward system” that incentivizes individuals to report on their fellow Americans, according to a memo reviewed by The Times.
Jerusalem Post: Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal: Over half of 18-21 year-old Americans are active in Hamas 'resistance'
A slight majority, 51%, of Americans between the ages of 18-21 are not only involved in the Palestinian cause, but are active in Hamas "resistance," leader of the terror group Khaled Mashaal said in an interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday.
Times of Israel: US considers hitting UNRWA with terrorism-related sanctions
Officials in US President Donald Trump’s administration have held advanced discussions on hitting the UN agency for Palestinian refugees and their descendants, UNRWA, with terrorism-related sanctions, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, prompting serious legal and humanitarian concerns inside the State Department. The United Nations agency operates in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria, providing aid, schooling, healthcare, social services and shelter to millions of Palestinians.
Los Angeles Times: UC Berkeley, Pomona College settle with Jewish groups over antisemitism allegations
Two prominent California higher education institutions said Wednesday they have reached settlement agreements with Jewish groups or individuals who filed complaints about alleged antisemitism stemming from pro-Palestinian campus protests in 2023 and 2024.
Jewish Insider: Antisemitism envoy nominee Yehuda Kaploun backs labeling misinformation on social media
Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as U.S. antisemitism special envoy, warned in an interview with Jewish Insider that inaccurate, inflammatory content is being allowed to spread on social media, and pledged to work with social networks to curb the spread of antisemitic falsehoods online.
NBC 6 South Florida: Man accused of antisemitic attack on teacher near Miami Beach Jewish school
A man allegedly made an antisemitic remark before he slapped and spit on a teacher near a Jewish school on Miami Beach, police said. Slemons Graves, 33, was arrested Wednesday on charges of strongarm robbery and battery with prejudice, Miami Beach Police said.
The Tennessean: Neo-Nazi group sued by Nashville Jewish community center
The Gordon Jewish Community Center in Nashville is suing a neo-Nazi organization after one of the hate group's members illegally trespassed at the center to intimidate local Jewish people, a news release from the Southern Poverty Law Center states.
News Channel 5 Nashville: Neo-Nazi org scrambling after being de-platformed, civil rights lawyer applauds shutdown
An attorney for a national civil rights organization is celebrating recent defeats for a neo-Nazi group that stirred up trouble in Nashville and hoping it is a sign of more to come. The latest blow for the Goyim Defense League came when the group’s websites were recently taken down following an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation into the online activities of GDL founder Jon Minadeo.
Independent: Florida man busted for ‘true threat’ to decapitate Rep. Ilhan Omar and ‘eat’ her kids after Charlie Kirk critique
A 30-year-old Florida man is facing up to a half-decade in federal prison after confessing to posting violent threats on social media that promised to decapitate Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, murder her “monkey children,” then eat the kids “for protein,” according to plea agreement papers reviewed by The Independent.
Canada
Reuters: Canada lists four extremist, insurgent groups as foreign terrorist entities
Canada has added four transnational extremist and insurgent groups to its list of foreign terrorist entities, Canada's Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in a statement on Wednesday. In a statement, the government said was adding 764, Maniac Murder Cult and Terrorgram Collective, calling them "transnational ideologically motivated violent extremist networks" that target young people in particular. It also added Islamic State-Mozambique, an affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
France
The National: France's Sarkozy warms to far-right leader Marine Le Pen in prison memoir
Former French president Nicolas Mr Sarkozy has suggested in his new book, Diary of a Prisoner, that an alliance between the traditional right and the far right is inevitable – a major taboo in France.
Independent: ‘You’re not welcome in our country’: The far-right agitators travelling to Calais to abuse small-boat migrants
Dressed in a black T-shirt, a black cap and a pair of black leather gloves, Ukip leader Nick Tenconi addresses the camera from a road in northern France. In a direct appeal to “men in Britain”, he’s here to advertise a disturbing new trend, which he tells the camera could be “the next big thing” – organised trips to northern France to harass small-boat migrants.
France 24: French far-right lawmaker sparks debate with proposal to reopen brothels
Marine Le Pen's far-right party wants to bring back France's once legendary brothels, sparking a fresh debate about prostitution in a country with a long history of liberal attitudes to sex. Brothels, or "maisons closes", existed in their hundreds in France before they were outlawed in 1946.
Germany
The Economist: The Alternative for Germany is the leading party in some German polls
YOU DO NOT need a short back and sides, a razor-sharp side parting and half a tub of hair gel to join “Generation Germany”, the youth wing of the populist-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, but it certainly helps. In late November these haircuts abounded in Giessen, a student town near Frankfurt, at an event to mark the group’s founding. And if the description seems to exclude women, that is apt, for very few were there.
Washington Post: Germany’s anti-immigrant AfD party finds open door in Trump’s America
After the episode with the Nazi-linked serenade, Kay Gottschalk, a member of the German parliament from the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, was sure his presentation to the State Department would be canceled.
The Guardian: AfD responds to Trump ‘erasure’ claims with call for nationalist revival in Europe
Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has responded to US claims that Europe faces “civilisational erasure” by saying it backs efforts for a nationalist revival on the continent – but other nationalist parties in the EU are far more cautious.
United Kingdom
The Telegraph: Man arrested after Koran ‘desecrated in hospital’
A 36-year-old has been arrested after a Koran was reportedly “desecrated” at a hospital. The incident took place at St James’s University Hospital in Leeds on Nov 29.
BBC: Two teenagers charged with terror offences
Two 18-year-old men have been jointly charged with terror offences. Rhys Edwards and Talan Vincent from Cardiff in south Wales have been charged with preparation of acts of terrorism, Counter Terrorism Policing Wales (CTPW) said. Mr Edwards and Mr Vincent appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday 21 November and Saturday 22 November respectively and both were remanded in custody.
BBC: Two released in extreme right-wing terror inquiry
Two people have been released after police launched an investigation into terrorism. Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) arrested four people on Thursday following an investigation into extreme right-wing terrorism in East Sussex.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan International: People’s Tribunal On Afghan Women To Announce Final Judgment
A people’s tribunal examining abuses against Afghan women is set to deliver its final judgment on Thursday regarding the Taliban’s repression of women and girls. The tribunal convened in October, where four prosecutors and more than 20 Afghan witnesses presented evidence on bans on education and employment, arbitrary detentions and the suppression of women’s protests.
Afghanistan International: Australia Welcomes Alliance Of Anti-Taliban Political Groups
Australia’s special envoy for Afghanistan has welcomed the announcement of unity and coordination among political parties and groups opposing the Taliban. Amanda McGregor, Australia’s special representative for Afghanistan, noted that Afghan political groups have united around fundamental principles.
Gaza Strip/West Bank
Jerusalem Post: Gazan activist: Hamas hid tons of baby formula for months to manufacture starvation crisis
Hamas terrorists deliberately hid baby formula over the past six months in clandestine warehouses belonging to Hamas's Health Ministry, Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib accused on X/Twitter on Wednesday.
Jerusalem Post: Trump: Gaza 'Board of Peace' membership will be announced early 2026
US President Donald Trump said that he will announce the membership of the Gaza "Board of Peace" in early 2026, in a statement on Wednesday. The committee will be responsible for overseeing the administration of the Gaza Strip under Trump's proposed peace plan.
Times of Israel: Several Israeli settlers enter Gaza, try to plant trees before being detained by IDF
Several Israeli settler activists crossed into the Gaza Strip Wednesday night in an attempt to plant trees as a precursor to establishing new Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territory. The activists were detained by IDF troops. According to the IDF, the civilians were monitored the entire time by soldiers operating surveillance cameras.
Iran
Iran International: Armed group claims deadly attack on Guards members in southeast Iran
A Baluch armed group said it carried out an attack on Iran's Revolutionary Guards personnel near Zahedan, a day after Iranian state media reported that several members had been killed during a border security mission in the restive southeast. Haalvsh, a rights group that documents abuses and unrest in Sistan-Baluchestan, said the Jebhe-ye Mobaarezin-e Mardomi (People’s Fighters Front) claimed responsibility in a statement posted overnight. The group said it targeted a convoy of the IRGC’s Imam Hossein battalion, part of the Salman Brigade, in the Lar district on Wednesday.
Israel
Jerusalem Post: Gotliv accuses Shin Bet official of meeting with Hamas commander before Oct. 7 massacre
Likud MK Tally Gotliv claimed on Wednesday that a Shin Bet officer met with a Hamas brigade commander on October 6, 2023. Amid the MK’s ongoing campaign of accusations against the Shin Bet, Gotliv stated that the purpose of the October 6 meeting was to understand “what lay behind the warning signs” that preceded the October 7 massacre.
Times of Israel: Israel released detained Palestinian-American teen after Kushner intervened — sources
Israel agreed to release a Palestinian-American teenager detained for over nine months after US President Donald Trump’s top aide Jared Kushner intervened on the boy’s behalf last month, a US official and a second source familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel.
Lebanon
Naharnet: Berri says army to finalize South Litani disarmament by year's end
Speaker Nabih Berri said Thursday that the Lebanese Army has implemented 90 percent of the cessation of hostilities agreement in the South Litani area and will completely finalize what’s left by year’s end. “This is what UNIFIL, the Mechanism and Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal have confirmed,” Berri added, in a meeting with a delegation from the Press Syndicate.
Naharnet: Israel to 'lethally' strike Dahieh and Bekaa, if Hezbollah not disarmed
As the world prepares to celebrate a new year, the Lebanese are living day by day amid fears and threats of a renewed war. The Lebanese army has been tasked by the government to disarm Hezbollah by the year end, under U.S. pressure and Israel's almost daily strikes. However, the army's resources are too limited and Israel is accusing it of not doing the job.
Syria
Jerusalem Post: US envoy Barrack: Syria uninterested in aggression, Israel must seize the moment – interview
In an exclusive interview at The Jerusalem Post Washington conference on Wednesday, US Ambassador to Turkey and Trump's envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, laid out a sweeping vision for the Middle East, emphasizing the roles of Syria, Turkey, and Israel.
Jerusalem Post: Israel's Druze use AI to present to testimonies of 'sexual terrorism' against Syrian Druze women
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) was presented with evidence that Syrian Druze women were sexually assaulted during the recent waves of attacks committed by Damascus-backed militia groups in southern Syria.
Times of Israel: Syria permits group to restore Jewish property seized under previous regimes
Syrian authorities on Wednesday granted a license to a Jewish-Syrian organization that plans to work to return properties confiscated under previous governments, one of its founders said. “This is a strong message from the Syrian state that we do not discriminate between one religion and another… Syria helps all Syrian men and women of every religion and sect who want to build our new state,” Syria’s Social Affairs and Labor Minister Hind Kabawat told AFP, announcing the authorization.
Yemen
Jerusalem Post: US condemns Houthi detention of embassy staff in Yemen
The United States on Wednesday condemned the ongoing detention of current and former local staffers of the US embassy in Yemen by the Houthis. "The United States condemns the Houthis' ongoing unlawful detention of current and former local staff of the US Mission to Yemen," US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement.
Yemen Online: Yemeni Gov’t, Houthis Arrive in Muscat for UN‑Sponsored Prisoner Talks
Delegations from Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Houthi movement completed their arrival today in Muscat, the Omani capital, to prepare for a new round of consultations on the issue of detainees and abductees. The talks are scheduled to begin Thursday morning under the auspices of the United Nations. This round is part of ongoing UN efforts to advance progress on one of the most pressing humanitarian files in Yemen’s peace process.
Yemen Online: Yemeni Gov't Forces Foil Al-Qaeda Drone Attack in Shabwa
Yemeni military sources reported that government forces thwarted a drone attack launched by Al-Qaeda militants in the town of Al-Musayni’ah, Shabwa province, in southeastern Yemen. According to the sources, the drones attempted to target government positions in the area, but defense units intercepted the attack, preventing casualties.
India
News on AIR: Government adopts zero-tolerance policy to end left-wing extremism by March next year
The government today said that it has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against left-wing extremism and aims to eliminate it by March next year. Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that the Centre is working in coordination with state governments to end the menace. He said, Left-wing extremism neither believes in the Constitution of the country nor has any faith in democracy.
Pakistan
Dawn: Pakistan says terrorism emanating from Afghan soil poses ‘gravest threat’ to national security, sovereignty
Pakistan told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday that terrorism emanating from Afghan soil posed the “gravest threat” to the country’s national security and sovereignty. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad made the remarks while addressing a debate in New York on the situation in Afghanistan.
Africa
Bloomberg: Islamist Militants Enter New Phase of Extremism in West Africa
Extremist groups competing for territory across West Africa could turn the region into a fluid insurgency corridor spanning roughly the distance from London to Rome and spark even more violence. West African militant groups are now increasingly converging along a swath that stretches from Mali to Nigeria, Acled, a Washington-based consultancy that tracks global crises, warned in a report released on Thursday. The surge in violence — which has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions more over the past decade — cements the region’s status as the global epicenter of jihadist activity.
Congo
Reuters: M23 consolidates control over Congo town in blow to peace talks
The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, residents said, as Kinshasa warned that the Rwanda-backed advance could derail U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to broker peace in the region. Sporadic gunfire echoed on Uvira's outskirts Thursday morning. For months, the town had served as the base of the Kinshasa-appointed provincial government after rebels captured the provincial capital, Bukavu, in February.
Sudan
The National: Sudan must not be 'safe haven' for terrorism, UAE warns
The UAE warned on Thursday that Sudan must not become a safe haven for terrorist groups and said European partners are being briefed on mediation efforts. Lana Nusseibeh, Minister of State and Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the EU, said that the Quad group – which also includes Saudi Arabia, the US and Egypt – should reiterate that it is “unacceptable” that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have weaponised food aid "across a country where so many people are in desperate need of humanitarian aid".
Australia
Reuters: Australian leader defends social media ban as teens flaunt workarounds
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday took aim at young people parading themselves on social media a day after a world-first ban on under-16s went live, saying the rollout was always going to be bumpy but would ultimately save lives. A day after the law took effect with bipartisan support from the major political parties and backing by some three-quarters of Australian parents, the country's social media feeds were flooded with comments from people claiming to be under 16, including one on the prime minister's TikTok account saying "I'm still here, wait until I can vote".
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