You must have heard that the open-minded people of Switzerland took to the polls last weekend to ban minarets – in a country where there are four of them. These days, the global news is full of stories and commentaries about this apparently democratic, yet shockingly illiberal decision. But if you really want to understand the undercurrents that led the majority of the Swiss society to this unbelievable... 

Reporting from Washington – The Obama administration, grappling with a spate of recent Islamic terrorism cases on U.S. soil, has concluded that the country confronts a rising threat from homegrown extremism. Anti-terrorism officials and experts see signs of accelerated radicalization among American Muslims, driven by a wave of English-language online propaganda and reflected in aspiring fighters’... 

Chechen rebels claimed responsibility Wednesday for last week’s Russian train bombing, which killed at least 26 people and injured scores of others, a Web site sympathetic to the militants said. The claim, posted on the Kavkazcenter.com site, could buttress the suspicions of officials who are tracing the attack to Islamist separatists in Russia’s North Caucasus region. It also raises fears... 

Scott Rothstein, a disbarred South Florida Jewish lawyer, pleaded not guilty to U.S. charges alleging he ran a $1.2 billion fraud that paid for his lifestyle and donations to Governor Charlie Crist and other politicians. Jewish Rothstein, 47, faces 100 years in prison if convicted of two counts of wire fraud and three conspiracy charges filed yesterday. Prosecutors say his law firm was a racketeering... 

Chanukah was celebrated at the New South Wales Parliament House for the first time since the house was established in 1856. Attendees at Tuesday’s historic event in Sydney, initiated and hosted by the New South Wales Chabad under the auspices of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, included Premier Nathan Rees, opposition leader Barry O’Farrell and more than 70 lawmakers, a dozen... 

A vote in Switzerland banning the construction of minarets on new mosques is drawing criticism from Jewish groups. The national referendum Nov. 29 passed with 57.5 percent of the vote. The extreme right-wing Swiss People’s Party, the largest party in the Swiss Parliament, strongly promoted the measure. “The referendum result amounts to an attack on the fundamental values of mutual respect,”... 

The token immigration raids which took place during the last year of the Bush Administration have now tapered off to nothing. The Obama regime is no longer even making a pretense of immigration enforcement. Unless you’re a Republican employing illegal aliens and you did something to tick off the local Democrat big shots, hiring illegals is truly a low risk crime. Fortunately the economy is in such... 

Whoever fatally shot four police officers Sunday in a coffee shop outside Tacoma, Washington, may have been wounded by one of the victims, police said. Authorities are trying to determine who killed four Lakewood police officers in the shop in neighboring Parkland on Sunday morning. Investigators are checking with area hospitals to determine whether the gunman sought treatment after the shooting,... 

Across Europe thousands of Roma (Gypsy) children are being forced onto the streets to beg and steal, and law enforcement agencies are seemingly powerless to prevent it. Cash machines in Madrid are a particular target for street crime. The cardholder is distracted at the crucial moment by one person, allowing a child to dive in, grab the money and run off. Thirteen-year-old Daniela says she can make... 

New immigrants would have to profess certain values Germany plans to have immigrants sign “integration contracts” that would oblige foreigners seeking to live in the country to avow certain values, such as freedom of speech and equal rights for women. German Integration Commissioner Maria Boehmer has said that she wants to move on plans to have new immigrants sign a contract with the state.... 

The Turkish community is not satisfied by Germany even though Germany allowed millions of Turks in. Once in Germany they are even allowed to build mosques, learn Islam in schools. What more can be done? Perhaps Turks want Germans to sing and dance for them so they can feel accepted in Germany. The vast majority of Turkish immigrants in Germany think their adopted country should do more to accommodate... 

Two teenage girls have been convicted for their role in terrorizing refugees in Vännäs in northern Sweden last May in what was described at the time as a “lynch mob”. The girls, aged 16 and 17 when the incident took place, were sentenced to juvenile care by the district court in Umeå for harassment and vandalism, Sveriges Radio (SR) reports. The charges stem from a May 9th incident in which... 

Tackled Saturday along St. Paul’s Grand Avenue, Dr. Paul Dickinson hit the ground so fast he couldn’t break his fall and suffered a swollen lip and a scrape on his face. Embarrassed, the 71-year-old gastroenterologist said, he didn’t initially report the attack to police. His injuries were minor and he didn’t see his attacker. But Dickinson’s son soon saw a YouTube video... 

Following the Algerian defeat in the Algeria-Egypt match (Soccer World Cup), several Arab riots have taken place on the French territory, especially in the invaded city of Marseille. Veuillez installer Flash Player pour lire la vidéo La bêtise des supporters violences à Marseille [news] Tf1 151109 Vidéo fullhdready1 sélectionnée dans Actualité  Read More »

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