Seven people, including four suspected #Hamas members, were #arrested in #Denmark, #Germany & the #Netherlands on suspicion of planning attacks on #Jewish institutions in #Europe, authorities in the three countries said on Thursday.
#BarackObama offered a complex analysis of the conflict between #Israel & #Hamas, telling thousands of former aides that they were all “complicit to some degree” in the current bloodshed.
Yet he urged his fmr aides to “take in the #WholeTruth,” seemingly attempting to strike a balance between the killings on both sides.
“What #Hamas did was horrific, & there’s no justification for it,” #Obama said. “& what is also true is that the #occupation & what’s happening to #Palestinians is unbearable.”
And anonymous posters flooded a #Cornell msg board w/ #violent#threats, prompting the school’s president to alert the #FBI. “If you see a Jewish ‘person’ on campus follow them home & slit their throats,” one message said. Another threatened to “bring an assault rifle to campus & shoot all you pig jews.”
#Detroit police were called to the 1300 block of Joliet Pl re someone "lying on the ground unresponsive.”
Investigators found multiple stab wounds to the victim's body & medics pronounced the victim dead on the scene.
Officers followed a trail of blood leading to the victim's home, the location investigators believe the homicide took place. Police said the motive for the killing was unknown.
#Michigan AG Dana Nessel said on X she was "shocked, saddened & horrified to learn of Sam's brutal murder.
"Sam was as kind a person as I've ever known. She was driven by her sincere love of her community, state & country. Sam truly used her faith & activism to create a better place for everyone."
Mayor Mike Duggan (D) released a stmnt saying he was devastated "to learn of the loss of one of Detroit's great young leaders - #SamanthaWoll. Just weeks ago, I shared a day of joy w/ Sam at the dedication of the newly renovated Downtown #Synagogue. It was a project she successfully led w/ great pride & enthusiasm. Sam's loss has left a huge hole in the #Detroit community. This entire city joins w/ her family & friends in mourning her tragic death."
Secy of State #Blinken returned to #Israel Mon. Blinken met Israeli PM #Netanyahu & Pres #Herzog in #Jerusalem; he heads to #TelAviv next to meet w/ the #war cabinet ahead of their military offensive against #Hamas. Blinken’s 2nd visit in just a few days, comes after Pres #Biden warned that a new Israeli #occupation of #Gaza would be a “big mistake” — his firmest effort to signal restraint to Israel as the #HumanitarianCrisis in Gaza reaches critical.
In the past few days, #Jewish & #Muslim advocacy groups have documented vandalism or bomb threats at #synagogues & #mosques, along w/hateful messages & swastikas scrawled in their communities. Arab & Muslim rights groups say they have fielded calls from people reporting that they have been fired or silenced for expressing pro-#Palestinian views.
The stabbing death of a child sounded like an unthinkable escalation, their worst fears come true. Activists & politicians issued stmnts demanding an end to the conflict & to the dangerous language they say finds resonance w/ #violent, unstable people.
“This atmosphere has created a monster out of a normal man who once built a treehouse,” said Ahmed Rehab of the Chicago Council on American-#Islamic Relations, a #Muslim advocacy group.
#Illinois Gov. J.B. #Pritzker (D) issued a statement calling the taking of a child’s life in the name of #bigotry “nothing short of evil.”
“Wadea should be heading to school in the morning,” Pritzker’s statement said. “Instead, his parents will wake up without their son. This wasn’t just a murder — it was a hate crime.”
#Shahin also told police she had been texting Czuba's wife about her husband's "hatred for Muslims." Last Wed, Oct 11, Czuba said he wanted Shahin & her son to "move out of the home," Mary #Czuba told investigators. Shahin told deputies that on that same day, Czuba "confronted her about what was going on in the #MiddleEast."