Islamophobia

Two men will be tried for burning the Koran in Sweden, charged with inciting hate against Muslims.

Lewis said that "The link between the daily inhumanity being metted (sic) out to Palestinians and rising Islamophobia in the UK, are not unconnected."

The Justice Department said the incident occurred at the end of March, without giving further details. It identified the suspect as Melvin P. Litteral III and the victim only by his initials, O.S.

There is also a deeper issue: How do Jews and Muslims relate to each other, given the current geopolitical conflagrations?

Ruffalo criticized the right-wing initiative, Project 2025, which he likened to “the Sharia Law of the 'Christian' crazy people,” in a post on X last week. 

Reports of antisemitic and anti-Muslim acts in France increased by 284% and 29% respectively, France’s human rights commission, the CNCDH, said in an annual report published on Thursday.

Other US incidents amid the Gaza war include the fatal October stabbing of a 6-year-old boy in Illinois whom police said was targeted because he was Palestinian-American.

Most attacks on individuals consisted of verbal abuse and were aimed at women. There were also four attempted murders.

The IDF responded on Friday, saying that it had ordered the Military Police to open an investigation into the clips.

The 16-year-old assailant was taken into custody and released on conditions with charges pending, though the investigation is ongoing, said the police.