ARUTZ SHEVA: Nazi symbols deface Jewish cemetery weeks after vandals paint swastikas on Jewish quarter and Jewish museum.
A Jewish and a Muslim cemetery were defiled with Nazi symbols and anti-migrant slogans in western Austria, police said Monday, just weeks after similar attacks on a refugee hostel and Jewish museum.
Unknown perpetrators desecrated graves and buildings with a red pen in the Jewish cemetery of the town of Hohenems, close to the Swiss border, some time between Saturday night and Sunday morning, a police spokeswoman told the APA news agency.
The offenders also drew swastikas and wrote racist slogans at a Muslim burial ground in the nearby municipality of Altach. » | Arutz Sheva Staff | Monday, October 19, 2015
LE POINT: La présidente du Front national est jugée en correctionnelle pour avoir comparé en 2010 les prières de rue des musulmans à l'Occupation.
Malgré son entreprise de dédiabolisation du Front national, Marine Le Pen s'était laissée aller à comparer les prières de rue à l'Occupation : elle est jugée mardi en correctionnelle à Lyon pour ces propos tenus il y a cinq ans. La présidente du FN est arrivée vers 13 h 30 au tribunal. "Je n'ai commis aucune infraction", a-t-elle lancé, tout sourire, à la foule de journalistes qui l'attendaient devant le bâtiment. » | Source AFP | mardi 20 octobre 2015
TAGES ANZEIGER: Sicherheitsexperte Peter Neumann über die Flüchtlingswelle, den IS und neue Jihadisten, die Gefahren für Europa und bessere Ansätze der Terrorprävention.
Die Flüchtlingswelle aus dem Nahen Osten hat in Europa viele Ängste ausgelöst. Es gibt etwa die Sorge, dass sich IS-Jihadisten unter die Flüchtlinge mischen, um später in Europa Anschläge auszuführen. Ist diese Sorge berechtigt?
Dass der IS aktiv und systematisch Leute nach Europa einschleust, trifft nicht zu. Es gibt bisher einen einzigen dokumentierten Fall aus Deutschland. Der mutmassliche Jihadist wurde von den Flüchtlingen der Polizei gemeldet. Die Flüchtlinge selbst haben kein Interesse, dass Jihadisten den Weg nach Europa finden. Die Hysterie, die teilweise von Politikern geschürt wird, ist nicht gerechtfertigt. Dagegen ist es ein echtes Problem, dass hochradikalisierte Muslime und potenzielle Terroristen längst unter uns leben. Die Anschläge in Paris und Kopenhagen Anfang dieses Jahres waren keine Einzelfälle. Sie sind vielmehr erste Hinweise darauf, was in den nächsten Jahren und Jahrzehnten passieren wird. Europa steht am Beginn einer neuen Terrorismuswelle, die uns noch eine Generation lang beschäftigen wird. Und das ist nicht alles. » | Vincenzo Capodici, Redaktor International | Montag, 19. Oktober 2015
Four people were killed and four injured in a suspected arson attack on a refugee shelter in Pforzheim, north of Stuttgart, in the early hours of Tuesday.
Merkel is promising to speed up Turkey's application for EU membership - if Ankara stems the refugee flow across its borders. The German Chancellor traveled to Istanbul to discuss the refugee crisis... she also offered to lift EU visa restrictions for Turks.
People gather for an anti-immigration demonstration organised by Pegida in Dresden.
THE GUARDIAN: One person injured after being set upon by rival protesters as anti-migration group draws thousands to east German city – and similar numbers of counter-protesters
At least one person has been seriously hurt after thousands of people massed in the eastern German city of Dresden to mark the first anniversary of the anti-migrant movement Pegida. Thousands more came out in counter-protest.
Dresden police said in a tweet that a Pegida supporter had been attacked by unidentified assailants, leaving him seriously injured.
Carrying placards bearing images of burqa-clad women crossed out, or slogans referring to the German chancellor such as: “Go [Angela] Merkel: you give the Judas kiss”, Pegida supporters gathered in downtown Dresden on Monday, the birthplace of the movement. One of them, Hannelore, told AFP: “We are here for our children and grandchildren. We are proud to be here and that many people are here. We are glad that people have the courage to speak out.”
“Pegida is not a brown-shirt movement. Never,” said the protester in her 60s, referring to the Nazis, adding: “Frau Merkel is driving our country against the wall.” » | Agence France-Presse in Dresden | Monday, October 19, 2015
Marine Le Pen compared Muslims praying in the streets to the Nazi occupation of France.
THE GUARDIAN: French Front National party leader made comments at a rally in 2010, prompting anti-racism and human rights groups to bring case against her
Four anti-racism and human rights groups have brought a case against her on charges of “incitement to discrimination, violence or hatred towards a group of people on the basis of their religion”.
The trial begins on Tuesday and it is the first time Le Pen has faced charges for hate speech, although her father and party founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen, has several convictions under the charge, including one for contesting crimes against humanity after saying the Nazi occupation of France was not “particularly inhumane”. » | Angelique Chrisafis in Paris | Tuesday, October 20, 2015
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: In a stunning political comeback propelled by a national desire for change, Justin Trudeau and the Liberals won a decisive majority Monday night, bringing an end to the Stephen Harper era and a decade of Conservative rule.
Long derided by opponents as shallow and inexperienced, the Liberal Leader will now be the second Trudeau to take up residence as Prime Minister at 24 Sussex Dr. after leading the Liberals from the political wilderness back into government.
The result signals a vast reversal of fortunes for a party that was all but written off after winning just 34 seats in the past election. Their seat haul on Monday – with huge gains across the country – amounts to the largest increase in seats for a party between elections in Canadian history. The party was elected in 175 ridings and leading in a handful of others late Monday night.
The vote put an end to a long, acrimonious campaign that saw charges of Conservative Islamophobia and a bitter fight between the Liberals and NDP for the “change vote,” a battle the Liberals won. » | Eric Andrew-Gee, Steven Chase, Daniel Leblanc, and Les Perreaux | The Globe and Mail | Monday, October 19, 2015; Updated: Tuesday, October 20, 2015
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: Des citoyens québécois ont ainsi protesté contre l'autorisation du niqab lors des cérémonies à la citoyenneté canadienne.
A Saint-Hubert, en banlieue sud de Montréal, Catherine Leclerc est arrivée, la tête et le haut du corps enveloppé dans un voile intégral (niqab) noir afin d'accomplir son devoir civique à son bureau de vote.
«Ce symbole du niqab, ce n'est pas un symbole religieux, c'est un symbole politique, un symbole d'oppression de la femme que l'on ne devrait pas tolérer dans une société égalitaire», a-t-elle déclaré à sa sortie.
Comme cette jeune femme, de nombreux Québécois ont voté aux législatives canadiennes avec soit un sac de pommes de terre sur la tête, soit un masque de soudeur ou d'autres accoutrements cachant leur visage. » | afp/nxp | lundi 19 octobre 2015
While Merkel looks to Turkey for help, many Germans feel the country cannot cope with the record influx of foreigners. Recent surveys suggest support for her back at home is dropping. Meanwhile, tensions are rising - with a wave of anti-migrant protests across Europe in recent days, as well as a number of arson attacks on refugee centers. For more RT is joined by Tatjana Festerling, one of the leaders of Pegida.
BREITBART.COM: Tens of thousands of supporters are expected to gather in Dresden, Germany this evening to mark the first anniversary of anti-Islamisation movement Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA). The German government once again denounced the “hate” movement and attempted to put blame on the peaceful group for arson attacks on asylum centres.
Marine Le Pen MEP, leader of France’s Front National party, was invited as the star speaker at the anniversary PEGIDA event, but is rumoured to have dropped out at the last minute. Dutch conservative MP Geert Wilders of the Party for Freedom is still expected to address the crowd, tonight or later in week, as celebrations continue for a few days.
Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, reiterated her call on citizens not to attend, and on Monday her spokesman said those who went along “had hate in their hearts,” DPA reports.
In reference to the recent rise in arson attacks on asylum centres across Germany, a spokesman for Minister Thomas de Maizière of Mrs. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, claimed that such crimes clustered around locations where PEGIDA rallies took place, implying they are related, Euractiv reports.
Heiko Maas, Minister for Justice and Consumer Protection, of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), said in an official government statement today: “Our rule of law will not shrink from threats and incitement to hatred,” in reference to PEGIDA. » | Liam Deacon | Monday, October 19, 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, meets Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Yildiz Palace state apartments during her visit in Istanbul, Turkey on October 18, 2015.
BLOOMBERG BUSINESS: Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mission to reach out to Turkey prompted skepticism in Germany, where questions were raised about her offer to strengthen Turkish ties with the European Union in return for stemming the continent’s refugee crisis.
Merkel’s trip to Istanbul Sunday underscored the pivotal role of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan two weeks before Turkish elections and also showed how the crisis is forcing European leaders to engage with a country they’ve kept at arm’s length for a decade. Erdogan is seeking to restore the parliamentary majority the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, lost in June 7 elections.
“Whom does the chancellor’s trip to Turkey benefit more: Merkel or Erdogan?” asked Germany’s best-selling Bild newspaper Monday. The chancellor has “seldom been in such a weak position” as she was in Istanbul, said Handelsblatt, while Die Welt cited senior officials from Merkel’s Bavarian sister party as ruling out Turkish membership of the EU. » | Patrick Donahue Isobel Finkel | Sunday, October 18, 2015 | Updated: Monday, October 19, 2015
The Supreme Court in the Maldives, where the case was annulled on Sunday night
THE TELEGRAPH: Unusually harsh sentence for mother of five convicted by local judge on remote island of Gemanafushi in the Maldives overturned by country's top court
The Maldives' highest court has overturned an unprecedented sentence of death by stoning for a woman convicted of adultery, a crime in the Muslim island nation, media reports said on Monday.
The woman, identified by local media as a mother of five, was convicted by a local judge on a remote island in the Maldives, a popular tourist destination that has seen a rise in Islamic extremism.
The Haveeru news site said the woman had confessed to the crime after giving birth on the remote equatorial islet of Gemanafushi, about 250 miles south of the capital Male.
The Supreme Court annulled the case on Sunday night, ruling that the judge had failed to consider the legal as well as Islamic procedures of the nation of 340,000 Sunni Muslims, the Maldives Independent website said.
The Maldives, a popular Indian Ocean honeymoon destination, observes elements of Islamic Sharia law as well as English common law.
Sex outside marriage is against the law in the Maldives, although the ban does not apply to tourists visiting the upmarket holiday destination. » | AFP | Monday, October 19, 2015
Anti-fascist protesters are due to rally in Dresden on Monday, October 19, as they threaten to disrupt a march of far-right movement Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA), on the occasion of the first anniversary of the movement.
BBC: No press, and it's invitation-only to an event at an undisclosed location in Western Australia, attended by one of the democratic world's most divisive politicians.
On Tuesday, Geert Wilders, controversial leader of the right-wing Netherlands' Party for Freedom, will be the keynote speaker at the launch of the Australian Liberty Alliance (ALA).
Its manifesto states that "Islam is not merely a religion, it is a totalitarian ideology with global aspirations".
Australia's newest political party wants to curb Muslim immigration. » | Phil Mercer, BBC News, Sydney | Sunday, October 18, 2015
Deutsche Zeitungen widmen sich in ihren Kommentaren der Wahl des ehemaligen "Welt"-Chefredaktors Roger Köppel
NEUE LUZERNER ZEITUNG: PRESSESCHAU - AUSLAND ⋅ Die ausländische Presse hat den Wahlerfolg der Rechtsparteien in der Schweiz zur Kenntnis genommen. Die Kommentatoren werten das Ergebnis als Angstreflex. Die deutschen Zeitungen widmen sich zudem der Wahl von Roger Köppel.
"Schweizer entscheiden sich aus Angst für Abschottung", titelt etwa die Zeitung "Die Welt". Der Erfolg der SVP sei zwar vorhergesagt worden, "in seinem Ausmass ist er aber doch überraschend". Das Ergebnis dürfte die Beziehung zwischen der Schweiz und der EU weiter belasten.
"Die Schweizer haben die rechtsbürgerlichen Kräfte in ihrem Land gestärkt", stellt die "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" fest. Während die SVP von der Flüchtlingskrise in Europa profitiert habe, spielte "der Wirtschaftsabschwung infolge der Stärke des Franken" der FDP in die Karten. Doch solange sich die Wahlgewinner in der Europa-Frage nicht einig seien, "kann von einem bürgerlichen Schulterschluss nicht die Rede sein".
Die "Süddeutsche Zeitung" sieht durch die Stärkung des rechten Lagers "das politische Erfolgsmodell des Landes" in Gefahr. "Die Schweiz, das war das Land, in dem alle zusammen regieren." In der Praxis sei die Eidgenossenschaft längst zum Vorbild der europäischen Rechtspopulisten geworden. "Von gemeinsamer Entscheidungsfindung ist dabei keine Rede." » | sda | Montag, 19. Oktober 2015
