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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called on the European Commission to investigate the implications of Spain's mass migrant regularization program, accusing Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of pursuing an immigration policy that contradicts the direction taken by most European countries. Spain approved a decree in April 2026 initially expected to grant legal status to approximately 500,000 undocumented migrants, providing eligible applicants with one-year residence and work permits. Nearly 1.18 million applications were subsequently submitted. Denmark fears the policy could encourage further irregular migration into Europe, while Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has also criticized Madrid's approach.

Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), a Netherlands-based NGO with UN accreditation, has called for a "decolonial and feminist" approach to honor killings in Europe, arguing that focusing on religion, immigration and cultural traditions risks fueling Islamophobia and xenophobia. Honor killings are particularly prevalent in Middle Eastern and South Asian countries and occur primarily within immigrant communities in Western societies. The NGO argues that linking these murders to Islam or specific cultures reinforces stereotypes portraying non-Western communities as "barbaric" and "backward."

Faina Kukliansky, chairwoman of the Lithuanian Jewish Community, has sounded the alarm over antisemitism in Lithuania, revealing that the community has received three threats to bomb a synagogue and kill Jews, while Jewish schools, synagogues and community facilities remain inadequately protected. She revealed that Jewish institutions, including a kindergarten, a school and facilities serving elderly community members, rely largely on volunteer security personnel who are neither armed nor equipped with police powers. She also questioned why warnings about potential attacks sometimes reach Lithuania's Jewish community through American organizations rather than domestic authorities. Kukliansky urged Lithuanian authorities to strengthen preventive security, establish clear emergency procedures and enforce existing laws against antisemitic threats and harassment before anyone is harmed.

American rapper Macklemore is facing criticism after it emerged that proceeds from his upcoming Free Palestine Tour will benefit the Palestine Youth Movement (PYM), whose British spokesperson previously defended Hamas's October 7, 2023, hostage-taking as a legitimate tactic. Jeanine Hourani, a spokesperson for PYM's UK branch, previously declared: “This moment has reaffirmed the use of prisoner exchanges as a legitimate and effective tactic within national liberation and anti-colonial struggles.” Following the October 7 massacre, in which approximately 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage, PYM posted: “When people are occupied, resistance is justified.” The organization subsequently described the Hamas-led assault as a “prison break.” Macklemore's concerts are scheduled for Dublin on October 26, Paris on October 29, and London's 12,500-capacity OVO Arena Wembley on October 30. The tour was announced after Macklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran's US tour following controversy over his pro-Palestinian performances.

In an interview with Visegrad24, the counter-terrorism expert @HarasRafiq stated that the Muslim Brotherhood has a 100-year plan for taking over the world. “The Project” is a 14-page document written in 1982 which was seized in a Swiss police raid in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks. The Swiss authorities got their hands on it during a raid on the villa of Youssef Nada near Lugano and related premises of Al-Taqwa Bank, which he directed. Nada was a prominent international figure associated with the Muslim Brotherhood. The document outlines a 12-point global strategy for political Islam, aimed at establishing Islamic governance worldwide. It emphasizes long-term, gradual, multi-generational institutional embedding known as the Tamkeen strategy. The document stresses the need to work within Western legal systems, build parallel institutions, infiltrate existing ones, supporting education, fundraising, intelligence-gathering and building temporary alliances on shared issues such as anti-colonialism or the Palestine while supporting jihadist efforts where opportune. Mr. Rafiq also warns that the Muslim Brotherhood is working from the shadows, with very little attention having been put internationally on the person he considers the most dangerous Islamist alive, the Qatar-based Libyan Secretary-General of the Islamic Union of Scholars, Sheikh Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi.

Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel is urging parliament to fast-track legislation criminalizing the glorification of terrorism and public support for terrorist organizations following demonstrations in Amsterdam celebrating Hamas and the October 7 massacre. On October 7, approximately 150 demonstrators gathered at Amsterdam's Dam Square, displaying banners reading "We support Hamas" and chanting "Long live October 7." Some also displayed symbols associated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, another EU-designated terrorist organization. Police prevented demonstrators from marching toward the city's Jewish quarter, but authorities concluded that the displays were not illegal under existing legislation. During a heated parliamentary debate on October 13, lawmakers condemned the demonstrations, while Geert Wilders demanded stronger action against Hamas supporters. Van Weel also described the intimidation caused by a convoy of motorcyclists traveling through Amsterdam and condemned people dressed as Hamas fighters. The proposed legislation would introduce prison sentences of up to two years for publicly glorifying serious terrorist attacks or supporting banned terrorist organizations, including through flags and symbols, and up to one year for distributing material glorifying terrorism.

Dr. Hayim Katsman, a 32-year-old Israeli-American academic and peace activist, dedicated years of his life to defending Palestinian rights and advocating for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists murdered him inside a closet at Kibbutz Holit, near the Gaza border. When Hamas invaded his kibbutz, Katsman sought refuge with his neighbor, Avital Alajem, inside a closet in her home's reinforced safe room. At approximately 1:30 p.m., terrorists broke into the house and opened fire. Katsman positioned himself between the gunmen and Avital, absorbing the bullets and saving her life. "He was murdered. I was saved because he was next to the door and they shot him," Avital later recalled.