Sometimes reality is at once so horrifying and so … on the nose and heavy-handed, that you wonder if God is winking at us. Yesterday saw a sickening terror attack in Britain that sums up what’s wrecking that country in a manner that beggars comment.
Yesterday, on the high Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, a Syrian Muslim colonist — sorry, “British citizen of Syrian descent” — contributed to British society in the way that only Muslims can. He committed a jihad attack. The target was a synagogue thronged with worshipers, who tragically thought they lived in a land with religious freedom for all. The BBC reports:
Two men from the Jewish community have died and three other people remain in hospital with serious injuries, police say, after a car and knife attack in Manchester.
The attack came on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
The attacker was killed by firearms officers, and three other people are being held in custody.
Manchester police say they believe the synagogue attacker is 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent.
Jihad was wearing an explosive device, which didn’t go off — which is also completely on brand, when you think of Arab military skills.
Expect a TV broadcast from the British government warning against the imminent threat of Islamophobia.
Pray for the victims, and for a nation that willingly inflicted such “Diversity” on itself. We’re not far behind, as Muslim colonists plan “jihad cities” in places like Texas.
Spanish Priest Faces Prison for Criticizing Islam
In case you’re still not convinced that European Left-wing governments are acting to colonize their countries with Muslims who vote their way, read about the latest attack on free speech in once-Catholic Spain — which suffered centuries of Muslim occupation and subjugation. The European Conservative reports:
A priest in Spain is on trial in Malaga, facing up to three years behind bars for alleged hate speech after publishing an article critical of Islam. Fr. Custodio Ballester, known for his pro-life stance and doctrinal conservatism, is accused of inciting hatred in a 2016 text titled The Impossible Dialogue with Islam and in later media remarks.
The case–launched after a complaint by the group Muslims Against Islamophobia–has ignited fierce debate over free speech and claims that Spain’s hate-crime laws are applied selectively.
Fr. Ballester responded to a pastoral letter from Cardinal Omella in 2016 that called for interreligious dialogue. The priest questioned the viability of such dialogue, pointing out that in countries where Islam is the dominant religion, Christians suffer systematic persecution. “What dialogue are we talking about when there are countries where those who do not profess Islam are murdered?” he asked.
Eight years later, Fr. Ballester now finds himself in the dock. He says his trial is meant to set an example and scare others into staying silent: “They want to use me as an example so that others censor themselves.”
Pro-Hamas Flotilla of Insufferables Boarded by Jews with Guns
The Jerusalem Post reports:
The Israeli navy intercepted around 40 vessels that were part of the Global Sumud Flotilla between October 1 and 2. It took most of the night and into the early hours of the morning to stop the vessels from continuing their approach to Gaza. The interception of the flotilla began at around 90 nautical miles and continued over a distance of more than 20 nautical miles.
The flotilla activists began their journey more than a month ago, on September 1, from Barcelona. At the time, there were around 20 vessels.
The group was joined by 20 more sailboats from Italy in mid-September and several more from Greece in the third week of September. The flotilla claimed it suffered attacks along the way, including two drone attacks while anchored off Tunisia between September 7 and 13, as well as another incident on September 23 off southern Crete. Due to these incidents, the Italian and Spanish governments sent navy ships to possibly aid the flotilla.
BREAKING: A woman went undercover into the Gaza flotillas–she recorded everything and has exposed the entire organization.
The activists are on camera admitting that it’s all for PR and that their funding is from Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. pic.twitter.com/MBfd7T7GAj
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) October 2, 2025
Trump’s Gaza Plan Has Israeli, Arab Support. Hamas Still Silent
Contrary to the claims that the U.S. is backing reckless Israeli landgrabs aimed at ethnically cleansing Gaza of Arabs, President Trump has issued a detailed, 20-point plan last week at a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. If Hamas accepts the plan, zero Arabs will be forced to leave Gaza, and not one inch of land will be annexed by Israel. Key terms included, as reported by Breitbart:
Gaza will be a deradicalized terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbors.
Gaza will be redeveloped for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough.
If both sides agree to this proposal, the war will immediately end. Israeli forces will withdraw to the agreed upon line to prepare for a hostage release. During this time, all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment, will be suspended, and battle lines will remain frozen until conditions are met for the complete staged withdrawal.
Within 72 hours of Israel publicly accepting this agreement, all hostages, alive and deceased, will be returned.
Once all hostages are returned, Hamas members who commit to peaceful co-existence and to decommission their weapons will be given amnesty. Members of Hamas who wish to leave Gaza will be provided safe passage to receiving countries….
Upon acceptance of this agreement, full aid will be immediately sent into the Gaza Strip. [It is not clear who is paying for this aid.] At a minimum, aid quantities will be consistent with what was included in the January 19, 2025, agreement regarding humanitarian aid, including rehabilitation of infrastructure (water, electricity, sewage), rehabilitation of hospitals and bakeries, and entry of necessary equipment to remove rubble and open roads.
Entry of distribution and aid in the Gaza Strip will proceed without interference from the two parties through the United Nations and its agencies, and the Red Crescent, in addition to other international institutions not associated in any manner with either party. Opening the Rafah crossing in both directions will be subject to the same mechanism implemented under the January 19, 2025 agreement.
Gaza will be governed under the temporary transitional governance of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee, responsible for delivering the day-to-day running of public services and municipalities for the people in Gaza. This committee will be made up of qualified Palestinians and international experts, with oversight and supervision by a new international transitional body, the “Board of Peace,” which will be headed and chaired by President Donald J. Trump, with other members and heads of State to be announced, including Former Prime Minister Tony Blair. This body will set the framework and handle the funding for the redevelopment of Gaza until such time as the Palestinian Authority has completed its reform program, as outlined in various proposals, including President Trump’s peace plan in 2020 and the Saudi-French proposal, and can securely and effectively take back control of Gaza. This body will call on best international standards to create modern and efficient governance that serves the people of Gaza and is conducive to attracting investment.
Go read the whole plan. It’s an extraordinarily generous peace deal to offer to the architects of the Oct. 7, 2024 slaughter. If Hamas rejects it, all fair-minded observers should conclude where the fault for the ongoing war should fall. But how many such observers are left anymore?
The FDA Is Out of Control, Approves New Dangerous Abortion Pill
Betraying promises made by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to review the safety (to the mother) of chemical abortion drugs, the Food and Drug Administration just lurched in the wrong direction. Lifenews reports:
Key Trump supporter Marjorie Dannenfelser, President of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, condemned the move:
This reckless decision by the FDA to expand the availability of abortion drugs is unconscionable. These dangerous drugs take the lives of unborn children, place women and underage girls at serious risk, empower abusers, and trample the pro-life laws enacted by states across the nation.
“In September, Secretary Kennedy said the Biden administration ‘twisted the data to bury one of the safety signals.’ Secretary Kennedy and FDA Commissioner Makary assured Congress and the American people they would conduct a thorough review given credible evidence of the harm inflicted by these drugs. The prompt completion of the review is made more urgent given this approval to flood the market with a cheap abortion drug.
Whatever Big Pharma pressure got the FDA to make this decision must be overwhelmed by a massive pro-life pushback. The last thing American women need is cheaper ways to injure themselves and kill their unborn babies at home.
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John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream and author or coauthor of 14 books, including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism. His newest book is No Second Amendment, No First.
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