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(SRN NEWS)  Anti-Semitic incidents in the Czech Republic reached record levels last year.  In its annual report, the Federation of the Jewish Communities says it registered 4,700 anti-Semitic incidents in 2024, almost nine percent more than in the year before.  The Federation says that the Czech Republic has been no exception to “a global explosive wave of anti-Semitism which erupted immediately after the Hamas attack on Israel.”  The annual report indicates hatred of Jews, especially in the form of demonization of the state of Israel, has become a socially acceptable attitude and has dominated the public space.

(  )  The board overseeing Alabama public libraries has voted to remove books that discuss transgenderism from the teen and children’s sections of all public libraries in the state.  The Alabama action is the latest salvo in the national fight over library content that is being driven by parents who are alarmed by the content of some books being given to children in public and elementary school libraries.  The Alabama board says materials that discuss “transgender procedures, gender ideology or the concept of more than two biological genders” can’t be housed in sections of the library aimed at children and youth.  

(  )  President Trump’s administration is promoting efforts to work with Nigeria’s government to counter violence against Christians by Muslim terror groups.  Following a meeting with Nigerian officials, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on social media that the Pentagon is “working aggressively with Nigeria to end the persecution of Christians by jihadist terrorists.” Hegseth says Nigeria has to demonstrate commitment and take urgent and enduring action to stop the attacks.  A State Department official describes an expansive approach that includes diplomatic tools and intelligence sharing.

(  )  The annual Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg is open, nearly a year after it was the scene of a horrific car-ramming attack that left six people dead. The city and the organizers of the market have invested nearly 300,000 dollars in new security systems, including concrete blocks that are supposed to keep cars from entering the pedestrian area.  The attacker, a Saudi national, is on trial charged with murder.  Christmas markets are a huge part of German culture as an annual tradition cherished since the Middle Ages and successfully exported to much of the Western world.