Every year leading up to Christmas, news reports document Islamic terrorist attacks on Christmas markets and churches in Europe, Australia, and the United States, along with plots disrupted by police.
Liberals refuse to acknowledge the pattern or accept that allowing people into a country who hate its culture, hate Christianity, and want to kill its citizens carries obvious risks. Year after year, evidence shows that unvetted immigration and asylum policies are dangerous, particularly when military-age males from war-torn and failed Muslim countries are allowed to establish residency. Yet anyone who points this out is called a Nazi, a fascist, or a “Trumptard.”
While most of the Islamic extremist attacks target Christians, Jewish communities in Western nations have also been repeatedly targeted. On December 6, 2024, three masked attackers firebombed the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, seriously damaging the building and injuring a worshipper. Subsequent investigations revealed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps involvement through proxy actors.
One of the deadliest recent attacks occurred in the United States. On January 1, 2025, in New Orleans, 14 people were killed and 57 injured when Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran from Texas, drove a rented truck flying an ISIS flag into crowds on Bourbon Street during New Year’s celebrations. Jabbar posted videos pledging support for ISIS and describing what he called “the war between believers and disbelievers.” After the ramming, he opened fire on police and was killed. The FBI later recovered improvised explosive devices and confirmed he was ISIS-inspired but acted alone.
Despite the Islamic State’s territorial defeat in 2019, its ideology continues to drive violence through online propaganda and digital radicalization. Vehicle-ramming has become the most common tactic, repeatedly promoted by ISIS since the 2016 Berlin Christmas market attack that killed 13 people.
Christmas markets and Jewish celebrations are frequent targets because of their symbolic Western and religious significance during the holiday season. Most incidents involve lone actors or small family-based cells that self-radicalized online, making detection more difficult.
Several attacks succeeded despite heightened security measures. In Magdeburg, barriers reportedly had gaps, while at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, police presence was inadequate for a large Jewish event despite rising antisemitic incidents.
The pattern continued into late 2025. On December 14, in Sydney, an ISIS-inspired mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people and injuring more than 40. A father-and-son pair, Sajid Akram, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24, opened fire on approximately 1,000 Jewish attendees. Police found ISIS flags and improvised explosive devices in their vehicles. Authorities confirmed the attack was motivated by Islamic State ideology and noted the attackers had previously traveled to the Philippines, a known hub of ISIS-linked militant activity.
In Germany, authorities arrested five men accused of plotting a vehicle-ramming attack on a Christmas market in Bavaria’s Dingolfing-Landau area. The suspects included three Moroccan men aged 30, 28, and 22, a 56-year-old Egyptian, and a 37-year-old Syrian. Prosecutors said the Egyptian suspect called for a vehicle attack aimed at killing or injuring as many people as possible, with the others agreeing to participate or encouraging the plan.
Polish security services announced on December 16 that they arrested a university student suspected of planning a mass-casualty attack on a Christmas market. The suspect, Mateusz W., a student at the Catholic University of Lublin, allegedly planned an explosives attack in support of the Islamic State.
Authorities said he took concrete preparatory steps, including attempting to contact a terrorist organization for assistance. He was charged with preparing a terrorist attack and ordered held in pretrial detention for three months. Polish officials said there was no evidence of Russian involvement.
In the United States, the FBI said it disrupted an alleged New Year’s Eve bombing plot in Southern California and arrested four people in Los Angeles. Tina Lai, Zachary Aaron Page, Audrey Carroll, and Dante Gaffield were charged with conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device.
Investigators said the suspects self-identified as members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, described as pro-Palestinian, anti-law-enforcement, and anti-government. Prosecutors allege the group planned coordinated improvised explosive device attacks at five locations around Los Angeles at midnight on New Year’s Eve, including two U.S. companies.
Authorities said Carroll authored an “Operation Midnight Sun” document detailing the plot, bomb-making instructions, and methods to avoid detection. Investigators also allege the group recruited others, gathered materials, and conducted a test in the Mojave Desert on December 12 before being arrested. If convicted, the defendants face up to 15 years in federal prison.
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