A 27-year-old Haredi man with mental-health issues was arrested for daubing “There is a Holocaust in Gaza” on the Kotel and at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Amnesty seeks a war-crimes probe into Israel’s destruction in Lebanon; Canada condemns the strike on Nasser Hospital; the cabinet will discuss a Gaza ceasefire and hostages.

Starmer is accused of betraying veterans as the government weighs scrapping the 2023 Legacy Act shielding Troubles veterans. A repeal could reopen prosecutions and inquests, raising fears of two-tier justice and harming recruitment.

An American tourist, John Rudat, was stabbed on a Dresden tram while shielding two women; a 21-year-old Syrian asylum seeker was arrested but released for lack of grounds. The U.S. Embassy condemned the attack; German prosecutors cited insufficient detention grounds.

Trump signs an order to prosecute flag desecration, up to a year in jail, and to refer cases to state authorities; visa penalties follow. Free-speech groups warn this clashes with the First Amendment; it cites incitement despite a 1989 ruling that flag burning is protected.

At the DNC summer meeting in Minneapolis, a land acknowledgment claimed the U.S. maintains a system of suppression against Indigenous peoples. Lindy Sowmick urged action beyond words and engagement with Indigenous communities; about 400 officials attended.

The Digest, 8/25/2025 @800PM, CDT

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