And notes that terrorism works: “The evacuation shows that what was taken by force would not have been retrieved without resistance.” That, of course, means that there will be more to come. From Reuters, with thanks to Sr. Soph: TEHRAN (Reuters) — Iran on Thursday welcomed Israel’s pullout from the Gaza Strip after nearly four […]
Archives for August 2005
“Israel has no right to any inch of Palestinian land….Our position stems from our religious convictions”
I have noted many times that no negotiated settlement is possible in Israel because of the intransigence that stems from the doctrine of jihad. Exhibit A this afternoon is Hamas leader Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahar. “An Interview with Hamas Leader Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahar,” from MEMRITV, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: The following are excerpts from […]
PIGs fly!
A Jihad Watch reader has alerted me to this post at LGF: Very interesting, just got back from the Border’s Books in Pleasant Hill,CA, San Fran suburb, and at the counter the clerk asked me if the book I was buying was good,they are selling A LOT of it, they are flying off the shelf […]
9/11 suspect gets 7 years jail
Seven years for someone who is alleged to have aided Atta and others as they plotted to kill 3,000. Motassadeq update from CNN, with thanks to Special Guest: HAMBURG, Germany (CNN) — A German court has convicted a Moroccan man for belonging to a terrorist group, but acquitted him on charges of accessory to murder […]
Ali Sina is ok
Many many people have written to me asking after the courageous ex-Muslim Ali Sina, whose site FaithFreedom.org is down. I have just heard from Ali, and he is fine. His site is not under attack. Here is his message: I moved the site to a new server because our previous host DreamHost.com complained of excessive […]
Al Qaeda group claims Aqaba, Eilat rocket attacks
Hmm. Maybe those missiles fired from Jordan weren’t all that moderate after all. From AFP, : DUBAI and AQABA, Jordan — An Al Qaeda linked group claimed on August 19 rocket attacks near US warships moored in the Red Sea port of Aqaba and into a neighbouring Israeli resort killing a Jordanian soldier. The group, […]
Fitzgerald: Telling the truth about India
Jihad Watch’s Hugh Fitzgerald sheds the light of truth on another subject about which there is a great deal of misinformation and disinformation: the treatment of Hindus (and Sikhs) by Muslims in India. In sheer numbers, no group of Believers has suffered from Islam like the Hindus. It is amazing that few Indian-Americans, and few […]
Missiles Fired at U.S. Navy Ship in Jordan
Good thing this happened in Jordan: these must have been moderate missiles. “Missile Fired at U.S. Navy Ship in Jordan,” from AP, : AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Unknown assailants fired at least three missiles from Jordan early Friday, with one narrowly missing a U.S. Navy ship docked at port, an attack that killed a Jordanian […]
Pope Warns of Increase in Anti-Semitism
In a synagogue in Germany that was destroyed in 1938. Interesting, since we are today reliving 1938. From AP, with thanks to Mrs. Obelix: COLOGNE, Germany – Pope Benedict XVI warned Friday of rising anti-Semitism and hostility to foreigners during a visit to a synagogue that was rebuilt after being destroyed during the Nazis’ infamous […]
UK: Calls grow to deport Saudi who backs jihad
Muhammad al-Massari update from the TimesOnline, : PRESSURE was intensifying on ministers last night to live up to their promised crackdown on Islamic fanatics by charging or deporting a Saudi radical who backs the killing of British soldiers in Iraq. MPs from all parties and several foreign governments have demanded action against Muhammad al-Massari, who […]