So much for the partner-in-peace dream. While Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has usually been derided in the past as simply ineffective, his latest statement indicates that not only is he a failure, but that he opposes peaceful relations with Israel. From UPI: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged Arab countries to refrain from establishing relations […]
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German police target Islamic extremists
The international battle against terrorist financial networks continues unabated, with the latest official efforts taking place in Germany, per AFP: Police in the western German state of Hesse mounted raids in six cities Tuesday against suspected Islamic extremists accused of raising money to carry out terrorist attacks, AFP reported. “We have information that Islamic extremists […]
Mexican “FedEx Bandit” turns out to be Iranian
CAIR will be happy to know that this suspected bank robber was caught not because he was Iranian, but because authorities thought he was Mexican and looked nervous at a border crossing. He turned out to be Iranian national, which raises questions about what he was using the money for — if authorities are still […]
UPenn invites Taliban sympathizer to address students
In their pursuit of “religious understanding”, the good folks at the University of Pennsylvania have decided to invite Yvonne Ridley, a former journalist for the London Times and convert to Islam, to address students on the topic of Islam. There’s just one problem: Ms. Ridley is has expressed sympathy for the Taliban and is a […]
NJ Acting Governor acts to head off “religious profiling”
This is all very high-minded, of course, but Codey is acting at the behest of CAIR, which has never addressed its own problematic issues regarding jihad and Sharia. Also, it is simply a fact of life that Muslims are the ones committing the great majority of terrorist acts today. It is Muslim groups that have […]
France foils subway bombing
While often accused of kowtowing to Islamist regimes overseas, the French do not equivocate when defending their home turf. Their latest success came yesterday, when French police — acting on a tip from Algeria authorities — arrested 9 men who were apparently planning terrorist attacks against the Paris metro and the headquarters of the French […]
Britain’s 200-year jihad
Melanie Phillips discusses the 17-19th century jihad against Britain, which also touched the U.S. in the wars against the Barbary pirates of the early 19th century. Like the British raids, the Barbary conflicts have not been generally understood in the West as constituting jihad warfare; only recently have historians begun to realize that those warriors […]
Assad said to have given Hamas, Jihad green light for terrorism
Assad is not a conventional jihadist or even, as an Alawite, a conventional Muslim; however, for various reasons today he has to make clear where his sympathies lie. From Haaretz, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: Syrian President Bashar Assad earlier this month gave Hamas and Islamic Jihad representatives in Damascus a green light to […]
Being Christan under Taleban rule
A remarkable story. “They said they would prefer to have a dog touch the bread rather than us.” From Asia News, with thanks to Nicolei: M is a Catholic Afghani and a refugee in Italy. He told his story to AsiaNews, an account of discrimination and threats under the Taleban regime owing to his family […]
Saudi received organ ahead of others in L.A.?
The Saudis are buying everything these days — from new organs to Fox News. “Saudi received organ ahead of others in L.A.? Hospital suspends transplants, probes allegation of false records,” from WND, with thanks to Kemaste: One of the top organ transplant hospitals in California has suspended its liver program following allegations a Saudi national […]