A “premeditated” attack, and a significant escalation of tensions. Iran is committed to destroying Israel; it may be preparing a larger strike now in service of that goal. “IDF: Iranian troops fired missile at Israel as a warning against future attacks,” by Judah Ari Gross, Times of Israel, January 21, 2019: The Israel Defense Forces […]
Archives for January 2019
Germany: Imam converts to Christianity, says “my own family now want to kill me”
“A former imam from Pakistan who migrated to Germany and converted to Christianity now claims that he faces death threats in his native country from many including members of his own family.” And not just in Pakistan, but also from his coreligionists in Germany. How could Westerners possibly think that such conditioning will magically disappear […]
Sri Lanka: Major Islamic terror attack thwarted on ancient Buddhist shrines
During the search for suspects wanted for a series of anti-Buddhist hate crimes in Mawanella, on January 17, 2019, where several Buddha statues were destroyed several weeks before, the authorities in Sri Lanka discovered a large amount of high explosives (100 kg, or 220 pounds), along with 100 detonators and various other items, including firearms, […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: Lara Kollab Says She Was “Young and Foolish” A Few Times, And So Very Long Ago (Part One)
Lara Kollab, the first-year medical resident in Ohio who for years has been tweeting antisemitic rants, including one where she said she would give yahoods (Jews) the wrong “meds,” has been advised to post an “apology,” no doubt ghostwritten by some PR firm. She has done so. It won’t do. Here’s her attempt: The Ohio […]
Convicted jihadist “will be allowed back in Canada thanks to Trudeau government law”
“Convicted terrorist, Tahawwur Hussain Rana with dual Pakistani and Canadian citizenship is going to be allowed back in Canada once he is done serving his sentence in the US in 2021 due to a law made by the Trudeau government.” The former Conservative government revoked the dual citizenship to those who had been convicted of […]
Austria: 40% of Muslim migrants lied about age, many involved in high-profile crimes
Austria reports that 40 percent of migrants who claimed to be underage were lying about their age. “‘Underage’ migrants have also been involved with several high-profile crimes in both Austria and neighbouring Germany where some cities, such as Hamburg, have found that up to half of the underage asylum seekers are over the age of […]
Robert Spencer: Democrats Again Show Their Antisemitism with Placement of Ilhan Omar On Foreign Affairs Committee
My latest in the Geller Report: The Washington Examiner reported Thursday that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), whose open hatred of Jews should have rendered her unelectable to Congress, has instead been rewarded with a plum appointment to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. This shows the extent to which open anti-Semitism has become mainstream and normalized […]
Bangladesh: Muslims murder Hindu man for having a love affair with a Muslim girl
Islamic law forbids Muslims to marry Hindus. It does not forbid Muslims to murder Hindu men involved with Muslim women. “Affair with Muslim girl led to Swapan’s murder,” Daily Star, January 18, 2019: A Hindu youth was killed over love affair with a Muslim girl, said police at a press conference in the town on […]
Somalia: Muslim group abducts 100 civilians for refusing to pay zakat, Islamic almsgiving
It’s charitable giving, but it doesn’t come from the heart. One has to do it — or else. “Al Shabaab abducts 100 Somali civilians,” Gulf Times, January 19, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Somali authorities said Friday that Al Shabaab militant group have taken about 100 civilians as hostages in the southwestern Bakool […]
Spain: Muslim plotted jihad massacres at popular annual summer fair in resort area
He was hoping to “strike terror in the enemies of Allah” (Qur’an 8:60). “Caged ISIS terrorist was planning to bomb popular fair on Spain’s Costa del Sol,” by Elisa Menendez, The Olive Press, January 18, 2019: AN alleged ISIS terrorist has been jailed after revealing plans to carry out an attack at a busy […]