In France and Spain, wildfires have already spread across huge areas of both countries, causing billions of dollars of damage and requiring the evacuation of 350,000 people as of July 29, and the fires show no signs of being contained. French authorities have now revealed that they believe humans caused ninety per cent of those “wildfires.” More on this conclusion can be found here: “Wildfires: What penalties do intentional arsonists face?,” translated from “Incendies : que risquent ceux qui les allument volontairement ?,” by Madeleine Meteyer, Le Figaro, July 14, 2026:
ANALYSIS – Since July 6, 184 people have been detained for starting fires—whether intentionally or accidentally—since the beginning of the year. The legal framework addressing these acts was strengthened in 2004.
Massive fires are currently raging; over 115,000 hectares of forest have been scorched in the last six months, homes have been destroyed, and firefighters are exhausted. Behind much of this destruction lie actual individuals responsible for the acts—a portion of whom (30%, according to the French Forest Observatory) acted out of malice. According to the Ministry of the Interior, nine out of ten fires are caused by human activity. On Tuesday, July 28, Laurent Nunez announced that 184 people had been detained for such acts since the start of the summer. These suspected arsonists represent a mix of criminals and individuals acting out of negligence.
What penalties do they face? The legal framework has been strengthened since 2004. On March 9 of that year, a law was passed in the wake of the summer 2003 heatwave—which saw over 2,000 fire outbreaks, 60,000 hectares of forest destroyed, and ten fatalities—increasing the penalties by placing greater emphasis on the danger posed to people and the environment. Our Penal Code distinguishes between fires caused by…
Summer heat has helped to dry out vegetation that is then more susceptible to being ravaged by wildfire, but humans start the fires themselves, or 90% of them.
In the past, wildfires in Greece and in Spain’s Canary Islands have both been attributed to arson. And now French authorities insist that 90% of the wildfires in France have been set by humans. The question is: who are the people setting these fires?
We have a clue in Israel, where for years both Palestinians in Judea and Samaria, and Israeli Arabs have been successfully prosecuted for starting fires, as the Israeli courts have concluded, “for nationalistic reasons” — meaning a desire of the Muslim arsonists to damage the Jewish state.
Here, for example, is what the Israelis discovered during the wave of “wildfires” that swept the country in 2016:
Two Israeli Arabs arrested on suspicion of deliberately starting brush fires have confessed to the crimes, police reportedly told ministers at the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday.
The suspects were said to from the Israeli Arab towns of Umm al-Fahm and Deir Hanna in northern Israel, the Hebrew-language Ynet news website reported. The report did not specify which fires the two admitted to igniting or offer details on the suspects….
At least 35 people have been arrested since Thursday on suspicion of setting fires or inciting others to do so. More than 15 were Palestinians arrested by the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet security service, an army spokesperson said. At least 10 of those held are Israeli Arabs, according to Hebrew media reports. Police did not offer a detailed breakdown of how many were being detained for incitement and how many for arson.
Police chief Roni Alsheich said Sunday that there had been similar arson attacks in the past and that they should be considered acts of terror, Army Radio reported.
“If setting the fire was deliberate it is definitely terror,” Alsheich said during a visit to the West Bank settlement of Halamish, where a fire destroyed 18 homes on Friday night. “By the way, that is nothing new, there have been arson incidents in the past. The concentration of a relatively large number of days, and the number of incidents and the weather conditions, brought about these results but there is nothing new and there were incidents like this in the past.”
In addition, both Al Qaeda and ISIS have for many years urged Muslims to engage in what they call “forest jihad,” and have periodically published online statements or graphics encouraging lone actors to start forest fires in Western countries. More on this incitement can be found here.
At Reddit, Muslims have been commenting on the wildfires in France. Here are two such comments;
May Allah ﷻ burn the country of those who adamantly mock the rasool ﷺ and oppress the Muslimeen. Then may they be resurrected and burnt in the next life as well.
As a Muslim I am glad to be considered a psycho by weirdos like yourself OP. They’re a kaffir country [France] that oppresses Muslims and openly mocks our religion. May they burn in this dunya and the akhirah, though I hope the innocents caught in between be spared. Ameen.
Will the French and Spanish governments make known this history of Muslims starting fires in Israel? Will they make public any evidence they may have of wildfires being started in their countries by Muslims determined to harm Infidels? I think if far more likely that they will conceal such evidence, so as not to contribute to “Islamophobia” and to calls for a halt to Muslim migration.
jewdog says
I think Islam is suffereng from anti-social personality disorder, which is probably the most accurate diagnosis when terrorist suspects are labeled mentally ill.
Namer says
No one is surprised by who started the fires.
Nanko van Dijk says
All wildfires are set by humans.
In France, Greece and Portugal over 560 people were arrested for starting bush fires.
The Climate Church blames the climate change, of course.
gravenimage says
No–not *all* wildfires are started by humans. Some are started completely accidentally, as with sparks from mowersl which the person does not even notice.
Then, some are not started by humans at all–lightning strikes are the most common.
That being said. an estimated 85% of wildfires *are* started by people. And a good percentage of those are not thngs like hastily doused camp fires, but outright arson.
gravenimage says
Humans Have Set 90% of Those Wildfires in Europe
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How many of those humans are named–I dunno–some version of “Muhammad”?