Fathi Hammad’s declaration that Palestinians are preparing to establish an Islamic caliphate with Jerusalem as its capital is a manifestation of how jihadis worldwide are emboldened after October 7. It is also a stark reminder of how often Islamic leaders and groups state their goals publicly, but most Westerners do not believe them or pay […]
Jerusalem: Hamas jihadis murder three civilians and injure six in bus stop shooting
Having the approval of the international left and Jew-haters everywhere means you can’t possibly do anything to lose the moral high ground. https://twitter.com/manniefabian/status/1730117252039503915 “Three killed, 6 injured in terror shooting at Jerusalem entrance bus stop,” Emanuel Fabian, Times of Israel, November 30, 2023: Three people were killed and six were wounded, two of them seriously, […]
Turkey: Imam vows that Turkish flag will fly over Jerusalem, likens this to conversion of Hagia Sophia to a mosque
Turkish Imam Halil Konakçı, with 1.7 million Instagram followers, said that the Turkish flag will fly over Jerusalem and likened it to the conversion of Hagia Sophia Cathedral into a mosque. We will often hear from the Islamic World about the effects of Western imperialism, but… pic.twitter.com/XdNRuxMu6G — Paul Antonopoulos 🇬🇷🇨🇾 (@oulosP) October 22, 2023 […]
Rabbi claims that ‘Hamas has perverted Islam.’ Unfortunately, it has not done so.
The impulse here is understandable, but nevertheless unrealistic. It is better to have a full and accurate understanding of what we’re dealing with. Rabbi Yakov Nagen here claims that Hamas has perverted Islam apparently because of its “use of suicide bombers, missile attacks against civilians, and genocidal aspirations, in the case of Hamas annihilating the […]
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem offers to exchange himself for Israeli children Hamas is holding hostage
The contrast between Pizzaballa and Hamas is the contrast between Christianity and Islam. “Jerusalem Catholic Patriarch offers to be exchanged for Gaza hostages,” Reuters, October 16, 2023: Pope Francis’ representative in the Holy Land said on Monday he was willing to exchange himself for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas and held in Gaza. Cardinal […]
Jerusalem mosques called for jihad over loudspeakers as massacres began in Israel
Good thing the loudspeakers are now in place and in use at mosques in New York City, Minneapolis, and elsewhere, no? They’ll come in handy someday. “Mosque Loudspeakers in Israel Call for ‘Holy War’ During Hamas Surprise Attack: Report,” by Aaron Feis, The Messenger, October 7, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Mosque loudspeakers […]
Egypt and Jordan Enraged Over Jews Visiting Temple Mount
Haaretz ran a story on Tuesday, October 3, entitled “Egyptian Mediators: Continued Jewish Ascent to Temple Mount Will Lead to Escalation.” It said that “a source told Haaretz that the events in Jerusalem and the West Bank, as well as stricter conditions imposed on Palestinian security prisoners in Israel, could have a direct impact on […]
Israel: ‘Palestinian’ Muslim wounds security guard in Jerusalem stabbing attack
“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60) “Israeli wounded in Jerusalem stabbing attack, perpetrator ‘neutralized,’” i24News, September 21, 2023: An Israeli security guard in his 20s was wounded in a stabbing […]
Palestinian Authority: Israel plans to destroy al-Aqsa Mosque and harm all Christian and Muslim holy sites
This is victimhood fantasy propaganda, designed to rile the “Palestinians” and lead them to commit acts of violence against innocent Israeli civilians. “PA: The ‘covetous’ Jews ‘defile’ the Al-Aqsa Mosque, have begun preparing for ‘building the alleged Temple,” by Nan Jacques Zilberdik, Palestinian Media Watch, September 6, 2023: One of the Palestinian Authority’s annual libels […]
Itamar Ben Gvir Visits Temple Mount, and Washington Gets its Knickers in a Twist
Tisha b’Av is an annual fast day, the “saddest day in the Jewish calendar,” on which five calamities in Jewish history are observed. The two most important that Jews mourn on this day are the destruction of the First and Second Temples. The First, or Solomon’s, Temple, was destroyed by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 586 […]