Resuming? They stopped? “Al-Qaeda-affiliated group says it’s resuming jihad against Jews,” from the JTA, August 28 (thanks to Twostellas): A terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda that claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on northern Israel last week said it has resumed a jihad, or holy war, against the Jews. The Lebanon-based Azzam Abdullah Brigades said […]
Lebanon: Hizballah supporter arrested in connection with mosque bombings that murdered 47 people
Sheikh Ahmad al-Ghareeb has ties to a Sunni organization that enjoys good relations with Shi’ite Hizballah. The targeted mosques were critical of Hizballah. “Suspect arrested over Lebanese mosque bombings,” from the Associated Press, August 24: BEIRUT — Lebanese security forces arrested a suspect Saturday in connection with the devastating double bombing the day before that […]
Al-Qaeda vows to strike at Hizballah for Lebanon bombings
Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad escalating. “Al-Qaida vows to strike at Hezbollah for Lebanon bombings,” from Reuters, August 24 (thanks to Robert): Al-Qaida’s North African branch blamed Lebanese Shi’ite Muslim militant group Hezbollah for twin bombs that hit the northern city of Tripoli on Friday and threatened retribution, a US-based intelligence monitoring website reported on Saturday. Although al-Qaida […]
Lebanon: Shi’ite Muslims murder 42 with car bombs at Sunni mosques
“Both blasts hit as worshippers were filing out after weekly Muslim prayers.” “Car bombs at Lebanon mosques kill 42, wound 500,” from Agence France Presse, August 23 (thanks to all who sent this in): Powerful car bombs exploded Friday outside two Sunni mosques in a Lebanese city riven by strife over the war in neighboring […]
Lebanon: Sunni Muslims set off jihad car bomb in Hizballah stronghold, murdering 14 and wounding 212
The killers made a video standing before a sign proclaiming, “There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is the messenger of Allah.” But anyone who dares suggest that this might have something to do with Islam will be summarily condemned as a greasy Islamophobe. “Car bomb rocks Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon,” by Mohammed Jamjoom […]
Lebanese Muslim pop singer renounces music, joins the jihad
And everyone in this New York Times story is scratching his head over why he did it, but the answer is plain: for whatever reason, whether it be the jihad in Syria or something else, he became more fervent in his commitment to Islam, and thus began to take seriously texts like these: Hadith Qudsi […]
Rocket fired at Israel from Lebanon
Hizballah resuming its jihad? “Rocket fired from Lebanon towards Israel: residents,” from Reuters, May 26: BEIRUT (Reuters) – A rocket was fired from south Lebanon towards Israel on Sunday, Lebanese security sources said, and residents of a northern Israeli town reported hearing a blast. “An explosion was heard. Soldiers are searching the area. The cause […]
Lebanese Muslim lecturer: “The Zionists made an agreement with Hitler”; rich Jews sent poor Jews to the “so-called Holocaust”
Antisemitic conspiracy paranoia is all too common on the airwaves in the Middle East. “Lebanese Lecturer Hassan Jouni: Rich Jews Sent Poor Jews to the ‘So-Called Holocaust,’” from MEMRI, February 17: Following are excerpts from statements made in a TV show by Hassan Jouni, an international law lecturer at the Lebanese University. The show aired […]
Lebanon jihadist training British-based Muslims to fight jihad in Syria
Britain’s new export: jihad. “Bakri Says Training UK Islamists for ‘Jihad’ in Syria at Lebanon Camp,” from Naharnet, November 25: Four British Islamist extremists are being trained to fight in Syria at a camp run by radical Islamist preacher Omar Bakri in northern Lebanon, Britain’s The Sun newspaper reported on Sunday. Bakri boasted of his […]
Lebanon’s Grand Mufti: The Jews orchestrated 9/11 and were behind Muhammad video
Conspiracy paranoia inspired by the Qur’an’s demonization of the Jews as the worst enemies of the Muslims (5:82). It is not a far jump from this lunacy to Alex Kane and Nathan Lean. “Grand Mufti of Lebanon Mohammed Rashid Qabbani: The Jews Orchestrated 9/11 and Were Behind Anti-Islam Film,” from MEMRI, September 22 (thanks to […]