The story of Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai’s unheeded 2020 warning is here. Lebanon needs to stay neutral to be saved from hunger and poverty, its senior Christian cleric said on Wednesday, urging Lebanese to keep out of conflicts in Arab countries but denying he was referring specifically to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. Lebanon faces financial […]
Pope Francis Replays Pope Benedict XV’s Silence on Armenian Genocide
When the chips are down, the popes are no friends of the persecuted Church “Obama’s foreign policy has three parts: Abandon our allies, appease our enemies, and apologize for America,” US Congresswoman Liz Cheney famously said. To be “deep in history” is to recognize that popes down the ages have adopted the policy of feeding the […]
India: Why do Muslims Need Hindu Gods to Run Their Food Shops?
In July 2024, several state administrations in India issued directives that owners of hotels, eateries, food stalls, or any similar shops that sell food items should display their names on the signboards of their shops. Though many shop owners willingly chose to put their identities on display, there was a massive outrage among some Muslims […]
Rashida Tlaib condemns Israel’s killing of Hizballah jihadi on FBI most wanted list
Nearly a quarter-century after 9/11, we have open supporters of jihad violence in the U.S. Congress. “Rashida Tlaib condemns killing of terrorist on FBI most wanted list,” by Gary Willig, Israel National News, July 31, 2024: US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mi) condemned Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah’s second-highest ranking official, Fuad Shukr, in an airstrike in […]
Whenever Israel Fights Back, It is Accused of ‘Escalation’
One more trenchant observation by British journalist Brendan O’Neill: Hamas and Hezbollah merely “attack” places in Israel, but when the IDF responds, the Western media invariably describe the Jewish state as having “escalated” the violence. More on this verbal undermining of Israel can be found here: “Why is it only ‘escalation’ when Israel retaliates?,” by […]
The Victory of Fantasy
Here is the Foreword I contributed to Mateen Elass’ superb book, Fairy-tale Islam: Deceptions Masking a Dark Reality, which you can order here. Longtime Jihad Watch readers will recall Mateen’s excellent and thought-provoking articles here at Jihad Watch. His book offers more much-needed insights. Fantasy about Islam has won the day. Everyone knows that Islam is […]
Washington Post portrays Israel as aggressor in story on Hizballah strike in northern Israel
This is entirely consistent with the establishment media practice, which is always to portray Israel as the aggressor. “Washington Post admits it ‘did not provide adequate context’ on front page Israel-Hezbollah escalation story,” by Brian Flood and Joseph A. Wulfsohn, Fox News, July 30, 2024: The Washington Post admitted it “did not provide adequate context” […]
UK: Jihad preacher Anjem Choudary jailed for at least 28 years for directing terrorist propaganda org
“Mr Justice Wall told Choudary he had views that were ‘entrenched and abhorrent to most right-thinking people’ and he would continue to spread his ‘message of hate and division’ if allowed to.” Yet that’s exactly what he will do in prison: make recruits and train jihadis, and authorities in shattered, staggering, dhimmi Britain will do […]
How the BBC and Le Monde Reported on Hezbollah’s Killing of 12 Druze Children
On Saturday, July 27, Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets at northern Israel, hitting the Druze town of Majdal Shams on the Golan Heights. At least one of the rockets hit a soccer pitch where children were playing. Twelve children and young teenagers were killed; 44 were wounded. The BBC had a most peculiar way of […]
Media Mourns ‘Moderate’ and ‘Pragmatic’ Dead Hamas Leader
If only he had also been an austere religious scholar, too. When Israel out Hamas terror boss Ismail Haniyeh, it broke a lot of hearts including that of white BLM leader Shaun King. King, who is allegedly white, is a former BLM activist turned random grifter who converted to Islam. And like any grifter went […]
Israel’s foreign minister urges NATO to expel Turkey after Erdogan threatens to invade Israel
It was a big mistake to allow Turkey to be part of NATO in the first place. Turkey’s commitment to secularism was never strong outside the major cities, and now, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s goal is to revive the Ottoman Empire (that is, restore a global Islamic caliphate). In 2018, the Turkish daily newspaper […]
Slovakia to boycott ‘degenerate’ Olympics which ‘abused the beauty of sport’
The cowardly, “degenerate” elements among the woke would never risk mocking Islam before the world at an Olympic event, as they did Christianity. They went over the top to smear Christianity in a foul parody of the Last Supper, featuring a salacious display of a scantily dressed man with drag queens prancing about around him. […]
Germany: Child refugee charity says ‘Integration has failed’
Wolfgang Büscher‘s warnings are true. The biggest problem in Western society isn’t communists and Islamic supremacists, because the biggest proponents of both ideologies are candid about their stratagems and intentions. The problem is Western useful idiots who invite and enable them. It is a common practice for jihadists to indoctrinate children and use them as […]
Video: Robert Spencer on the History of Jihad from Muhammad to the present day
Khamenei says ‘it is our duty to take revenge’ for the killing of Hamas top dog Haniyeh in Tehran
Following this bitter, tragic event which has taken place within the borders of the Islamic Republic, it is our duty to take revenge. — Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) July 31, 2024 Note how Khamenei, like all jihad leaders, treats a strike back after his aggression as a gratuitous attack that must be avenged. As if he hasn’t […]
Hamas top dog Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran
First a Hizballah top dog and now Haniyeh. Biden regime State Department apparatchiks must be deeply depressed tonight. ? IRGC: Head of Hamas political bureau Ismail Haniyeh martyred in Tehran.#Hamas #Iran pic.twitter.com/HDQwlh3Xzv — Press TV ? (@PressTV) July 31, 2024 “Hamas chief killed in attack on his residence in Tehran, IRGC says,” Iran International, July […]
Video: Robert Spencer with Susan Olsen and Josh Brewster on the Death of the West
Biden Pressures Israel Not to Respond After Terror Rocket Kills 12 Kids
“US is leading diplomatic efforts to rein in an anticipated Israeli response” The Biden administration has its priorities. After the latest Hezbollah rocket strike on a soccer field killed 12 kids in a Druze community in Israel’s Golan Heights, the administration is jumping into action to make sure the Israelis don’t actually fight back. The […]
Palestinians and Israelis Once ‘Lived Happily Together,’ and Other Myths
The claim is common: “History shows that Palestinians and Israelis lived happily together on the same piece of land. So why not now?” When did Palestinians and Israelis, or Muslims and Jews, ever live happily together in peace? For that matter, when have Muslims ever lived in peace, not just with Jews, but with any […]
Olympics: ‘Palestinians’ scream ‘Heil Hitler’ repeatedly during Israeli national anthem
Arabs holding the Palestinian flag were screaming “HEIL HITLER” while the Israeli national anthem was playing at an Olympic soccer event. pic.twitter.com/boINczYvhr — Marina Medvin ?? (@MarinaMedvin) July 29, 2024 Remember, folks: these are the people your leftist friends think have the moral high ground!