European Suicide Watch. It’s virtually certain that these 6,000 were admitted with no consideration of the jihad ideology at all. From UPI, with thanks to Teri: PARIS, France (UPI) — France plans to both grant residency to about 6,000 illegal immigrants as well as expel about twice that number. The decision was announced by Interior […]
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France, Saudi Arabia sign military cooperation accords
Our Reliable French Ally Update. From AFP, with thanks to Kasper: PARIS (AFP) – France and Saudi Arabia signed two military accords opening the way for the sale of weapons systems like tanks and fighter jets worth billions of dollars, the French presidency said. The deal came at the end of a three-day visit to […]
Muslims cheer in Paris as France loses World Cup
Overwhelming Majority of Loyal Patriotic Citizens Update: “Tension as party goes flat on Champs Elysees,” from AFP, with thanks to Fjordman: PARIS (AFP) – First there was hope and expectation, then there was undiluted joy, a reality check, exasperation, despair and finally deflation – that was the Champs Elysees during the World Cup final…. The […]
France calls for release of Hamas MPs
Eurabia Alert from the Jerusalem Post: France called on Israel on Friday to free arrested Hamas ministers and said both sides must move to reduce escalating tensions. Foreign Ministry spokesman Jean-Baptiste Mattei said France fears that the situation will “feed an escalation and strengthen the most extreme elements, which is doubtless not Israel’s objective.” Never […]
Jihadists in France “more agile, better educated” than 10 years ago
Why have they been allowed ten years in France to grow more agile and obtain this education? “‘Terrorists operating in France more agile at plotting attacks.’” from AP, with thanks to Romy: Islamic terrorists operating in France are more agile at plotting attacks, better educated, and more ideologically grounded than a decade ago, and their […]
“We have brothers who are ready to sacrifice their lives for the triumph of Islam in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and also the United States”
Misunderstanders of Islam Garrison Update. “Terrorism: Europe A Target of Iranian Suicide Bombers,” from AKI, : Tehran, 26 May (AKI) – (Ahmad Rafat) – On Thursday afternoon in Tehran’s cemetery of Behesht Zahra a group of 100 aspiring suicide bombers was sworn in at a ceremony also attended by a group of Hezbollah militants from […]
Hugh Fitzgerald’s Douce France in German
A special service for German-speaking visitors. Translation by Hugo Schmidt-Fischer: Douce France, eine treffend scharfsinnige Betrachtung unserer Freunde im Lande Lafayettes: Stell Dir vor Du wärest ein verwöhntes Mitglied der französischen Elite. Ein Kind macht gerade die khâgne, und peilt rue d”Ulm an. Ein anderes ist derzeit politechnicien. Du geniesst ein gutes Auskommen und bist […]
“Far-right” leader decries “Islamisation of France”
Perhaps some French readers of Jihad Watch can fill me in on Philippe de Villiers; I don’t know if he is “far right” just because he is speaking forthrightly about the Islamization of France (as Bat Ye’or, who has never been a figure of the Right, has been tarred because of her ground-breaking work in […]
Iran rips “human rights violations” in France, U.S.
Iran’s Hamid-Reza Asefi scolds the U.S. and France for human rights violations. In the U.S., one of them is “control over the media.” I’m with you on that one, Asefi. Why, I myself had a book that spent four months on the New York Times Bestseller List, and nevertheless did not receive a single review […]
Fitzgerald: This week’s riots in France
Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald offers a provocative analysis of the latest riots in France: This week’s riots in France may seem to have nothing to do with the general unpleasantness, unease, and disruption of life that the large-scale presence, and demands, of Muslims has caused. What, after all, is the proposed law […]