“Ask them concerning the town standing close by the sea. Behold! they transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath. For on the day of their Sabbath their fish did come to them, openly holding up their heads, but on the day they had no Sabbath, they came not: thus did We make a trial of […]
Blood libel and Qur’an quotations in Maldives’ debate over normalizing relations with Israel
Apologists tell us time and again that they are not against Jews, per se, just Zionists. And yet so much invective against the modern State of Israel not only finds inspiration in, but directly quotes the Qur’an’s own antisemitic rhetoric. “MPs clash over diplomatic ties with Israel,” by Ahmed Naish for Minivan News, October 5 […]
Al-Arabiya network hopes Israel will fall within five years
Al-Arabiya broadcasts from modern, moderate Dubai, and is partly Saudi-owned. Yet for some odd reason it has never been a bastion of moderation — a fact for which the prevailing paradigm has absolutely no explanation. “Will Israel fall in five years?,” from Al-Arabiya, October 5 (thanks to Maxwell): Online reports of a study by the […]
Turkey: Thousands attend anti-Israel rally, burn Israeli flag
Islamic Antisemitism Alert from modern, enlightened, secular Turkey: “Turkey: Protestors burn Israeli flag,” by Daniel Edelson for Ynet, October 5 (thanks to Neil): A mass anti-Israel rally was held in Istanbul Monday. The demonstrators, who rallied in support of the riots in east Jerusalem, carried Palestinian Authority flags and posters of the al-Aqsa Mosque, and […]
UNESCO bid reveals rampant Egyptian antisemitism
Egypt has a peace accord with Israel and is supposed to be discouraging antisemitism within the country. But the Farouk Hosny bid to become chief of UNESCO reveals just how spectacularly Egypt has failed to live up to that commitment. And that, of course, is not surprising, given the deep Koranic roots of Islamic antisemitism. […]
Hamas TV show teaches kids to kill Jews
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Hamas teaches kids to kill Jews,” by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik for Palestinian Media Watch, September 23 (thanks to all who sent this in): The bear puppet host, Nassur, of a Hamas children’s TV program used different words for “slaughter” to describe how to rid Israel of Jews. […]
Egyptian would-be burner of Jewish books, defeated in bid to head UNESCO, whines — and blames the Jews, of course
Hosni’s victimhood whining here reaches Ibrahim-Hooperesque proportions — and he has recourse to that last refuge of scoundrels, the “out-of-context” defense. “Defeated Egypt candidate accuses UNESCO,” by Ines Bel Aiba for AFP, September 23 (thanks to James): CAIRO — Egyptian Culture Minister Faruq Hosni lashed out at the United Nations for being “politicised” on Wednesday […]