The end of 2005 also spells the end for any ceasefire agreement with Israel, at least in the eyes of Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad. From the Associated Press: The Islamic Jihad and several armed groups with ties to the ruling Fatah movement said Saturday they won’t necessarily observe a truce with Israel in 2006. […]
Archives for 2005
Bomb targets Indonesian Christians
Looks like the fears of increased jihadist violence against Indonesian Christians during the holiday season were warranted, according to the Associated Press: A bomb ripped through a crowded meat market Saturday in an Indonesian province that has been plagued by sectarian violence, killing at least eight people and wounding 45, officials said. Many of the […]
Fitzgerald: Normal Muslim kids in the West
Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald reflects on the exclamations of surprise with which both Muslims and dhimmis generally greet the arrest of a Muslim on terror charges, and explores some of their implications: Virtually every time a Muslim terrorist is arrested we hear it: “He was a quiet, soft-spoken young man”¦.He was a […]
A few reflections on Wahid’s “Right Islam vs. Wrong Islam”
The former President of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid, has published a piece in the Wall Street Journal entitled “Right Islam vs. Wrong Islam: Muslims and non-Muslims must unite to defeat the Wahhabi ideology. Many, many people sent to me in the course of the day yesterday, asking me to comment; but really, it contains nothing new. […]
Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak
Quisling Search Alert. I hope they are squirming at the New Duranty Times, which has begun to cross the line from ignoring the global jihad (a la Walter “What Ukrainian Famine?” Duranty) to abetting it. From AP, with thanks to Richard: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department has opened another investigation into leaks of classified information, […]
Germans to put Muslims through loyalty test
Anti-dhimmitude in Germany. The uproar, as you can see from the end of the article, has already begun. But there is nothing wrong with this idea. Why must non-Muslim Westerners continue to assume that Muslim immigrants and Muslim populations in the West are completely loyal and accept Western values, when evidence continues to mount to […]
Indonesia: Christians threatened with terror attack again
More holiday cheer in Indonesia: “Christians threatened with terror attack: Jihad group warns of ‘same bomb blasts as Bali’ New Year’s Eve,” from World Net Daily, with thanks to Cindy: Police are on a high state of alert in a predominantly Christian province of East Timor, Indonesia, after an Islamic group threatened an attack on […]
Suicide bomber planned to blow himself up at children’s party
Yet people the world over still think their cause is the cause of justice and freedom from oppression. “Islamic Jihad claims Thursday’s West Bank suicide bombing,” from Haaretz, with thanks to Olivia: The Islamic Jihad militant group claimed responsibility Friday for a suicide bombing in the West Bank that killed one soldier and two other […]
‘Devilish’ Jeans a Hot Seller in Sweden
“No one wants to provoke Jews or Muslims, but it’s totally OK to provoke Christians.” Imagine the outcry if this were an Islamic symbol on these jeans — demonstrations, riots, international furor, possibly even deaths. Moral equivalency alert from AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Cheap Monday jeans are a hot […]
Islamist extremist sought foothold in Japan
Japanese jihad update from Reuters, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: TOKYO (Reuters) – A member of an Islamist extremist group banned in Pakistan entered Japan two years ago to try to establish a foothold in the country, a Japanese newspaper said on Friday. Japanese police had warned this month that Islamist extremists may tempt […]