No surprise here: not only Hamas and Islamic Jihad, but Abbas also attributed the Gaza withdrawal to the labors of the “martyrs.” Peace In Our Time update from the Jerusalem Post, with thanks to DC Watson: One of the main squares in Jenin has been named after Yahya Ayyash, a Hamas bombmaker responsible for the […]
Archives for August 2005
Did Italy’s Red Cross trade jihadists for hostages?
It has long been suspected that some deal was made. The Danegeld in this case turns out to have been rather steep. “Italy Red Cross May Have Hidden Insurgents,” from AP, with thanks to a tea-loving snail: ROME (AP) – Italy’s Red Cross treated four Iraqi insurgents with the knowledge of the Italian government last […]
PA wants Arafat tomb on Temple Mount
Oh, this will contribute to peace and harmony. More Islamic supremacism from the PA, from the Jerusalem Post, with thanks to Fjordman: The Palestinian Authority will continue to work toward moving Yasser Arafat’s tomb to the Aksa Mosque in Jerusalem, Saeb Erekat, head of the PLO Negotiations Department, announced Sunday. Erekat, who was speaking during […]
Beslan leader becomes 2nd-in-command of Chechen rebellion
The school attack that shocked and sickened the world doesn’t apparently trouble the Chechen rebel government. “Rebel Leader Hands Basayev No. 2 Spot,” from the Moscow Times, with thanks to all who sent this in: Warlord Shamil Basayev has become the second most powerful figure in the Chechen rebel government as part of a reshuffle […]
France Increases Anti-Terror Role
Is the extended French flirtation with dhimmitude over? It is too early to say that. But this is a positive development. From AP, : Aug. 29, 2005 – As the going gets tougher for the U.S. military in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the region, one ally has stepped up despite a recent straining of ties: […]
Jihadists kill two in southern Thailand
Thai jihad update. No doubt these Buddhist monks were acting provocatively somehow. “Insurgents kill two in southern Thailand,” from UPI, : Militants in southern Thailand killed a volunteer security officer who was escorting Buddhist monks while they collected alms Monday, Xinhua reported. Two suspected separatists shot and killed Aphidet Yongmakae as he finished his routine […]
Concerns of al-Qaida Balkan Link Renewed
The Balkans have long been an international magnet for jihadists, as I detailed in Onward Muslim Soldiers. It is increasingly clear that the area is a launching ground for the jihad in Europe. From AP, : BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro (AP) — The arrest in Serbia of a top terrorist fugitive has raised fresh concerns of an […]
Bomb scare shuts Jakarta UK embassy
Suspicious package alert. From The Evening Standard, : The British Embassy in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta was been evacuated after receiving a suspicious package, an embassy spokeswoman said. Police bomb squad officers were searching the grounds of the heavily fortified mission in central Jakarta. “We have received a suspicious package and we have informed […]
Spencer on radio Monday
I will be traveling to another city later on today but still have a full roster of radio appearances today to discuss jihad, dhimmitude, their impact on current events, and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades). To some of these, as always, you can listen online: 7:08 AM EDT: WKBK “The Good […]
UK: Saudi jihadist shuts down pro-jihad website
Al-Massari update. “Saudi dissident shuts down site,” from the BBC, with thanks to Gabrielle Goldwater: A Saudi exile facing calls for his deportation from Britain has closed parts of his controversial website. Dr Muhammed al-Massari’s site has shown images of suicide bombings in Israel and Iraq in the past, as well as messages from supporters […]
Al Qaeda may target US, Britain and Australia “˜this year”
Also Far East targets. We have seen such threats come to nothing in the past. We have also seen attacks. It would be unwise to dismiss such talk out of hand. From AFP, with thanks to Judy: SEOUL: Al Qaeda has listed the United States and Australia as prime targets for attacks this year along […]
Egyptian presidential candidate: ‘World must convert to Islam’
From the He Said It Department: “‘World must convert to Islam,’” from MWEB, with thanks to VBT: Cairo – Osama Shaltut claims to descend from the Prophet Mohammed and the centrepiece of his campaign for the Egyptian presidency is a promise to convert the entire world to Islam. The 66-year-old leader of the Solidarity Party, […]
Al-Qaeda Nuclear Threat: A Modest Proposal
Rachel Neuwirth in ChronWatch satirizes the philosophy behind the Gaza withdrawal by applying the same notions to the United States: This article is satirical and relates to the current expulsion of Israeli Jews from their homes by their own government. It is written in the manner of Jonathan Swift’s famous satire, A Modest Proposal. America […]
Bomb hits Israeli bus station
Lesson: appeasement of terrorists only leads to more terror. How many more times will the world have to learn this lesson? Note also Abbas’ despicable equivocation and moral equivalence, as if stopping murderers is the same thing as murdering innocent civilians. Of course, he probably believes that no Israeli is an innocent civilian. From the […]
Stop the presses: Jihad ‘does not equate with holy war’!
The world will be glad to hear this: it turns out that it has all been a misunderstanding. That’s right! Osama bin Laden, you see, has been proceeding according to a faulty view of jihad! Of course, regular Jihad Watch readers have read this kind of thing from Muslim spokesmen dozens of times. It is, […]
Hizballah will continue to “terrorize enemy”
In accord with the Qur’an: Al-Anfal 8:60: “Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know.” From “Hizbullah insists it will […]
Muslim banned from US offered post at Oxford
Dhimmitude in Britain and Tariq Ramadan updates from expressindia, with thanks to Fanabba: London, August 27: A Muslim scholar banned from the United States is to take up a post at Britain’s prestigious University of Oxford, his college said today. Tariq Ramadan has been elected to a visiting fellowship (general) at St Antony’s College for […]
Al Qaeda in Iraq calls for violence, destruction of ‘American empire’
“Al Qaeda in Iraq issues virulent manifesto: Group calls for violence, destruction of ‘American empire,’” from CNN, and Eschwapp: (CNN) — Laying out its ideology in a broad manifesto, the group al Qaeda in Iraq — which has been behind many of the worst attacks, beheadings and kidnappings in Iraq — says the insurgency is […]
NY Times wrings its hands about Italian intolerance of Muslims (after they plotted to blow up the local cathedral)
And why are the citizens of Cremona being so unfriendly? Well, there is that small matter of Muslims plotting to blow up the local cathedral. And imagine! After that, when Cremona non-Muslims hear the word “Muslim,” they think, “terrorist”! What Islamophobes! “Flow of Muslim Immigrants Strains the Reputation for Tolerance of a Small Italian Town,” […]
NPR hires virulent anti-Semite, MSA member
The indefatigable Solomon (thanks to all who sent this in) tells the story of Mariam Sobh, who during her college career was a member of the Muslim Students Association and an inventor of vicious anti-Semitic falsehoods including fabricated statements by Ariel Sharon in which he vowed to kill Palestinian children and rape Palestinian women. And […]