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 December 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 […]
Fitzgerald: Jihad, Islam, and the Aryan Nations
Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald discusses the alliance between the Aryan Nations and the global jihad: A few selections from the Aryan Nations website: “There never was a holocaust I wish there were but unfortunately it’s nothing but another jewish fable, a holohoax as we call it, used to extort money out of […]
Arab FMs Blast Denmark Over Anti-Prophet Cartoons
In a free society, you have to be willing to accept criticism — or you don’t have a free society. More prophet cartoon fallout. If only Dick Tracy or Steve Canyon were here to save the day. Or better yet, Mr. Winston S. Churchill. From IslamOnline, with thanks to Panos: CAIRO, December 29, 2005 (IslamOnline.net […]
Knesset Members Rally Arabs for Syria; US, Israel are ´Spiders’
Israeli “oppression” alert: Knesset members freely and openly agitate for Israel’s mortal enemies, without any reprisal or retribution at all. An update to this story from Israel National News, with thanks to Sr. Soph: Arab MKs continued to arouse anti-Israeli support in Nazareth. Legislator Barakeh said a strong Syria will help divide Jerusalem. The crowd […]
HAMAS Targets Spain
I have pointed out for quite some time that in traditional Islamic theology, any land belonging to the Dar Al-Islam belongs to it by right forever. Thus jihadists believe they have a natural right not only to Israel but to Spain. Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld has more evidence of this in FrontPage: Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel […]
Tehran warms to nuclear plan
The Russians continue to manifest their eagerness to help Iran, ignoring Iran’s support for the Chechens and the fact that they could be sealing their own fate. From AFP, with thanks to JE: TEHRAN: Iran is ready to study a Russian proposal for the Islamic republic to enrich uranium on Russian soil, a top national […]
Egyptian Police Kill 10 Sudanese in Cairo
Sudanese jihad fallout in Egypt. From AP, with thanks to JE: CAIRO, Egypt – Egyptian police turned water cannons on Sudanese war refugees and beat them with sticks Friday, brutally clearing out a squatters camp in a city park. At least 10 people were killed, the government said. Hundreds of Sudanese have been living in […]
Iraq: Shi’ite family massacred
Of course, Islam forbids…Of course, we reject…Of course, we abhor…Yet the blood continues to flow while the bland talk bamboozles the unwary. “Govt talks resume; Shi’ite family massacred,” from Reuters, with thanks to JE: DUKAN, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s most powerful Shi’ite politician met its Kurdish president at a lakeside retreat on Thursday to sketch […]
World premiere of film: “Islam: What the West Needs to Know”
This film has been a long time in the making and features not only Bat Ye’or and me, but Serge Trifkovic and others. I am very much looking forward to seeing it myself. “Pro-freedom film festival hits Hollywood: Event to screen movies celebrating ‘the triumph of the human spirit’,” from WND: American Film Renaissance, the […]
Palestinian Police Storm Gaza-Egypt Border
Good thing Condi Rice prevailed upon the Israelis to give up control of this border crossing, eh? From AP, with thanks to JE: GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Palestinian policemen angry over the killing of a fellow officer stormed the Gaza-Egypt border crossing Friday, firing shots in the air and forcing European monitors to close […]
FrontPage Magazine’s Woman of the Year: Oriana Fallaci
FrontPage Magazine honors the Jihad Watch Anti-Dhimmi Internationale of the Year 2005, the great Oriana Fallaci (many good links in the original): After spending most of the last century fighting against fascism, Oriana Fallaci continues to demonstrate the enduring grip of Orwellianism: she is to be tried in Italy for thought-crime. For spending her childhood […]