He says he is innocent, and that the whole thing has been a Kafkaesque nightmare. That may be true. Now he will stand trial and we will (one hopes) find out one way or the other. In any case, it may seem strange and jarring to people that a mild-mannered sociology professor could be someone capable of bombing a synagogue. Islamic antisemitism, however, is deeply rooted in the Qur’an and Sunnah, and can be imbibed by anyone who takes those sources as authoritative.
Diab was allegedly a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which is a Marxist group rather than a jihadist one, and so some may object to my calling him a “suspected jihad bomber” in the headline. However, the PFLP is a servant of the jihad agenda; the entire rage against Israel is rooted in Islamic doctrine and inextricably related to the concept of jihad; if those things had not been involved, there would have been a negotiated peace between Israel and the “Palestinians” decades ago.
“Supreme court refuses to hear Ottawa prof’s appeal in French terror extradition case,” by Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, November 13, 2014 (thanks to Blazing Cat Fur):
OTTAWA – An Ottawa sociology professor says he will keep fighting for his freedom now that he faces certain extradition to France in a decades-old terrorism case.
The Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it would not hear the appeal of Hassan Diab, wanted for questioning by French authorities in connection with the October 1980 bombing of a Paris synagogue.
Some time in the next six weeks, Diab — now locked in an Ottawa jail — will be whisked to France where a judge will quiz him about the unsolved crime.
French authorities suspect Diab, 60, was involved in the anti-Semitic bombing 34 years ago that killed four people and injured dozens of others — an accusation he denies.
In a statement, Diab described life since his arrest six years ago as a Kafkaesque nightmare. He expressed disappointment in the high court decision — calling the outcome shocking — and promised to never stop battling “the false allegations” levelled against him.
“This is a very sad day for me, my family and supporters, and the state of extradition law in Canada. I had hoped for justice from the Canadian legal system,” he said.
“I vow to never give up, and I will always remain hopeful that I will eventually return to my home in Canada and be reunited with my wife and children.”
In keeping with standard practice, the Supreme Court gave no reason for its decision….
mortimer says
A Marxist as well as a jihadist! No wonder the cultural Marxists love him and want to defend him from being exposed. He could blow their complicity!
Salah says
“Diab was allegedly a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine…”
Remember Yasser Arafat? well, I’ve just stumbled on this rather amazing article:
“Church leader RT Kendall has said that he believes Yasser Arafat may have accepted Christ before his death a decade ago.”
http://www.premier.org.uk/News/World/RT-Kendall-I-wouldn-t-be-surprised-to-see-Arafat-in-heaven
voegelinian says
R.T. Kendall’s belief is inimical to the Counter-Jihad and if influential would likely result in more mayhem, not less (which is what some eschatologists expect, if not actually desire):
“What I believe as I write these lines is this: Jesus – the same Jesus who died on a cross and rose from the grave – is literally, physically and openly coming again. I believe His coming will be preceded by a Great Awakening – the most stunning in the history of the Church. This awakening will include the lifting of the blindness on Israel and the conversion of hundreds of thousands of Jews. It will also result in the overthrow of Islam by virtue of so many Muslims openly coming to Jesus Christ. “
The pragmatic dimension to the problem of Islam (i.e., the problem of Muslims) must be kept distinct from the existental dimension — particularly because that latter dimension has so many essential variants about which people can profoundly disagree, and which can too easily interfere with the pragmatic measures we must take to protect our societies from Muslims. The Kendall approach runs recklessly ramshod over these distinctions and concerns.
Don McKellar says
He’s like the love child of the jihad-leftist alliance!
jewdog says
Franz Kafka was a Jew. This guy is taking his name in vain, although if he did do the bombing, then Kafka would certainly enjoy haunting his dreams.
Rob says
I think France is sufficiently Islamised to ensure Diab goes free.
voegelinian says
“Diab was allegedly a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which is a Marxist group rather than a jihadist one”
We must reasonably assume that any given Muslim who seems to be a “Marxist” ideologue is really pursuing the jihad (against us — what other kind of jihad is there?) under the superficial red garb of a convenient ideology serving as a vehicle to his underlying essential green Islam.
Mirren10 says
”Some time in the next six weeks, Diab — now locked in an Ottawa jail — will be whisked to France where a judge will quiz him about the unsolved crime”
Apparently, he’s already there.
His photograph looks insane. And he’s a mohammedan, with a baghead for a wife.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/hassan-diab-extradited-to-france-early-this-morning-1.2835887
Isabella says
The latest I read is that Muslim has been charged with first degree murder in France on Yahoo.
Isabella says
The guy must have left some DNA which was of no use in 1980. Why then France is so sure he is the perpetrator? If he is guilty, well Hassan Diab you got 34 years of your life that your victims did not have to enjoy. End of the story.
Those Français are quite persistent. Vive la France!
el-cid says
Whether or not the “case is weak”, Canada has an extradition treaty with France. We are never informed by any of these reports what Mr. Diab was doing in France at the time, where he was born, or how he obtained Canadian citizenship.
Since 2008, this person has cost the Canadian taxpayer money prolonging the inevitable result–extradition under Canadian Law.
He had “hoped for Justice from the Canadian Legal System” and now he has it at great expense to the State.
Why Canada tolerates persons of dual Lebanese and Canadian nationality, nationality of convenience, is beyond understanding. Mr. Diab thought he could hide out in Canada just like the Nazis after WWII.
abad says
Socialist Liberal Canada is cracking down on Muslims good for them. Maybe the USA will get a clue in deportation. We can start with those obnoxious Tsarnaevs.
Louise from Canada says
YOUR HOME? You POS your home is NOT Canada, and will NEVER BE, your home is HELL like the rest of your Marxists that are now jihadis. Don’t worry France is just like her neighbor UK, you will get a lot of support from the Socialists. But KEEP OUT OF CANADA.
Isabella says
Look at this picture: a picture is worth a thousand words. If Diab’s eyes were a gun, the other guy would be dead.
Uncle Vladdi says
Yep! Hassan DIABLO.
😉
Uncle Vladdi says
It’s now been wending its way through the Canadian courts for SIX years already.
Uncle Vladdi says
He’s a muslim. ALL muslims are criminals, if only by dint of being members of the ancient and ongoing global extortion racket CRIME syndicate known as “islam.”
We have laws against merely being members of crime-gangs, even if the individual member has committed no other specific crime beyond the general membership one.