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New York legislator gets Islamic State-style threat

Dec 20, 2014 10:01 am By Robert Spencer

Wieder threat photoThe Arabic writing above “Aaron Wieder” says “Harun,” which is Aaron in Arabic and suggests that the threatener was not just someone who saw the Islamic State beheadings on the news and thought they were cool. This could be a genuine jihad threat, or it could be someone who thinks it is fun to terrorize people he dislikes. In either case, jihad is in the air.

Did Aron Wieder receive this threat because he is a member of the group that the Qur’an says are the worst enemies of the Muslims (5:82)?

“Aron Wieder: Threat won’t deter me from serving,” by James O’Rourke and Akiko Matsuda, Lohud.com, December 19, 2014 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

Rockland County Legislator Aron Wieder said he’s been looking over his shoulder since receiving a threatening picture in which his face is superimposed on an ISIS prisoner about to be beheaded.

A Rockland County legislator who received a threatening picture earlier this week said Friday the message of violence and intimidation will not deter him from serving his constituents.

Legislator Aron Wieder, D-Spring Valley, said the chilling color image, in which his face is superimposed on the body of an ISIS prisoner about to be beheaded, was sent in an envelope postmarked from Monsey to his county office. He opened it while the Legislature was in session Monday, he said.

“I opened the letter and I was completely shocked. I literally had shivers running down my spine,” Wieder said.

The legislator excused himself from county business and walked the picture over to Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco, who was at the meeting.

Falco said Friday the case has been under active investigation.

“We’re taking this very seriously as a threat and will be working with our partners in law enforcement and the FBI to try to track down who sent this,” he said.

To anyone who has seen coverage of the recent ISIS beheadings, the image would appear familiar. There is a male body dressed in orange kneeling in a barren landscape before a man shrouded in black. A picture of Wieder’s smiling face is crudely placed over the victim’s head. The legislator’s name also appears in English text below Arabic writing. An ISIS flag flies in the background.

Though evoking the terror tactics of the brutal Islamic State, who sent the image and why remains unclear.

Wieder, who said the name written on the envelope was “Moshe Muhammad,” also could not speculate about the image’s sender, but believes the intent is clear.

“It’s meant to intimidate and to shock,” he said. “If it’s someone who is sympathetic toward ISIS or someone who is hateful toward the Orthodox community is no matter. It’s equally disgusting.”

Wieder, the County Legislature’s only Hasidic member, was elected to the governing body in 2011. He previously served as vice president, and later president, of the East Ramapo Board of Education. This year, he unsuccessfully tried to represent the Democratic Party in the race for the Assembly District 98. He currently serves as majority leader of the County Legislature.

In a statement Friday, Rockland County Executive Ed Day called the threat “one of the most vile and despicable renderings” he has seen.

“To make a political point by using imagery depicting ISIS beheading an innocent person shows total disrespect to those victims,” Day said. “To direct this message to an elected official attacks the very core of the freedoms so many have given their lives to secure and protect.”

The Legislature’s chairman, Alden Wolfe, D-Suffern, agreed.

“It’s certainly troubling,” Wolfe said. “I hope that the person who sent the threat is caught and prosecuted.”

Wieder thanked his colleagues and residents who have expressed their support and concern over the threat.

“The message of violence and intimidation that was sent has been met with a sentiment of resolve to apprehend the individual or group responsible for the threat, and a sense of purpose to continue to serve my constituents in office as I have for years,” he said. “This threat will not deter me in any way, nor will it dampen my commitment to advance the best interests of all Rocklanders.”

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  1. Diane Harvey says

    Dec 20, 2014 at 10:06 am

    Legislator Aron Wieder, D-Spring Valley?

    But, but, Democrats laugh in the face that Islam, being a religion of peace, and Muslims, being followers of that religion of peace, could possibly represent any threat.

    Wieder’s looking over his shoulder?

    He needs to be sent to liberal re-education camp. San Fran has some good ones.

    • mortimer says

      Dec 20, 2014 at 12:26 pm

      Too funny, but sadly true…re-education camp for Dems who understand Islam. But how can you un-learn the foundational doctrines of Islam?

      The uninformed want to convince the informed that they actually know more about Islam without having studied (or even read) the source texts.

  2. Angemon says

    Dec 20, 2014 at 11:17 am

    “To direct this message to an elected official attacks the very core of the freedoms so many have given their lives to secure and protect.”

    That’s the whole point, isn’t it?

  3. Jay Boo says

    Dec 20, 2014 at 11:34 am

    Soon Christians around the world will celebrate Jesus’ birth.

    Muslims in contrast, who follow Islam, — the religion of internet video beheadings, multiple sex slave child brides, family honor killings, and other abominations such as murder under anti-blasphemy laws do not celebrate the birth of Muhammad.

    Muslims will often make the outrageous claim that Muhammad was a prophet but they don’t bring attention to his birth.
    The image of innocence in context of Islam and MUHAMMAD is just way too incongruent.

    • cassandra says

      Dec 20, 2014 at 11:55 am

      Mohamhead was the invention of a psychopathic loon with delusions of grandeur( see obama for present-day comparison) Ditto Allan.

  4. mortimer says

    Dec 20, 2014 at 12:13 pm

    How many serving Democrats need to receive a death threat before they acknowledge that ISLAM TEACHES WARFARE AGAINST DISBELIEVERS?

    It’s a bit like died-in-the wool atheists who change their minds after having a Near-Death Experience!

    • mortimer says

      Dec 20, 2014 at 12:21 pm

      This death threat is a message to the Democratic Party…if they will listen: Wieder’s persecution should be a wakeup call for the whole Party. Islam actually teaches warfare against the disbelievers and hatred of disbelievers, especially Jews and Christians. Please look into Islam’s doctrines without a Death-Threat Experience like this. Read Robert Spencer’s books for instance!

    • Don McKellar says

      Dec 20, 2014 at 12:55 pm

      “It’s a bit like died-in-the wool atheists who change their minds after having a Near-Death Experience!”

      It’s actually exactly the opposite. A delusional leftist changes their mind on Islam when they are physically attacked and slapped to their senses by reality and have to observe what is actually going on. Meanwhile, any atheist who changes their mind after having a near death experience is allowing themselves to defer from reality to a delusional, subconscious state because it gives them emotional comfort. The two experiences are not at all alike. The first is moving from delusion to reality, the latter is moving from reality to delusion.

      • Western Canadian says

        Dec 20, 2014 at 10:53 pm

        Another outburst from a delusional poster….. very tiring, his sad and sorry efforts.

  5. Salah says

    Dec 20, 2014 at 12:56 pm

    “We’re taking this very seriously as a threat and will be working with our partners in law enforcement and the FBI to try to track down who sent this,” he said.

    Tracking down who sent this…then what?…nothing, or may be a slap on the wrist!!!

    This is a death threat. In a war zone, if the enemy is threatening to kill me, I’ll kill him first. We are in a war zone whether we admit it or not. We must reinstate the death penalty and USE IT. Otherwise we’ll end up like Mr Wieder: looking over our shoulders…all the time.
    Legislations need to change: a death threat is exactly what it says: a DEATH threat. It must be punished with a DEATH sentence.

  6. Oliver says

    Dec 20, 2014 at 2:44 pm

    2 Comments;

    1. Postmarked Monsey has a very large Orthodox Jewish community. I would think a Muslim would stick out like a sore thumb, unless, this was sent by someone who thinks beheading is cool, or dislikes mr. Wieder.

    2. NOT ALL Democrats follow the path of their leaders. Some people actually think for themselves.

    And, as a republican, i hate to admit, some republicans are just as stupid as some Democrats (see John Mc Cain- arm Al Queida- I mean, The Free Syrian Army; there is a Tea Party anal from Michigan (House of Rep.–Tim something) just as bad. (Unfortunately re-elected; in his primary, he was called ‘ the best friend Al Queida has in the House of Representatives” (or similar). (16 House Rep. voted for a bill, which, thankfully died, helping Al queida and hurting Israel-sorry, don’t recall details). ( there is a blog- common sense- much of which isn’t– after the primary had the story about him- he refused to speak to the man he defeated; then I read his record- googled his name–was several months ago- during -as mentioned-primary season).

  7. Lioness says

    Dec 21, 2014 at 12:39 pm

    So years of Obama apologizing for our “sins” did nothing to placate the Muslims, who still think that we should be exterminated, even if you are a Democrat? Shocking!
    I wonder where they get those ideas. Especially after Joe Biden explained to us that Islam is a peaceful religion.

  8. eduardo odraude says

    Dec 21, 2014 at 1:53 pm

    I’m in Spring Valley, NY. I didn’t vote for the guy, but I’d like to see whoever threatened him sent to live in the Islamic State. If he’s already there, I’d like it if our government would send this guy and his buddies to “paradise.”

    In the most canonical hadith collection, Muhammad says, Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him. The bold text is a link to a university database, for anyone who wants to click on it and check if Muhammad really said that in a core Islamic text. See also Quoting Islam

  9. Auntie Muzzie says

    Dec 22, 2014 at 9:38 pm

    FTFA Just kill all jihadis, problem solved!

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