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“Palestinian” government wants role in probing “terrorist” Chapel Hill murders

Feb 14, 2015 10:38 am By Robert Spencer

ObamaAbbasDamn the evidence, full speed ahead: Obama has declared the Chapel Hill murders a hate crime, and the Muslim advocacy groups in the U.S. are determined that they be treated as a hate crime, and now the “Palestinians” want in on investigating the “terrorist” act. That’s a great idea. It would be fitting to have an invented nationality that specializes in fabricating atrocities to claim for itself the mantle of victim investigating another case that is being used to claim victim status for an entire group.

The target of all this, of course, is not Craig Hicks. His situation will be the same either way. Whether he is a murderous Islamophobe or a psychotic who killed people over a parking space, he is still a murderer who committed heinous crimes for which he will be imprisoned for life or executed. The real targets of this mass hysteria calling for these murders to be investigated as a hate crime are those who supposedly created the climate of “hate” that led to his murders — that is, those who speak the truth about Islam and the jihad threat. And this is where this campaign is proceeding in the most flagrant disregard of the facts, since Hicks showed no sign on his Facebook page (on which he posted a great deal) of having any connection to “Islamophobes” or “Islamophobia,” and actually on several occasions showed the standard Leftist sympathy for Islamic supremacism.

But the facts don’t matter. The goal of the campaign to label these murders a hate crime is to silence criticism of Islamic jihad terror. This is being sold to Americans in this way: the first false claim is that people are angry with Muslims not because of jihad terror, but because of “Islamophobia” and the “hate campaign” supposedly led by “Islamophobes.” Thus silencing the “Islamophobes” will keep people from being angry with Muslims, and that will prevent more innocent Muslims like Hicks’ victims from getting killed.

This is hogwash, of course. People who are angry with Muslims are angry because of jihad terror, not because of “Islamophobic” propaganda. If the “Islamophobes” (remember: all critics of jihad terror are tarred with this name) are silenced, jihad terror will still remain, but it will be forbidden to discuss and oppose it. And that is the ultimate goal of this campaign: to allow the jihad to advance unopposed and unimpeded.

“Palestinians want role in probing ‘terrorist’ killings of Chapel Hill Muslims,” Reuters, February 14, 2015:

(Reuters) – The Palestinian government on Saturday condemned as “terrorism” the killings of three young Palestinian-Americans in North Carolina and called on U.S. authorities to include its investigators in the probe.

Police have charged a neighbor with Tuesday’s shooting in the town of Chapel Hill of Deah Barakat, 23, his wife Yusor Abu-Salha, 21, and her sister Razan Abu-Salha, 19, saying the incident followed a dispute over parking.

But investigators said they were also looking into whether the suspect, Craig Stephen Hicks, was motivated by hatred toward the victims because they were Muslim.

Branding Hicks “an American extremist and hateful racist”, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said the incident suggested a rise in dangerous discrimination against American Muslims.

“We consider it a serious indication of the growth of racism and religious extremism which is a direct threat to the lives of hundreds of thousands of American citizens who follow the Islamic faith,” the ministry said in a statement.

It called for “a serious investigation and the involvement of Palestinian investigators to clarify the circumstances of these assassinations and premeditated murders” in Chapel Hill.

On Thursday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan criticized U.S. President Barack Obama for “staying silent” over the murders, which have garnered international attention and left some American Muslims feeling concerned about their safety….

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  1. Sheri says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 10:50 am

    Obama can send Craig Hicks to Guantanamo! That way he’ll be out real fast!

    • Mr. Bacon, prokchop says

      Feb 14, 2015 at 11:02 am

      LOL, yes they can trade Mr. Hicks for another traitor

    • M S case says

      Feb 15, 2015 at 6:57 pm

      I guess Obama will be sending his AJ to look into it, maybe the FBI CIA and ………Oh puke!!!

  2. jihad3tracker says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 10:50 am

    This is a clear sign of how desperation Muslim “leaders” around the world are : THEY NEED A DISTRACTION FROM the non-stop daily slaughter by worshippers of bloodthirsty Allah. Nihad Awad at CAIR has not gotten much sleep in the last 3 days.

    Here is the perfect chance — playing it out for the months it will take before a trial begins. Even the king of slimebucket opportunists, “Christian” Al Sharpton will probably jump in to play the race card, although as Robert Spencer puts it, “What race is Islam ? I keep forgetting.”

    • Bezelel says

      Feb 14, 2015 at 6:42 pm

      This is an excellent video and it does mention Robert and Pamela
      http://www.wnd.com/2015/02/snl-stars-newest-muslim-in-white-house/

  3. dsinc says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 11:04 am

    Pallywood comes to America, move over Hollywood.

    • particolor says

      Feb 15, 2015 at 5:37 am

      Your Stuffed You lot !! 🙁
      You’ve been sold down the Sewer !! 🙁

    • M S case says

      Feb 16, 2015 at 5:20 pm

      maybe that should be islamawood

      K A M

  4. RonaldB says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 11:10 am

    I support bringing the Palestinians into the investigation. After all, they are the real experts in terrorism. Who is better qualified to investigate a terrorist act but an experienced terrorist? Let’s not be so quick to reject Mahmoud Abbas’s kind offer to give us aid and advice on converting a conventional dispute into an international incident.

    Abbas is weak in only one aspect of the situation, although that isn’t very important, given that President Obama appears to be putting his full political knowledge to work in focusing this case. The weakness is that the experience of the Palestinian Authority is in sheltering, supporting, and subsidizing intentional murderers, who carefully plan and execute their killing of unarmed Israelis. This perpetrator seems to have not planned the attack at all, but acted on pure, impulsive rage. But, Obama and his staff are focusing on overcoming that small problem, and so Abbas will still be a valuable resource for advice on terrorism.

    • jihad3tracker says

      Feb 14, 2015 at 11:29 am

      Good points. Let me add another : Mahmoud Abbas has a long mental file filled with TRUE “hate” crimes, perpetrated through years of attacks against Jews by — you guessed it !!! — his own local citizens.

      In fact, now that my ancient brain swings into gear and processes relevant history, THE ENTIRE RECORD OF MUSLIMS SLAUGHTERING THEIR FELLOW MUSLIMS AND INFIDELS —– ARE HATE CRIMES.

      Muhammad’s life after the Hijra is a series of hate crimes . . . So Abbas could go “back to the source”.

      • DVult says

        Feb 15, 2015 at 5:51 pm

        Maybe he could instruct us how to name a park or street after the killer.

  5. Gary says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 11:17 am

    Jesus is the stone the builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone. Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved……. Jesus. King of Kings and Lord of Lords. And yes… that includes Mohammad.

    Acts 4:11-12

    So the answer for me regarding the sword, is no…..

    I will never submit to any moon god…… allah included.

    • Ephesian says

      Feb 14, 2015 at 11:19 am

      Amen to that.

  6. CogitoErgoSum says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 11:17 am

    Does the Japanese government get involved in a U.S. murder case whenever a Japanese-American is murdered? What about the Chinese, the Russians, the Italians, the French, etc? Does the Vatican get involved whenever a Catholic American is murdered? What about Israel every time a Jew is murdered? Who steps in for the Buddhists and the Hindus? Is every murder committed in the U.S. immediately to be consider a “hate crime” from here onward? Will a new policy of allowing foreign involvement in the U.S legal system be applied equally to all countries and religions? This boggles my mind.

  7. G179 says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 11:29 am

    The palestinian probe will denounce the illegal occupation of parking spaces all over the US, and file a war crime lawsuit to the ICC.

  8. Joseph says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 11:41 am

    Life or the death sentence. I wonder if the special prosecutor that the justice department will probably demand will offer Hicks a special deal?

    The special deal that we will never hear about may be: We will take the death sentence OFF the table if YOU ADMIT that these are “hate crimes” and that you were targeting Mudlimes because of religion.

    It will be interesting.

  9. katnis says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 11:44 am

    Why don’t we bring in special representatives from Syria, Yemen, Pakistan, Iran, and Iraq? We could have a trial under sharia law, followed by a public execution. Problem solved!

  10. D.C. Watson says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 11:52 am

    “I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.” BHO

    • Vostro says

      Feb 15, 2015 at 5:21 pm

      This was a classic case of “Parking lot violence.” Nothing to see here!

  11. Bezelel says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 11:54 am

    Actually Mr Hicks being a US citizen would have his rights violated by fakestine the terrorist state, to be involved in any legal action, especially since the victims all claimed US citizenship as well. If obola permitted abbas to interfere Mr Hicks could claim a mistrial. erdogan, the champion of human rights,(sarc) should show as much concern for Christians in turkey.
    Mr Hicks as it stands made a decision that ended his own life as well as the 3 others. He will never free again, even if he doesn’t get a death sentence. Anything islamic supremacists add to that is for insult. Hopefully the so called american muslims that are concerned for their safety will abandon islam in mass or leave this country and take obola with them.

    • Joseph says

      Feb 14, 2015 at 12:06 pm

      Do you think O’slimaboma cares if the Bill of rights and the constitution were ignored and stepped on?

      • Bezelel says

        Feb 14, 2015 at 1:23 pm

        Joseph, I’m convinced he doesn’t care, It’s only a matter of what he can get away with. He already said that he thinks the Constitution is flawed.

        • Joseph says

          Feb 14, 2015 at 1:39 pm

          He don’t care because it is not written in Arabic, therefore it don’t count as a document

  12. Don McKellar says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 12:54 pm

    What a madhouse the United States’ relations with the world has become under Obama’s watch! Imagine how unthinkable it would be for such a statement to have occured in any other era. Imagine if some foreign entity would have: “… called on U.S. authorities to include its investigators in the probe…” of a murder in America by some leftist who went nuts over a parking dispute, in the era of Reagan or even Clinton! Let alone from a made up nationality who are known for nothing but terrorism, lying, and illegal activity! It shows how much weight Islamic supremacists feel they have with Obama in the White House. They think nothing of asking for the moon — because Obama will try to give them a piece of it!

  13. Jay Boo says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 1:27 pm

    Chickens must come home to roost.

    Chapel Hill, NC — Double Standard about the word “Terrorism”
    About nine years ago a devout Muslim rammed an SUV into students at UNC Chapel Hill, NC.
    He openly admitted it was “to avenge Muslims around the world” He bragged that he did it for Allah and quoted Qur’an verses to prove it.
    And yet, authorities and defenders of Islam tried to claim it had nothing to do with — (terrorism or Islam)

    http://michellemalkin.com/2006/03/05/terrorism-at-unc-chapel-hill/

  14. Alarmed Pig Farmer says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    I propose a PR savvy and cost effective solution for how Prez Barack Hussein should dispose of this situation: take out your pen and pick up your phone and send Hicks to a terrorist training camp for adjudication. Barack could send him to the Islamville camp over in York Country SC, which is nearby (that’d save on costs for transportation and security), or send him up to the Islamberg camp up in Hancock NY, which is more industrial strength. Either operation would know what to do with Hicks.

  15. BlueRaven says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    This Commander-In-Chief is the most un-American and the most distrustful President ever in the American history. He has a direct connections to the Muslim Brotherhood and he appears to have installed very devious anti-American Muslim advisors in several key positions in every branch of our Government.

    He is a fraud.

    • Alarmed Pig Farmer says

      Feb 14, 2015 at 1:43 pm

      He has a direct connections to the Muslim Brotherhood and he appears to have installed very devious anti-American Muslim advisors in several key positions in every branch of our Government.

      Not the least of whom is Valerie Jarrett, his Svengali-like chief advisor, who is a Shia Moslima who appears to be the guiding hand in Obama’s effort to secure nuclear weapons for Iran. Valerie, of course, was born in Iran.

    • Champ says

      Feb 14, 2015 at 2:39 pm

      True, BlueRaven …and now we better understand his evil “Change” campaign.

  16. somehistory says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 1:45 pm

    “premeditated murders”….claimed by the so-called leader.

    This is not an easy thing to prove. But, the arrogance of this guy knows no bounds. He can declare it and it becomes a fact MYOB comes to my mind.
    He should be told that he has enough on his plate already, what with terrorizing the Jews on a daily basis. And surely he knows about the attacks on the poor little children in the kindergartens…Jewish children. of course. Shouldn’t he be having a hand in the *investigation* of those hate crimes?

    And that since the guy is not living under islamic nonsense *law,* he is *innocent unless and until proven guilty in a trial presided over by a judge and found guilty by said judge or a jury of his peers.*

    He most likely doesn’t even understand mens rea, nor would he give a hoot. It’s all about his beast and the advancement thereof.

    But, he is not likely to be told to mind his own business or that the guy is still, by law, *innocent.*

  17. Angemon says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 3:25 pm

    The Palestinian government on Saturday condemned as “terrorism” the killings of three young Palestinian-Americans in North Carolina and called on U.S. authorities to include its investigators in the probe.

    I propose that “American Laws for American Courts” be changed into “American Laws for American Courts and American Law Enforcers for Crimes Committed in America”. I have no doubt that, if left to the “palestinian” “investigators”, the “investigation” would conclude that Mr. Hicks is a Zionist “islamophobe” responsible for 9/11 and the islamic state just to make muslims look bad.

    Branding Hicks “an American extremist and hateful racist”, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said the incident suggested a rise in dangerous discrimination against American Muslims.

    By which he means that American authorities are cracking down on jihadis and jihad-enabling muslims.

    We consider it a serious indication of the growth of racism and religious extremism which is a direct threat to the lives of hundreds of thousands of American citizens who follow the Islamic faith

    “Religious extremism”, eh? Last time I checked, Mr. Hicks is an atheist – he follows no religion. Of course, as far as muslims are concerned, America is a Christian nation and all non-muslims Americans are Christians or Jews.

    It called for “a serious investigation and the involvement of Palestinian investigators to clarify the circumstances of these assassinations and premeditated murders” in Chapel Hill.

    He’s not really asking for a serious investigation. Not when he already deemed the murders to be premeditated and the result of “religious extremism”. What he’s asking for is a public lynching – he wants Mr. Hicks to be blamed of “islamophobia” and crucified on a public square (figuratively and probably literally) because the victims were muslims. Islam teaches that non-muslims are to be in a state of constant humiliation for having refused to acknowledge muhammad as a prophet and islam as the true version of Judaism and Christianity. So a non-muslim killing 3 muslims and not be made an example of must sting particularly hard.

    How long until we see muslims in muslim countries rioting and killing Christians because of this crime?

  18. sheik yer'mami says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 3:50 pm

    They will manufacture the evidence to suit their agenda.

  19. Prinz Eugen says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 4:52 pm

    Had Himmler not chomped down on that cyanide capsule, he could have been an active judge at the Nurnburg trials. He knew more than most what had transpired in the camps!

    Abbas, Abu Mazan the terrorist, should never be allowed set foot in the US without being placed under arrest. Of course, it is most tragic that our leader is in cahoots with islam and the terrorists! Our blind
    servile congress must insist that mullah Barry defeat Isis, and the brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, Ira
    and the whole batch of vermin.

  20. Mirren10 says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 5:45 pm

    ”Reuters) – The Palestinian government on Saturday condemned as “terrorism” the killings of three young Palestinian-Americans in North Carolina and called on U.S. authorities to include its investigators in the probe”

    What about the murder of three young **Jews** by ‘palestinians’ ??

    What is being condemned, about **that** ?? Where is obama on **that** ??!!

    Nowhere !! My anger and nausea is too much. Where are the stinking ‘palestinians’ on the murder of three young, innocent Jews, hitchhikers, murdered by **’palestinians’**

    I am an agnostic, but I find it in myself to wish there was a God, who would actually judge and condemn such** flagrant** abuse of honesty, justice, truth, and right !

    However, I don’t actually believe in such a God, so my dependence is finally on the natural human desire to see justice done. Will that ever happen ?

    • Judi says

      Feb 15, 2015 at 6:44 am

      Mirren – my thoughts exactly!

  21. don vito says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 6:24 pm

    I don’t usually expose my sources for the information I get, but I have, on good authority, Brian Williams was at the scene of the murders, and he reported to B-ho that the 3 victims had their hands up and were shouting “don’t shoot”, to the President. That is why the President is so sure, this was a hate crime. I am also obligated to state “that this has nothing to do with islam”. I know this all sounds so confusing, but. hey, that”s our B-ho President.

  22. Transmaster says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 6:35 pm

    Yes Hamas should have a roll in this investigation, and I know just what to give them an nice a 6 pound Taylor Pork Roll.

  23. Lilith says

    Feb 14, 2015 at 7:39 pm

    I am counting the days until obama is out of office.
    And you know, even if Iran agreed to no nukes and signed an agreement why should we believe thatbthey would keep to the terms of the agreement? I cant remember the exact quote but didnt Mohammed say something like ….. any treaty signed between muslims and unbelievers is null and void, muslims arent obligated to keep to the terms, just by signing a treaty lulls the unbelievers into a false sense of security and gives muslims time to better prepare for war……..

    It gave me cold sick chills to hear obama say ” we are not and never will be at war with islam” ….

  24. ninetyninepct says

    Feb 15, 2015 at 12:09 pm

    What Palestinian government? There is no damn palestine. Throw CAIR the hell out of the country. This wasn’t a crime based on religion, it was because of stupid camel jockeys not being able to park. Why do muzzie radicals connect everything to their stupid religious cult? They are the ones responsible for everyone starting to hate this cult more and more. It is the radicals that encourage me to hate islam. So far I haven’t seen anything that would make me want to join that cult, that terrorist organization.

  25. Denverlady says

    Feb 15, 2015 at 5:14 pm

    Palestine has no business trying to investigate anything in the US. The hell with them!

  26. More Ham Ed says

    Feb 15, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    I would assert that more than 500 million muslims on a daily basis spend more energy criticizing “U.S. policies” than ISIS policies.

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