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Austria’s chancellor gets death threats after closing down mosques

Jun 13, 2018 9:09 am By Christine Douglass-Williams

An anti-terrorism probe has been opened into death threats Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz received on social media after his government announced a crackdown on hate preaching and “political Islam.”

This is all the more reason for Western countries to target Islamic hate preaching, and to crack down on mosques receiving funding from Muslim nations. Such mosques are Trojan Horses in the West, exploiting the openness of democrat states and posing increasing dangers as their messages are spread.

Despite the fact that the mosques were problematic, still the “Islamic Religious Authority of Austria called the closures an affront to all Austria’s Muslims.” Kurz’s decision has also not surprisingly earned him the charge of “Islamophobia” and more from Turkey’s increasingly belligerent President and one of his spokesmen:

Vienna’s move was immediately slammed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who warned it could even lead to a “war between the cross and the crescent.” Earlier, the Turkish leader’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, branded the move as “Islamophobic”

Stealth jihadists will continue to appear friendly until they are exposed; and then their real colours will show. They are no different than their violent counterparts in their end goals.

While some posts accused the chancellor of wanting a “war,”others openly said he should “prepare”for death, according to the Austrian national Oesterreich daily. Some posts also said that the head of the Austrian government “will find himself in a rubbish box,” while others just read: “Allahu Akbar!”

“Austria’s Kurz receives death threats after shutting down mosques,” RT, June 11, 2018:

An anti-terrorism probe has been opened into death threats Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz received on social media after his government announced a crackdown on hate preaching and “political Islam.”

The Austrian government’s decision to close seven mosques and expel as many as 60 imams as part of their campaign against radicalization has provoked a wave of outrage online. Some people on social media went as far as to threaten Sebastian Kurz personally. While some posts accused the chancellor of wanting a “war,” others openly said he should “prepare” for death, according to the Austrian national Oesterreich daily. Some posts also said that the head of the Austrian government “will find himself in a rubbish box,” while others just read: “Allahu Akbar!”

The chancellor’s office confirmed to Oesterreich that Kurz received “many” death threats, particularly on Facebook and Instagram, as well as in some “instant messaging services.” The situation was considered to be so grave that the Austrian domestic intelligence and counter-terrorism agency, the BVT, launched a counter-terrorism investigation into the issue, according to the interior ministry.

Additional measures were also taken to enhance the personal security of Kurz, who is currently on his visit to Israel, as well as of some other ministers.

In the meantime, the chancellor’s office spokesman said that the government would not let itself to be “beaten out of reason” and would proceed with its policy as planned.

The mosque closures and imam expulsions were announced on June 8. “Parallel societies, political Islam and radicalization tendencies have no place in our country,” Kurz said, commenting on the government’s decision at that time.

Some of the mosques are suspected by authorities to have been influenced by Turkish ultra-nationalist organization called the ‘Grey Wolves.’ The spiritual leaders, who can be subjected to expulsion, are currently under investigation for violating the 2015 Islamic Law that prohibits any religious communities from receiving overseas funding or acting against the Austrian state and society……

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  1. mortimer says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 9:18 am

    Sebastian Kurz should stick firmly to his principles and other national leaders should express their support. Solidarity in this matter will let the supremacists know they will fail.

    • KJW says

      Jun 13, 2018 at 9:31 am

      I’be seem three undercover videos on England one at an Islamic school where they are teaching hate of all other religions to young boys and also anti-Western culture and England. Another with a Celtic railing against infidels, and another with child marriage. England wastes its time on arresting non-Muslims for hate speech while all these imams and Islamic preachers rile up Muslims while ~25,000 would be jihadis allegedly exist in England. Pathetic. It doesn’t feel like the 21st century.

      • Anne Smith says

        Jun 14, 2018 at 5:24 am

        Why are these “undercover” videos? Surely it is now your duty to disseminate this information widely and to the relevant authorities so that action can be taken to shut the schools?

        It is a duty on all of us who prize democracy and the rule of law to take action wherever we can.

        • Ralph says

          Jun 15, 2018 at 8:44 am

          Exactly.

    • Lydia Church says

      Jun 13, 2018 at 9:40 pm

      And, he is the ruler, it is his country!
      Turkey has nothing to say about it.
      And, they go around closing churches in muslim countries, does that give us the right to threaten them with death? Maybe so, now!

      • andra says

        Jun 14, 2018 at 6:18 am

        Erdogan has thought for a long time already that he is the reign over Europe. For several years he has been demanding his invaders in Europe

        – neither to integrate nor to Assimilate because integration and assimilation are against human dignity

        – to give birth to at least one more child than the autochtones in the country they invade.

        On top our governments have allowed Turkey to Infiltrate all countries by the branches of the Turkish religion administration Dyanet.
        Turkey is reigning Europe.

        • Stacy Girl says

          Jun 14, 2018 at 6:56 pm

          YipYap Erdogan is lucky to hang on to his position. Even his fellow mental cases are sick of him.

      • Giacomo Latta says

        Jun 14, 2018 at 2:35 pm

        Us? I don,t think you are us!

    • Tom says

      Jul 2, 2018 at 7:45 pm

      Pray for Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz . As he is just doing what he knows to do, with the intel he has, to keep his people safe. Keep the faith brother!

      • gravenimage says

        Jul 2, 2018 at 7:51 pm

        +1

      • Joeberg says

        Jul 3, 2018 at 1:37 am

        Austria has almost 1 million Muslims, that’s very dangerous for Austria in the future … The best thing that Austria can do is to completely ban Islam in its territory and deport ALL those Muslim creatures.

  2. Linda says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 9:24 am

    All Muslims know how to do is issue death threats. They issued death threats against Prince George and he’s a little boy who did absolutely nothing to them. They issue death threats because that’s who they are and that’s what they do.

    • Bev says

      Jun 13, 2018 at 9:35 am

      Exactly. It is nothing but a death cult. If they will kill their own children what won’t they do?

    • Savvy Kafir says

      Jun 13, 2018 at 10:03 am

      True. If Muslims weren’t so quick to resort to violence when they’re “offended”, they would be no more of a protected class than other “poor brown people” such as Hindus and Buddhists. But Muslims are in a class all by themselves in terms of the fawning praise, appeasement, & accommodation they receive from politically correct sheeple. And Muslim violence is the reason.

      They INSIST upon being treated with deference because they despise us so much. And if they fail to get that totally undeserved respect, many of them are quite willing to shed some infidel blood.

      • EYESOPEN says

        Jun 13, 2018 at 6:07 pm

        They INSIST upon being treated with deference because of their supremacist, totalitarian ideology, and that “allah” has told them that muzlims (sic – on purpose) are the “best of peoples”.

      • Raja says

        Jun 13, 2018 at 6:40 pm

        Very true Savvy, Your comments are very insightful.

        Vast majority of Muslims are nice people / don’t even know that their prophet was evil / their Koran is filled with deceit, lies, hatred, geocidal and hegemonistic strategies.

        But the frustrating point is they all come under one banner: Islam.

        Islam must be eradicated and to start with the imams must be closely monitored and put behind the bars(prison) for quoting hateful and genocidal content in WHATEVER they do.

        The Chancellor has done a great service to his nation and to humanity.

  3. KJW says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 9:25 am

    It’s so typical that anything Islamists don’t like is met with death threats. While even a Cubs fan who caught an inbound ball got death threats, they were idle; Islamists carry them out too often. Typical of Ottpman Erdogan to speak of the “cross vs the crescent.” Many people on Europe don’t even practice Christianity. Erdogan likes to stir up such Quranic hatred-he knows how to work his minions. In. NY Times magazine article 2 yrs ago, a woman interviewed some Turks, young and old. The old guy was saying how they used to live with and joke around with Greeks; sometimes the Greeks would say “Hey Petro!” He said nowadays you’d get shot!

    The two young guys followed Erdogan’s idea that people should have three kids and one beamed that he had four. One also said, “I would die for him,” meaning Erdogan. Worrisome.

    • tedh754 says

      Jun 13, 2018 at 1:01 pm

      You’re referring to Steve Bartman. I think after the Cubs finally won it all he was issued a pardon by the City of Chicago and the fatwa was lifted against him.

      • gravenimage says

        Jun 13, 2018 at 8:13 pm

        I felt bad for the guy–but of course he was never in physical danger.

  4. boris says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 9:27 am

    As a Dutch citizen it wouldn’t surprise me at all if he will be slaughtered. In Holland we had the murder on Pim Fortuyn by an extreem leftist. The extreem left which hates the West and loves the ‘poor discriminated’ muslims. We had the slaughter of Theo van Gogh by in the islamist Mohammed Bouyeri. And now even streets named after national heroes are renamed after Turkish Barabarossa, who enslaved Europeans, terrorized the Mediterranean in the 16th century. Reason of the municipality: the neighbourhoods are changing i.e. more muslims so we eradicate Dutch history and obey sultan Erdogan. Europe is ruled by a bunch of dhimmies!

  5. PABLO says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 9:31 am

    A start in the right direction….the mosques of all hate preachers and facilitators of visiting hate promoting speakers must be closed down.

    • b.a. freeman says

      Jun 13, 2018 at 1:48 pm

      yes!

      it’s a good *start*, but of course needs to be followed up with deportation of recently-arrived troublemakers. all muslims who are allowed to stay, whether citizens or not, must be closely watched, and also deported should they be found guilty of any crimes (after stripping citizenship, of course, and only after a trial with a guilty verdict). once the obvious thugs have been deported, the rest must be watched – for *ETERNITY*. ahmed may be a harmless MINO today, but if he ever gets that old-time religion, it’s a virtual certainty that innocents will die.

  6. Esperanza says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 9:57 am

    I hope that Mr. Kurz’s security measures will tighten.
    Please, do not give up, Mr Chancellor.

    • b.a. freeman says

      Jun 13, 2018 at 1:48 pm

      +1

  7. Christian Bolt says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 10:23 am

    The only good way to react to Islamist threats and other poor behavior is to push harder as a reaction, otherwise they will take it as a sign from Allah that they are on the right path.
    Islam has some key weaknesses. It’s treatment of women and it’s broad sweeping incursions into everyday life. It is not difficult to develop laws that will be inhospitable to the Sharia. The challenge is to pass them.

    • b.a. freeman says

      Jun 13, 2018 at 1:54 pm

      it is a challenge indeed, Christian; the current “leadership” are not leaders, they are parasites who hate us and do not wish to submit to our votes, as we are the stupid stinking masses. as they have shown in UKistan, they are willing to do virtually *anything*, including arresting people for “incorrect thinking,” “hate speech,” and other bulls**t “crimes” to ensure that the invading proxy army remains unhindered and able to murder as many innocents as possible.

      well put.

      +1

  8. Tom says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 10:49 am

    Chancellor Kurz and the Austrian people MUST stand firm in their decision and not be swayed by threats and intimidation from Muslims or Erdogan of Turkey.

    There are millions around the world who support you and who are looking to leaders in countries like Austria and Poland to stop the spread of Islam and terror in the west.

  9. somehistory says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 1:54 pm

    This was not only predictable, but shows how right they are to close the barracks of the terrorists inside their country and boot out those who incite to murderous violence.

    It’s good that they are sticking with the plan and investigating the threats

    • EYESOPEN says

      Jun 13, 2018 at 6:09 pm

      +1

  10. jewdog says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 2:01 pm

    All those threats will do is stiffen his resolve. So go ahead, threaten, you mangy curs.

    • Stacy Girl says

      Jun 14, 2018 at 6:52 pm

      Exactly. Military exercises on the borders, and hopefully the border busters will try to cross.

  11. LeftisruiningCanada says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 2:36 pm

    Muslims giving death threats….

    tell me it ain’t so!

    • b.a. freeman says

      Jun 13, 2018 at 3:06 pm

      😀

    • Evelyn says

      Jun 13, 2018 at 4:27 pm

      Believe

  12. b.a. freeman says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 3:05 pm

    +1!

  13. Evelyn says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 4:26 pm

    Their threat will never end. They are evil and will continue, as islam, starting in Europe, Africa, and already here in America.
    As American, we will continue to pray against them in Jesus’ name!
    Keep praying, with God we are greater than you are. Walk in Faith, not by sight.

  14. Raja says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 6:25 pm

    Jay, Although I agree with you, the treacherous leaders of the West think that Islam is entitled to the benefits of death treats, violence and so on.

    Shame on them for they have nothing to stand for.

  15. gravenimage says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 7:59 pm

    Austria’s chancellor gets death threats after closing down mosques
    ………………..

    Horrible–but who can be surprised? I hope he stays safe.

  16. Peace says

    Jun 13, 2018 at 8:14 pm

    Why doesn’t the Govt record all Islamic rantings in Mosk’s, the script should be interpreted and published..

    Citizens have the right to understand what is being preached ..

    The english versions of these rantings will alarm 99% of the population ..

    If the muslims “cross the line” expel the preachers & their families, then bulldoze the mosk …,

    • LeftisruiningCanada says

      Jun 13, 2018 at 8:51 pm

      This would be an acceptable use of public funds.

      The landscaping contracts would be a legitimate way to invigorate local civil construction companies.

      And, if most of the police currently being used to monitor ‘offensive’ tweets were retasked, it probably wouldn’t even cost anything extra at all.

  17. Johm says

    Jun 14, 2018 at 4:41 am

    Good work Chanceller ! Keep up the good work ! These vermin rag heads shoulg be thrown out !

    • Johm says

      Jun 14, 2018 at 4:42 am

      Should

  18. Anne Smith says

    Jun 14, 2018 at 5:31 am

    This Chancellor is a good man who is looking after his country and its citizens. I hope he remains safe.

    A lot of the rot in Britain started when death threats were made against Salman Rushdie for his book “The Satanic Verses”. Our cowardly and pusillanimous Prime Minister John Major was too frightened to send the special forces and ;police in to root out the trouble makers and threat stirrers, give them stiff sentences and put them away for a long time as a lesson to the rest of the squalid bunch; instead he spent millions of tax payers money on a protection team for Salman Rushdie and no one was prosecuted, no mosques were investigated. The Muslim death cult prevailed and was totally unpunished.

    Fortunately Rushdie survived, but at great cost to the poor tax payers. At the very least the mosques whose personnel were doing the threatening should have been charged for his protection.

  19. Erl Roe says

    Jun 14, 2018 at 5:55 am

    shut the lot down would be a very good response

  20. Joss says

    Jun 14, 2018 at 7:05 am

    +1 indeed!

  21. Halal Bacon says

    Jun 14, 2018 at 8:10 am

    from the religion of peace you say?

  22. 762x51FMJ says

    Jun 14, 2018 at 4:43 pm

    Islam is really quite fragile because it’s 5 pillars are suspended by swords of Damocles.

    #1 Madrassa ensures children will hate. Madrassa are similar to Hitlers Nazi Bund Training camps which made Nazi’s out of children. If children are brainwashed into hating the world, they will grow up to be terrorists.
    #2 Ban Islamic clothing in public. Let’s face it, It is a sore for Kuffar eyes to look at women who wear burkas, it is a reminder that slavery exists right in front of you every time you see them. Ironically they have been brainwashed to feel that they are above all other western women and wearing the burka is a signal to western women that you are insulting Islam by showing your disgusting faces.
    #3 Close Mosques, Mosques are the necessary key for Islam to maintain a parallel society. Radical Imams constantly remind everyone in attendance, that Islamic law is to be held above the native law of the host country. Mosque attendees are also reminded of what will happen to them if they ever decide to leave Islam.
    Mosques are built like fortresses usually on high ground with minarets and battlements cut in stone. Many have housed arms caches which proves they can be used as nerve centers to order militant terror attacks within any host country.
    Allowing Mosques in your country is like giving a hunting permit to terrorists.

    #4 Ban Islam in Judicial, legislative, and Law enforcement branches of government.

    #5 Enforce all laws equally without sentencing guidelines based on religious,racial,or ethnic locale, never deport in lieu of hard time, and always care for the victims especially the children who are exposex to Islam.

  23. TWG says

    Jun 14, 2018 at 5:15 pm

    Terror and death threats on facebook and their spawn, instagram…..
    If a Conservative or a Christian or a anti-islam Patriot made ANY sort of threat on facebook or instagram, those who rule social media would have their homes SWATted, ensuring their legally owned firearms and CWP were confiscated, and see to it that they were arrested and, of course, banned for life from the social media cabal.

    (Ahhhhhh, Sebastian Kurz! If only I were 30 years younger, my crush would be all consuming…) 😉

  24. Manos says

    Jun 15, 2018 at 5:46 am

    Good job Austria.. Burn down the mosques and kick the Islamic Turkic scum out.

  25. dumbledoresarmy says

    Jun 15, 2018 at 10:25 am

    If a head of state is *threatened with death* upon proposing to shut down mosques known to be preaching jihad, then…the thing to do is to up the ante and **surprise-raid-and-search** all the *other* mosques. Most will be found to have deeply suspect activities going on inside, betcha.

    So… *they* get shut down, too. And the deportations continue, and accelerate.

    Strong horse principle.

    The mohammedan mob only backs down when faced with unapologetically-exercised superior force.

    • LeftisruiningCanada says

      Jun 15, 2018 at 12:02 pm

      Agree completely.

      They will get very angry and there will be some violent protests, but it’s all a show. Hold the line and they will end up slinking away to cower in their holes.

  26. terry says

    Jun 16, 2018 at 5:14 pm

    islam

    HATE … DEATH … HATE …DEATH … HATE … DEATH HATE … DEATH.

  27. Dene says

    Jun 21, 2018 at 4:13 am

    I know it might be a stupid question but….. Why do displaced muslims always head for Christian Country’s? I understand why Kuwait doesn’t let in refugee’s, because the last lot that they let in then conspired with the Iraq government to help their invaision, but Saudi, Iran, Iraq, Oman, UAE, Egypt etc etc should all be accepting them but they arrive in Europe??

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