This is similar to what we see in Britain on a more or less daily basis: special treatment and special accommodations for Muslims. Britain is well on the way to establishing Muslims as a protected class with rights and privileges beyond those of ordinary citizens, and de Blasio has embarked on the same path. It seems to be a favored practice among Leftist politicians.
“NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio threatened to permanently close churches, but he’s giving Muslims half a million meals for Ramadan,” by Phil Shiver, The Blaze, April 24, 2020:
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that the city will take steps to provide for its Muslim community amid the coronavirus by distributing “over half a million meals” during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The 500,000 Halal meals will be distributed at 32 Department of Education buildings and other community organizations during Ramadan, Bloomberg News reported. Ramadan began Thursday evening and will end the evening of May 23.
“One of Ramadan’s most noble callings is to feed the hungry,” de Blasio said Thursday during a press briefing. “To remember to be there for those in need. And that is now harder than ever now that people can’t go to their mosques.”
“We all wish that the celebrations of Easter and Passover could have been so different,” de Blasio said during the briefing.
However, many Christian and Jewish New Yorkers may find that statement unsettling, given the mayor’s harsh warning for the faithful from those religions at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in the city.
You may remember that de Blasio threatened to permanently close churches and synagogues that dared gather together in violation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s shelter-in-place order….
James Lincoln says
“One of Ramadan’s most noble callings is to feed the hungry,” de Blasio said Thursday during a press briefing.”
I guess the NYC Mayor missed the Jihad Watch article:
“Pakistan: Christians facing starvation for refusing to convert to Islam”
somehistory says
Only the hungry moslim. And the sign he stands behind proclaims just why he is giving away the food
keith says
Gotta ask why he is feeding mudslimes instead of the how many homeless in NY?
Umaid V Gupta says
Vote Bank Politics!
Yaakov Holansky says
He’s blind
Emmie says
Did the NYC Mayor also donate 500 000 meals to needy Christians at Easter?
DHazard says
Memories come to mind of young men walking from Greece to Sweden and everywhere they are offered free food and water they complain and throw it away. And for any Christians in New York waiting for their free, spring lamb Easter dinner, forget it.
ToBeFrank says
Separation of “Church” and State only when it comes to Christians and Jews. Muslims are exempt.
tedh754 says
That’s because moozlyms tend to riot when they don’t get their way.
Wellington says
DeBlasio knows virtually nothing about Islam. But then he knows very little about almost everything.
This man is now even despised by many Democrats (including the Democratic Governor of New York state, Andrew Cuomo). Only a very small minority in NYC like this guy anymore.
Meanwhile, while demanding that people wear a mask and not go to a gym, he does not wear a mask and does go to a gym (both caught on camera) So, he’s not only an ignoramus, he’s a hypocrite. As a comparison, Nancy Pelosi comes to mind, replete with her $24,000 refrigerator and large stock of expensive ice cream—but I digress respecting Nancy Antoinette.
Conclusion: Leftthink, like Islam, does terrible things to the mind and, when implemented, just as with Islam, is enormously destructive in sundry ways, including the extirpation of liberty, and all the while being steeped in hypocrisy (another example being how Muslims demand freedom of religion in non-Muslim lands but deny it to non-Muslims in Muslim lands).
So sick of Leftthink and Islam, along with traditional authoritarianism as well represented by such polities as China and Russia. These three pose the greatest threat to mankind achieving “optimal results.” An unholy trinity if ever there were one. Yeah, just imagine the world minus Leftism, Islam and disgustingly run nations like China and Russia. How could anyone of sense and knowledge not conclude we would live in a much better world absent this disgusting and immensely burdensome “trinity?”
James Lincoln says
Wellington says,
“So sick of Leftthink and Islam, along with traditional authoritarianism as well represented by such polities as China and Russia. These three pose the greatest threat to mankind achieving “optimal results.”
Grimly true, Wellington. A disgusting and immensely burdensome “trinity” – very well said.
Setting aside traditional authoritarianism for a moment, I have a question for you:
In your opinion, which is harder to overcome: leftism or Islam?
Stated in another way, if a leftist and a muslim are both broadsided with actual factual evidence that runs totally counter to their preconceived mindset, who is more likely to change to a position that reflects reality?
Wellington says
Leftism, James, because it is far more the enemy within than Islam, which is still largely the enemy without. And the enemy within is far more lethal than the enemy without nine times out of ten.
Put another way, imagine the West without Leftism OR imagine the world with Islam dominant in over 50 nations. The greater threat I think is clear.
James Lincoln says
Thank you, Wellington, for your reply.
Makes sense…
mortimer says
Leftist Globalism is actually more like a globalist update of Mussolini’s nationalist fascism. The mega-rich, billionaire barons work in concert with the globalist commissars to remove the freedom of the toiling masses.
PRCS says
“DeBlasio knows virtually nothing about Islam.”
As I’m not aware of him being asked–publicly–about his knowledge of Islam, have to wonder about that.
No good reason for him to NOT know, even worse if he does.
CogitoErgoSum says
Would you say he’s clueless?
Wellington says
I would, CES, though there is a very thin shade of grey between cluelessness and willful ignorance. Very thin indeed.
CogitoErgoSum says
Uh, aren’t the Muslims the ones who are supposed to be feeding the hungry?
Westman says
“One of Ramadan’s most noble callings is to feed the hungry,” de Blasio said…
De Bazio is so naive he thinks Muslims feed the poor of the unbelievers. They only feed poor Muslims, de Blazio, wake up!
During Ramadan, Muslims don’t feed ANYONE during daylight hours, not even Muslims.
Unbeliever: “I’m starving, food for the poor?”
Muslim: “Allah says you are the worst of creatures. I cannot help you.”
Giacomo Latta says
”during daylight hours”
Rest assured that the Supreme Idiot de Blasio will have all piping hot meals delivered right after sunrise.
somehistory says
“We all wish that the celebrations of Easter and Passover could have been so different,” de Blasio said”
In what “way” does this fool for islam “wish the celebrations of Easter and Passover could have been so different”?
Does he wish that it would have been **Okay** from the standpoint of moslims that others could have been assisted in their time of celebrating their faith? Does he wish that Jews and Christians would just forget their celebrations and stay home watching him posture on their tv sets?
And what is more, who are the “we” he spoke for?
This is ripe for the Courts. His actions should lead to lawsuits.
Dirk Diggler (@RDJim) says
Feed the poor, not the invading army. Remember 911?
underbed cat says
Once it is understood that Islam protects itself and has a perfected strategy to appear as a pious religion seeking refuge status from wars and prejudice and not a mass migration evading war but walking in or flying in to occupy, some first class with visa’s, false documents to set up communities and organizations it could be booted out. But since it has been a able to prevent the ideiolgy from being examined for so long and relationships that are cohesive appear harmless it is a part of the strategy, it would be difficult to address. The speech includes words to evade detection and some may want to blend in or remove themselves from the doctrine, if they are quran driven then the potential for more individual jihad attacks rise during Ramadan, danger is very high along with subversive goals to install sharia.
I think the mayor has more interest and knowledge then it is known but for now can claim religious protection and feeding a Ramadan meal…..at least secures votes and a pleasant gesture after fasting …but the mosques usually do it and not the education departments.
wpm says
So giving out 500,000 Halal meals a day given out at 32 public educational buildings while threatens to close any churches or Synagogues that hold any services during Passover or Easter the two most Holy Times of those faiths .A truly Progressive bread and circus clown of a leader a’ weak horse”that the “Muslims community leaders” will know the can easily leverage for more money ,more laws ,more power , in the future,just by asking this mayor to jump his only responsive question will be how high you want me to jump.No matter how many” free meals”,special services ,special privileges ,they will hold him in contempt ,will he personal volunteer to wash their feet like the current Pope did to win their hearts next?
CogitoErgoSum says
Maybe instead of DeBlasio washing the Muslims’ feet, they will let him lick their fingers.
andrew mckendrick says
C.E.S. are you not getting mixed-up with Joe Biden?
CogitoErgoSum says
Maybe. They both look like dog faced pony soldiers to me.
wpm says
I like to add he said he would close those Churches and Synagogues for good not just for the duration of this crisis .Was any of my taxpaying dollars going for free Passover meals or Easter dinners? When they are handing out these Halal meals at public building will the people be allowed to eat them in large social groups there?Will they keep social distancing when picking up there meals?Will the public officials turn a blind eye to Muslims in the future holding services in these building?
somehistory says
If any of them call on satan when they go to get the food, the “educational buildings” will then be moslim barracks from that time forward.
More questions to add to yours: Will they be required to wear masks and gloves and not stay to “mingle” ?
Isn’t there a new ‘rule’ in NY where everyone is to wear a mask? Hard to eat with one on, so will they be taking their meals home to eat? How many homeless, non-moslims will have food access?
wpm says
There is no place legally to have groups of people sit down to eat outside a private home .All food by law is take out only,you cannot enter a take out place without a face mask and gloves on and must keep social distancing in place on line.Even supermarkets have shoppers line up 6 feet apart outside keep the numbers inside very low to keep social distancing.Everyone masked up gloved up only allowing a few in at a time as others finish shopping and leave.I can picture whole Muslim family picking up food and sitting down at the closed public school lunch room with their other Islamic homies having a nice meal and social gathering spreading their germs while everyone else is threaten with fines and closure for breaking the NYC new non-Muslim only laws on social distancing.
Dov Berrol says
It would have been nice had the mayor offered to donate half as many Kosher for Passover meals to the city’s Jewish community. So much of Passover is dependent on getting special kosher food for the week of the holiday, and as we have seen, kosher supermarkets and grocery stores have been the targets of Jew-hating jihadis both in the USA as well as France and Israel. Covid-19 made it especially challenging for Jews to go out and shop for the required Kosher L’Pesach foods a few weeks ago just when the pandemic was accelerating in the greater New York area.
11B40 says
Greetings:
it takes a mayor to subdue the Kuffars.
wpm says
Many of us Kuffars living in NYC hate him for a lot of non-Muslim issues he is a poster boy for progressive idiotic .A man with soft spot for spending other peoples money ,Islam welfare Queen mentality will be glad to take the taxpayers of the cities money ,this man leftist love affair with Islam is on full display.
tim gallagher says
Like many other commenters here at Jihad Watch, I don’t understand this special treatment that Muslims get in so many western countries. Is it the aggression , the threats of aggressive behaviour from Muslims that gets these sell out merchants (this clown DeBlasio being one of many such people) to constantly treat Muslims better than other people? I suppose they can ignore Christians, because Christians will always react in peaceful ways. It is pathetic watching the sell out merchants at work. I suppose that a lot of them know zero about Islam’s nature, but there’s really no excuse for such ignorance these days.
PRCS says
“I don’t understand this special treatment that Muslims get in so many western countries.”
Social Justice Warriors, as but one example, and the many well-orchestrated propaganda campaigns by Muslims and Muslim organizations which keep our friends and neighbors perpetually misinformed.
Aussie Infidel says
Tim, You ask why Muslims get special treatment from leftists. It’s because the Left is using Muslims to achieve their objectives. The Left sees both Judaism and Christianity as enemies, because communism is essentially atheistic. Marx wrote that religion is the “opium of the people” and argued for its abolition, because it gave people false hope.
If I remember correctly, Marx came from a Jewish background, but was later baptised a Christian. However, he didn’t practise his faith and became anti-semitic and an atheist. Marx saw religion as opposing his socialist ideas. He was referring to Judaism and Christianity, and I don’t think he had much to say about the ‘religion of peace’. But in recent times his followers have seized upon the opportunity of supporting Muslims as a means to their ends.
Jews and Christians are generally peaceful people, but communists and Muslims are both aggressive. Both indulge in street protests, and both believe that violence is sometimes necessary to achieve their objective. However, if the Left imagines that the Muslims will allow them to have a socialist utopia alongside their Ummah, they are deluded. It will simply be a catalyst for further conflict.
PRCS says
“It’s because the Left is using Muslims to achieve their objectives.”
And vice versa.
tim gallagher says
Thanks for the comments, PRCS and Aussie Infidel. I agree with what you both say. I suppose I am talking as someone who is aware of the basically evil and barbaric nature of Islam (like the people who comment here at Jihad Watch) when I say I don’t understand the way that Islam is given such idiotic protection by so many people in our societies. I do understand it because I have pretty left wing people amongst my own siblings, so I do understand the way they tend to think (although I have noticed them waking up to Islam’s barbaric nature gradually), but I keep thinking that there is enough evidence (what with endless Muslim terrorist attacks, rape gangs, etc) for even the slowest learners to have woken up by now. The point you make, Aussie Infidel, about how the left wingers” dream of getting along with Islam because they both hate the western type of society is something that always strikes me. The supposedly progressive left should loathe Islam (its obvious misogyny, homophobia, etc) and I think that the lefties championing of barbaric islam is beyond dumb. They should have nothing in common. I agree about how the atheistic lefties tend to loathe Christianity. They seem to hate everything about our western societies. I remember hearing Mark Steyn being interviewed on radio here in Australia and being asked why the left do support Islam. You could hear that he also had trouble understanding it, but answered that they just seem to hate our western societies more then they dislike Islam. Basically, to me, anyone who hasn’t woken up to Islam’s evil nature by now is a hopelessly slow learner, at least on that particular issue. As I mentioned up above, I think some of our leaders seem fearful of the aggressive reactions of the Muslim rabble.
PRCS says
“for even the slowest learners to have woken up by now”
You’d think…
We’d all hope…
And they vote.
I corresponded with Senator Feinstein about this:
Dhimmitude at Gitmo: Kid-gloves for the Qur’an
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2005/06/dhimmitude-at-gitmo-kid-gloves-for-the-quran
Her boilerplate response went down this road: religious tolerance…
From both the U.S. Army and Navy Chaplaincies: reasonable religious accommodation…
tim gallagher says
PRCS, these responses, so politically correct, or boilerplate as you say) that you get from politicians (I have got plenty over the years from politicians I have written to about Islam) are hopeless. I can’t figure out if they really do believe that islam is just another religion, no more violent than the other religions, or they do know about Islam’s nature, but keep playing this game of pretending that there’s no problem with Islam. Maybe they can’t face the truth and have to keep telling themselves that Islam is OK. I always included those passages from the Koran calling for Muslims to kill non-believers because I was sure that our politicians knew nothing about Islam. One of the politicians I wrote to, Tony Abbott, he was Prime Minister at the time I wrote to him, actually began to say how Islam had calls for Muslims to kill non-Muslims. He’d lost his position as Prime Minister by then. Maybe I had a tiny success there, although I figure that 1000’s of people write to politicians and maybe other correspondents were also including the Koran’s calls for violence. I don’t think I had much effect on the politicians, but, who knows, maybe I had an effect on Abbott. He always was someone with courage, who would tell the truth. He didn’t mind saying unpopular things.
PRCS says
No matter where they serve, Tim, they are first and foremost. politicians.
tim gallagher says
True, PRCS, although there are some politicians who do have some courage and will be tough enough to tell unpopular truths, whereas others are completely gutless and would never dare step outside the politically correct orthodoxy. Here in Australia, Abbott had courage, (he’s been voted out now by the leftie voters in his electorate – they really hated him) as do Peter Dutton, Andrew Hastie, Pauline Hanson and a few others. There are far too many cowards though amongst our politicians.
PRCS says
Yes, good point Tim.
Some are courageous, but….
We still have a significant Illegal immigration problem in the U.S. I lived in Imperial Beach (the most Southwestern U.S. city) in the 70’s. Oh, the stories I could tell about that.
Knowing how difficult it was to sponsor my fiance into the country, back then–when all the paperwork had to be either hand delivered or mailed–I’m more than disappointed that President Trump’s administration, along with a Republican House and Senate, didn’t tackle that more aggressively during his first two years in office.
Hence, the issue persists.
I respect Pauline Hanson’s efforts to address the Islamization of Australia (loved the burqa in Parliament!). Not to single her out, rather as with all politicians–IMO–she should better prepare for relevant presentations knowing that any mistatement–no matter how insignificant–will be exploited by the usual suspects.
carpediadem says
Tim.
Europe made a deal with the Islamic countries in 1973. It is called the EuroArab Dialogue which among other things made sure that Muslims get treated like Euro citizens immediately on entrance to the EU and that the “palestinians” are given Israel at the expense of the Jews.
This is distributed in ALL institutions including the Churches.
tTe rest of the world has Lefties in charge – and don ‘t kid yourself, this includes Christians – who get money from Islamic countries and help push Islamic causes from islamic and Lefty sources.
tim gallagher says
Thanks for the information, carpediadem. I keep thinking that if enough citizens in any country do wake up to the evil nature of Islam, then these idiotic attitudes and deals (such as the one you mention in 1973, which I didn’t know about) can be overturned. I hope it can happen. I look at Hungary and the other Visegrad bloc countries as the shining example of how to deal with Muslims. Then again, I’m not all that optimistic that most of our western countries will wake up and do the right thing. But you’ve got to have some hope that we will wake to islam in large numbers and force our politicians to get tough and do the right thing.
ntesdorf says
Crowding the Muslims close together for free meals at Ramadan could have some interesting spin-offs in the field of contagious transmission of Covid-19.
Terry Gain says
This is a magnificent two hour discussion of the surprising (to me) impact of Christianity upon Science by my favourite genius and philosopher David Wood and J Warner Wallace, a brilliant cold case detective and writer. This is must viewing for everyone, especially Christians who may be discouraged by the current lack of leadership in the battle of civilizations.
Muslims will benefit from it too as it puts the contribution of Muslims to science in its proper light – although I think David is very generous. Atheists and agnostics may learn something from this enlightening discussion.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=rzXX4WxSX7M
gravenimage says
Thanks for that link, Terry.
Terry Gain says
You are welcome G.I. Let me know what you think of it. I think both gentlemen were extremely well prepared.
FYI says
David Wood is an Apologetics genius and the people he interviews are erudite, intellectually gifted and know their subject thoroughly.
They know both the Bible AND the koran.
Other people worth listening to on YT are Apostate Prophet{atheist}and Christian Prince{who exposes all that pathetic “fiddling the Arabic” nonsense muslims use to hide all the errors in their koran}
islam,on the other hand, is represented by the likes of zakir naik{the ‘mehical doctor’,a man who once boasted ‘i’d rather kill myself than commit suicide”:allah surely guides his “scholars” in the palms of his Two Right hands…}and those islamic “debaters”,muhammed”oh no I can’t defeat christian prince” hijab and ali “wanna share of the reward?”dawah,the Beavis and Butthead of the islamic world.They post videos of how they won their “debates”against the polytheist christians:debates?
What debates?
A good-natured,intelligent, discussion is possible between Christians and atheists;not so with muslims.
They have a bag of tricks….
1]Dissembling or intentional lying{sanctioned by the koran k3:28}
2]Fiddling the Arabic to{desperately} hide the mistakes[..a diacritic here, a diacritic there..]
3]Attacking the Bible.. which is quite funny as allah tells muslims to consult those who know the Bible{koran 10:94}, a book whose veracity and authenticity he confirms {koran 3;3} and allah even condemns muslims who attack the Gospel koran 5:47:muslims,by attacking the Bible, PROVE their ignorance of the koran and the Bible.
4]islamic whataboutery:change the topic..what about this,what about that?Or else they just start blaming Israel
for everything.
Perhaps deblasio missed islam’s.. Ig-noble calling:the slaying of the unbelievers koran 2:191
gravenimage says
David Wood is always great.
James Lincoln says
Thanks for the video, Terry.
Definitely going to pick up a copy of J Warner Wallace’s book:
“Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels”
Terry Gain says
I think you’ll love the video James. I certainly did.
gravenimage says
NYC: De Blasio threatened to close churches and synagogues permanently, but gives Muslims 500,000 meals for Ramadan
……………………….
More special treatment for the “Religion of Peace”. Did De Blasio do anything similar for Christians at Easter or Jews at Passover? Of course not.
SureleRose says
DeBlasio seems never to have heard of the Jewish and Christian Biblical commands to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, etc. — and for Jews and Christians, the command is specifically to feed everyone, not just members of their own religion. Old and New Testaments alike are very clear about this. Muslims, however, are told to feed only Muslims.
Pieter says
I am a European and I know that most of the European countrys are to les alert about the islam invasion, but I am very surprised about the USA who stands for freedom and the tolerance about the infection with the Islamic virus, for decades they warn and fight against communism, but the real danger are the leftists (socialisme) haters of GOD, Jewish and Christians, so Americans wake up, the difference with Europeans is that you are free to have fire arms to protect you and your family, we only can hope that our governments wake up on time and protect us.
Kepha says
Pieter: Much of what we Americans were, have, and are came from Europe. By your name, you seem to be Dutch. Why don’t you guys just blow the dust off your Statenvertyling Bybel, and consider anew the example of Wilhelmus vn Nassouwe in his revolt against the King of Spain–only, this time, it is your own home-grown elites who have broken the political compact. Surely not all the heirs of the Sea Beggars crossed the Atlantic!
WyoLyo says
See how the death toll increases during their celebration of Ram-a-lamb.
Kepha says
Hey! I like lamb and mutton, too!
winoceros says
This is likely being done with funds from the school lunch program. Likely hordes of Muslim families lone up daily or weekly to get school lunch while schools are closed. The lunches continue, folks! They’ve just taken some and made them halal… a school system… having to figure out halal… and given them at sunset instead of noon. To accommodate when the poor tots now have their lunch (never.)
I would be very surprised if they get eaten.
OLD GUY says
I don’t understand why our politicians keep kissing the camel ass muslims and their false so called “religion”.
What part of evil are they missing, murder, rape, child abuse, terrorism, the list goes on, all a major part and plan of islam to rule the world with their barbaric sharia law.WAKE UP!
Battle says
Halal is no stun felony cruelty to animals.
Battle says
Impeach de Blasio.
Paul Amadeo says
This guy and the governor are jokes! As long as New Yorkers vote them in, you get what you ask for.