Northern Cyprus was seized by an invading Turkish army in July 1974. Many of the Greeks and Maronites in that territory taken by the Turks then fled south, to the Greek-ruled Republic of Cyprus. In 1983, the Turks set up a puppet regime in the territory they had seized, calling it the “Turkish Republic of […]
Cyprus: Pipe bomb explodes near Israeli embassy, four Muslim migrants arrested
“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60) BREAKING: A bomb has exploded in front of Israel’s Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus 4 Syrian asylum seekers aged 17-21 have been arrested. The police […]
Cypus: 10 Muslim migrants kidnap and beat member of the national guard, post video on social media
It looks as if these Syrians had no concern whatsoever, at least initially, about the possibility that they might suffer any negative consequences for publicizing what they had done. How did they get this idea? “Arrest of a 22-year-old Syrian man for kidnapping and beating a national guard in Chloraka – Two other persons are […]
Turkish Mob Attacks British Peacekeepers on Cyprus
Turkish mobs have been attacking UN Peacekeepers who have tried to prevent the Turks from building a road from Turkish Cyprus (now called the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) through a buffer zone and right up to the border with Cyprus, where a mixed Turk-Greek village is located. But before getting to that, some background […]
Cyprus: Turkish Islamic groups plan to turn historic 12th-century monastery into a mosque
The practice of appropriating the sacred sites of other religious traditions and converting them to mosques, or destroying the non-Muslim buildings and constructing a mosque on the same site, has abundant precedent worldwide. Consider Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the Church of St. John the Baptist/Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, thousands of mosques built over destroyed Hindu […]
Cyprus: Muslim enters monastery, begins reciting Islamic chants
“Moderates” and “extremists” alike, all too many Muslims love to engage in intimidation, and attempt to “strike terror in the enemies of Allah” (Qur’an 8:60). Now that he has prayed Islamic chants inside this church, he or other Muslims could claim it as Islamic property and convert it to a mosque. This idea goes back […]
Mossad: Another Spectacular Feat Of Derring-Do
Mossad recently pulled off one of those scarcely believable feats that it specializes in, and of which we learn about only a tiny handful. Its agents managed several weeks ago, inside Iran, to seize and interrogate an Iranian operative who was in charge of a plot to kill Israeli businessmen in Cyprus. The agents managed […]
A Showdown Is Coming Over Freedom of Expression in Europe
New in PJ Media: Will Europe embrace and defend the freedom of expression or blasphemy laws? And once Europe makes its choice, what will the United States of America do in turn about the same issue? The showdown is coming in Europe, and it’s coming quickly. Last Sunday, Phedon Phedonos, who is the mayor of […]
Cyprus: Muslims march through city holding up Qur’ans and screaming ‘Allahu akbar’
Will the Cypriot government heed the warning of Mayor Phedon Phedonos? Almost certainly not. Will he be remembered as a hero who dared to call attention to what was happening before it was too late? Almost certainly. Will his warnings come true? Almost certainly. “Cyprus: Pakistanis and other Muslims with the Qu’ran [sic] in hand […]
Cyprus thwarts Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps jihad attack on Jewish and Israeli targets
By targeting Jews and not just Israeli installations, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps makes it clear that this is an Islamic jihad against Jews, as per Qur’an 9:29, and not a conflict based on some geopolitical considerations. “Cyprus thwarts Iranian attack on Israeli, Jewish targets – report,” by Lahav Harkov, Jerusalem Post, June 25, 2023 […]