JIHAD WATCH 04/10/2017

Video: The moment a jihad-martyrdom suicide bomber blows himself up at Alexandria’s St. Mark’s Cathedral
By Robert Spencer on Apr 09, 2017 01:10 pm

Will we send cruise missiles into Islamic State bases in Egypt? No, that wasn’t on Obama’s to-do list, which is apparently guiding Trump’s foreign policy at this point. The U.S. Embassy issued the usual pro forma condemnation, which accomplishes nothing except manifest the virtue of the one issuing it. Genuine action against those Muslim groups […]
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Islamic State claims responsibility for the two church bombings in Egypt
By Robert Spencer on Apr 09, 2017 12:58 pm

The Express reported on February 21 that “Islamic State militants in Egypt have threatened to increase attacks against Christians in the country, vowing to ‘liberate’ Cairo, in a chilling new video. In the 20-minute clip, the group singles out prominent Christian Egyptians, identifying the Coptic Pope and a number of wealthy businessmen as the group’s […]
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Tillerson: “The first priority is the defeat of ISIS”
By Robert Spencer on Apr 09, 2017 08:07 am

Odd, then, to bomb forces that are fighting against the Islamic State. “Defeating IS is ‘first priority’ in Syria: Tillerson,” AFP, April 8, 2017: Washington (AFP) – The top priority for the United States in Syria is to defeat the Islamic State group even before stabilizing the country, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says. Defeating […]
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Egypt: Second Palm Sunday church bombing, killing at least one at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria
By Robert Spencer on Apr 09, 2017 07:30 am

“And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know, whom Allah knows.” (Qur’an 8:60) “Bomb Strikes St Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria, Pope Tawadros II ‘Safe,’” Egyptian […]
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Video: Inside the church in Tanta, Egypt right after the jihad bombing
By Robert Spencer on Apr 09, 2017 07:23 am

The death toll is now 25, with 50 wounded. As the jihad death toll mounts, so does the obfuscation and censorship of those who tell the truth about jihad. First footage emerge after deadly church bombing in #Tanta, #Egypt https://t.co/aqlaTA1SLB pic.twitter.com/SraRVoJAs9 — Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) April 9, 2017
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Stockholm truck jihad attacker was known to have “extremist sympathies” and was ordered deported, but wasn’t
By Robert Spencer on Apr 09, 2017 07:16 am

Until Swedish authorities, and authorities all over the West, get serious about wanting to protect their people, attacks like this one will become more and more common. Right now, authorities seem interested only in pursuing a globalist, internationalist agenda and making sure that no one thinks ill of Islam, as the body count grows ever […]
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Stockholm police: Truck jihad attack suspect was asylum-seeker whose application was rejected
By Robert Spencer on Apr 09, 2017 07:09 am

If it had been accepted, all would have been well, right? This attack happened because of Sweden’s “Islamophobia,” right? Think again. “Stockholm police: Truck attack suspect was asylum-seeker who had had his application rejected,” Associated Press, April 9, 2017: STOCKHOLM — Stockholm police: Truck attack suspect was asylum-seeker who had had his application rejected.
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Sweden: Muslims throw stones at police officers arresting Stockholm jihad attack suspects
By Robert Spencer on Apr 09, 2017 06:44 am

Assimilation? Why, it’s just around the corner! “Swedish anti-terror police – including a Muslim officer praised by colleagues – are pelted with STONES while arresting Stockholm attack suspects near migrant district Trump called a ‘no-go zone,'” by Jake Wallis Simons and Paul Thompson, Mailonline, April 8, 2017: Police officers responding to the Stockholm terror atrocity […]
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Tunisia: British DJ sentenced to a year in jail for Muslim prayer remix
By Christine Williams on Apr 09, 2017 06:30 am

Poor Dax J was ignorant of the clash of civilizations, much like many Westerners still are, but luckily he escaped Tunisia in time: London-born Dax J, was charged with public indecency and offending public morality – but had already fled the country before the court case. According to the Hadith, Music is haram in Islam […]
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Egypt: Muslims bomb church north of Cairo on Palm Sunday, murdering at least 21 and injuring 38
By Robert Spencer on Apr 09, 2017 06:02 am

One wonders if the international media and the UN will pause from their discussions of “Islamophobia” long enough to take any notice of this. “Church bombing north of Egypt’s capital kills 21,” Associated Press, April 9, 2017: CAIRO (AP) — A bomb exploded in a church north of Cairo that was packed with Palm Sunday […]
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