JIHAD WATCH 12/07/2017

Full Video and Transcript: President Trump’s Historic Speech Recognizing Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
By Robert Spencer on Dec 06, 2017 02:04 pm

Finally, a President stands up to jihadist intimidation and thuggery. A historic speech. “Full Video and Transcript: Trump’s Speech Recognizing Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel,” New York Times, December 6, 2017: Thank you. When I came into office, I promised to look at the world’s challenges with open eyes and very fresh thinking. We […]
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Hamas: Trump’s Jerusalem decision opens “gates of hell”
By Robert Spencer on Dec 06, 2017 01:38 pm

At last, an American President who does not kowtow to this savagery.
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Video: President Trump recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
By Robert Spencer on Dec 06, 2017 01:11 pm

He is saying that it would be folly to think that repeating failed solutions will bring a different result. Finally, some courage and some common sense. In the video above, the Presidents starts his historic remarks at around 34:15.
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Video: Robert Spencer on the media whitewash of “Allahu akbar”
By Robert Spencer on Dec 06, 2017 01:08 pm

In this new video, I explain how the media is obfuscating the true meaning of the phrase “Allahu akbar,” and why it is irresponsible of them to do so.
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Top dog of Iran’s Navy promises to “fly the Iranian flag in the Gulf of Mexico”
By Robert Spencer on Dec 06, 2017 10:42 am

A certain Mr. Trump might have something to say about this, but in any case, the Islamic Republic of Iran is itching for war with the United States to a degree that few people realize. Get the details in my book The Complete Infidel’s Guide to Iran. “Iranian Navy Commander Announces Plans to Send Ships […]
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Tanzania’s National Assembly Speaker: “Commendable” to move embassy, “several African countries” will follow
By Robert Spencer on Dec 06, 2017 09:20 am

In an age when deceit and falsehood are taken for granted as axiomatic and immovable, all it takes is one man or woman strong enough to speak the truth and stand for it, and the house of cards of lies and disinformation starts to tumble down. When Ronald Reagan said that the Soviet Union was […]
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Erdogan: “Jerusalem is our red line,” Trump making “grave mistake,” calls emergency OIC meeting
By Robert Spencer on Dec 06, 2017 09:03 am

The real grave mistake will be if President Trump bows to this intimidation, which will only encourage more of it. “Erdogan calls Islamic summit next week on Jerusalem,” AFP, December 6, 2017: ANKARA (AFP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is calling a summit of the main pan-Islamic body in Istanbul on December 13 to […]
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France: Halal shop shut down for refusing to sell pork and alcohol
By Christine Douglass-Williams on Dec 06, 2017 08:59 am

A halal shop in Colombes faces closure after the landlord won a lawsuit against the tenant, which violated its lease by refusing to stock alcohol and pork. The mayor of Colombes, Nicole Goueta, allowed the halal grocer Good Price to rent the premises as a “general grocer” to serve the general public; instead, this tenant […]
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Swedish government to ban websites that reveal ethnic origin of crime suspects
By Christine Douglass-Williams on Dec 06, 2017 08:55 am

Sweden has proposed banning the public use of legal document search engine Lexbase, which is used to identify the ethnic origins of Swedish criminal suspects. “The right to read these public documents” will “be reserved to professionals, such as lawyers, journalists, and various companies,” whatever that specifically translates to in terms of which journalists and […]
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“Palestinian” spox Hanan Ashrawi: “No way there can be talks with the Americans. Peace process is finished.”
By Robert Spencer on Dec 06, 2017 08:51 am

“There is no way that there can be talks with the Americans. The peace process is finished. They have already pre-empted the outcome,” said Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi. “They cannot take us for granted.” What brazen hypocrisy. Of course, the “Palestinians” have always been masters at that. When was the “peace process” ever anything but […]
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Hungary refuses to accept jihad terrorism as “something we have to live with”
By Christine Douglass-Williams on Dec 06, 2017 08:41 am

The Hungarian government has vowed it will never accept radical Islamic terrorism as “something we have to live with”, as the EU subjects it to a “witch-hunt” for its strong stance against open borders and mass migration. Kudos to Hungary, which remains unwavering in its determination to protect its citizens from jihad attacks. Yet the […]
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Turkey’s Deputy PM: “Declaring Jerusalem a capital is plunging region and world into a fire with no end in sight”
By Robert Spencer on Dec 06, 2017 08:36 am

“Declaring Jerusalem a capital is disregarding history and the truths in the region.” On the contrary, it is rejecting lies and propaganda and recognizing history and the truths in the region. “It is a big injustice/cruelty, shortsightedness, foolishness/madness, it is plunging the region and the world into a fire with no end in sight.” We […]
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