JIHAD WATCH 05/02/2019

New York Times Falsely Claims No One Believes Muslim Brotherhood is a Terror Group
By Daniel Greenfield on May 01, 2019 02:00 pm

David Kirkpatrick at the New York Times is without a doubt the most deeply dishonest journalist working the Islamic beat today. Kirkpatrick ‘s favorite thing in life seems to be the Muslim Brotherhood. So when there was talk that the Trump administration might designate the Brotherhood a terrorist group, the Times decided to have Kirkpatrick […]
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New Zealand leader slams suggestions that jihad terror in Sri Lanka was linked to Christchurch
By Christine Douglass-Williams on May 01, 2019 01:00 pm

“Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has criticised suggestions Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were retaliation for the Christchurch mosque shootings, saying his country is being “misused”. Sri Lankan Deputy Minister for Defence Ruwan Wijewardene last week said early investigations had revealed the bombing of churches and hotels that killed 253 people had been in revenge […]
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Muslim Roulette by Bosch Fawstin
By Daniel Greenfield on May 01, 2019 01:00 pm

This is an updated article of mine that I published in my book, Peaceful Death Threats.There is no such thing as ‘Good’ Islam vs ‘Bad’ Islam. Islam is a totalitarian religion, while Muslims are individual human beings who may or may not practice Islam faithfully. I’ve come to the conclusion that there are active Muslims and there […]
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ISIS Caliph: Sri Lanka Bombings Revenge for Caliphate, Not New Zealand
By Daniel Greenfield on May 01, 2019 11:00 am

Jihadists don’t need a reason to kill anyone. Their revenge and retaliation claims are a psychological game to make us feel as if we are responsible for their violence against us. After a mass shooting at a mosque in New Zealand, some people worried that revenge attacks would follow. And indeed, the Sri Lanka bombings […]
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Hugh Fitzgerald: In An Age of Terror, What Is The Responsibility of Glenn K. Beaton? (Part Four)
By Hugh Fitzgerald on May 01, 2019 10:00 am

Still, I won’t blame all Muslims for that attack or for one congresswoman’s stupid remark about it. I firmly believe that to do so would dishonor my decent friends who died that day. “I won’t blame all Muslims for that attack [9/11],” he tells us. But who has blamed “all Muslims” for the 9/11 attack? […]
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A message about Robert Spencer from the David Horowitz Freedom Center
By Christine Douglass-Williams on May 01, 2019 09:30 am

Dear Valued Reader: Due to a personal circumstance, Robert Spencer is currently on a hiatus. All of us at the David Horowitz Freedom Center ask of you to please say a prayer into his situation. In the meantime, Jihad Watch will continue to provide you with quality daily coverage as usual until Robert’s return of […]
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Robert Spencer talks about “Islamophobia” on “What do you Meme”
By Christine Douglass-Williams on May 01, 2019 09:00 am

Robert Spencer discusses a popular tweet that became a meme, from Dr. Craig Considine of Rice University. In the tweet, Considine explains how an Islamophobe is “a person who doesn’t know any Muslims in real life”. Robert Spencer gives his own thoughts on the word “Islamophobe”.
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First Somali Muslim on Minneapolis Force Convicted of Murder
By Daniel Greenfield on May 01, 2019 09:00 am

When Justine Damond tried to report a rape, Mohamed Noor, the first Somali Muslim officer on the Minneapolis police force, killed her. Noor claimed that he was acting in self-defense even though the woman he killed was unarmed and was, in no way, shape or form, about to attack him. Here’s what Robert Spencer originally […]
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Baghdadi video in full with English subtitles
By marc on May 01, 2019 08:45 am

After remaining quiet for five years, often reported dead, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State, appears on a 17 minute video, rallying what remains of his forces to launch further attacks on the “Christian Crusaders”, making excuses for their loses at Baghuz, listing a long list of dead amongst a long list of […]
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