JIHAD WATCH 06/25/2019

UN poised to launch global ban on speech that insults Muslims
By Christine Douglass-Williams on Jun 24, 2019 05:00 pm

Sharia-adherent nations have long “sought a determination from the United Nations that any criticism of Islam or Muslims is ‘Islamophobia’ and banned globally.’” But somehow Westerners still generally refuse to acknowledge the real meaning and intent of the concept of “Islamophobia.” In short, it’s intended to promote the supremacy of the Sharia by discrediting and […]
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Arizona: Muslim teen who threw rocks and brandished knife at cop had disseminated jihad propaganda
By Robert Spencer on Jun 24, 2019 04:00 pm

“The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, which investigated the case, told The Associated Press that Hamed didn’t have any contacts with recruiters for terrorist groups and instead was self-racialized [sic] through his research of the Islamic State and radical groups.” But what about his mosque? Hamed expressed annoyance with it: “At my mosque we allowed non […]
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Canada: Immigration minister seeks to “massively ramp up” refugee intake
By Christine Douglass-Williams on Jun 24, 2019 03:00 pm

Canada’s Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, a Somali refugee himself, “says he would like to see Canada welcome more refugees than it currently accepts and believes more of them should be able to enter through economic immigration programs.” Hussen and the Liberal government have embraced open-door immigration policies, and they don’t disguise their intentions. In order […]
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Abbas rejects Trump peace plan: “We will not be slaves or servants for Greenblatt, Kushner and Friedman”
By Robert Spencer on Jun 24, 2019 02:00 pm

This was inevitable. As I show in my forthcoming book The Palestinian Delusion: The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process, which will be out later this year and which you can preorder here, the “Palestinian” jihad is not based on poverty or a desire to regain “stolen land”; rather, it stems from deeply […]
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Canada: Trudeau calls for “Conservative Muslims” to help Conservative Party cure “Islamophobia”
By Christine Douglass-Williams on Jun 24, 2019 01:00 pm

In a bizarre speech, sure to have many interpretations, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on Conservative Muslims to “to get involved in the next election campaign to ensure that the Conservative party ‘never again’ stokes fear and division against Muslims or any other group of Canadians.” Double-take: he actually called the Conservatives a party […]
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CNN hits Jihad Watch for publishing “content critical of Islam”
By Robert Spencer on Jun 24, 2019 12:00 pm

Within the space of two days, Jihad Watch has been hit by both CNN and the New York Times. I’m both amazed and amused that these media giants are so deeply threatened by this modest website, but the fact that they are is yet another indication that the establishment media sees one of its primary […]
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Germany: High-speed train hits concrete slabs placed on tracks by saboteurs
By Robert Spencer on Jun 24, 2019 11:00 am

“Police are as yet unsure of the motive of the attack,” and while the German authorities may never acknowledge it, there is reason to suspect that this could have been a jihad attack, as there are precedents: “Earlier this year German and Austrian authorities arrested an Iraqi man suspected of committing ‘terrorist attacks’ by sabotaging […]
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Boris Johnson Impressed with Israel, Thinks Islam Leaves Much to be Desired  
By Hugh Fitzgerald on Jun 24, 2019 10:00 am

Boris Johnson is the front-runner in the Conservative Party to succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister. He has held a multitude of jobs in his hyperactive life. He was first a journalist, writing for The Times, the Daily Telegraph, and The Spectator. He wrote about politics, society, culture; a man of many interests, for a […]
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Afghanistan: Taliban say they’ll target radio and TV stations that broadcast anti-Taliban announcements
By Robert Spencer on Jun 24, 2019 08:00 am

If they want favorable media coverage, the Taliban should just move to Europe or the U.S. There the establishment media would fawn all over them and always give their point of view without room for dissent or rebuttal. “Taliban threaten Afghan media, say reporters to be targeted,” Associated Press, June 24, 2019: The Taliban have […]
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Germany loses track of 160 returning Islamic State jihadis
By Robert Spencer on Jun 24, 2019 06:41 am

What could possibly go wrong? These jihadis will no doubt settle down and become loyal, productive German citizens. Won’t they, Ms. Merkel? Of course, it is Merkel’s policies that made this happen. Her open-door immigration stance made it easy for these jihadis to return to Germany, which — like other Western countries — didn’t dare […]
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