JIHAD WATCH 08/05/2020

Robert Spencer: Why I wrote a book about American history Advance copies of my latest book, Rating America’s Presidents: An America-First Look at Who Is Best, Who Is Overrated, and Who Was An Absolute Disaster, arrived today, and it is available for preorder now. It is the first book I’ve published in 10 years that wasn’t about some aspect of Islam, and only the second […] Read more 2020-08-04  •  Robert Spencer UK Cops Consider Dropping Terms ‘Islamist Terror’ and ‘Jihadi’ to Avoid Offending Muslims My latest in FrontPage: You might have thought that Absurd Britannia couldn’t possibly get any more absurd. You’d have been wrong. The Daily Mail reported Monday that British “police are considering dropping the terms ‘Islamist terror’ and ‘jihadi’ because they ‘don’t help community relations.’” The cops were apparently mum about whether jihad terrorism and jihadis […] Read more 2020-08-04  •  Robert Spencer Lebanon: Massive explosion in Beirut, at least 50 dead, 1000s injured, Hizballah ‘already in the limelight’ Hizballah weapons and explosives stored for the next jihad against Israel? Possibly. 🔴 This is the moment an enormous explosion erupted near the Beirut waterfront, sending an immense shockwave tearing through downtown neighbourhoods Live updates on Beirut explosions https://t.co/LrpJHbh6kU pic.twitter.com/dN4OWn5WQZ — The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 4, 2020 My brother sent me this, we live 10 […] Read more 2020-08-04  •  Robert Spencer ISIS jihadis who admitted involvement in captivity of aid worker spared death penalty so they can face trial “A British Supreme Court judgment in March ruled that it was unlawful for the UK to share evidence with Washington without seeking assurances that the pair, accused of beheading Westerners, will not face the death penalty.” What about Kayla Mueller? Does she get any chance to be spared the death penalty? Kotey and Elsheikh have […] Read more 2020-08-04  •  Robert Spencer Belgium: Court strips eight Islamic state jihadis of their Belgian nationality This is a common sense move that other Western nations should emulate. These jihadis voluntarily joined an entity that is avowedly at war with their “home” countries. Letting them back in would be akin to Britain allowing British Nazis who went to Germany back into the country in 1942. “Eight Brussels jihadists given eight days […] Read more 2020-08-04  •  Robert Spencer Germany: 26% of the population now from “migrant backgrounds,” people of Turkish descent largest group Erdogan has worked hard for years among this Turkish population to make sure it doesn’t assimilate and become German. In light of that, what will Germany’s future be like? Will Germans submit quietly to becoming a Turkish colony? Probably they will, because they’ve been taught for decades now that any kind of nationalism or love […] Read more 2020-08-04  •  Robert Spencer Top contender for Dem VP nomination denies links to Nation of Islam, despite photo evidence, and won’t disavow group Why should Karen Bass disavow the Nation of Islam? In the Democratic Party today, her friendly relationship with it is more likely to be viewed as an asset than as a liability. “EXCLUSIVE: Karen Bass Denies Links To Nation Of Islam, Despite Photos And Event Appearances, But Doesn’t Disavow Radical Group,” by Peter Hasson and […] Read more 2020-08-04  •  Robert Spencer NYC: Times Square billboard not to feature image of Hindu deity because of Muslim complaints “Dennis Levine of ‘Branded Cities’, the firm that manages the NASDAQ billboard has confirmed that they have decided not to give the said billboard for the 5th August event in India. Dr Shaik Ubaid, the President of ImanNet, said that it is an excellent victory for pluralism, human rights and rule of law.” Actually, it’s […] Read more 2020-08-04  •  Robert Spencer India: Muslim leader confesses he planned Delhi riots to teach Hindus a lesson Where did Tahir Hussain get the idea that this was acceptable behavior? It is likely that he was influenced by the Qur’an’s repeated exhortations to “kill them wherever you find them” (2:191; 4:89; cf. 9:5). Note also that he used false claims that Hindus were killing Muslims to incite the mob. According to a hadith, […] Read more 2020-08-04  •  Robert Spencer Lebanese Politicians Want Their Government to Act Against Hezbollah (Part 2) The Sunnis are, unsurprisingly, determined to curb Hezbollah’s power by joining with all the other Lebanese groups that have had enough of Hassan Nasrallah and his bezonians goose-stepping through south Beirut. The Future Movement [predominantly Sunni], led by former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, has demanded that the state and military take responsibility, “in light of […] Read more 2020-08-04  •  Hugh Fitzgerald