JIHAD WATCH 08/17/2020

Video: Robert Spencer on Islam, the persecution of Christians, the jihad against the freedom of speech, and more Last Wednesday, a discussion with Kay of SOCO Films. Topics included: What’s Jihad Watch? Is Islam a religion of peace? Christian Persecution. The Importance of the freedom of speech. Systemic racism in America. Read more 2020-08-16  •  Robert Spencer NYC: Muslim cleric encourages NYPD cop to join ISIS, carry out jihad massacres “’Abdullah El Faisal has spent two decades inspiring the terrorists behind plots and attacks in London, New York, and onboard airplanes in flight,’ said NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea in a statement….Faisal was previously convicted of similar charges in England for inciting murder and using inflammatory language ‘in furtherance of terrorist ideologies.'” Why was he […] Read more 2020-08-16  •  Robert Spencer UN Security Council rejects bid to extend arms embargo on Islamic Republic of Iran The UN has been aiding and abetting the international jihad in numerous ways, from its demonization of Israel and assistance to “Palestinian” jihadis to its efforts to intimidate Western countries into accepting Sharia blasphemy laws under the guise of criminalizing “incitement to religious hatred,” for years. The US should end all funding to this corrupt […] Read more 2020-08-16  •  Robert Spencer Baltimore: Muslima sues McDonald’s franchisee for discrimination, backed by Hamas-linked CAIR attorneys If anti-Muslim hate crimes do not exist, they must be invented. They’re simply too politically useful to do without. And so it is that the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is aiding Diamond Powell of Baltimore in her discrimination lawsuit against Susdewitt Management LLC of Lanham, Maryland, which runs two McDonald’s locations at Baltimore/Washington […] Read more 2020-08-16  •  Robert Spencer US seizes ‘largest-ever’ Iranian fuel shipment headed to Venezuela, 1.1 million barrels of petroleum In recent months, Iran has been strengthening its alliance with Venezuela. The Iranian regime’s proxy Hizballah has also been expanding its activities there. The Iran-Venezuela relationship is nothing new: In 2010-2011, Venezuela’s state-run oil company, PDVSA, sent fuel to Iran, which was targeted by sanctions aimed at stifling its nuclear weapons program. In March, the […] Read more 2020-08-16  •  Christine Douglass-Williams New book claims landmarks of Western church architecture were ‘stolen’ from the Islamic world Diana Darke is often featured on the BBC, as well as in the Guardian here, and it’s easy to see why she would be the British intelligentsia’s favorite “Middle East expert”: her new book, with its ridiculous claims that you can see below, is yet another example of the UK elite’s ongoing efforts to compel […] Read more 2020-08-16  •  Robert Spencer France: Muslim armed with knife and stick screams ‘Allahu akbar’ in the street, struggles violently with police This man is only the latest among a great many whose actions have been ascribed to mental illness despite indications that he was committing a jihad attack. “His computer has yet to be analyzed, but nothing has been found to suggest that he is radicalized.” What are they looking for? An ISIS membership card? Screaming […] Read more 2020-08-16  •  Robert Spencer Iran: ‘The UAE’s great betrayal of the Palestinian people will turn this country into a legitimate and easy target’ This is the expected reaction, but this time pragmatic considerations are getting more attention than usual, and the Islamic world is not marching in lockstep with this theme. “Iran threatens to attack UAE over Israel deal,” Arab News, August 16, 2020: DUBAI/PARIS/ANKARA: Iran issued an explicit threat on Saturday to launch an attack against the UAE […] Read more 2020-08-16  •  Robert Spencer

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