JIHAD WATCH 01/01/2017

Istanbul: At least 35 dead as gunmen dressed as Santa Claus open fire at New Year’s Eve party
By Robert Spencer on Dec 31, 2016 07:35 pm

Jihad? Not clear yet, but the Islamic State has called for such attacks. “Istanbul nightclub attack: At least 35 dead after gunmen open fire at New Year’s Eve party,” by Andrew Griffin and Lizzie Dearden, Independent, December 31, 2016: A gunman has reportedly opened fire inside a nightclub in Istanbul during New Year’s Eve celebrations. […]
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Germany banned version of Qur’an as “extremist,” but afraid to dispose of copies
By Robert Spencer on Dec 31, 2016 06:32 pm

The German government’s position here is inconsistent. If it is holy, why did they ban it? If it is “extremist,” and they don’t believe it is the real Qur’an, then why not just burn the copies? “German authorities puzzled over Koran disposal,” by Elisabeth Schumacher, DW, December 31, 2016: Police have confiscated tens of thousands […]
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Hamas-linked CAIR finally finds a Jewish group it likes
By Robert Spencer on Dec 31, 2016 12:08 pm

Hamas-linked CAIR honors a Jewish group that is a consistent foe of Israel and eager purveyor of “Palestinian” jihad propaganda. “The New Axis of Evil (or Comedy): CAIR, JVP and the Huffington Post,” by Steven Emerson, IPT News, December 29, 2016: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has finally found a Jewish group it likes. […]
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Russia: 7 Muslims arrested for plotting New Year’s jihad massacres in Moscow
By Robert Spencer on Dec 31, 2016 11:48 am

“The FSB said the suspects were preparing attacks with automatic weapons and explosives in crowded places.” The jihadis never stop trying to maximize the death toll in order to appease their bloodthirsty god. “Russia arrests 7 suspects accused of plotting terror attacks,” Associated Press, December 29, 2016: MAKHACHKALA, Russia – Russia’s security agencies have arrested […]
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Islamic State widows from Spain arrested trying to return to Europe
By Robert Spencer on Dec 31, 2016 11:41 am

They are “extremely valued” anti-terror targets. Most of the time, European authorities have insisted that they simply have to allow jihadis from their countries back in, because they’re citizens. That they have become combatants for an entity that considers itself at war with their countries doesn’t seem to enter into their considerations. So it is […]
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Robert Spencer, PJM: CAIR-LA Chief Wishes More Had Been Killed in Russian Plane Crash
By Robert Spencer on Dec 31, 2016 11:27 am

Ayloush is an executive board member of the California Democratic Party. My latest in PJ Media: The Twitter bio of Hussam Ayloush, the executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), describes him this way: Human rights and civil rights activist. Community organizer. CAIR-LA Exec Director. Son. Husband Father […]
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Italy: “They’ll lynch us!” Church pleads with cops for help in evicting Muslim migrants
By Robert Spencer on Dec 31, 2016 10:46 am

Yet still the state of war that European authorities have brought upon Europe is not recognized even by those same authorities. “‘They’ll LYNCH us!’ Church PLEADS with police for assistance in evicting migrants,” Express, December 30, 2016: A CHRISTIAN priest has pleaded for help in evicting a group of migrants squatting in a nearby building […]
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Austria: Muslim migrant stabs Christian woman for reading Bible in migrant center
By Robert Spencer on Dec 31, 2016 09:31 am

This incident clearly reveals the violent and supremacist outlook that all too many of the Muslim migrants are bringing to Europe. The solution, as far as European authorities are concerned? Bring in more! More! “Horror as Christian woman stabbed for reading the BIBLE in migrant centre,” Express, December 30, 2016: A CHRISTIAN woman was stabbed […]
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Sweden: Five Muslims convicted of gang-raping boy, but won’t be deported
By Robert Spencer on Dec 31, 2016 07:26 am

They won’t be deported because their homeland is too dangerous, despite the fact that in that homeland, Afghanistan, and elsewhere in the Islamic world, this kind of behavior is broadly tolerated. Women are so devalued, men look to other men and boys for sexual pleasure. Also, the Qur’an promises not just virgins to the blessed, […]
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Islamic State urges Western “sons of Islam” to launch brutal New Year’s attacks
By Christine Williams on Dec 31, 2016 06:26 am

ISLAMIC State jihadis have urged their Western “sons of Islam” to launch brutal New Year’s attacks that will turn party venues into bloody battlefields. The large amount of taxpayer money now being spent on security, because Western leaders did not have the foresight to control immigration in the face of glaring jihad threats, is appalling. […]
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Democrat Congressman: “Few limits” on what Trump can do to fight jihadis
By Christine Williams on Dec 31, 2016 05:03 am

CONGRESS’ failure to limit the war powers of the US President means Donald Trump looks set to enjoy free rein to wage war on the barbaric Islamic State regime when he takes office in January. The quote about Congress’ “failure to limit the war powers” of Trump comes from a source that never showed any […]
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