JIHAD WATCH 05/23/2017

Video: Islamic State jihadi claims responsibility for Manchester Ariana Grande concert attack
By Robert Spencer on May 22, 2017 08:30 pm

I suppose this man is on about the speaker or balloon that popped .pic.twitter.com/UBvcNFSKc0. — Tommy Robinson (@TRobinsonNewEra) May 23, 2017 “This is only the beginning.” Thanks to the feckless policies of the UK government and governments all over the West, that is undoubtedly true.
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UK: Jihad suicide bombing suspected in Ariana Grande concert attack
By Robert Spencer on May 22, 2017 08:15 pm

The Qur’an guarantees Paradise to those who “kill and are killed” for Allah (9:111). “At least 20 killed after explosion heard at UK concert; suicide bombing suspected,” NBC News, May 22, 2017: At least 20 people were killed and possibly “hundreds” of others were injured after one or more loud bangs were heard Monday night […]
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Video: Woman with both legs nail-bombed in Ariana Grande concert attack
By Robert Spencer on May 22, 2017 08:06 pm

BREAKING: Video shows an injured woman with both legs nail bombed at #Manchester arena![GRAPHIC] pic.twitter.com/dwPmr9l2Rk — Tennessee (@TEN_GOP) May 22, 2017 Nail bombs. We have seen jihadis use those in the past.
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UK: Bomb disposal team on site after explosions at Ariana Grande concert, many dead
By Robert Spencer on May 22, 2017 07:48 pm

If there is a bomb disposal unit on hand, it is likely that these explosions were not accidental. They still may not be jihad, but it’s a reasonable surmise that they were deliberate. “Some killed in blast at Ariana Grande concert in British arena,” Reuters, May 23, 2017: A blast on Monday night at a […]
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UK: Several killed, many injured after two explosions in arena at Ariana Grande gig
By Robert Spencer on May 22, 2017 07:17 pm

Jihad? Gas leak? “Right-wing extremists”? No way to tell at this point. But Muslim spokesmen who whine about “Islamophobia” and Muslims being subjected to unjust suspicion have no one but their violent coreligionists to blame for the fact that when events like this one happen, people think immediately about jihad. “BREAKING NEWS: Several people killed […]
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Major policy shift: Trump administration declares Jerusalem part of Israel
By Robert Spencer on May 22, 2017 03:57 pm

Major, and most welcome. Jerusalem belongs to Israel by the record of history, international law, and the right of conquest that is recognized for every other state in the world, but not for Israel. This is an extremely encouraging development; we can only hope there will be more to come. “Trump Admin Declares Jerusalem Part […]
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Robert Spencer in PJ Media: Trump Moves U.S. Towards a Realistic Approach to Jihad Threat
By Robert Spencer on May 22, 2017 02:10 pm

But will D.C.’s foreign policy swamp undo his progress? My latest in PJ Media: President Trump’s much-anticipated speech at the Islamic Summit in Riyadh didn’t begin auspiciously. Trump started with: “I want to thank King Salman for his extraordinary words” — yet among Salman’s “extraordinary words” were the risible claims that “Islam was and will […]
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Florida: Convert to Islam killed roommates for disrespecting his new faith
By Robert Spencer on May 22, 2017 01:44 pm

“I had to do it. This wouldn’t have had to happen if your country didn’t bomb my country.” His country? He is an American. But like so many converts to Islam, he believes that his religion commands him to commit treason (as well as murder), and to give his allegiance only to the global umma, […]
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Egypt: Muslim who committed jihad massacre in church left note: “I will meet you in Paradise”
By Robert Spencer on May 22, 2017 01:33 pm

“Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties, for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed.” — Qur’an 9:111 “Last words from church suicide bomber: Thanks for the hospitality. See you in Heaven!,” Al-Bawaba, May 22, 2017: Cairo – A […]
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Robert Spencer video: What if Linda Sarsour’s husband forbade her to speak at CUNY?
By Robert Spencer on May 22, 2017 10:38 am

In this new video, I calls on Americans to protest Sharia promoter Linda Sarsour’s commencement speech at CUNY. Linda Sarsour is pro-Sharia, so here is a thought experiment: what if her husband started to go all Sharia on her, and forbade her to speak, or even barred her from leaving their house? What would the […]
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Trump lands in Israel, tells Israelis they have “a great opportunity” for “peace throughout the Middle East”
By Robert Spencer on May 22, 2017 10:27 am

“Drive them out from where they drove you out,” says the Qur’an (2:191), and that’s why Muslims throughout the world believe that Israel has no right to exist, and that they have a responsibility before Allah to do everything they can to destroy it. That’s why every negotiated settlement to bring peace between Israel and […]
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UK: Schools told to change class times, exam times and sports days because of Ramadan
By Christine Williams on May 22, 2017 09:41 am

More unreasonable accommodations to Muslims in the UK, as Sharia rules continue to encroach upon British society and subjugate Britons: Recommendations include schools should make adjustments to accommodate the needs of fasting pupils, hold exams in rooms in the shade, change times of revision lessons and provide prayer rooms as well as to make sure […]
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Sri Lanka: Muslim child marriage victim tortured and set on fire by her husband
By Christine Williams on May 22, 2017 09:33 am

Thameem Fatheema Sharmila died “after being tied to a chair, poured oil and set on fire by her abusive husband.” Another victim among millions, abused by a Muslim man who thinks it is his right to marry a child, own her as property, misuse her at will — even kill her — and be protected by his […]
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Daughter hails her father, a jailed Hamas jihad mass murderer of Israeli civilians, in graduation letter
By Christine Williams on May 22, 2017 07:41 am

“Father, today I graduated…..All the fathers hugged their daughters, except for me, whose longing for you and the heartache over your absence overwhelmed me. But I am strong, steadfast in your way, father.” The audacity of  Tala Abdullah al-Barghouti’s “heartfelt” letter to her Hamas terrorist father is sickening, and she promises “to complete the path […]
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Jamie Glazov Moment: Would a Leftist Scream for a Victim of Sharia?
By Jamie Glazov on May 22, 2017 07:09 am

Subscribe to the Glazov Gang‘s YouTube Channel. In this new Jamie Glazov Moment, Jamie asks Would a Leftist Scream for a Victim of Sharia?, reflecting on a leftist student’s ferocious howls upon seeing a Trump sign on campus.   Don’t miss it! And make sure to watch Jamie call out Joy Reid’s Smear of Sebastian […]
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