JIHAD WATCH 06/19/2017

Ramadan in Mali: Two dead as jihadis storm tourist resort popular with Westerners
By Robert Spencer on Jun 18, 2017 08:09 pm

“It is a jihadist attack,” said Mali’s security minister. If it had taken place in Europe, we would probably be hearing about how the gunmen were suffering from mental illness. “Mali attack: Two dead as gunmen storm tourist resort,” BBC, June 18, 2017: Gunmen have stormed a tourist resort in Mali popular with Westerners and […]
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Australia: Taxpayer-funded study urges “sensitivity” to Muslim migrants who beat their wives
By Robert Spencer on Jun 18, 2017 12:42 pm

“A taxpayer funded study has made the audacious claim that Australians need to show ‘cultural sensitivity’ towards migrant men who physically abuse their wife and children….The study refers to some refugees claiming that these rights ‘contravene the cultural values, norms and mores’ of their ethnic groups…Yet the study has faced strong resistance in the shape […]
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Kill yourselves, or else: EU sues Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic for not taking Muslim migrants
By Robert Spencer on Jun 18, 2017 12:24 pm

The EU wants to make sure that all of its members commit cultural and civilizational suicide on an equitable basis. Have refugees ever been responsible for jihad attacks? Somali Muslim migrant Mohammad Barry in February 2016 stabbed multiple patrons at a restaurant owned by an Israeli Arab Christian; Ahmad Khan Rahami, an Afghan Muslim migrant, […]
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Germany: 10,000 expected at Muslim anti-terror march, 1,000 show up
By Robert Spencer on Jun 18, 2017 11:28 am

And that number includes many non-Muslims. In this case, many Muslims didn’t show up because Muslim organizations refused to endorse the march, due to the involvement of the German Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Sunni Muslims generally consider Ahmadiyyas as heretics or apostates. But this is not the first time that attendance at a Muslim rally against […]
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Alabama: Would-be jihad murderer frequented local mosque, Huntsville Islamic Center
By Robert Spencer on Jun 18, 2017 11:13 am

“WAAY 31 found out Sayyed frequented the Huntsville Islamic Center. Worshipers told WAAY 31 they are outraged by the allegations. ‘If I heard him talking about bombing or killing people,’ Aladin Beshir said. ‘Trust me, before he finished the sentence I would’ve been on the phone calling law enforcement.'” Oh sure, Mr. Beshir. I trust […]
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UN report blames Israel for “Palestinian” men beating their wives
By Robert Spencer on Jun 18, 2017 11:01 am

In reality, the mandate to beat one’s wife is in the Qur’an: “Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because Allah has guarded them. As for those from whom […]
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Ramadan in Israel: 6 Muslims arrested for throwing firebombs at Jewish homes
By Robert Spencer on Jun 18, 2017 10:53 am

“According to the investigation, the suspects attacked the homes to force the Jewish families to permanently flee the area.” That is the ultimate objective, in accordance with the Qur’an’s dictum: “Drive them out from where they drove you out” (2:191). The Muslim leaders in 1948 actually called on Muslims to leave Israel, in anticipation of […]
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Facebook suspends Catholic priest for criticizing Islam
By Robert Spencer on Jun 18, 2017 10:44 am

After a short Sharia suspension, Facebook ultimately let him back in. But if the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Pope Francis hear about this, Fr. Higgins may have more to worry about than Facebook. The Catholic Church at this time is officially bound to a policy of willful ignorance regarding the jihad threat, […]
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Israel revokes Ramadan goodwill measures after jihad attack
By Robert Spencer on Jun 18, 2017 10:33 am

This is common sense. In the U.S., the outreach efforts to Muslims increase after jihad attacks, in the mistaken belief that jihadis are just reacting to enormities of the West, and will be pacified by gestures of good will. “Israel revokes Ramadan goodwill measures after attack,” Associated Press, June 18, 2017: Israel’s prime minister says […]
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BBC on jihad attack in Israel: “Three Palestinians killed after deadly stabbing”
By Robert Spencer on Jun 18, 2017 10:26 am

This is the BBC: Islamic jihadis attack Israelis and murder a border guard, and are killed as their attack is repulsed. The BBC, in accordance with its indefatigable policy of whitewashing jihad activity and demonizing Israel, runs a headline that portrays the attackers as the victims. And this one is just the latest in a […]
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Israel: Muslims murder their niece in honor killing for fear she would date men
By Robert Spencer on Jun 18, 2017 09:37 am

Muslims commit 91 percent of honor killings worldwide. A manual of Islamic law certified as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy by Al-Azhar, the most respected authority in Sunni Islam, says that “retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and without right.” However, “not subject to retaliation” is “a father […]
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