JIHAD WATCH 02/01/2020

Hamas top dog writes to all Islamic heads of state, urging them to reject Trump peace plan Once again, the heads of Muslim countries would have no interest in this matter were it not for Islamic theological imperatives that lead to calls for the destruction of Israel. For Ismail Haniyeh, this is all about Islam, the one aspect of the conflict that Western analysts refuse to examine. “Hamas urges Islamic, Arab worlds […] Read more 2020-01-31  •  Robert Spencer UK: Islamic jihadi says it’s clear in Qur’an that pregnant women are “fair game” “if they’re not Muslim” One hopes that Pope Francis, that most learned of imams, will hurry to Britain to explain to Mohiussunnath Chowdhury that “authentic Islam and the proper reading of the Koran are opposed to every form of violence.” “Buckingham Palace sword attacker said killing pregnant women is ‘fair game’ if they weren’t Muslim, court hears,” by Lizzie […] Read more 2020-01-31  •  Robert Spencer Islamic Republic of Mauritania: 10 men jailed over ‘gay party’ video The Qur’an contains numerous condemnations of homosexual activity: “And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, ‘Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds? Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people.’…And We rained upon them a […] Read more 2020-01-31  •  Robert Spencer Palestinian Authority paid $150,000,000 to jihad terrorists as salaries in 2019 This jihad terror entity should not receive a penny more of foreign aid. But it will. “PMW exclusive: PA gave 517.4 million shekels to terrorists as salaries in 2019,” by Maurice Hirsch, Palestinian Media Watch, January 30, 2020: According to recently published Palestinian Authority financial reports, Palestinian Media Watch can expose that the PA has […] Read more 2020-01-31  •  Robert Spencer Sweden’s Prime Minister admits that rise of anti-Semitism stems from mass Muslim migration We have been pointing this out for years, but Stefan Löfven would have denounced us as “Islamophobic” for doing so.”While anti-Semitism in Sweden was historically associated with right-wing extremism, a 2013 study cited by Paulina Neuding of The New York Times revealed that 51 percent of anti-Semitic incidents in Sweden were connected with Muslim extremists. […] Read more 2020-01-31  •  Robert Spencer Democratic Republic of the Congo: Muslims hack 36 civilians to death with machetes The world yawns. No “Islamophobia” has been perpetrated, so there is nothing to see here. “More than 30 civilians killed in attacks in eastern DR Congo,” AFP, January 30, 2020 (thanks to Robert): Thirty-six people have been killed in a suspected militia attack in the eastern DR Congo region of Beni, where hundreds have died […] Read more 2020-01-31  •  Robert Spencer Minnesota: Hamas-linked CAIR complains, Catholic priest apologizes for saying Islam “greatest threat in the world” This article encapsulates so much about what is wrong with the contemporary Catholic Church and the imperative of “interfaith dialogue,” and illustrates the apparently impenetrable confusion people have today between criticizing ideas and discriminating against human beings. The Rev. Nick VanDenBroeke apologized “for saying in a sermon that Islam was ‘the greatest threat in the […] Read more 2020-01-31  •  Robert Spencer First Thoughts On the Trump Plan and How Mahmoud Abbas Will Save the Day  “The Deal of the Century” turned out to be remarkably generous to the “Palestinians,” giving them far more than they had any right to expect. It promises them a state – the state of Palestine. It doubles the size of the territory under Palestinian control. The Palestinians will under the plan possess nearly 80% of […] Read more 2020-01-31  •  Hugh Fitzgerald Trump: “It’s time for the Muslim world to fix the mistake of 1948 and recognize Israel” Plain truth from Trump: The Muslim world must correct an historic error and finally recognize the Jewish state, President Donald Trump said Tuesday as he unveiled his long-anticipated “deal of the century” for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “It’s time for the Muslim world to fix the mistake of 1948 and recognize Israel,” Trump said. The […] Read more 2020-01-31  •  Christine Douglass-Williams Afghanistan: Islamic schools for children are breeding grounds for Islamic State influence This is no surprise. There has long been a problem with the preaching of jihad in Afghan schools, and in those in neighboring Pakistan also. A 2015 study by the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit turned up “extensive activity” by jihadist groups in schools; groups including Hizb ut-Tahrir, Jamiat-e-Islah, and Tehrik-e-Islami. These groups were found […] Read more 2020-01-31  •  Christine Douglass-Williams