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How an ISIS Member Got Past Immigration and Became a U.S. Citizen
January 4, 2021 /0 Comments/in Courts & Law, National Security, Policy, Regulation, Religion, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Robert Spencer
Over a thousand Iraqi refugees have been resettled in Portland.
The year that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration's Islamic terror state travel ban, an Iraqi member of ISIS applied for American citizenship.
Hawazen Sameer Mothafar didn't have much to worry about. Not only was he already living in the United States, but under political pressure, Iraq had been taken off the travel ban list.
And no one would have suspected Mothafar of being an ISIS terrorist. He was in a wheelchair.
When Mothafar was asked at his immigration interview this year whether he was involved with a terrorist organization, he must have thought it was a formality. But three months later, Mothafar was under arrest, charged with lying to a government agency, and aiding ISIS.
Mothafar not only managed to get through an immigration interview while denying any terrorist ties, but he spoke in court through an Arabic translator, suggesting a poor grasp of English.
Not only did our immigration system make an alleged ISIS member a citizen, but took an immigrant with nothing to offer this country, who doesn't even speak the language, and who, according to his lawyer, has to be cared for by his family, and welcomed him in.
Over a thousand Iraqi refugees have been resettled in Portland, Oregon. The small city of Troutdale near Portland, once an all-American locale perfect for picture postcards, has absorbed some of the spillover. And there was nothing all-American about Mothafar.
Mothafar hadn't come to Troutdale for the annual summerfest parade (cancelled this year because of the pandemic) or hiking past waterfalls. When he came into town under the great 'Gateway to the Gorge' arch that's Troutdale's claim to fame, he was coming for Jihad.
While Mothafar is disabled, he could still use a computer. And that's what he did.
A senior ISIS official said that when the Islamic terrorist group needed new email and social media accounts, it was Mothafar's job to get "new accounts when we needed new accounts as soon as possible."
But Mothafar was allegedly doing a lot more than just providing tech support for the Jihad.
Mothafar claimed that he had been an ISIS supporter since 2014 when the Islamic terror group first gained worldwide attention. Last year, he made the ba'yat pledge, an oath of allegiance to the Caliph of ISIS, who would be caught hiding out and killed by the Trump administration later that same year, binding him to full unquestioning obedience to ISIS and to its leader. Such oaths are often taken before its members make some larger commitment to the terror group.
Earlier that year, Mothafar had ambiguously told an ISIS supporter that he wouldn't use his real name because, "if published for the foundation, it could mean 4 terror."
But in 2015, Mothafar had already been working on the ISIS media operation. He initially ran ISIS chat rooms and channels, but he later began working on Al-Anfal's Jihadist propaganda.
Al-Anfal is an ISIS online media outlet, but literally means the spoils of war. That chapter of the Koran has been used as code for campaigns of extermination against non-Muslims and different Islamic sects and populations. ISIS, many of whose members and leaders had come out of the ranks of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, embraced Al-Anfal as a promise that its Jihad would echo the brutal Al-Anfal of Mohammed and of Saddam Hussein in his Anfal massacres.
The Koranic chapter of Al-Anfal contains some of the most brutal verses in the Koran, including its call for beheading,
"I will cast dread into the hearts of the unbelievers. Strike off their heads," one verse declares.
When Al-Anfal launched in the fall of 2017, Mothafar "edited, produced, published, and disseminated" the Jihadist publication with its call for the mass murder of non-Muslims.
That included Americans.
The first issue featured a chart of the best places to stab victims in the "sensitive areas of the body". "Effective Stabbing Techniques," like the other Al-Anfal Jihadist propaganda, was coming through a publishing process that took it, not through Baghdad, but through Oregon.
The December issue featured an article titled, "How Does a Detonator Work", and a picture of a burning Statue of Liberty with the caption, "Soon in the Heart of Your Lands."
Next year, Mothafar was assembling pictures of explosives and western cities, messaging, "the images of destroyed infidel cities will be useful." Propaganda like this played a crucial role in the alarmed responses to sophisticated ISIS posters threatening attacks on America.
Some of these posters warned that the ISIS terrorists were among us. What they did not mention was that one of these terrorists was in a wheelchair and living near Portland.
And was waiting to apply for American citizenship.
Right after the hearing, Mothafar was set free on the condition that he doesn't "disseminate any information in support of any designated terrorist organization", or leave Oregon.
And so the same system that allowed Mothafar to spread his hate set him loose again.
Removing Iraq from the list of travel ban countries was made for political reasons to avoid offending its government. Iraq is the epicenter of ISIS and of Islamic terrorism. The countries with the most Muslim refugees are also generally the ones with the worst terrorist problems.
Mothafar's immigration paperwork, mentioned in the indictment, meant filling out a form that asks prospective citizens whether they've ever been associated with the Communist Party (to my knowledge, no one has recently been indicted for lying about this), any "totalitarian party" (a dubious category), or a "terrorist organization".
There are repeated mentions of Nazi Germany: a laudable if belated move that began long after most of the Nazi war criminals were already living here, and one that is no longer relevant because few Nazi war criminals are likely to be moving to America at this late date.
There is still no mention of ISIS or any Islamic terrorist group. The immigration paperwork hardly required Mothafar to lie because its questions are dated, some to the 40s or 50s, others with their obsession with guerrillas and paramilitary units to the Latin America of the 80s.
A generation that has made Islamic terrorism into the scourge of the free world is hardly reflected in our immigration system which is still screening for Communists, Nazis, and Latin American guerrilas and paramilitary units. It's a failure that sums up our failed response to 9/11.
There is only one single mention of terrorism in the form and it doesn't reference Islam.
The only reason Mothafar got nailed for, among other things, making false statements in his immigration form and his citizenship interview, is that the authorities were already watching him. And based on the use of FISA surveillance in his case, it's likely that he was accidentally swept up while the United States was monitoring ISIS members operating in Iraq and Syria.
Our immigration system hasn't adapted to dealing with Islamic terrorism. And it's not acting in the best interests of Americans. If it were, Mothafar, in a wheelchair, cared for by his parents, would never have been a candidate for immigration or citizenship in the United States.
Americans felt sorry for Mothafar. And, as usual, they paid the price.
Now, after, no doubt, spending a small fortune on caring for Mothafar over the years, the taxpayers will spend an even larger fortune on his trial, and then, probably, on his imprisonment, at which point he'll become a full-time burden on the taxpayers, and then on his life after prison.
None of this would have been necessary if the United States would stop taking in Muslim refugees from terror states and then putting them through an immigration process that hardly even recognizes that we've spent a generation fighting Islamic terrorism from abroad.
"This defendant is a legal permanent resident of the United States who abandoned the country that took him in and instead pledged allegiance to ISIS and repeatedly and diligently promoted its violent objectives" US Attorney Billy Williams declared.
Were we really expecting anything else?
In the previous decade, Samir Khan, a Pakistani, had been churning out Jihadist propaganda for Al Qaeda's Inspire magazine from Queens, New York, and then Charlotte, North Carolina. Inspire's fare included, "Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom", which may have been used by the Boston Marathon bombers.
One of his articles was titled, "I Am Proud to Be a Traitor to America."
When he was taken out alongside Al Qaeda leader Anwar Al-Awlaki, the Obama administration offered a condolence call to the Khan family, and, along with Al-Awlaki, Khan became a cause celebre for lefties and libertarians, and his family who accused the United States of "assassinating" him. The Mothafar case shows how little we've learned since then.
They can't take pride in being traitors to America if we don't let them in.
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
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Hamas-Linked CAIR Demands Biden Dismantle Counterterror Operations
December 29, 2020 /0 Comments/in National Security, Policy, Politics, Regulation, Religion, Social Issues /by Robert Spencer
The Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) worked hard to get His Fraudulency President-select Joe Biden into the White House, and now it's time for payback. On Tuesday, the sinister organization that the establishment media routinely presents as a benign human rights group released what it called "a detailed agenda detailing policy changes that the Biden-Harris administration should pursue within its first 100 days in office to restore the rights of Americans Muslims and advance justice for all." "Restore the rights of American Muslims"? What rights have they been denied? If you said "none," you're correct, but CAIR's wishlist emanates from the bizarro world of the group's relentless efforts to secure coveted victimhood status for Muslims in the U.S.
The report is impressively detailed, identifying "33 new initiatives and policy reforms designed to protect and respect the rights of all U.S. citizens and residents, including Muslims, that the new administration can start to implement the first day in office."
This is so much eyewash, as there is nothing among these 33 demands that is designed to protect and respect the rights of anyone but Muslims, but this sort of thing plays well with the media, and so it's always worth throwing in. For example, one of the demands is "Support the free speech of all Americans and the right to boycott without government interference." Another demands an "end the U.S. Department of Education's attempts to suppress free speech on college campuses, including attempts to target Middle Eastern studies courses and punishing Palestinian student activists."
These are not calls for the support of the freedom of speech as such. CAIR's support for the freedom of speech here is stated only in connection to protesting Israel. When it comes to criticism of Islam, CAIR's commitment to the freedom of speech suddenly weakens. It also demands the removal of "alt-right and Islamophobic online resources" from "existing vetting practices," which is essentially a call for the removal of material that speaks honestly about the motivating ideology behind jihad terrorism. All such material was removed years ago, so it's unclear what CAIR spokesman Ibrahim "Honest Ibe" Hooper is in a lather about here. But free speech? Not really high on CAIR's agenda at all.
"CAIR's agenda," CAIR notes proudly, "is being endorsed by the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations, the largest coalition of several leading national, regional, and local Muslim organizations and institutions harnessing the collective strength of American Muslims for the greater good of all." That makes it all the more disquieting that the list of demands includes these:
1. Fundamentally reform the federal government's unconstitutional Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), commonly referred to as the "terrorism watchlist."
2. Dismantle the TSA's secretive Quiet Skies passenger tracking program, its international counterpart Silent Partner and other rules-based lists, that operate without Congressional oversight to single out law-abiding Muslim travelers for official harassment and extrajudicial consequences without due process.
3. Oppose and defund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's ("DHS") 2020 "Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention" ("TVTP") grant program, the successor of DHS's previous Countering Violent Extremism ("CVE") grant program.
4. End the FBI's use of informants to spy on American Muslim communities.
5. Reject any new domestic terrorism statutes.
Consider all these demands in light of the fact that CAIR is an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case — so named by the Justice Department. CAIR officials have repeatedly refused to denounce Hamas and Hizballah as terrorist groups. Several former CAIR officials have been convicted of various crimes related to jihad terror. CAIR's cofounder and longtime Board chairman, Omar Ahmad, as well as Hooper, have made Islamic supremacist statements about how Islamic law should be imposed in the U.S. (Ahmad denies this, but the original reporter stands by her story.)
Even worse, CAIR chapters frequently distribute pamphlets telling Muslims not to cooperate with law enforcement. CAIR has opposed virtually every anti-terror measure that has been proposed or implemented and has been declared a terror organization by the United Arab Emirates. CAIR's Hussam Ayloush in 2017 called for the overthrow of the U.S. government. CAIR's national outreach manager is an open supporter of Hamas.
This list of demands also features some of CAIR's usual victimhood mongering: "Ensure American Muslims and other minorities, like all other Americans, have equal access to the COVID-19 vaccine and federal and state aid available to those impacted by the COVID-19 crisis." Of course, there is no need for such a demand, as no one anywhere is contemplating denying Muslims or anyone else equal access to the vaccine.
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I Saw Mommy Beheading Santa Claus: Another Precarious Christmas in the Age of Jihad
December 25, 2020 /0 Comments/in Featured, Policy, Politics, Religion /by Robert Spencer
Another Christmas is upon us, and it's the same old story: in Muslim lands, Christians are oppressed and in constant danger of violent jihad attacks. And in the lands once known as Christendom, jihadis threaten new jihad massacres.
And so it was no surprise when International Christian Concern reported Wednesday that "security forces in Pakistan reportedly stopped a major terror attack planned to take place on Christmas Day in Peshawar. In a raid on a house in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Khyber district, four terrorists, including the leader of a banned militant outfit, were arrested." Among those arrested was Zakir Afridi, the commander of the jihad terror group Lashkar-e-Islam.
"Along with the terrorists," International Christian Concern reported, "security forces seized three suicide jackets and six improvised explosive devices."
If this plot wasn't inspired by a call from the Islamic State to murder Christians on Christmas Day, it certainly had the same goal in mind. The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) reported that "on December 12, 2020, online supporters of the Islamic State (ISIS) distributed an audio clip of a new nasheed (Islamic religious chant) titled 'Coldly Kill Them With Hate And Rage.'" The jolly folks who "released the song on Telegram included a poster featuring a Christmas tree with a bomb attached to it, and the caption: 'Just Terror 2020. Here are their holidays at your doorsteps, and we are here too! And we are about to enter them with you!' The post also includes the hashtag #MerryChristmas, suggesting it be used on social media to disseminate the song."
The charming ditty includes these lyrics: "They fought Islam day and night/Killed many Muslims all in one time/Vengeance fill the hearts and minds/Coldly kill them with hate and rage/Stab them, shoot them or a blast/Make their media cry and broadcast/The khilafah [caliphate]." Well, it ain't exactly "The First Noel," but at least they tried.
Meanwhile, OpIndia reported Monday that an old video from the renowned Islamic apologist Zakir Naik has gone viral this year. In it, Naik, who has been accused of ties to jihad terror activity, answers a young man's question about whether or not it is permissible for Muslims to wish Christians a merry Christmas: "To reach your goals, you cannot use wrong means, brother. What is Haram [forbidden] to them is also Haram to you. When you are wishing Merry Christmas to them, you are agreeing that he is the son of God and that is Shirk [the grave sin of associating partners with Allah in worship]. Because they believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God. Irrespective of whether they are practising Christians or not, they celebrate the day because of His birthday…Is saying Merry Christmas wrong? I am telling you it is wrong. It is 100% wrong according to me….If you don't know what Christmas stands for and happen to wish someone, Allah may forgive you. If you drink alcohol, mistaking it for Pepsi, Allah may forgive you. But if you are doing it to build a relationship after knowing what Christmas stands for, you are building your place in Jahannam (Hell). Therefore, for reaching good means, you never have to follow bad means. You have to follow the guidance of the Quran and the Sunnah (literature based on life and deeds of Prophet Muhammad)."
In a similar vein, the German-language site Philosophia Perennis site reported Saturday that another old video has gone viral there, featuring a Muslim preacher, Abu Maher, declaring: "Christmas is an insult to Allah!" The video was published by the Deutschsprachige Muslimische Gemeinschaft e.V. ("German-speaking Muslim Community, DMG) which describes itself as "an association in Braunschweig that has existed for many years" and states that "we represent Islam according to the understanding of the first three generations after the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and want to convey Islam – based on the Qurân and Sunna (path of the Prophet) and its pure message – to our fellow human beings and society. It is important to us to enable all interested parties to get to know the values and norms that Islam imposes on people." The DMG adds: "As a Muslim community, we represent a part of the local society. We respect the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, but at the same time insist on our basic rights, such as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, and want like every citizen and let every citizen live and live in peace and mutual tolerance."
In light, however, of its denunciation of Christmas, its call for peace and tolerance appears to be in reality a call for peace and tolerance on the basis of the submission of non-Muslims to Muslims.
None of this is new, or surprising. It's just another Christmas in the age of jihad.
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U.S. Nuclear Submarine enters Persian Gulf after Pompeo blames Iran for Rocket Attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
December 25, 2020 /0 Comments/in National Security, Policy, Politics /by Robert Spencer
Tension is heating up in the Persian Gulf following a rocket attack on the American Embassy in Baghdad that left a civilian dead.
The nuclear sub sends a clear message to Iran, but clearly Iran has been emboldened by its expectation of a Biden administration that will enable billions to flow once again into its coffers, facilitate its nuclear arsenal build-up, expand its influence in the Middle East, and further enable it to terrorize its targets abroad, including Iranian dissidents who should be safe in the West.
"Israeli Submarine Reportedly Crossed Suez in 'Message' to Iran as US Warships Enter Persian Gulf," by Svetlana Ekimenko, Sputnik News, December 22, 2020:
A US nuclear-powered submarine entered the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on 21 December as part of Washington's latest deterrence mission against Iran as tensions spiked after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iranian-backed militias for a rocket attack on the American Embassy compound in Baghdad on Sunday.
An Israeli Navy submarine visibly crossed the Suez Canal above water last week in what is being seen as a show of force aimed at Iran, Kan News, a public broadcaster, reported on Monday night.
Arab intelligence officials had reportedly confirmed to Kan News that the IDF Navy submarine surfaced and faced the Persian Gulf, which lies on the other side of Saudi Arabia, in a deliberate act, approved by Egypt, and purportedly intended to 'send a message' to Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
There has not been any official comment from the Israel Defence Forces, with the IDF saying it does not respond to "reports of this kind."
Earlier, on 21 December IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi voiced a warning to Tehran against attacking Israel, vowing that the Jewish state would retaliate forcefully against any aggressive moves.
"Recently, we have heard increased threats from Iran against the State of Israel. If Iran and its partners, members of the radical axis [Iran, Syria, Hezbollah and Palestinian terror groups], whether in the first circle of states or the second, carry out actions against Israel, they will discover their partnership to be very costly," Kohavi was quoted by The Times of Israel as saying at a military ceremony. He added:
"The IDF will forcefully attack anyone who takes part, from near or far, in activities against the State of Israel or Israeli targets. I am saying this plainly and am describing the situation as it is — the response and all the plans have been prepared and practised."
'Message to Iran'
The reported move by the IDF Navy comes as a similar manoeuvre was undertaken on Monday by a US submarine. The US Navy confirmed that the guided-missile submarine USS Georgia entered the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on 21 December, accompanied by two American warships, the guided-missile cruisers USS Port Royal (CG 73) and USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), amid heightened tensions with Iran.
A US Navy official confirmed to Fox News that the latest movements in the Persian Gulf had been "long planned" ahead of the approaching anniversary of the killing of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Quds Force, in Iraq on 3 January 2020 by an American drone.
According to the American official, the manoeuvres were not in response to the rocket attack on the US Embassy compound in Baghdad on Sunday.
According to a statement from the US Navy, accompanied by photos of USS Georgia at the surface, the vessel can carry 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles and 66 special forces soldiers.
The Navy warned that the military move seeks to demonstrate "the United States' commitment to regional partners and maritime security with a full spectrum of capabilities to remain ready to defend against any threat at any time."
US military officials have been apprehensive of a possible attack by Iran to avenge the assassination of Soleimani in a US drone strike near Baghdad airport in Iraq in early January.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Chief Commander, Hossein Salami, said in September on the guard's website that Tehran will avenge the US killing of its top commander General Qasem Soleimani by targeting those involved, in an "honourable" retaliation.
Spike in Iran Tensions
The show of force in the Persian Gulf comes amid heightened tensions with Iran after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laid the blame with Iranian-backed militias for a rocket attack on the US Embassy compound in Baghdad on 20 December.
The attack left at least one local civilian dead, while no embassy personnel were killed or injured, according to NPR, which cited US diplomatic sources….
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Al-Azhar says Sharia forbids joining Muslim Brotherhood, accuses it of 'immorality, aggression and terrorism'
December 24, 2020 /0 Comments/in Courts & Law, National Security, Policy, Politics, Religion, Social Issues /by Robert Spencer
Entities all over the Muslim world has been cracking down on the Muslim Brotherhood, all while the Brotherhood and its affiliates expand their influence throughout the West. The highly publicized Holy Land foundation trial – the largest terrorism financing trial in the history of the United States — exposed an extensive list of Brotherhood operatives in America, as well as offshoots in Canada. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, Russia, Bahrain and Syria have all banned the Muslim Brotherhood and designated it a terrorist group. The U.S., Canada, and the EU need to do the same. Labeling groups which are connected to Hamas as "unindicted co-conspirators" isn't enough. Take, for instance, the Canadian government of the former Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper. It declared IRFAN-Canada (Islamic Relief) a terrorist entity for funding Hamas. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently reintroduced the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, and explained that he believes it will "advance America's fight against radical Islamic terrorism." He's right.
Last week, in a telling move, Sheikh Abdallah Bin Bayyah, the head of the UAE fatwa council, withdrew from the speaker list at the Reviving the Islamic Spirit mega-conference in Toronto because it featured MB-linked groups.
"Al-Azhar decrees prohibition of joining Muslim Brotherhood," by Mohammed Abu Zaid, Arab News, December 21, 2020:
CAIRO: Al-Azhar Fatwa Global Center has said that joining the Muslim Brotherhood and other terrorist groups is forbidden according to Shariah and that God has forbidden division and disagreement.
The Egyptian newspaper Al-Watan quoted Al-Azhar as saying in its announcement that God forbids people from pursuing any path that distracts them from following the truth, explaining that keeping to the Qur'an and the Sunnah, in accordance with Shariah, was the only way to please God.
"It is clear to the public what these groups have done in distorting some texts, cutting them out of their context, and using them to achieve personal goals or interests and corrupting the land," the center said in the fatwa.
"Membership in these extremist groups is considered forbidden by Shariah."
"Joining the terrorist Brotherhood is forbidden by law [and is considered] cooperating in immorality and aggression, for that group violates the law of God and is involved in terrorism," said Abdullah Al-Najjar, a member of the Islamic Research Academy.
Hussein Al-Qadi, a researcher in religious affairs and Islamic movements, said that the fatwa is the first of its kind in the history of Al-Azhar.
"This fatwa has never been issued from Al-Azhar before. Various statements were issued by Al-Azhar describing the Brotherhood as being outdated. In fact, Imam Muhammad Mustafa Al-Maraghi, reformer and rector of Al-Azhar, demanded the dissolution of the Brotherhood," Al-Qadi said….
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NYC: Muslim murders his daughter for being too 'Americanized' and not wanting to wear hijab
December 24, 2020 /0 Comments/in Courts & Law, Religion, Social Issues, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Robert Spencer
Witless Western feminists now have an annual event, World Hijab Day, in which they don hijabs in order to show solidarity with Muslim women in the West who supposedly experience abuse for wearing the hijab, although a great many of these incidents have been found to have been faked by the alleged victims. The real victims of abuse over wearing the hijab are much more often girls and women who don't wear it, such as Ola Salem.
Aqsa Parvez's Muslim father choked her to death with her hijab after she refused to wear it. Amina Muse Ali was a Christian woman in Somalia whom Muslims murdered because she wasn't wearing a hijab. 40 women were murdered in Iraq in 2007 for not wearing the hijab. Alya Al-Safar's Muslim cousin threatened to kill her and harm her family because she stopped wearing the hijab in Britain. Amira Osman Hamid faced whipping in Sudan for refusing to wear the hijab. An Egyptian girl, also named Amira, committed suicide after being brutalized by her family for refusing to wear the hijab. Muslim and non-Muslim teachers at the Islamic College of South Australia were told they had to wear the hijab or be fired. Women in Chechnya were police shot with paintballs because they weren't wearing hijab. Other women in Chechnya were threatened by men with automatic rifles for not wearing hijab.
Elementary school teachers in Tunisia were threatened with death for not wearing hijab. Syrian schoolgirls were forbidden to go to school unless they wore hijab. Women in Gaza were forced by Hamas to wear hijab. Women in Iran protested against the regime by daring to take off their hijabs. Women in London were threatened with murder by Muslim thugs if they didn't wear hijab. An anonymous young Muslim woman doffed her hijab outside her home and started living a double life in fear of her parents. Fifteen girls in Saudi Arabia were killed when the religious police wouldn't let them leave their burning school building because they had taken off their hijabs in their all-female environment. A girl in Italy had her head shaved by her mother for not wearing hijab.
Other women and girls have been killed or threatened, or live in fear for daring not to wear the hijab. But where are the feminists standing in solidarity with them?
"Staten Island fugitive arraigned, held without bail in Staten Island slay of Muslim activist daughter," by Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, December 22, 2020:
A former Olympic boxer charged with the strangulation of his daughter — an activist for the rights of Muslim women — was arraigned on murder charges Tuesday and ordered held without bail, the Staten Island district attorney said.
Kabary Salem, 52, was extradited from Kuwait on Friday, ending a year-long manhunt that started shortly after his daughter, Ola Salem, 25, was found strangled in Bloomingdale Park, a 138-acre park on the South Shore of Staten Island, the morning of Oct. 24, 2019.
Salem fled the country, possibly spending time in Egypt, authorities said — and even tried to throw investigators off his trail by telling The New York Times his daughter had complained to him that she was being tailed by another car on the highway.
"I want to know what happened to her, what is the reason for that, but no one tells me," he told the news outlet. "I am just waiting.
"She was a really good, beautiful girl."
Kabary Salem was indicted by a grand jury Nov. 3 and charged with murder, manslaughter, concealment of a human corpse and strangulation….
It's unclear what sparked the violence. The DA's office wouldn't comment on a report that the father wasn't happy with the man his daughter was dating.A source who knew the daughter told the Daily News she was becoming more Westernized and didn't want to wear her hijab.
"She was very outspoken," the source said. "She wasn't timid."
"She was becoming Americanized," the source said….
The suspect was a top boxer in Egypt and competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. His daughter also boxed and had dedicated her life to championing the rights of Muslim woman.
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Gaza: Internal Hamas government memo calls for 'activities to reduce interaction with Christmas'
December 20, 2020 /1 Comment/in Policy, Politics, Religion, Social Issues, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Robert Spencer
Once again, anger and fear resurface among Christians living in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, who also are preparing to celebrate Christmas amidst the restrictions due to the Covid19 pandemic.
However, their concerns are not because of the spread of coronavirus, but rather because of a letter (which was made public on social media and other Palestinian websites) that was sent to the government of Hamas in Gaza regarding the upcoming celebrations of Christmas.
The letter, entitled "Activities to reduce interaction with Christmas during the next two weeks," was sent by the Director-General of the General Administration of Preaching and Counseling of the Palestinian Endowment Ministry in Gaza.
In what appeared to be an official correspondence between Palestinian officials, the letter discussed the steps taken during "an emergency meeting" that was held in Gaza on December 15. It included the issuance of "awareness and guidance" that needed to be implemented by 10 departments within the Islamic Waqf ministry.
The main goal behind this campaign would include "issuing fatwas [to prohibit Muslims from participating in Christmas], releasing videos, and requesting some preachers" to talk about the great sins of celebrating their holidays with the Christians.
It is worth noting that the number of Christians still living in Gaza may not reach 1000, while the Orthodox and Catholic churches continue to provide parish services to the remaining families, in addition to two schools whose students are mostly Muslims.
After Hamas gained full control of the Strip, the Baptist Church in Gaza, which had operated since 1950, was soon almost shattered. In October 2007, Rami Ayyad, one of its active members in Gaza, who managed its Christian bookstore there, was kidnapped, tortured, and then killed.
After Ayyad's assassination, seven church leaders left for the West Bank, while Hanna Massad, the church's pastor, moved to Jordan with his family.
Since Hamas installed Shari'ah law in Gaza, which fomented further threats against the remaining Christians from Islamic extremists, Christians in general feared gathering in groups. They no longer wear crosses, while women dare not move around freely by themselves or be unveiled.
Hamas has always prohibited the Christians from holding public celebrations during Christmas and New Year, ever since its usurpation of power in 2007. This time, it intends to socially isolate them as well.
In the West Bank, the situation of the Christians may seem relatively better, but the fear of Islamic jihad remains a ghost haunting them.
The number of Christians in Bethlehem, which is under the control of the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas, is rapidly dwindling. Christians today make up merely 15% of what was once known as a Christian-majority town. The violent military actions taken by Fatah militants wreaked havoc on the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ after the outbreak of the so-called Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000.
Palestinian Christians singing Christmas carol near the Church of the Nativity
A few years ago, a visa clerk at the US consulate disclosed to this writer that Palestinian Christians who met the US tourist visa requirements often decided to overstay their visit to the United States, and eventually applied for political asylum because of fear of growing Islamic jihad activity within the Palestinian society. Those applicants share with the USCIS in secrecy their valid stories of persecution at the hands of "their Muslim brethren."
On the other side of the country, Christians inside Israel tell a completely different story. They increasingly are incorporated in all walks of life, and their numbers are growing. It is worth noting that their academic achievements rival those of the majority Jewish population.
The head of the Israeli Christian Aramaic Association recently posted on his Facebook page an appeal to the Likud, the main party of the current Israeli government. "We call upon the Likud party which is the [ Israeli] government to open up for appointing Christians and to work on integrating our Christian community and our youth into the state of Israel. This is the responsibility of the members of the Likud party today."
The Lord's Prayer in Aramaic, recited by Shadi Khaloul, head of the Israeli Christian Aramaic Association
In Jordan, where Christians have lived so far in peace and safety and enjoyed opportunities that secured them access to both the public and the private sectors, the picture has begun to change.
Yesterday, The Students' Union of the College of Sharia at the University of Jordan issued a statement expressing its refusal to erect a Christmas tree and light inside the university courtyard. It added that what the university did is a matter that does not appease God in a country whose religion is Islam.
"Muslims, in general, are living in a crisis because the image of Islam has worldwide been shaken. I am not surprised that they seek to defuse their anger in the remaining Christian minorities." George Abu Kova, a Palestinian Christian who lives in the United States commented on Facebook in reply to Hamas's letter against Christmas.
Samir Qumsiyeh, a former advisor to the Orthodox and Catholic Patriarchs in Jerusalem, expressed his dismay and anger to the letter in a post on Facebook, saying, "Hamas's positions are well known. Have you forgotten that Ismail Haniyeh [Hamas Prime Minister] congratulated Erdogan for turning the Hagia Sophia Church into a mosque and thus ignored the feelings of Christians in general and the Christian Palestinians in particular? Then you hear from them that we are one people within all its components." Unfortunately, our reality is painful and we have no future."
SAMIR A. ZEDAN
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ADL smears foes of jihad violence against Israel as 'Islamophobes,' gets canceled as 'anti-Muslim' anyway
December 19, 2020 /0 Comments/in National Security, News, Policy, Politics, Religion /by Robert Spencer
Jonathan Greenblatt is discovering that any dissent, no matter how small and qualified, from the far-Left agenda — which is increasingly open in its hostility to Israel — will get you defamed as an "Islamophobe," no matter how much you pander, no matter how much you desperately try to stay in the good graces of those who set the tune to which the rest of us must dance. The sinister Salam al-Marayati of MPAC has smeared ADL as "anti-Muslim" for supporting Israel, and Greenblatt is dismayed, saying that "the allegation that ADL falls along the same side of Islamophobes is patently false."
Of course it is. The ADL has repeatedly done to foes of jihad violence against Israel and other states, and foes of Sharia oppression of women and others, exactly what Salam al-Marayati is doing to him now. Greenblatt could have used this as an occasion to wake up and realize how he is being played, and how the entire "Islamophobia" enterprise is a scam designed to intimidate people into fearing to oppose jihad terror, for fear of falling prey to what al-Marayati is doing to him now. But instead of having an original thought for the first time in his life, Greenblatt is doubling down, pleading with al-Marayati to accept him. Will it work? Almost certainly not, but it will likely lead the ADL to become even more anti-Israel than it is now.
"ADL: We're proud of our record defending Jews — and Muslims," by Jonathan A. Greenblatt, Forward, December 16, 2020:
As one of the oldest civil-rights organizations in the Jewish community, we're not unaccustomed to criticism, even in the pages of one of America's oldest Jewish news outlets. But the OpEd by Salam Al-Marayati, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, which the Forward published on Tuesday morning, was illuminating about how certain quarters in our society desperately try to employ cancel culture to silence others. In this case, the author is trying to marginalize ADL and make support for the State of Israel disqualifying in pursuing civil rights for all Americans, including the Muslim-American community.
Al-Marayati argues that ADL is a source of "anti-Muslim" rhetoric and cannot be fully trusted as an ally in the fight for civil rights because of our support of the Jewish state. It is an argument taken from the playbook of a fringe smear campaign being run against ADL that, to its credit, MPAC has not signed his name to, but which he still chose to directly quote in his piece. Still, their campaign is wrong and without merit on a number of levels. It is also dangerous, creating a space where we as a Jewish organization are judged more for what we do or do not say about Israel than for all of the advocacy work we do here in the U.S. and abroad fighting for marginalized communities.
This is a common tactic in a smear campaign – narrow down a broader argument (in this case, about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict) into a singular, unfounded allegation (in this case, that ADL is Islamophobic because of our support for the Jewish State). But the allegation that ADL falls along the same side of Islamophobes is patently false….
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Tlaib: 'I hope that you realize the opportunity that Allah has given us to show the power of Muslims in Georgia'
December 18, 2020 /0 Comments/in Commentary, Elections, Policy, Politics /by Robert Spencer
Expect many more such demonstrations of power in the coming years.
"Tlaib: 'I Hope You Realize Just the Opportunity Here That Allah Has Given Us to Show the Power of Muslims in Georgia,'" by Patrick Goodenough, CNS News, December 14, 2020:
(CNSNews.com) – Muslim leaders, including Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), expressed the hope and expectation on Sunday that Muslim voters would be a deciding factor in the pivotal Senate runoff election in the state of Georgia early next month. The early voting period begins on Monday.
Participating in an online "vote-a-thon" co-hosted by the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Georgia Muslim Voter Project, Tlaib said: "I hope that you realize just the opportunity here that Allah has given us to show the power of Muslims in Georgia."
"I want people to be like, oh my God, I didn't even know Muslims are in Georgia," she said. "Exactly! Because we're going to show them in droves of numbers."
"I want to, mash'allah [what Allah has willed] be able to say, 'Look at the voting in these precincts and guess what? It was the Muslim vote that delivered Georgia,' " Tlaib said.
Mediavine
Omar said Muslim voters in Georgia had played a big part in delivering the result on November 3 that necessitated the runoff, and voiced the hope that the same would apply on January 5.
"I do hope that when the election is decided on January 5, and people are able to analyze who came out and voted, we will hear that the Muslims in Georgia were a big part of making the right decision in this historic election," she said.
Omar and Tlaib in 2018 became the first two Muslim women to be elected to the U.S. Congress.
In next month's runoff, Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are fighting off challenges from Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock respectively. The outcome will determine control of the Senate for the next two years at least.
Another participant in the livestreamed event on Sunday was Palestinian American activist and Women's March co-founder Linda Sarsour.
"You, the Muslim community in Georgia, by yourselves, can literally swing this entire election and send two Democrats to the U.S. Senate, which makes Kamala Harris the deciding vote," she said. "And you can actually alleviate harm and suffering on millions of immigrants in this country, particularly on the issue of immigration reform."
"Let history be made, and let the story be told: On January 5, 2021, it is the Muslim American community, the votes from the Muslim American community in Georgia, that literally helped us win back that Senate and put us back on the path towards winning justice for our community," Sarsour said….
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Israel has tape of Iranian nuclear scientist saying mullahs 'want five warheads'
December 7, 2020 /0 Comments/in National Security, Policy, Politics, Science, Social Issues /by Robert Spencer
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"'Israel has tape of slain Iran nuke chief talking about building five warheads,'" Times of Israel, December 4, 2020:
Israel intelligence managed to recruit an Iranian official close to the recently assassinated Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and recorded the nuclear scientist speaking about his efforts to produce "five warheads" on behalf of the Islamic Republic, according to a Friday report in the Yedioth Ahronoth daily.
This top-secret recording was played in 2008 by former prime minister Ehud Olmert for then-president George W. Bush during a visit by Bush to Israel and was a key element in convincing the Americans to step up efforts to combat Iran's nuclear program, the report said….
"I'm going to play you something, but I ask that you not talk about it with anyone, not even with the director of the CIA," the report quoted Olmert as telling Bush from within the closed-door meeting. Bush reportedly agreed to the request.
Olmert pulled out a recording device, hit play and a man could be heard speaking in Persian.
"The man speaking here is Mohsen Fakhrizadeh," Olmert reportedly explained. "Fakhrizadeh is the head of the "AMAD" program, Iran's secret military nuclear project. The one it denies exists at all," Olmert told Bush according to the report.
The prime minister then revealed that Israeli intelligence services had managed to recruit an Iranian agent close to Fakhrizadeh who had been feeding Jerusalem information on the nuclear scientist for years.
Olmert provided Bush with an English-language transcript of what Fakhrizadeh had said in Persian.
According to the report, Fakhrizadeh could be heard giving details about the development of Iranian nuclear weapons. However, the Yedioth report only quotes selected phrases, without the word nuclear. The scientist complains that the government is not providing him with sufficient funds to carry out his work. On the one hand, Fakhrizadeh says, in an apparent reference to his superiors, "they want five warheads," but on the other, "they aren't letting me work."
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Bush read the recording's translation and reacted with silence. Yedioth claimed the recording served as a "smoking atomic gun" for Olmert….
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New Study Reveals that Muslim Religiosity Strongly Linked to Hatred Towards the West
December 6, 2020 /0 Comments/in News, Policy, Politics, Religion, Science, Social Issues /by Robert Spencer
I am a Social and Political Psychologist that has been researching in the area of Psychology of Religion. What fascinates me about this discipline is that it goes beyond collecting people's responses to understanding and examining their attitudes. Our aim is not limited to knowing what people think about a particular issue, but it expands to answer questions about why do they think and behave in a certain way and what we can do to change or sustain their behaviour.
The Christian faith dominates the field of Psychology of Religion. This is understandable since the West was the first to study religion using empirical scientific methods. As a Middle Eastern, I was keen to enrich the literature by expanding it to cover Islam and Muslims. In a recent study that I published in one of the top journals of the scientific study of religion, I examined the relationship between Muslim religiosity and prejudice towards the West. I wanted to investigate whether there was an association between being a religious Muslim and having negative attitudes toward the West. The sample of this study was collected from 17 Arab countries and from a variety of ages ranging from 18 to over 70.
The results were distressing and revealed that Muslim religiosity was strongly linked to hatred towards the West. It was expected to see a link between Islamic fundamentalism and negative attitudes towards the West; however, even intrinsic Muslim religiosity (moderate Islam) strongly predicted prejudice towards the West. In fact, the only groups that had favourable attitudes toward the West were the secular and nonreligious Arabs. What makes this finding intriguing is that it is different than what is found in a Western context. For instance, Christian fundamentalism is still linked to prejudice toward Muslims, but moderate Christian religiosity is not. Also, when we add ideological variables like Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Dogmatism to mediate this relationship, the Christian fundamentalism – prejudice link disappears. This means that in a Western context, Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Dogmatism have a substantial impact on prejudiced attitudes that the religiosity factor becomes insignificant. In comparison, Muslim religiosity remains even after including ideological factors like Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Dogmatism to try to mediate the link between Islam and negative biases towards the West. In other words, Muslim religiosity remains the dominant predictor for disliking the West regardless of it being moderate or reaching a fundamentalism level.
The crucial thing about these findings is that it shows that Islam is not like other religions and that this ideology needs to be understood and examined from a different scope. I have prepared a project entitled: "Conceptualizing and measuring Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East, and consequences for anti-Western prejudice." This project will examine Islamic fundamentalism in more detail in the Middle East and test its relationship to anti-Western prejudice, its link to political Islam, and other related psychological traits. Long story short, I was quite surprised by the response of many Western universities that were hesitant to invest in this research. I was asking myself why is it ok to study and examine other religions but one of a sudden it might not be a good idea to study Islam? After all, this is science, and science should remain objective.
As a psychologist, I believe that if we are serious about finding a cure for a patient, then we must begin by a proper diagnosis. But if we insist that the patient is ok and does not need treatment than things will only get worse. That is why science is crucial to help us understand and work on finding solutions to deal with extreme ideologies rather than leaving things the way they are which will only bring more violence and risk stability and security in both the East and the West. And if the recent horrifying act of beheading a schoolteacher in France because of showing some pictures was not enough to bring a wake-up call then I'm not anticipating a bright future! If you would like to read the details of my study you can reach it through this link: Islam and the West
BASHAR ALBAGHLI
Bashar Albaghli is a Kuwaiti academic that specialises in the scientific study of religion. He was sponsored by Kuwait University and was supposed to go back to Kuwait and be a lecturer after he completed his PhD studies. However, he was prosecuted and sentenced to prison because of his political opinions against the Islamists and funding terrorism in the Gulf.
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Biden Vows to Surrender to Iran, then Negotiate
December 5, 2020 /1 Comment/in National Security, News, Policy, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Robert Spencer
"Say it ain't so, Tehran Joe."
At the Tuesday-morning meeting with committee staffers, Biden launches into a stream-of-consciousness monologue about what his committee should be doing, before he finally admits the obvious: "I'm groping here." Then he hits on an idea: America needs to show the Arab world that we're not bent on its destruction. "Seems to me this would be a good time to send, no strings attached, a check for $200 million to Iran," Biden declares.
This was after 9/11.
Now, after decades of swimming in Iran Lobby cash, including in this election, Joe's got a plan. "Surrender first, strategy later."
President-elect Joe Biden established a sequence for how he plans to deal with Iran, and it starts with reentering the 2015 nuclear deal without conditions.
After reentering the deal, Biden told Friedman, the United States, "in consultation with our allies and partners, we're going to engage in negotiations and follow-on agreements to tighten and lengthen Iran's nuclear constraints, as well as address the missile program."
Bound to work. Is this how Hunter used to negotiate with the Chinese? "I'll give you everything you want. Then we'll negotiate how much I get."
Somehow I don't think so.
But the media cheers this as normalcy restored and real leadership as the election fraud rolls on. The mullahs are certainly cheering and shouting, "Death to America".
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib retweets genocidal slogan 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free'
December 2, 2020 /0 Comments/in National Security, Policy, Politics, Social Issues, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Robert Spencer
This slogan means no Jewish state at all, and that would mean the slaughter of millions of Jews. But it's acceptable on the Left today to harbor such genocidal aspirations.
Rashida Tlaib RT's out the same message that got Marc Lamont Hill canned from CNN.
From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free – code for eradicating the State of Israel and its millions of Jews.
Reminder – this is a sitting U.S. Congresswoman pic.twitter.com/zEWOptrGPW
— StopAntisemitism.org (@StopAntisemites) November 30, 2020
"Democrat Rashida Tlaib Promotes Slogan Associated With Calling For Elimination Of Israel," by Ryan Saavedra, Daily Wire, November 29, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) promoted a tweet on her Twitter account on Sunday that contained a phrase that is associated with calling for the elimination of Israel.
StopAntisemitism.org highlighted the tweet that Tlaib retweeted, which stated: "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."
"Rashida Tlaib RT's out the same message that got Marc Lamont Hill canned from CNN," StopAntisemitism.org noted. "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free – code for eradicating the State of Israel and its millions of Jews. Reminder – this is a sitting U.S. Congresswoman."
The Daily Beast, a left-wing publication, wrote the following about the meaning of the phrase:
The river in this formulation is the Jordan, the naturally occurring eastern border of Israel and of the West Bank; the sea is the Mediterranean to the west. Uttered by advocates of the Palestinian cause for decades, the pithy slogan very pointedly makes no place for Israel. It evokes a strip of Middle Eastern land where Israel is no more, replaced by a unified Palestinian entity in the space it once occupied. It could be that this entity would welcome and protect a Jewish population. But when supporters of the Jewish state hear those 10 words, they worry about their potentially violent implications.
CNN did fire then-contributor Marc Lamont Hill in 2018 after he used the slogan, which The Times of Israel noted was associated with "Palestinian extremists," during a speech at the United Nations. Hamas has repeatedly used the phrase…
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Chutzpah: Palestinians Prepare List of Demands For Biden Administration
November 26, 2020 /0 Comments/in National Security, Policy, Politics /by Robert Spencer
The Palestinian Arabs sense an opening for them in Biden's Washington, where they rightly assume they will be personae gratae again. They have already been preparing their laundry list of demands for the Biden Administration, which is discussed here: "PA wants Biden to reverse 'anti-Palestinian' decisions," by Khaled Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post, November 22, 2020:
The Palestinians will demand that the new administration under US President-elect Joe Biden cancel "anti-Palestinian" decisions taken by the administration of President Donald Trump, Palestinian officials said on Sunday.
The officials told The Jerusalem Post that the Palestinian Authority has prepared a list of demands that will be presented to Biden after he is sworn in on January 20.
The list includes a request to reopen the PLO diplomatic mission in Washington, rescinding Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, resuming financial aid to the PA and the UN Relief and Work Agency and reopening the US consulate in east Jerusalem.
In addition, the officials said, the Palestinians will also demand the Biden administration cancel the recent decision that allows US citizens born in Jerusalem to list Israel as their place of birth, as well as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's announcement allowing for settlement products to be labeled as "Made in Israel."
"We have already contacted Biden's people to inform them of our demands," a Palestinian official told the Post. "We had a positive dialogue with senior officials who are close to Biden."
Since that contact between the Palestinians with Biden's staff, the two most pro-Israel of Biden's advisers, Tony Blinken and Jake Sullivan, have been appointed to be, respectively, Secretary of State and National Security Adviser. It may not be quite as smooth sailing for the PA as it thought just a few days ago.
Last week, PA Foreign Minister Riad Malki said the Palestinians want to conduct dialogue with the new US administration in order to cancel decisions taken by the Trump administration.
Malki said the Palestinians have suffered tremendously as a result of Trump's decisions directed against them, including the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the transfer of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the closure of the PLO mission in the US and the suspension of US financial aid to the Palestinians.
Malki and other Palestinian officials said they also expected the Biden administration to distance itself from Trump's plan for Middle East peace, also known as the "Deal of the Century." The Palestinian leadership has strongly condemned the plan, unveiled in January 2020, as a "conspiracy aiming to liquidate the Palestinian issue and national rights."
Another Palestinian official told the Post that while he was optimistic the Biden administration would cancel some of the decisions taken by the Trump administration, the Palestinians do not believe it would be easy to return the US Embassy to Tel Aviv.
No, it won't be easy to move the Embassy back to Tel Aviv. It will be impossible. There is not a chance in hell that the American Embassy will be moved out of Jerusalem. Biden has already declared that he would not do it, though he also added that he "would not have made the move himself," a curious remark given that he was one of the most enthusiastic backers of the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act, which passed in the Senate by 93 to 5.
"We know that the Biden administration would not be able to accept all our demands, such as the removal of the embassy from Jerusalem, but we are very optimistic regarding the other demands," the official explained. "If [Biden] renounces the 'Deal of the Century' and resumes financial aid to the Palestinians, this will be a good step in the right direction. It will be a big victory for the Palestinian people."
The suspension of financial aid to the Palestinians was partly in response to the PA's refusal to end its Pay-For-Slay program, which incentivizes terrorism by providing generous monthly stipends to imprisoned terrorists, and to the families of terrorists who had been killed. The PA has been recently been making noises about modifying the plan, by providing stipends based not, as now, on the length of a sentence, which provide more money the longer the sentence (so those who commit the worst attacks get more money), but instead on the "financial need" of a terrorist's family. Qadri Abu Bakr, the PLO's Director for Commission of Prisoners' Affairs, in English told the New York Times that the Palestinian Authority's (PA) policy on terrorists' families' salaries will change. But in the Arabic version of those remarks, Qadri Abu Bakr said the exact opposite, assuring his listeners that the calculation of stipends to terrorists and their families would not change in any way. Two versions, directly contradicting each other. Why not? Qadri Abu Bakr knows: "War is deceit," said Muhammad.
It is thus doubtful that the PA could bring itself to change its Pay-For-Slay policy, which reflects the Palestinians' visceral support for terrorism. But even if the PA did change the criteria according to which the stipends are calculated, this would still leave in place a program that subsidizes, and therefore incentivizes, terrorism. This will make it very difficult for the Americans to turn on the faucet of aid again.
The PA's complacent assumption that the Americans will renew financial aid to the Palestinians needs to be challenged and undermined. Even without the Pay-For-Slay program, why should the Americans turn on that tap for the PA, rather than have the PA go hat in hand to their fellow Arabs in the oil states, or Iran, or Turkey, and ask them for aid? Who decided that the United States owes the Palestinians a permanent living? And why should American taxpayers be shelling out billions, over the years, to UNRWA, which includes on its ever-expanding rolls of those who receive its largesse not just the real Palestinian refugees, those who left in 1947-1949, of whom there may now be 30,000 still alive – but also all of their descendants, now amounting to more than five million people? Who decided that among the many tens of millions of refugees who have been created by conflicts – wars, civil wars, persecutions — all over the world since the late 1940s, only one group, the Palestinians, should be allowed to pass on the refugee status to their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on, world without end?
This ever-lengthening list of "Palestinian refugees" has been on the international – almost entirely Western – dole for decades. Don't we need to ask a few questions at this point? For example, why are we Americans expected to give hundreds of millions of dollars a year to the Palestinians instead of, say, to the inoffensive and much poorer people in Bolivia or the Congo or Nepal? What exactly have the Palestinians done for us? Haven't they used terror as a weapon for a half-century? Didn't we see the Palestinians hand out candies and celebrate when they heard the glad news on 9/11/2001? Haven't Palestinian terrorists killed American citizens? Isn't Hamas a local branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, that seeks a worldwide caliphate? And what about the links between the Palestinians and our mortal enemy, Iran?
According to the official, the Palestinians are also expecting the Biden administration to return to the long-standing US policy toward settlements and adhere to UN resolutions on this issue.
In November 2019, Pompeo announced that the US no longer views settlements as "inconsistent with international law," a move that drew strong condemnation from the Palestinian leadership.
Secretary Pompeo had quite properly declared as a break with previous policy what ought to have been American policy all along. The Israeli settlements in the West Bank do not violate, and are not "inconsistent with" international law. Their legality stems from the Mandate for Palestine, that included the entire West Bank in the territories assigned to the future Jewish National Home. Previous administrations had relied on the "Hansell Memorandum" of 1978, which took the position that the settlements were "illegal," but Hansell himself never mentions the Palestine Mandate In his memorandum, as if it were of little moment, when it is, in fact, the essential document for understanding Israel's claim to the West Bank, and hence, the basis of Israel's right to build settlements in that territory.
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Biden names 'Palestinian' who justified jihad suicide bombings as deputy director of Office of Legislative Affairs
November 25, 2020 /0 Comments/in National Security, Policy, Politics, Social Issues /by Robert Spencer
Not a good sign for future U.S. relations with Israel. But this is also a sign of how topsy-turvy the world is today. Biden wouldn't be caught dead naming someone who had noted that Islam is not a religion of peace to any position at all in his administration. Such a person would be poison to the Democrats and to most Republicans. But demonize Israel and justify murder of civilians? Welcome aboard!
"Reema Dodin to be first Palestinian-American White House staffer," by Tzvi Joffre, Jerusalem Post, November 24, 2020:
Reema Dodin, a Palestinian-American, will serve alongside Shuwanza Goff as a deputy director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs, President-elect Joe Biden announced on Monday. Dodin will be the first Palestinian-American to serve as a White House staffer, according to Palestinian media.
The new White House staffer was born to Jordanian-Palestinian immigrants in the US. Dodin's family is originally from Dura, near Hebron, according to Palestinian media.
Dodin served as deputy chief of staff to Democratic Senator Richard Durbin and has also served on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, among other positions.
She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is also a Truman National Security Fellow, a New Leaders Council Fellow, an Aspen Socrates alum, a former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a member of the Jenkins Hill Society – a consortium of women in politics supporting female politicians.
During the Second Intifada, in 2002, Dodin spoke about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with residents of Lodi, California, saying that "suicide bombers were the last resort of a desperate people," according to the Lodi News-Sentinel.
In 2001, Dodin took part in a demonstration at UC Berkeley calling for the university to divest from Israel, according to the Berkeley Daily Planet, a local news publication. The demonstrators compared Israel to apartheid South Africa….
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Israel to give three to four million coronavirus vaccines to the 'Palestinians'
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Coronavirus survivor, aged 70, tells others to 'have hope'
Ken Clarke credits his recovery to the 'encouraging' NHS staff who looked after him.
By Lynne Rankin
2nd Apr 2020
Scottish survivors of coronavirus, who are now being released from hospitals having overcome the worst symptoms, are speaking out to give others with the virus hope.
As of Wednesday, more than 2300 people have now tested positive in Scotland.
Ken Clark, 70, from Invergowrie on the outskirts of Dundee, feared for his life after developing symptoms. He was one of several people in the village to catch Covid-19.
He said: "I developed this cough which just got worse and worse, dreadful headache and short of breath. Then my daughters forced me into phoning 111.
"When my wife dropped me at Ninewells I felt awful. The next week's a blur for me, which is probably just as well. I was in the ICU for some time then into the HDU.
"One day one of the consultants walking past casually said, 'You're looking a lot better today Ken'.
"That was really the first time I thought I might make it.
"Up until that time I really was quite black. It was the blackest picture there could be for me.
'When I went in through the front doors of Ninewells I wondered if I'd get out again.'
Ken Clark
"But the consultant sort of cajoled me along, and the nurses on the ward, every single one of them, were just so encouraging.
"I can't thank them enough. I'll never be able to thank them."
Mr Clark spent 11 days at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee but has now been released and is at home recovering.
He added: "When I went in through the front doors of Ninewells I wondered if I'd get out again.
"There were so many black stories about it, but you can come through it. And that's the reason I'm doing this.
"To give people hope that have relatives in trouble."
Although he's back at home, there is still a long road ahead back to full health.
The grandfather of four said: "I'm just feeling tired now but I was told to expect that.
"It could take anything from six to nine months to get back up to the fitness level I was at before.
"But hopefully I can do that, hopefully I can get back out to the front garden there to play football with the wee lad and my three granddaughters like I used to do."
Mr Clark's grandson made a celebratory video when he heard his 'Grandad Ken' was in recovery.
BREAKING NEWS! Grandad ken survives Coronavirus https://t.co/ueWsB3LvVG via @YouTube
— LAURA MEACH (@clarkie1979) April 1, 2020
Mr Clark added: "There's at least two of us in the village who have got it.
"There was a function at the bowling club and that's the only place I can think of that I could have picked it up.
"I was working behind the bar and the other chap was helping collect glasses.
"That's our only common link, so it just shows you can pick it up from anywhere.
"So as the wee lad says, stay safe."
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Mayor Mendenhall Issues Secondary Proclamation
Mayor Mendenhall Issues Secondary Proclamation Limiting Mass Gatherings
SALT LAKE CITY – In a continued effort to prevent and limit the spread of COVID-19 in Salt Lake City, Mayor Erin Mendenhall issued a second emergency proclamation Thursday afternoon prohibiting mass gatherings of over 100 individuals within City limits.
"Now is the time to draw a clear line that gets us out as far ahead of this pandemic as possible. My hope is that by taking these bold measures we are able to stem the tide of transmissions and limit the impact on our City, our residents, our emergency systems and healthcare facilities," Mayor Mendenhall said. "This is a proclamation that can evolve and can be re-signed in order to further meet our City's emergency needs in the days and weeks ahead."
The proclamation also allows the City's boards and commissions to convene public meetings electronically, and directs that the City will not turn off water service for failure to pay a water bill during the term of the proclamation.
"We know that this virus is rapidly changing the way our world operates. As the capital city, we will be as prepared, nimble and innovative as is necessary to protect our city's people and continue the basic day-to-day critical services in this time of change," Mayor Mendenhall said.
"Mass gathering" is any event or convening that brings together 100 or more people in a single room or single space at the same time, such as an auditorium, stadium, arena, large conference room, meeting hall, theater, or any other confined indoor or confined outdoor space.
"Mass gathering" does not include normal operations at airports, shopping malls and centers, or other spaces where 100 or more persons may be in transit. It also does not include courts; churches or church performances; libraries; hospitals/medical centers or other health care facilities; treatment centers (both inpatient and outpatient); facilities housing individuals experiencing homelessness; schools or school cafeterias or other child care facilities; typical office environments; retail stores; restaurants; or grocery stores. A "mass gathering" also does not include an establishment where large numbers of people are present, but where it is unusual for them to be within arm's length of one another.
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A Snapshot From Birth to Death – Prophet Muhammad
Jan 27, 2011 | Mawlid, Stories of the Prophets | Last updated on Nov 21, 2021
Praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds, to Him belong the endowments and proper commendations. May Allaah increase the honour and raise the rank of our Master Muhammad Sallallaahu ^alayhi wa Sallam and his kind Al and Companions and protect his nation from what he fears for it.
On the 12th of Rabi^ ul-'Awwal of every year an honoured and glorified memory shines over the whole world and is commemorated by the entire Muslim world. Every honest Muslim participates in celebrating such an honourable memory to praise Allaah for the blessing and endowment of Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings be upon him.
This occasion is the Honourable Birth of Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu ^alayhi wa Sallam. How can one not celebrate a birth that has changed the face of history. This birth was one of the best gifts that one can ever receive. It is because of this Prophet may Allaah raise his rank that we became Muslims. What is better than becoming a Muslim, remaining steadfast to Islam and dieing as a Muslim. We thank Allaah for this birth and for making us among the followers of this great Prophet.
Only those wh o have darkness in their hearts deny the permissibility of celebrating such a birth and forbid others from doing so. It is absolutely not unlawful (haram) to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Sallallahu ^alayhi wa Sallam, rather it is a rewardable deed. In fact it is the habit of hundreds of millions of Muslims all over Asia, Africa, Europe, India, Bangladesh, Fiji, Indonesia, Yemen, Turkey, Pakistan, and America. Only those who do not love the Prophet say that such celebrations are unlawful (haram).
The Year of the Elephant
There lived once a king of both Yemen and Habashah who was a non-believer. His name was 'Abrahah. When he realised that the people were visiting Makkah rather than his countries, and that good things were happening in Makkah, he decided to destroy the Ka^bah. The Ka^bah is the cubic structure in the Holy Mosque of Makkah, originally built by Prophet 'Adam peace be upon him in obedience to Allaah.
'Abrahah built a huge temple in order to divert the people from the Ka^bah. He tried to glorify this new temple by decorating it with lots of jewels and precious stones. After that, the king of Yemen and Habashah prepared a vast army with huge elephants led by his men. When the Arabian tribes heard about 'Abrahah's plan to destroy the Ka^bah, they fought to the best of their abilities. The tribes however could not prevent the elephants or the army. The huge army kept going until they reached the borders of Makkah.
When 'Abrahah was ready to destroy the Ka^bah, he directed his elephants towards it so that they would demolish it, the elephants refused to move and sat idly. They tried to force the elephants to move but they did not succeed. When they changed the direction of the elephants to the south and away from the Ka^bah they obeyed. They tried the north, the elephants again obeyed. When they turned the elephants again towards the Ka^bah, it would not move an inch. The huge elephant refused to destroy the Ka^bah.
Allaah then sent birds from the sea with rocks placed between their legs and in their beaks. Each and every rock had imprinted the name of the person it was going to strike. They dropped them on that army until they killed them all. Al-Qurtubiyy said that the army was of 60,000 soldiers. Due to this significant incident, people named that year "The Year of the Elephant".
In that year Prophet Muhammad Sallallaahu ^alayhi wa Sallam was born. He was born in a place called "Suqul-Layl" in Makkah. According to the Roman calendar it was during the 6th century.
His Mother and Father
'Aminah Bintu Wahb was the name of the Prophet's mother. Many good things happened to 'Aminah during her pregnancy with the Prophet:
· She never felt the weight of the fetus, which resulted in an easy carriage.
· She dreamt of a star falling in her lap, and when she sought interpretation, they told her that she will give birth to the master and leader of the people.
· If she ever sought water from a well, the water itself would rise up to her out of honouring the fetus inside her.
· One time she said: "While I was half asleep, someone came to me and asked me if I felt pregnant. I answered that I did not. Then he told me that I am pregnant with the master and the Prophet of this nation." That incident assured 'Aminah that she was pregnant.
· It was also said that when the Prophet's mother gave birth to him a light came out with him, illuminating what is between the East and West. The Prophet Sallallahu ^alayhi wa Sallam landed on the ground resting on his hands, with his eyes opened and looking towards the sky.
^Abdullah Ibn ^Abdul-Muttalib, the Prophet's father, did not live to see his son Muhammad. He died while 'Aminah was still pregnant. His father did not get the opportunity to see the best and the last of all Prophets.
His Name and Lineage:
As for the name of the Prophet, many people do not realise how important it is to memorise his name and the name of his grandfathers. In Islam, it is considered an important issue to memorise the lineage of the Prophet up to 20 grandfathers.
He is Muhammad sallallaahu ^alayhi wa sallam, the son of ^Abdullah, the son of ^Abdul-Muttalib, the son of Hashim, the son of ^Abdu Manaf, the son of Qusayy, the son of Kilab, the son of Murrah, the son of Ka^b, the son of Lu'ayy, the son of Ghalib, the son of Fihr, the son of Malik, the son of an-Nadr, the son of Kinanah, the son of Khuzaymah, the son of Mudrikah, the son of Ilyas, the son of Mudar, the son of Nizar, the son of Ma^add, the son of ^Adnan, and after that his lineage goes back to Prophet Isma^il the son of Prophet Ibrahim peace be upon them.
On the Day of his Birth
On the day Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu ^alayhi wa Sallam was born, the huge fire of the fire-worshippers which had been lit for 1000 years to that day died out. The water of Lake Sawah dried out. Also, the palace of the arrogant dictator Kisra trembled, and 14 of its balconies fell to the ground.
Halimah as-Sa^diyyah
It was the habit of the Arab women to breast-feed other than their own children. It is important to know that when a woman breastfeeds a child a certain amount of milk she becomes his foster mother and her children would become siblings of that breastfed child.
The story of how Halimah became the breast-feeding mother to the prophet is ironic and as told by Halimah as-Sa^diyyah herself: "It was the year of drought when I travelled to Makkah with other women from the tribe of Sa^d seeking to breast-feed babies. I was riding a donkey. Our camel hardly produced any milk, and my child kept us awake crying out of hunger. Even my breast hardly produced any milk for my child. We had nothing but hope.
We reached the city of Makkah. When the breast-feeders realised that baby Muhammad was an orphan, none of the women accepted to breastfeed him. The breastfeeders were hoping for the financial generosity of the child's father and Muhammad was an orphan. Each of us thought that his mother would not be as helpful. We kept refusing to take Muhammad until all of the other women found children to breastfeed except me. Hating to return empty-handed, I told my husband that I will take that orphan Muhammad.
I swear by Allaah, the moment I put him on my lap, my breast became full of milk. He took my breast for as much as he needed and my child did the same. That night my husband went out to check on our camel, and to his surprise, its udder was full of milk. Soon we were both full and satisfied. My husband looked at me and said: " I swear by Allaah, you have picked a blessed soul.""
His Upbringing
Halimah raised the Prophet until he was 2 years and 2 months old, after which she returned him to his mother. The Prophet's growth was unlike any other person's. He used to grow in one day as much as a regular child would grow in a whole month. He would grow in one month as much as a regular child would grow in a whole year.
One day while the Prophet was playing with his brothers (sons of Halimah) behind the house, an extraordinary thing happened. The Prophet's brother ran terrified to his parents and said: "Help my brother, two men came to him and opened his stomach." Halimah and her husband ran out to the Prophet. They found him standing with a pale face. Halimah hugged him and so did her husband who asked: "What's with you son?!!" The Prophet replied that two men wearing white clothes came to him, laid him down and opened his abdomen, but he did not know what they did.
The fact is that those two men were the angels Jibril and Mika'il who came in the shape of men. It was said that they opened his abdomen and washed it with Zamzam water, hail water, and snow water. Then they stitched it by the Will of Allaah and stamped him on his back between his shoulders with an oval mark, which was the seal of Prophethood.
Even as a growing child, Prophet Muhammad displayed particular habits. If he ever wanted to urinate or defecate, he would go so far where no houses are in sight. When he used to go through the valleys and the mountains every tree and stone he would pass by would say: "Peace be upon you O Messenger of Allaah." The Prophet would look left and right, but he would not see anyone.
After Halimah returned the Prophet to his mother 'Aminah, he stayed with her till the age of five. 'Aminah then took him to see his uncles in al-Madinah. She stayed there for one month. On her way back she died leaving the Prophet to be raised by his grandfather ^Abdul Muttalib. It was said that when the Prophet's mother died his grandfather hugged him and showed feelings towards the Prophet that he never showed towards his own son.
When his grandfather ^Abdul-Muttalib was dying, he recommended to the Prophet's uncle Abu Talib to take care of the Prophet. The Prophet's uncle used to love Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu ^alayhi wa Sallam very much, and he used to favour him over his own children.
His First Wife Khadijah
Prophet Muhammad stayed with his uncle Abu Talib and went out with him to trade caravans. When the Prophet became 25 years old, he was offered to marry lady Khadijah. She was the owner of some caravans and at that time the Prophet used to work for her. The Prophet accepted to marry Khadijah who became his first wife.
Lady Khadijah Bintu Khuwaylid was highly respected, honourable and a patient woman. She was the richest amongst her people. Lady Khadijah was presented with many suitors for marriage but she refused in spite of all the generous offers she had.
Some of the Miracles of Prophet Muhammad
– The Holy Qur'an
– The crying of the tree trunk
– The camel speaking and seeking refuge in him
– The speaking of the wolf and his testimony
– The water coming out from between his fingers
– Returning Qatadah's eye
– The testification of the tree and it's speaking up
The Prophet was not extremely tall, nor was he short. He had a white complexion and black hair. The Prophet's hair was not straight rather it was slightly curly and long down to his shoulders. His aroma was nicer than the pure musk itself. He had a clear forehead, long eyelashes, broad shoulders and a firm stomach. The Prophet was fast in his walk, and it was narrated that seeing his face one would think that the sun is rising from it.
His Humbleness
It was related by al-Bayhaqiyy, at-Tirmidhiyy, and Ibn Majah from the route of ^Abdullah who said: The Prophet Sallallahu ^alayhi wa Sallam lay down on a mat, which left some marks on his skin. So I began stroking my hand over his skin so that the marks would disappear and said: O Messenger of Allah, please give us permission to put something on the floor for you to sleep on without leaving such marks on your body? The Prophet replied:
"Keep the worldly pleasures away from me, and keep me away from them, for the lifespan of one in this world goes so fast that it is similar to the time a riding person would spend to rest in a shade under a tree after which he has to leave and continue his journey."
Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu ^alayhi wa Sallam immigrated to al-Madinah in compliance with the orders of Allaah and he lived there for ten years after which he died at the age of sixty-three. He was buried there in the chamber of his wife ^A'ishah, may Allaah reward her greatly and raise her rank. Muslims all around the world believe that it is highly rewardable to visit him at his grave and send their salam (salutations) to him.
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The Early Childhood of Prophet Muhammad


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