Category Archives: Islam

Canada introduces law banning polygamist immigrants

YAHOO/AFP by Staff November 5, 2014 Ottawa (AFP) – Canada’s Immigration Minister Chris Alexander Wednesday unveiled plans to ban entry to migrants who practice polygamy and what he termed “barbaric cultural practices.” The move follows a spate of so-called “honor” … Continue reading

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UN nuclear watchdog: Iran stonewalling on nuke investigation

THE ISRAEL PROJECT The Daily Tip November 7, 2014 The latest report by the UN nuclear watchdog (IAEA), published Friday by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), blasted Tehran for “not provid[ing] any explanations that enable the Agency … Continue reading

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How the U.S., Not Iran, Is Making Concessions

WASHINGTON INSTITUTE by Michael Singh November 3, 2014 By overlooking Iran’s longstanding policies, making unrequited nuclear concessions, remaining ambiguous on Syria, and allowing tensions to persist with regional allies, Washington is sending the wrong message to Tehran. Citing U.S. and … Continue reading

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Palestinians’ “Car Intifada” and Obama’s Peace Process

GATESTONE by Khaled Abu Toameh November 7, 2014 It is hard to see how Abbas can return to the negotiating table while many Palestinians, at his behest, are busy thinking about how to kill Israelis. It began as a children’s … Continue reading

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After Gaza war, Muslim-German students threaten to kill Jewish student spokesman

JERUSALEM POST by Benjamin Weinthal November 2, 2014 Anti-Semitic pressure causes school student leader to resign in German city of Offenbach The student spokesman for the the city of Offenbach’s school system, Max Moses Bonifer, resigned his post because German … Continue reading

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Israel Surrenders the Temple Mount, Attempted Assassination of Rabbi Glick [VIDEO]

ALGEMEINER by Jerrold Auerbach November 5, 2014 Since Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948, ending nearly two thousand years of Jewish exile and dispersion, only one other moment has rivaled its stunning historical significance. Nineteen years later, on June … Continue reading

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The “Explosive Growth” of Jihadism in the Netherlands

GATESTONE by Soeren Kern November 2, 2014 The home-grown jihadist movement in the Netherlands is experiencing sudden and explosive growth, according to a new report published by the Dutch intelligence service, AIVD. The Dutch jihadist movement is not only growing … Continue reading

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Is General John Allen in Over His Head ?

FOREIGN POLICY by Mark Perry October 30, 2014 President Obama’s point man in the fight against the Islamic State faces a ruthless foe. But his detractors at home — even in the Pentagon — may be his biggest enemy. When … Continue reading

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Being safe while isolated

JERUSALEM POST by Caroline Glick October 30, 2014 Yehudah Glick has spent the better part of the last 20 years championing the right of Jews to pray on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem – Judaism’s holiest site. On Wednesday night, … Continue reading

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Iranian Economy In Moderate Recovery Thanks To Sanctions Relief, New Report Finds

FOUNDATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES by Mark Dubowitz October 31, 2014 WASHINGTON – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and Roubini Global Economics (RGE) released their eighth joint report today on the effects of sanctions relief on the Iranian … Continue reading

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