Category Archives: Islam

French comedian investigated for jokes on Foley murder

FRANCE 24 by Staff September 6, 2014 A controversial French comedian is under investigation for condoning terrorism after comparing the murder of US journalist James Foley by Islamist militants to the beheadings of the French Revolution, saying they symbolise “progress”. … Continue reading

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Naomi Wolf’s Embrace of Hamas Spells the Fall of a Feminist Icon

ALGEMEINER by Shmuley Boteach September 8, 2014 This Thursday, Sept. 11th, Naomi Wolf and I will be debating the question, “Is Israel Guilty of Genocide In Its War Against Hamas?” at the Manhattan Jewish Experience on the Upper West Side of … Continue reading

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Defending New Kurdish Borders with the PKK: The Battle For Iraq [CLICK FOR VIDEO]

VICE NEWS August 29, 2014 After conquering large swathes of Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State is now tearing up the near century-old map of the region and drawing new boundaries. The ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq … Continue reading

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Hamas: Give Us West Bank So We Can Destroy Israel

GATESTONE INSTITUTE by Khaled Abu Toameh September 7, 2014 If the West Bank had one quarter of the weapons that the Gaza Strip has, Israel would be eliminated in one day. This is what Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar told worshippers … Continue reading

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Rape and Rotherham

NEW YORK TIMES by Ross Douthat September 6, 2014 THERE are enough grim tidings from around the world that the news from Rotherham, a faded English industrial town where about 1,400 girls, mostly white and working class, were raped by … Continue reading

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In Northeast Syria, Islamic State Builds a Government

REUTERS by Mariam Karouny September 4, 2014 In the cities and towns across the desert plains of northeast Syria, the ultra-hardline al Qaeda offshoot Islamic State has insinuated itself into nearly every aspect of daily life. The group famous for … Continue reading

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Jewish reporters in Arab world keep heritage off the record

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Ron Kampeas September 4, 2014 Correspondents hoping to avoid rampant anti-Semitism in Middle East forced to cover up Jewish background and Israel connections WASHINGTON (JTA) – Don’t bring it up. If it comes up, change the … Continue reading

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Israel builds houses. What a crime against humanity.

PJ MEDIA by Rich Baehr September 4, 2014 World Shudders as Israel Declares 988 Acres of the West Bank State Land Some conventional wisdom about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is easily debunked. One such bit of nonsense is that Palestinians have … Continue reading

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Learning to Love Our Terrorist Friends

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE by Daniel Greenfield September 3, 2014 Israel was told not to take down Arafat or Hamas would take over. Now Israel is being warned that if it destroys Hamas, ISIS will take over. The distinction between Hamas … Continue reading

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Steven Sotloff, killed by Islamic State, had deep roots in Israel

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Debra Kamin September 3, 2014 Freelance journalist captured and beheaded in Syria was Jewish, held Israeli citizenship and earned his undergraduate degree at IDC Steven Sotloff, the American journalist whose gruesome beheading was confirmed in a video … Continue reading

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