“Don’t forget that an al-Qaeda instruction manual captured in 2001 showed that Islamic jihadists are trained to understand and manipulate Western-style legal systems.’’
At some point the West is going to have to face the ugly consequences of these crushing policies. In the Umited States, many of the lawyers who defend Muslim terrorists are subsequently hired by Obama's Justice department. President Obama promoted Tony West to the number three job at the Department of Justice – associate attorney general. West and his San Francisco law firm represented some of the most heinous Islamic terrorist causes, including the American Taliban John Walker Lindh.
These are not criminals. These are acts of war, and should be treated as such. Imagine footing the legal bill for Nazis during WWII.
The legal aid bill for representing Muslim terrorist suspects has topped £110 million in a decade. So who are the lawyers orchestrating the court appeals of Abu Qatada and Abu Hamza?
They're all so bloody handsome, aren't they?
A high price for British taxpayers: Abu Hamza’s legal aid bills were £17,000 a week back in 2007
On the bustling, cosmopolitan streets of Southall, Muddassar Arani cuts an unassuming figure in her hijab. But this bespectacled middle-aged woman is in charge of a legal empire that has become a mecca for terrorist suspects. Arani and her firm Arani and Co have represented scores of Muslims detained under terror laws, bringing in several million pounds in legal aid fees.
From an anonymous office above a cash-and-carry, she has defended an array of high-profile cases, displaying a forensic knowledge of extradition laws. They include Sheikh Abu Hamza, the hook-handed cleric from Finsbury Park mosque - who has kept her busy with his long fight against extradition to an American supermax prison. She is also defending a British detainee in Guantanamo Bay, and the family of an alleged suicide bomber.
Meanwhile, Gareth Peirce, the veteran of Irish republican legal battles, this week pulled off a breathtaking coup against the Home Office by filing an eleventh-hour appeal to Europe on behalf of her widely demonised client, Abu Qatada.
To the bewilderment of MPs, Peirce’s legal team wrong-footed the Home Secretary Theresa May, and delayed the extremist Muslim cleric’s deportation. He could even be released on bail again. Peirce headed a team of expensive lawyers, including two barristers from Doughty Street Chambers, Raza Husain and Edward Fitzgerald – the husband of Lady Antonia Fraser’s daughter, Rebecca.
One commentator described Peirce as the ''go to’’ female lawyer-of-choice ''for every accused jihadist and IRA suspect”.
So who are the legal teams behind the religious zealots and terror suspects? And most importantly – who is paying for their services, and how much?
While nobody is questioning the motives of Miss Arani or the team representing Abu Qatada, a well-informed source told The Daily Telegraph that questions are being asked about whether some other firms in their wake are using “ambulance chaser’’ tactics. ''The feeling in Whitehall is that these lawyers are actually encouraging terror suspects to take these cases against the Government because there is money to be made,” he said.
“Don’t forget that an al-Qaeda instruction manual captured in 2001 showed that Islamic jihadists are trained to understand and manipulate Western-style legal systems.’’
There are a number of firms who have cornered the ''war on terror’’ market, according to the Legal Services Commission.
At a conservative estimate, based on Freedom of Information releases and parliamentary answers, The Daily Telegraph believes that the bill has topped £110 million over the last decade. The latest figures from 2010 show that Arani & Co earned £4.8 million over six years. They were followed by Birnberg Peirce & Partners, who earned £4.4 million. Imran Khan & Partners took £3.6 million, while the Leeds-based Yasmin & Shaid were paid £3 million. Christian Khan earned £2.2 million. A host of smaller firms also earned millions.
It is believed that the legal aid bill for six prosecutions over a plot to blow up transatlantic airliners in August 2006 hit £30 million. The men were found guilty in July 2010, after the most recent figures were collated. The protracted case of Abu Qatada has cost taxpayers an estimated £1.5 million in legal fees and benefits.
100 freedom lovers, patriots, and opponents of Islamic law converged in Lykes Gaslight Park today on a hot afternoon in Tampa, Florida, to denounce Hillsborough County law enforcement for its sanction of honor killings in the criminal cover-up of the honor killing of Fatima Abdallah.
Robert Spencer, Nonie Darwish, David Caton and Larissa Scott all spoke -- all gave voice to the voiceless, the voiceless Muslim woman who lived in abject terror. She was betrayed not once by the West, but twice: in life, but also in death. It is clear even to Helen Keller that Fatima Abdallah was murdered. It is beyond any shadow of a doubt. And that means that Hillsborough police and medical examiner Laura Hair are complicit in a cover-up of this murder. Why? Who is paying them? Who is threatening them into silence?
A well-placed source in the medical examiner's department said that a number of people had expressed grave concern at Hair's decision to classify the death of Fatima Abdallah as a suicide, and thanked us profusely for holding this rally and for demanding answers. They pointed out to me that officials from the medical examiner's office were strangely silent. Why weren't they out here at the rally? Why didn't they come and explain their determination and their findings? Their silence speaks volumes.
So people inside know. Rest assured, we are going to be their worst nightmare.
Photo right: At the end of the rally, about 50 of the protesters approached a Fox News van that was parked 100 feet from the event but was not covering it. I asked the puffed-up Fox News reporter Peter Linton-Smith, who was channeling Peter Jennings, how the media could not be interested in a story that dehumanizes women, devalues Muslim girls, and gives state sanction to honor killings. And while I didn't hold him responsible, I explained to him that this silence is terrifying to any Muslim who is living in a devout Muslim household with aspirations of being free. When I spoke to him cajolingly, as if he were a mental patient, he defiantly insisted that no one tells him what stories he should or shouldn't cover. I said, "But you're a newsman." *Crickets chirping*
The Hillsborough County police and the medical examiner are aiding and abetting the importation into the United States of Islam's positive stance toward honor killings. In Jordan, Syria, and elsewhere, penalties are less for honor murders than for other murders. This whitewash and cover-up of what was almost certainly the honor murder of Fatima Abdallah is a significant step toward bringing that injustice and inequality here. We will not stand for it. We demand equality of rights for all people.
Nonie Darwish, former Muslim from Gaza, explains to the crowd what's happening in America
Geller and Spencer
Robert Spencer speaketh
Suzanne Moore, Campaign Director, Tampa Bay -- Herman Cain Presidential campaign.
UPDATE: Thanks to HP for sending below:
UPDATE: And join me tomorrow in Fort Lauderdale. Here's the invite from Fort Lauderdale Tea Party patriot, Johana Von Hohenzollern
SATURDAY, JUNE 11th, she will be the guest of Fort Lauderdale Tea Party. Special event is being held from 3:00PM - 5:30PM, at Nick's Italian Restaurant, located at 3496 North Ocean Blvd, Fort Lauderdale 33308 ( click HERE for directions). Space is limited so please RSVP via eamil to TeaPartyFTL@Gmail.com . Sign-in & pay downstairs 2:30-3:15 - Buffet served between 3:00-4:00, cost: $10.00 plus tax includes buffet style meal - Drinks additional at the bar. Ms. Geller will be addressing the Islamization of America and other national security issues.
SUNDAY, JUNE 12th, Pamela Geller will be doing a private viewing of her new documentary “THE GROUND ZERO MOSQUE: SECOND WAVE OF THE 911 ATTACKS”, ALLproceeds going to the troops - CRCC. This event is being held at 3:00PM at Worldwide Christian Center Church, located at 450 North Powerline Road, Pompano Beach, FL 33069-2262 ( click HERE for directions). Tickets are available at the door or you can purchase them via PayPal by visiting us at http://www.Florida4Troops.org. Speakers, other than Ms. Geller, are Beverly Perlson of Band of Mothers, Pastor Dozier, Colonel Mike McCalister, Joe Kaufman of Americans Against Hate and LIVE music with JD Denner and Treebo.
Please join us for this wonderful benefit. You can get more info athttp://www.florida4troops.org/ as well as information on items they need most.
Tickets prices are as follow: $25 regular admission, $50 special pricing (admission + autographed DVD), $100 donation (admission + autographed DVD + picture with Pamela Geller).
Geller, Spencer and freedom lovers: supremacists beware
Hundreds of good and decent Americans took to the streets in Brooklyn today to oppose the building of a mega-mosque on a quiet residential tree-lined street in Sheepshead Bay today. The massive structure will
cripple traffic on the street and change the quiet and safety of Voorhies Avenue.
Why there?
There are no businesses or synagogues or churches on this residential street. There is no parking for this rabat (beachhead), and no additional parking has been allocated. It will be bedlam. Which of course is the point -- Islamic supremacists are here and we are taking your block.
Despite repeated violations of building code and city ordinances, city officials with the exception of Louis Fiddler have been corrupt and complicit in their flagrant abandonment of their reponsibilities. The good people of Brooklyn will fight this to the last nail. After repeated protests, the city shut down construction of the illegal mega-mosque here. They will not weary. The Bay People have filed suit against the Islamic supremacist structure. Help them, send a donation. Contributions to our cause can be made online via PayPal (www.BayPeople.org), or by sending a check or money order payable to:
BayPeople Inc. 1421 Sheepshead Bay Rd. Post Mail Box 288 Brooklyn, NY 11235
There was a counter-protest, the usual cast of suspicious characters, Islamic supremacists and leftist tools, and despite their shouting and insults, they were dwarfed by the voices of freedom lovers. The accusation of "islamophobia" is merely the supremacist narrative for the enforcement of Islamic blasphemy laws (do not insult or defame Islam).
Robert Spencer, Pamela Hall, Chris Logan and I joined in the proud protest and the fight to save the neighborhood. Here are some quick snaps I grabbed before speaking at the protest -- check back for Hall's video and pics.
Robert Spencer in the foreground
Patriots stand proud against supremacism, liars and defamers.
No Muslim Botherhood-tied MAS mosque here!
Across the street, the Islamic supremacists and their useful idiots. Look at those on the left -- they know not what they fight for. They are carrying water for the most radical and extreme ideology on the face of the earth.
Failed Islamic public school madrassah principal, Dabah Almontaser, who was forced to resign for her Islamic militancy, was there, of course, to fight for the Muslim Brotherhood. Check back for video of the speeches, pictures and additional coverage.
UPDATE: Pictures below thanks to Ilya, Citizens Magazine:
Pro-Mega mosque tools
Idiots, I tell ya.
Tmdrdd wrote me about the two above:
The grey haired, smug looking one who looks like he's constantly sucking on lemons is "Ted the Troll" (Ted Auerbach). The other one is "Screech Marini" (Richie Marini)
[I gave them those nicknames. Ted the Troll because he looks like one. Screech Marini because he has a high pitch, whinny voice as in the video below]
Screech Marini and a tiny group of mosque supporters who tried to disrupt the 9/11 protest last year,video here.
I must catch up, but I could not get on the plane without giving a huge hug to the great Americans who put together an unforgettable night in Texas last night.
Fresh on the heels of the Fort Hood jihad massacre, Katherine Park, a one woman movement and Collin County Conservative Republican fundraiser chair, organized a Conservative event that will set ablaze something much bigger that is rumbling in America. Katherine Park, thank you for an evening I will never forget. And neither will the CCCR, they sold approx 230-240 tickets, money for true conservative candidates who espouse individual rights, small government, low taxes.
And her scrappy, happy, kick ace team of warriors -- Mona Roise (what joie!), Rochelle Bonini, Denise Cooke, Linda Jenkins, Diann Jones, Kimberley Silva, Ann So-we-ja -- along with Collin County Conservative Republican president Diana Dail and Herb Miller hosted a glorious evening. I am telling you - an evening devoted to the audacity of truth.
Let me tell you this, I saw the future last night. I saw America's last hope in the McKinney Performance Hall. Strong, true, ethical, unafraid individuals who will not be shackled, who will not be lied to, who will not stand down, who will not stand by while America is dismantled piece by piece.
Atlas readers flew in from Chicago, Georgia, California, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New York, ........... amazing. Rich Davis, Jamal Jivanjee, Gigi and Frank from New York, Sara L from Illinois.
Must mention JP and George who did sound, Michael G, the photographer, Michael the Videographer. Glass Art for the silent auction, John Morrison, and the spectacular flowers by Monika Norman.
There were many local politicians, I'll get the names later. But they were strong, well-informed, principled...
Here are a couple of snaps of the VIP collation before the event. The quesadillas were crazy delish.
Much more to come, but I am at the mercy of folks unfamiliar with a blogger sense of time. Now was yesterday, ya know?
There is so much to tell, I am hoping we can get the video up. And pictures of the event (above VIP cocktail hour) Don't miss this opportunity to Buy a Deck for a vet! (and support our troops). $20 bucks buys you a deck for you, a deck for a soldier and a donation for Veterans. The cards are white hot.
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Rally for Israel Against Rahm Emanuel and Obama's efforts to Divide Israel and Jerusalem
No 2 - States, No Division of Jerusalem, It’s been Jewish for 3,000 years.
NO Nukes for Iran; No Freeze on Israeli’s cities, No funding of Islamic terrorists via the UN, EU or Obama/Hillary. Israel has been ours for 5,000 years.
Love Israel? Love freedom loving people? Love the individual? Love Jewish people? Have a Jewish boyfriend or girlfriend? Curious about the media disinformation campaign to demonize the Jews? Does Obama's anti-semitism worry you? Despise Islamic anti-semitism? If you live in the Chicago area.....GO GO GO GO GO GO GO!
Pamela and Wilders. His speech stopped us cold. Watch the vids as soon as they upload.
Nidra Poller and Allen West. Poller was wonderful when she spoke. "The unacceptable has become the inevitable". And West? He's my candidate for President.
Tom Trento
Pamela and Lord Pearson - he made a powerful speech. Lord Pearson was the warrior who invited Wilders to speak and show Fitna at the House of Lords. Wilders was unable to appear, as he was banned by the dhimmi Jaqui Smith after Muslim Lord Nazir Ahmed threatened 10,000 rioting Muslims in the streets.
Wilders, Fleur Agema - an MP as well and vice-floor leader (she is the number two in the party) - and Allen West.
Lady Pearson
A wondrous night in South Florida. Free thinkers and free speechers converged on the magnificent beach and listened to leading lights in the fight for our lives. Trento, Poller...
The free world rests in the hands of these brave warriors - Frank Gaffney, foreground, Solomon, Wilders.
The hotel internet is not working. The video won't load on my PC card -- argh. I will have all up as soon as technology behaves.
Check back! I will continue to upload.
UPDATE: The videos are dark (bad lighting obviously), but so what. They must be watched. These speeches (and do listen to Lord Pearson's) are for the ages.
I was deeply honored when asked to cover the The Friends of the IDF dinner as press. Last year I snuck in ... this time, I went like a mensch:) The usual cast of vultures, Jew haters, and zombies were protesting the Jews and their homeland across from the Waldorf, where the dinner takes place annually. The good news? This year the turnout for the Jew haters was a fraction of last year's (last year's coverage here).
75 haters tops
Meanwhile on the other side of evil ........ there is ....good. Inside the Waldorf was the IDF soldier, the icon for the beleaguered Jew fighting for survival of a tiny minority.
Jews having dinner need heavy security. The hatred of the good for being good.
Beautiful boys
The girls are so gorgeous
Me and the girls :)
Atlas and Major General Benjamin Gantz
Let me say, it's these moments that I love what I do. What a beautiful evening. The feeling in the room is .... indescribable. Everyone here knows what's at stake, knows what we are fighting for, understands how precious and beautiful life is. Every moment.
These young Jewish people are the basis of Israel's strength, love, and power. I was honored to be in the room with them. And I believe them when they look me dead in the eye and say, "don't worry, they will never beat us. Never".
UPDATE: Here;s another great post from last night. Dan, my favorite Gaterhing of Eagles patriot, has a post up at The Liberty Boys -- he sent me the top pic which I love. It's a comprehensive report. Go.
The concrete steps that Geert Wilders proposes appear reasonable,
prudent and accomplishable for any government that recognizes the
imminent danger to it’s people, itself and it’s institutions. None of
them are draconian in their concept.
Abolish hate speech laws and regulations. These serve only to stifle free speech and expression.
Limit immigration. This would include stopping immigration of ‘refugee’ status immigration over a limit of 5,000.
Punish criminal immigrant behavior. Immigrants convicted of
serious criminal behavior would be stripped of the Dutch portion of
their dual citizenship and deported to their country of origin.
Encourage acculturation of immigrants. Require that children be
enrolled in schools with a western cultural tradition. Prohibit the
institution, construction and operation of schools that serve to
prevent immigrant youth from exploring the western traditions of their
new country.
These proposals all focus on the measures any individual country or
groups of countries (such as the EU) could enact to protect against
internal subversion with a large unacculturated immigrant population.
They do not go so far as to address solutions for the global issue of
radical Islam.
While Geert Wilders makes the important distinction that Islam is an
ideology of world domination, not just a religion as we in the free
world have come to define religion, his failure to develop or express
solutions to the more global problem is something that he will need to
develop in the future as his political career carries him further in
his country and Europe. He remains an optimist about the European
ability to prevail against this latest ideological assault and I have
to agree with his optimism. Europe is not dead. Under assault and
reeling from a seemingly unending stream of subversive attack, but
still able to recover if decisive action is taken in a reasonably short
period of time. The primary obstacle there, as here, is the alliance
the socialist left has forged with the radical islamists. A marriage
of convenience for the Islamists, a marriage of necessity for the
socialists.
The only way to defeat the socialists would be to educate a
sufficient number of ordinary people to the imminent danger they are
facing to ensure that those politicians who favor a fairy tale belief
in detente, with a movement that understands only submission, are
eliminated from public office and replaced with those who have a more
firm grasp of reality. The false icons of political correctness and
cultural relativism need to be cast aside in favor of the defense of
the principles of a free society. One will never be free who submits.
So who really is the injured party here -- academics shunning Jewish thought? That's like a man stranded in the Sahara refusing a glass of water. Asshattery Jew hating makes asshats of them all. And transparent as well. it is evil. Period.
What it represents is the struggle between good and evil.
The traditional Jew-peaceful, studious, dedicated to procreation,
family and life of worship and simplicity. He is concerned with being
benevolent hence the Kosher way of killing animals-without suffering.
He does not deviate from faith in God and belief that God, if he is
good, will take care of him. On the other side is the trayf - the
more likely to use physical force, have many wives, or at least does
not stay with one family and may beget a few, less concern in
procreation rather more concern in pleasure. Kills even for his faith
or in the name of his faith. More physical than studious and much less
faithful to family and religion.Inflicts pain without remorse and
enjoys the disrespect for other living creatures.
Therefore for the strife between good and evil to
continue and exist - the fundamental basis and core for this existence
the traditional Jew must survive. If he dies the good is gone and evil takes over the world. The struggle must continue as this is the setup and fabric of this world.
The conquering of
Israel is in theory. That piece of beach holds no oil, gold, or any
other valuable resources. It however, holds the Jewish people.The world knows that getting the land is meaningless, it is getting the Jew that will be the victory for the forces of evil.
However, if the Jew dies they die too as their survival depends on this
constant struggle because without it they will lose the meaning and
purpose of their existence. And so it goes, a never ending struggle
which is the very essence of life as we know it."
Urban sent in this on the scene report: Here are the photos from yesterday's (Sunday February 22nd 2009) protest against CUPE, held in Windsor, Ontario.
Union mob-rule;
recent islamic "sha'ariyah" honour killing beheadings of wives and daughters in Toronto;
shrill racist, inciting, cries from the Canadian Arab Federation and the Canadian Islamic Congress;
universities and colleges over-run with anarchic Left-Glibbers, anti-semites, and intolerant, bigoted, muslim student associations .....
... this isn't boding well for Canadian democratic, pluralistic society ............
Honourable Members of Parliament, the scourge of tyranny and oppression is upon us, from without and within, and its name is Islamo-fascism ,
fueled in part by re-emergent anti-Semitism ( thinly veiled as indignant anti-Zionism ) ,
and misdirected Left-Glib self-righteousness.
As are descending Holland, France, Germany, and England, among many countries in similar peril, so too will go Canada if we do not defend our society from these ideological cancers.
TERMINATE SID RYAN AND HIS BROWNSHIRT BUDDIES!
'Resolution to boycott Israel by CUPE Ontario
discriminatory and racist,’ says B’nai Brith Canada
TORONTO, February 22, 2009 – B’nai Brith Canada has labeled as "discriminatory and racist" the resolution passed by CUPE Ontario, which proposes to boycott Israeli universities.
"Central to the boycott Israel resolution passed by CUPE is the notion that the Jewish State is somehow illegitimate," said Frank Dimant, Executive Vice President of B'nai Brith Canada. "It marginalizes its supporters here at home and disenfranchises CUPE members who are supportive of democratic Israel and its right to defend its citizens against terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.
"CUPE has gone far afield of its mandate by pushing through a resolution that at its very core is racist, employs a double standard, and which seeks to put a stranglehold on genuine academic exchange.
"Followers of Israel Apartheid Week and its fellow CUPE travelers are promoting hatred and advancing a discriminatory agenda that is at odds with Canadian values of tolerance, respect and human rights for all. We urge the wider CUPE membership to come forward to denounce this resolution and call on the Canadian public to do the same."
B’nai Brith Canada has been active in Canada since 1875
as the Jewish community’s foremost human rights agency
And so they came. And came. And came. And came Jews poured onto 42nd street .....peaceful, beautiful. For two weeks I have been documenting the death (to the Jews) marches ........this was a life march.
Hear the sound of marching feeeeeeeet, on the avenue I'm taking you to 42nd st!
Looking east on 42nd street (2nd Avenue in the distance)
Looking west on 42nd street .................GLORIOUS!
GORGEOUS
Unlike the Pro-Hamas, pro terror rallies, the cops are never busy at the rallies. No one is aggressive, hostile or belligerent. Light.
And of course, complete asshattery. But look how big the JINOs crowd was....
UPDATE: I just got back from the haters death march rally in Times Square. It was a small crowd, with a deafening sound system - lots of Jew hatred and America hatred. Funny thing is, in the two cabs I took today, the news report (there are tvs in all the backseats of NY cabs) talked about Gaza and the big Times Square demonstration against Israel's military action. As a footnote, the newscaster said, there are also pro-Israel rallies in the city today too. It was almost a promotion for the rally. Where, when, what. The funny thing is the pro-Israel rally was tens of thousands, the pro-terror protest was a couple of hundred.
The bad news? I left my camera in the cab. Ugh. So all that ugly signage is wending its way through streets of Madhattan and you are deprived of the annihilationists' message. Maybe a blessing in disguise.
The last minute, thrown together pro-Israel rally in NYC today was so packed, so overwhelming, they were turning Jews away. You could not get to the rally. The support parade was across from the Israel consulate between 42nd and 43rd. The police could not contain the throngs of happy, peaceful supporters and forced folks off 2nd Avenue. It was unbelievable.
I have been to all those Jew hating rallies, and they take over whole swaths of New York (this past weekend, for example) - they are given huge amounts of space, but the cops would not let us into the barricades. The Israel supporters were pouring into the streets. The young and the old - what a stark contrast from the haters' demonstrations. Dark vs. light.
Federal building Broward Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Muslims rally against the Jewish state.
It was pandemonium. Muslims dress in full jihad garb juiced with .... hate.It looked like Halloween in Gaza. Throngs of young Muslims drunk with ..... hate. It was madness in America. You had to see it to believe it (watch video for the feel)
Across the street was an anemic counter protest. Where were the Jewish kids? NOWHERE. Jewish leadership and the diaspora have failed miserably in the education of our youth. The entire Muslim rally was young, wild -- frenetic. Itchy fingers on hair triggers.
Jewish lay leadership should be thrown out on the dhimmi asses. They have failed an entire generation of slackers.
"Israel is a terrorist state!" Screaming, yelling, very ugly .... police were not prepared. At one point the Muslims broke out crossed the street and confronted the 18 Jewish and Israel lovers across the street (watch the video, I caught part of it).
Someone tell this asshat that Israel has been sending truckloads of humanitarian aid into Gazastan. The keffiyeh is their signature - the new swastika.
The opposite side of the street (west) was cleared when a bag/backpack was left in front of the office building - Police shooed me away saying - "stay away from there! that could be a bomb!" Below you can see the yellow tape ....
The women all covered up
The scene - check out Tm Trento bottom left (he was covert too)
The good guys across the street (south) - small but strong!
From Alex in Israel: (hat tip Richard Baehr)
....our Defence Dept who said they have access to telephone nos. in Gaza and beginning two days ago began calling the Arab population of Gaza in areas where the Israel Air Force was going to bomb and left messages in Arabic telling them to get out, since their gov't, led by Hamas, had placed strategic weapons and ammunition in their area and Israel was forced to destroy it to protect it's citizens.
First, let me say that the idea of placing ammunition and weapons among it's citizenry is a violation of human rights and the UN. This is something the Arab gov'ts have been doing in just about every war with Israel. Hamas is among the most uncaring and even among it's citizenry that supports them they have used their homes and living space to store ammunition and weapons. Hezbullah in Lebanon did the same thing.
The other point I want to make is that we have been extremely careful to avoid civilian casualties and when was the last time in the history of warfare that any gov't called it's enemy populations and told them to get out since their areas were targeted and tried to protect civilians. To my knowledge this is a first.
I don't think you'll see this story in the popular western press. But it did happen and is happening here. On two different occasions in the past two days I personally heard on radio that our gov't thru the ministry made more than 90,000 telephone calls per day to Gaza residents warning them that their specific area was targeted.
Please let your friends and neighbors know about this action that does show we care, and don't let the local media cry about the poor civilians who are being massacred when their own Hamas gov't cares less about them than their mortal enemies.
Great Americans, Joyce Kaufman (Florida Talk radio host and Alan West - the man in 2010)
Baruch Hashem!
UPDATE: Tom Trento just sent me his video - it's unbelievable --view here.
"nuke Israel" "go to hell" "go back in the oven" "you need a big oven"
Deeply grateful and proud of Atlas readers who made it their business to attend these god awful, evil rallies against Israel, the Jews, America .............. everything that is right with this sick world. I am proud to be in your good company and held in your regard, in this I am blessed.
There were more of them than us and a few incidents
where if the LAPD had not been there, it could have become ugly. The
rhetoric of 'Fakenstinians' is typically ugly. They were screaming for
'Jews and Christians to get out of Palestine', and one Pali man in his
60s told my friend 'Hitler Should Have Finished off the Job'. ( I won't
tell you what she told him, but he was in shock). So many LAPD were
there, including the riot police. It's says a lot about who they are
when most of the cops and riot people were posted on 'their' side.
Also, as the Pali's rode by in their cars, they shouted 'Fuck You, Fuck
you Jews' (which shows their limited intelligence). Of course we were
also called 'pigs', 'dogs' accused of 'Genocide' (very rich coming from
them). They are just looking for a violent fight and confrontation.
Someone on our side had to call the police to come and protect us as
they tried to come over to our side and start something. Amazing, that
we as Jews are facing such vile hate in L.A. in America. Wish I had a
camcorder. Glad we went. Next time we need to be larger and louder
Los Angeles photo
TAMPA FLORIDA: Atlas reader Karen:
Thanks for the info on the planned CAIR rallies. I attended the one in Tampa, Fl this evening.
For 2 hours today, I experienced a little bit of what it is like to be Israel, surrounded by a mob who hates you.
Arriving at the site, and surveying the lay of the land, I decided to
stand with two fellows wrapped in the Jewish flag, across the street
from about 200 "anti Israel" protesters. That was it, me the two jewish
guys and one muslim on one side of the street and a whole sea of
Palestinian flags, megaphones and mania on the other side. I am a
Christian, and was warmly welcomed by my new Jewish friends, and coldly
received by the lone "anti Israel" protester on our side of Dale Mabry
highway.
This guy really wanted to argue with me, which I refused to do, and I
finally shut him up when I asked him if he had been out protesting the
death of thousands of Americans on 9/12 or was he dancing in the
streets? He muttered something about "you must pay, America must pay
and the Jews must pay" and ambled away.
Their side send several instigators to "our side" to try to intimidate
us. A few young men even came and swiped one of the Jewish flags right
out of the guys hands. He bravely went across the street to retrieve
it, God bless him, and finally a cop got it for him.
I guess standing on the street and holding a sign wasn't enough
"action" for these folks, so a whole "contingent" of young men and
women marched across the street towards us. Three teenage girls came
and stood right in front of me, to block my sign - I just stepped back
and held it higher. We were quickly surrounded by this mob of
protesters "for peace" - yelling and chanting at us, and telling us we
were "outnumbered" and to go home. That's when it occurred to me that
this is EXACTLY what Israel is like - surrounded by a mob of people so
hyped up on emotion and inaction and frustration, that they have to
find someone to blame, to target, to hate. This mob decided to hate us.
This mob, holding up signs that said "honk for peace", could not stand
the fact that 3 people stood across the street from them and disagreed
with them.
I heard one of the "leaders" attempt to calm this mob down and move
them back over to their side of the street to no avail - the young men,
and girls were determined to scare us away. They ignored the leader,
and even said
"This is American and it's a free country, I can stand wherever I want
to". Imagine that! One teenage girl ripped a protester sign out of his
hands, two others screamed in an older lady's face, all the while the
entire crowed of them swarming in and around us, chanting, pounding
their fist in the air and spewing hatred.
It wasn't until Tampa's finest (most in plain clothes) showed their
badges that the crowd began to make their way back across the street.
It wasn't until a SHOW OF FORCE other than their own leader, who tried
in vain to calm them, broke up this mob. I would venture to say that if
the police weren't there, we would have all been seriously beaten by
this gang of "honk if you love peace" protesters.
I don't know why I was compelled to go today, it was something that I
could not not do. Perhaps God wanted me to see what His children are
suffering with. To have so many hate you for simply being you, for
being faithful, and for standing for God.
I was told point blank, that I must "pay", that America must "pay" and
that the Jews must "pay" by one of these "honk if you love peace"
protesters. I am reminded, that I am always forgiven even when I didn't
do anything wrong.
San Francisco, Calif, Israeli Consulate: Atlas reader Jeremayakovka
TransAmerica building, SF's signature skyscraper, w/ Hamas flag held aloft in
front
The answer my friend is blowing in the shofar
Very few surprises at tonight's ANSWER-sponsored demonstration outside San Francisco's Israeli consulate. The public needs to know, however, real details about the event that the mainstream media (despite their several network trucks, light poles, and cameramen) may ignore.
The Numbers Game: Pro-Israel activists, no matter how principled and committed, were heavily outnumbered by pro-Pali activists by about 4 (or 5) to 1. The Pali-crowd owned one side of the street, while the side with Israelis was about evenly divided among partisans. The radical left-wing site Indybay claimed that thousands turned out for Palestine – that's bunk – there were hundreds, maybe 500, and maybe 100 for Israel.
The Logistics Game: Pro-Pali people had mounted speakers, bullhorns, professionally printed banners and signs (I ended up standing next to the guy who'd printed the signs – the ABC News affiliate filmed us talking to each other), flags (including a Pali flag with the al-Aqsa mosque printed on its white field) and even war drums. Pro-Israeli people had pre-printed signs, many big Israeli flags, and a shofar – all good, but the Palis had the bigger and more portentous act.
The Propaganda Game: The Palis employed all too common slander and very calculated sloganeering to manipulate their several cases. This is key: they were present not merely to protest the Israeli campaign in Gaza, but to present a public face for "FREE PALESTINE!", for "The Right of Return", to "Free The Jena 6" (which some signs described as a "Legal Lynching"). Important to note is the Palis' sense of inevitability: "VICTORY IS OURS!" This includes their case against the US as well as against Israel. One common sign urged to "Stop the US-Israeli Genocide."
Solidarity vs. Solitary: If non-Jews came out to show solidarity with the Jewish State, they didn't show their colors, but non-Palis visibly stepped up to the plate for their pet cause. An average-looking American carried a Hamas flag on a tall pole (he has no direct ties with Hamas – I asked him); an Episcopalian contingent draped a large banner over the police barricade; so did ANSWER. The latter two were on the Pali-owned side, which suggests pre-event planning. An hour into the rally, an aggressive spokeswoman took the bullhorn for the Pali side: she was Asian-American looking and kicked off her remarks with a shrill "Brothers and sisters!" This is par for the course in San Francisco, but anyone who considers himself pro-Israel should note that, by appearances, not one non-Jewish individual or organization dared share sidewalk space with Jews. How existential.
Small world: At one point I found myself alongside Osha Neumann. Osha's a longtime Berkeley radical lawyer, a self-described artist, and a veteran of the 60s anarchist groupuscule, The Motherfuckers. He's also author of the recently-published Up Against the Wall, Motherf**ker, a memoir of going from liberal Jewish kid with a graduate degree from Yale to the more daring fringes of American radicalism. in the book he renounces nothing, but he does admit some of the more bizarre and dangerous elements of modern American radicalism (e.g., willingly submitting to totalitarian organizational structures, submitting oneself to "criticism" in order to become a better radical, etc.).
Most of the Israel activists were young, under 30 & teens.
We were ringed by police, but we were on State Department property in downtown
DC, not everyone there was protesting. I saw at least one panhandler fleecing
the crowd.
And it was several hundred people At five o’clock some of them prayed, but certainly a small
portion of them. I guess that’s as deep as most of them took those shouts of
“God is great” I heard. The most important thing is to listen to the rhetoric and lies
in the videos. Notice there are very few Palestinians, very few Arabs speaking.
The Arab Community, like IVAW, like every other group of “victims” are being
used by the anti-war community to work us all up into a lather. But you can see
that for yourself.
TACOMA WASHINGTON: Atlas reader Janey Barnhart
Just got home from standing as the lonely voice for Israel at the
demonstration in Tacoma WA. We are terribly civil here in the Pacific
NW, so it was me and my large Israeli flag in uneventful, solitary
solidarity with 25-ish 'anti-violence' folks. Just doin' my part as a
Christian to support Israel's right to defend itself against slaughter.
Thanks for letting us know about these events
DEARBORN, MICHIGAN: Rick reports:
Well, we had a pro-Palestinian/anti-Zionist demonstration here in
Dearborn this afternoon. This happens every once in a while whenever
somebody other than Israel gets bombed.
It was quite well attended by Palestinian supporters (who in
Dearborn are chiefly Lebanese).
So I made my presence known on the other side of the street. Which
was not easy, since I was the only one over on that side.
I have to ask, where were my brothers and sisters who
believe in the peace that the gospel of Christ brings? Where were my
friends who support Israel's right to exist?
We cannot and must not be afraid to bring truth to the forefront.
We had a COUNTER at this one .
Stand With Israel did a great job!
UPDATE More reportage thoughts from San Francisco. Atlas reader Peter
Just wanted to add my take on the confronting of savages in S.F. If it was pandemonium elsewhere it was absolute anarchy and mob rule in S.F. The last such rally I attended the police managed to separate the two sides. Yesterday, they just swarmed over to our side, the inept police just standing idly by. Outraged, I asked several police why they are allowing it, and they replied that I'm obviously not a native San Franciscan, where everything goes and nothing can be.prevented. It was revolting to watch some of these barbarians intimidate some of the frail, elderly Pro-Israeli supporters. I almost got into a fight coming to the defense of one such lady. When I suggested rearranging the cowardly Pali's face, he made as though he was calling to the police. My wife eventually convinced me to leave as I was becoming more and more agitated and couldn't contain myself any longer. Being 6' 2" and 210, I'm no pushover, but suffering from chronic sciatica due to a back condition, I didn't want to chance being attacked by a wave of hyenas. Walking back to Market the main thoroughfare in S.F to catch a bus home, my wife noticed throngs of savages making there way up Market towards us. I noticed the presence of S.F Commandos and thought they were there to prevent the Pali's from disrupting the rush hour traffic.and otherwise causing mayhem throughout the city. Apparently they were there to contain any possible violence. I again approached several officers asking how they could permit this clearly illegal march to take place. They replied they were inept to do anything as the head dhimmi at City Hall, Gavin Newsome had given them free reign. Unbelievable...So basically an entire city was held hostage to a band of thugs, because the powers that be were intimidated into acquiescence. As it goes in S.F. so it goes the world over. Very scary shit, when even my habitually indifferent scientist-academic wife, finally admitted that my forebodings as to Stealth Jihad are in fact very real. Anyhow next time I'll be better prepared with my sign which would read, " Anti-Israel Jew Hating is none other than " The Swollen Envy of Pygmy Minds" ( Mark Twain). I think this curt saying says all that needs to be said.
Noticeable at these anti-Israel protests as compared with protests of earlier
years was the vocal presence of local Arabs from Israel, the many kefiyehs and
Palestinian flags, and the rowdiness of the young people and young adults.
Evidently they feel more confident now than in previous years, or have moved out
from under the council of prudence. Perhaps conditions are such that they are
moving into phase II or III of a plan. The honking of passers-by to show support
was much more frequent than in earlier years, and many of the drivers were
Muslim, but more weren’t.
Anti-Israel sentiment is growing in Albuquerque in main part because it is
growing throughout the world and the US, and has become socially acceptable. To
most of the public, anti-Israel and anti-Jewish are synonyms. The bigotry has
also been growing in part because the local “pro-Palestinian” groups have been
active for years, patiently and successfully working to produce this sentiment
in schools, the university, the media, local government and the public at large.
Indeed, some synagogues and Jewish leaders have promoted this movement.
[...]
At the evening protest, two passers-by joined me with my lone pro-Israel
sign, and we held up an Israeli flag and took the harrassment of the Arab young
people together, which made us stronger, even later, when there were only two
women. None of us knew each other, but the two supporters were both Messianic.
Coincidence? To us, Messianics seem strange, but many have courage and
conviction in this matter, that others lack.
Because I was the only Jew with a Pro-Israel sign at the anti-Israel
protests, I got my picture taken and got interviewed three times. I doubt my
statements were aired. My statements that Israel is right to attack Gaza, and if
the Arabs of Gaza are suffering, they brought it on themselves by electing and
supporting genocidal terrorist leaders, is socially unacceptable in polite
gentile society. Indeed, it is unacceptable in polite Jewish society, but it is
true.
At these protests I saw a stridency and rowdiness in the Arabs who showed up,
that was not apparent in earlier protests. I saw that the majority of passers-by
were either active supporters of their view, or non-committal. While we
pep-rallied privately in the the JCC, with security, the public was turned a
shade more against us, and we had no effective response.
UPDATE: ATLANTA, GEORGIA Orit reports:
Re: Atlanta Pro-Hamas Rally 12/30/08 (Israeli Consulate) Part 1
There were about 250 people.
Here are
some notes though:
Chants:
no justice, no peace long live
palestine US out of the middle east Free, free palestine 1-2-3-4 we
don't want this racist war, 5-6-7-8 israel is a terror state occupation is a
crime, israel out of palestine gaza is under attack. what are we going to do?
fight back! what do we want? Justice. When do we want it now? Now. allah
akbar US, israel you can't hide, we charge you with genocide not a penny,
not a dime, israel out of palestine Hitler, Olmert all the same, all they
have is different names they kill, they lie, but palestine will never
die free, free palestine, long live palestine
Signs:
gaza
solidarity stop Israeli terrorism sympathize with gaza t-hirt (in hebrew
and english) stop war on iran gaza you are not alone stop the massacre
in gaza stop US, israeli war crimes I am not a terrorist (held by little
girl) honk for gaza (MARTA -- Atlanta public bus honked) zionism equals
(sign) racism
The protest was arranged by the Atlanta International
Center. They had a permit from 4-5:30pm to demonstrate in front of the Israeli
consulate which is in midtown Atlanta. Car traffic was heavy the entire time,
and there was a constant flow of people into the demonstration. Women were
coming with their young children in strollers and older people wrapped in
kefiyahs came and set up chairs.
Representatives from CAIR were there as
well as the student movements of Students for Justice in Palestine at Georgia
Tech and Emory Advocates for Justice in Palestine. At 5:30pm they made an
announcement that they must leave the premises, so they marched into the street
-- walking in the opposite flow of traffic -- shutting down the street entirely
and establishing themselves about 1/4 mile away.
There were about 4
cops from the Atlanta police department ensuring people's safety: staying on the
sidewalks and crossing the street. About a block away there were about a dozen
police on motorcycles. The cops I talked to said they were there in case there
was a counter protest. As I found out afterwards, there were also undercover,
plain-clothes police officers around the entire time.
Local media were
there as well and there was at least one local channel (NBC affiliate) which
interviewed people for their 6pm broadcast.
I have no idea why there was
no counter protest planned. I only found out about it through the Muslim Student
Association at Georgia Tech the night before, so there's was no time to arrange
anything.
There was a big press conference earlier in the day with the
ambassador and the incident involving Cynthia McKinney. But, as far as I know,
no one commented on the pro-hamas rally specifically.
Videos der “Gaza-Soli-Demo” in
BerlinPosted 9 videos about 2000 Hamas activists in Berlin, December
29, 2008: "Israel Murderer of Women", "Israel Murderer of Children", "Zionists
Faschists", nobody, no policeman no politician said anything against ist. More
demos to come all around Germany, Hamburg p.e., on January 2, 2009.
Cold, freezing rain be damned. Indians in New York came out to rally in front of that collective negation of humanity at the UN, against the pox on humanity, the jihad. I STAND WITH INDIA!
What other people stand up against Jewish genocide? I cover these rallies -- no other, I tell ya.
Late in the afternoon Geert Wilders presented FITNA (watch the film here) for the
first time in Middle East. It was an historic moment. Most everyone in
attendance welled up and was moved, shaken........ afraid. But the very tall,
and very sure of himself Geert Wilders composed himself and with purpose set the
stage alight with his passion.
Wilders teared up at the end of the showing of FITNA ..... it crushed me. I did not write of it because I thought it an intensely personal moment. I have since seen written about in the papers, and Ithought you ought to know. This is an extraordinary warrior.
Speech Geert Wilders
Jerusalem
December 14, 2008
Thank you very much.
It's a privilege for me to be here in this beautiful city Jerusalem, the capitol of the only democracy in the entire Middle East. When I was a teenager I lived some years here in this city and after that I visited Israel more times than I can count. Israel: the only country in the region with a functioning parliament, a rule of law and free elections. The only country in the region that shares the values of our Western societies, in fact is one of the foundations of our Judeo-Christian identity.
We are here to voice our concern over the growing Islamisation of the West. We do this in this city, the city of David. The city that, together with Rome and Athens, symbolizes our ancient heritage.
Perhaps a few of you may be new to Jerusalem, yet, Jerusalem is not new to any of you. We all carry Jerusalem in our blood, in our genes. We all live and breathe Jerusalem. We talk Jerusalem, we dream Jerusalem. Simply because, the values of ancient Israel have become the values of the West. We are all Israel, and Israel is in all of us.
This city is the capital of a democracy under threat. Israel is under siege, like the Jewish community in the Land of Israel is under siege for over a century now. Israel with all its glory and splendour is unique, and its history unparalleled. Yet, Israel’s security situation is not unique, and neither is its enemy.
Samuel Huntington writes it so aptly: “Islam has bloody borders”. Israel is located precisely on that border. This tiny country is situated on the fault line of jihad, just like Kashmir, Kosovo, the Philippines, Southern Thailand, Darfur in Sudan, Lebanon, and Aceh in Indonesia. Israel is simply in the way of the Islamic advance. Just like West-Berlin was during the Cold War.
Israel is simply receiving the blows that are meant for all of us. If there would have been no Israel, Islamic imperialism would have found other places to release its energy and its desire for conquest. Therefore, the war against Israel is not a war against Israel. It is a war against the West. It is jihad. Thanks to Israeli parents who see their children go off to join the army and lie awake at night, parents in Europe and America can sleep well and have pleasant dreams, unaware of the dangers looming.
At present the front-line of jihad runs not just through the streets of Tel Aviv and Haifa, but through the streets of London, Madrid, and Amsterdam as well. Jihad is our common enemy, and we better start Facing Jihad before it is too late.
Therefore, if we voice our concern over the Islamisation of the West, we have to do it here, where our civilization borders on Islam. Where jihadists fire Qassams into civilian homes in Sderot and Ashkelon, and where a doctor like Aryeh Eldad is characteristic of our civilization by treating terrorists the same way as he treats the Israeli victims. I salute Professor Eldad for his work for humanity, and for his patriotism. And I thank him for hosting this conference in this great city. Aryeh I am proud to be your friend. I will say a few things about the Islamisation of Europe and my film Fitna. I will use some examples from the Netherlands, because they are indicative for the situation on the continent.
The mass migration to the Netherlands continues full-speed ahead. Currently, a staggering number of new immigrants arrive every year, many of them Muslim, often uneducated, if not illiterate. Bringing along with them the local customs of the mountains and deserts of backward Islamic countries. Thousands and thousands of Muslims arrive in the Netherlands every year, while already one million Muslims are living in our tiny country.
There are many problems concerning this massive influx: immigrants are overly represented in social benefits and crime statistics and the overall costs are staggering. The financial costs of mass immigration in the Netherlands exceeds 100 billion euro’s.
But what we have to fear most is the creeping Islamisation, the stealth jihad. Because every Islamic neighbourhood, every Islamic shop, every mosque, every Islamic school, every burqa, every veil is regarded by many Muslims as building blocks towards a larger goal, towards domination.
This is in fact the essence of the problem. Not crime, not even the financial burden. The biggest problem is the demographic development, and the way it influences our society at large. Immigration from Muslim countries and the demographics will result in the Eurabia that the brave Bat Ye'or is warning about. It will become reality if we don't act now. A decade and a half ago, a then unknown American politician used the following slogan in his political campaign: “it’s the economy, stupid.” From now on the motto of my party will be: “it’s demographics, dumbo”.
More than forty years ago a British politician gave a famous speech. He stated that, looking into the future, he saw ‘rivers of blood’ as a result of the uncontrolled influx of immigrants. Enoch Powell’s speech was the starting point of a debate on mass immigration in Europe. As usual, the leftist establishment labeled him an extremist and his career went down. But the British people loved him, and supported Powell. London’s dock workers took him to their hearts, marching by the thousands in support of Mr. Powell.
Looking back, I share Enoch Powell’s alarmist views on mass immigration, but ‘rivers of blood’ is not something I see happening. We will not face civil war. Our political elite is trying to make us believe that the influx of Muslim immigrants is similar to the waves of immigration that took place centuries ago. Or they say that “Christianity developed towards modernity, and therefore Islam will do the same”.
How are we to remain a democracy if a large part of the growing Muslim population is in favour of introducing sharia law? How is Amsterdam to remain the gay capitol of Europe if gays are regularly beaten up by non western immigrants, often Muslims? How are the Jewish communities of Europe to survive with a growing presence of an ideology that is so blatantly anti-Semitic? How are we to remain a centre of cultural and scientific excellence if Islam opposes art, and academic exploration? How are we to remain an open and tolerant society if we are faced with part of the Muslim community favouring self-segregation and showing no desire for assimilation? How can we look to the future with confidence, when a large part of the population turns to a seventh century desert for answers?
These are the questions the multiculturalists don’t want to answer.
Instead of providing leadership our political elite fooled us by using our own principles against us. I will give you five examples.
First. Our tolerance is used as an argument to bring in more Islam, to bring in more Muslims, and a way to tell us that we should not criticize their Islamic culture, if you do you are labeled intolerant and racist.
Second. Democracy. A growing Muslim electorate is too hard for politicians to resist, so they give in to their grievances and demands to win their vote. Before long sharia law will be introduced, legally and democratically, by means of majority vote. The former Dutch Minister of Justice once said that sharia law could be part of the Dutch legal system if a two third majority of the population would be in favour of it.
Third. Our religious freedom is utilized by an ideology that has no plans whatsoever to play by our rules, yet demands the same rights our traditional religions have had for centuries;
Fourth. Our welfare state that once was the envy of the world, now functions as a magnet for a lot of non-Western immigrants, dreaming of a cushy life in wealthy Europe.
Fifth. Our open borders came to symbolize our open mindset, an example of our cosmopolitan hospitality. But now we have lost control of our borders and we can’t even keep track of who is entering our countries, let alone prevent them from entering.
Our Western principles are hollow if they are not accompanied by a desire to sustain our culture and our civilization, based upon knowing who we are and where we come from. We are not from Saudi-Arabia. We are not from Iran. We come from Rome, Athens and Jerusalem. That makes our civilization special, and certainly worth preserving.
In spite of all that, the political elite are still madly in love with their pet project, the multicultural society, as they call it romantically. Apparently they don’t live in the neighbourhoods that are turning Islamic. They will tell you “they are nice people. I don’t see the problem?” The Muslim immigrant’s demands sound reasonably to them, like: “let us have an extra-large mosque”.
It is very difficult to remain optimistic in the face of the growing Islamisation of Europe. The tide is turning against us. We are losing on every front. Regarding the demographics, Islam is gaining momentum. The ruling elite is even proud of the Muslim immigration. After all, this way they can show everyone that they are not racists. Academia, the arts, the media, trade unions, the churches, the business world, the entire political establishment have all converted to the suicidal theory of multiculturalism and cultural relativism.
Cultural relativism is the biggest disease modern day Europe suffers from. Not all cultures are equal. Our Western culture is better than the Islamic culture. In the words of the brave Dr. Wafa Sultan: “It is a clash between civilization and backwardness, between the civilized and the primitive, between barbarity and rationality”. Indeed also here in Israel you are not fighting a territorial war, it's not about territory it's about ideology. The Islamic ideology does not seek cooperation or assimilation but aims for submission and dominance over non-Muslims. There is no moderate Islam, there will never be a moderate Islam. There might be moderate people who call themselves Muslim, but there is no moderate Islam.
Leftist journalists and leftist politicians hasten themselves to label anyone critical of the Islamisation a ‘right-wing extremist’. The entire establishment has sided with Islam. Leftists, liberals, and Christian-Democrats are now enslaved to Islam. They are Dhimmi’s. Lenin once labelled ignorant people that unknowingly aided his cause ‘useful idiots’. Well, the West is now full of these ‘useful idiots’, and they are even proud of it.
Now some words about my film Fitna.
I felt I had the moral duty to educate people about Islam and the Islamisation of Europe. The duty to make clear to everyone that the Koran stands at the heart of what some people call terrorism but is in reality jihad. I wanted to show that the problems of Islam are at the core of Islam, and do not belong to its fringes.
I have warned against the dangers of the Koran and Islam in numerous interviews, opinion articles, speeches and of course parliamentary debates, but pictures often say more than words. That is why I made Fitna.
Fitna is a documentary that shows what is being done in the name of Islam. Without placing all Muslims into the same category, I think I have succeeded in showing that the Koran is not some dusty old book, but that it is still used today as a source of inspiration for, and justification of hatred, violence and terrorism across the world.
A few weeks ago the world has once again seen what Islam is capable of. In Mumbai, jihadists separated Muslims from non-Muslims, according to a witness in a Belgian newspaper. The non-Muslims, the Kaffirs, were subsequently shot. The terrorists also went straight for the tiny Jewish centre in Mumbai, where, according to reports made to an Indian news website, they horribly tortured Jewish people before brutally murdering them.
Most of the Western media stick to naming the culprits as being members of ‘separatist movements’. In doing so, they are missing the main point and are unjustly ignoring the Islamic nature of the terror attacks. After all, if it is a conflict about borders, why are they killing Jews in Mumbai? Why, in a city of tens of millions, find the jihadists the shortest way to the only rabbi in town – in order to kill him and his wife? Why are Israel’s enemies always shouting “Allah hoe-Akbar” and “kill the Jews” if all they want is peaceful coexistence and mutual understanding? Maybe, I’m just guessing, is it because they have an ideology that tells them to kill Jews, to kill unbelievers, and to advance Islam until there is world domination. Islam, after all divides the world in a dar-al-Harb, and dar-al-Islam. Islam is a totalitarian ideology full of hate, violence and submission.
From the day the plan for my short film was made public it caused quite a stir, in the Netherlands, in Europe and across the world. First there was a political uproar, with government leaders across the continent in sheer panic. The Dutch Minister for Foreign Affairs called on me to abandon my film project. The Minister of Justice let it be known that post hoc criminal proceedings could be initiated if the movie was shown. The Dutch government investigated the possibility of having Fitna banned in advance. The Dutch branch of the Islamic organization Hizb ut-Tahrir declared that the Netherlands was due for an attack. Internationally there was a series of incidents. The Taliban threatened to organize additional attacks against Dutch troops in Afghanistan and a website linked to Al Qaeda published the message that I ought to be killed, while the Grand Mufti of Syria stated that I would be responsible for all the bloodshed after the screening of the film.
In Afghanistan and Pakistan the Dutch flag was burned on several occasions. Dolls representing me were burned as well. The Indonesian President announced that I will never be admitted into Indonesia again, while the UN Secretary General and the European Union issued statements in the same cowardly vein as those by the Dutch government. I could go on and on. It was an absolute disgrace, a sell out. It was treason to our Western principles, it was treason to freedom of speech, it was treason to liberty itself. My own government was not defending me, but became my worst enemy in the process.
Because of Fitna the State of Jordan is currently litigating against me. Jordan wants to prosecute me for blasphemy, demeaning Islam and slandering the Prophet Muhammad; violations of the Jordanian Penal Code, even though the alleged violations did not even occur in Jordan. As you all know, Jordan is a non-democratic country, without an independent or impartial judicial system and without a strongly developed civil society. According to a recent study by Human Rights Watch, torture is a routine and widespread practice in Jordan.
Jordan’s attempt to prosecute me is an infringement on the sovereignty of my country, the Netherlands. It is an infringement on freedom of speech. Jordan’s attempt is in fact a hostile act towards freedom itself.
If Jordan succeeds in prosecuting a democratically elected member of a Western parliament, what kind of precedent would that set? But its not about me. The principle is not Geert Wilders. If you look at the press and the rest of the political elite in the Netherlands, nobody cared. Nobody gived a damn. This was the worst thing. A nondemocratic country like Jordan cannot use the international or domestic legal system to silence anyone. If this starts, if we allow this, we can get rid of all parliaments, and we should close down every newspaper, and we should shut up and all pray to Mecca five times a day.
But there is some hope. For instance there is some hope with the middle class workers. Underneath the empty bravado of the elite, the middle class worker, the average Joe, is starting to realise that there is something terribly wrong with Islam. In the Netherlands, sixty percent of the population considers mass immigration to be the worst mistake since the second world war. And an equal sixty percent sees Islam as the number one threat to our national identity. But the Freedom Party is the only political party in the Dutch parliament that shares their view.
And there is hope that political parties critical about the Islamisation of the West are gaining momentum all over Europe, are getting stronger. And we will work together with common legislation, with common initiatives, perhaps even with a common group in the European parliament as defenders of the West, defenders of our culture, defenders of our identity, defenders of our freedom.
We need a new way of thinking, a new paradigm, to defend our liberties. Just reiterating our devotion to tolerance and democracy is not good enough, as we are Facing Jihad. We need a new set of goals and ideas. We need new leaders. And we should always remember where we come from. We all come from Jerusalem.
Let me wind up. The essence of my short speech today is that Europe is in the process of Islamisation, and that we need to fight it. Because if we don’t fight the Islamization we will lose everything; our cultural identity, our democracy, our rule of law, our liberties, our freedom. We have the duty to defend the ideas of Rome, Athens and Jerusalem. The ancient heritage of our forefathers is under attack; we have to stand up and defend it.
A century and a half ago, on the other side of the world, a young President said exactly what I mean. This is what Abraham Lincoln said in 1862, and I leave you with that: The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise — with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. (Abraham Lincoln, Annual Message to Congress, December 1, 1862)
It is five to twelve. Freedom must win, we have to win and we will win.
An international conference on jihad that took place in
Jerusalem on Sunday highlighted what hawkish scholars on Islam described as
"real disputes" about the nature of the problem. The event also inspired the
controversial Dutch legislator Geert Wilders to plan a European follow-up in the
coming months.
"It's time for such an event in the Netherlands," the
far-right Wilders said on the terrace of Jerusalem's Begin Center, where the
event was held. "But the cost of security would be much higher in Holland than
in Israel."
Wilders - the only one of the six speakers to receive a
standing ovation from the 600 people in the audience - told his listeners that
"as the terrorist attacks in Mumbai proved, there's no moderate Islam," and it
is time for the West to realize it is "in a conflict with the Muslim faith at
large." He sided with scholars like Haifa University's David Bukay, who averred
that "moderate Islam" does not exist and that the Koran could not be reformed or
modernized.
But
American scholar and activist Daniel Pipes disagreed. Quoting Egyptian
philosopher Hassan Hanafi, Pipes said the Koran "is like a supermarket where one
takes what one wants and leaves the rest." This freedom of selection, he argued,
provides a means for reshaping Islam.
UPDATE: will continue to update this post with video, robservations and some dish
It's a spectacular day on Jerusalem, we walked over to the Begin center .... give me some time to load the video and gather my thoughts . I am back in the big apple and have my tools.
I am sitting between Wilders and Spencer. Happiness! I am twittermaster (I guess I better get twittersavvy - I am posting there live ). Even non-Twitter users can see the feed here.
Robert Spencer is master of ceremonies and he is masterful. No dillydallying,
the program kicks right away.
Spencer introduced Dr. Eldad
Dr. Eldad begins by saying (watch the vid) that there are moderate Muslims but Islam kills. We lie to ourselves because a territorial conflict is one you can solve. This is not a territorial conflict. Islamic totalitarian statism is in conflict with the nations of the West. statism is in conflict with the nations of the West. Western nations blame themselves for the rise of this threat, and this self-blame arises from three sources: pragmatism, multiculturalism and altruism.
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After Robert's introduction, Dr Eldad, doctor and candidate for MK .............. cut right to the chase. "Is there a moderate Islam" Do we have an obligation to encourage moderate Muslims in the hope that they take over? There are moderate Muslims but Islam kills. We lie to ourselves, because a territorial conflict is something you can solve,
but the jihad against Israel is a religious conflict.
John
Lewis: Islamic totalitarian statism is in conflict with the nations of the
West. Western nations blame themselves for the rise of this threat, and
this self-blame arises from three sources: pragmatism, multiculturalism and
altruism.
There are many versions of cognitive evasion."STATE ISLAM MUST GO" not all Muslims but those supporting the imposition of
Islamic law.
Islamization consumes all aspects of cultural life: Islamization is a
cancer that grows from the inside out. Islamization is not a legitimate
constitutional exercise of freedom Islamisation is an an attempt to leverage
the freedoms available only in the nations of the enlightenment in order to
destroy them
The threat is overt and violent and covert and internal. This is not a demand for change in beliefs but in the right to impose them. This
threat cannot be contained unless the schools stop teaching jihad.
The defeat of Islamic Totalitarianism ..... John Lewis cites crushing the
religious hold on the Japanese:
On December 7, 1941, we were attacked by Japan, a country then governed
by a militaristic, religious ideology, in pursuit of a divine empire,
with indoctrinated soldiers who soon used suicide tactics. We chose the
ruthless, offensive response. Three years and eight months later, the
Japanese surrendered, their country in ruins, their people starving.
Five years after the attacks, Japan had a constitution that included
the following (from its famous Article 9): “[T]he Japanese people
forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation. . . . The
right of belligerency of the state will not be recognized.”
An interesting point, But remember, we dropped two atomic bombs.
SNAPS! Itamar Marcus (below)of Palestinian Media Watch. Marcus monitors the news and broadcast channels of Palestinian media. The crossword puzzles have hate messages. The soccer teams are named after terrorists that have killed Jews in terror attacks. "We ruled the world before, we'll rule the world again." The message to the children is you are part of this destiny.The conflict is defined not my Israel but by a religious mandate.
Once you understand that dying for Allah is glorious, then there can be no
deterrence. . Islam must be crushed if there is any hope of reform.
84% of Palestinian youth support the jihad against the Jews.
The world has accepted the Palestinians' self-definition of themselves as
victims and reports on them as such. When they fire thousands of missiles into
Sderot, the media ignores or reports it as a response to ongoing hostility from
the Israelis.
Spencer Eldad
Dr. David Bukay (one of the best speakers) teaches in the Political Science Dept at the University of Haifa.Among his fields of expertise are the Arab- Israel conflict, inter Arab relations and the Palestinian questions. He spoke of Dawah as the real secret enemy.. Dawah is the cultural enemy.
To deceive, cheat, mislead us by misinformation.
Ibn Sa'd said it is permissible to deceive the enemy.
Allah deceives infidels and so it's allowed or commander for believers to do so
(Koran 4:142, 8:30, 85:15-16).
Bukhari: When one makes up false statements, though untrue, to spread Islam, one
does not lie.
Ibn Said said it is permissable to deceive the enemey
They can swear allegiance to the United States of America or the Knesset but
maintain their primary allegiance to Islam.
Bukhari: Muslims are not bound by oaths to infidels.
Today they use this as a diplomatic strategy. Here are their biggest lies
Islam is a religion of peace
Jihad is a spirited struggle
Islam and Democracy are compatible
Terrorists are a minority that hijacked islam
Moderate voices are all silent. They don't act against savage inhuman
behavior.
Povery leads to terrorism
Poverty leads to terrorism> Moslem terrorists are highly educated and rich.
Durban2: The catastrophe that Arabs and Muslims prepare for the rest of the world, "Islamophobia"
Eldad getting iviewed
Atlas and Jihadman -- lunch break in amongst the gorgeous old ruins -- kept meticulously
Simon Deng ....we talked of helping the refugees who have escaped the Islamic jihad in Sudan and into Israel. They need our help
Eldad, Sharan and Spencer. Shlomo Sharan took the stage to discuss the failure
of education..Sharan is Professor Emeritus in Educational and Organizational Pyschology at
TelAviv Univ's school of education. He has authored many books, research
studies, and articles.
Wilders and Eldad
Pipes prefaced his remarks with a careful disclaimer - a sort of cover your ass preface. He wouldn't want to part with the whole Moderate thing. It's his one steadfast premise, despite whatever facts (or bodies) to the
contrary
He has three interpretations of who is the enemy,
terrorism
Islam
radical Islam
Pipes: We agree on an enemy, we disagree on the solution. n1948-1993 Israel pursued victory
1993--------->appeasement. Palestinians are feeling strong and
optimistic. The conventional view
Pipes spoke of crushing the will of the Palestinians.
When the Jews of Hebron need no more security than the Arabs of Nazareth.
Palestinians can't thrive --They can't do that so long as they are focused on the destruction of Israel
outside my window
The room was full. So many Atlas readers readers were there. It was wonderful. Yisroel from My Right Word (who took some great pics), Augusto from Brazil, Kevin, Ann, Shy Guy (who left this spot on comment):
Francis, you should know that the subject you mention was NOT explicitely covered at the conference. Geert Wilders came closest to calling for an outright ban on Islam and he received tremendous applause from the crowd. The only speaker to specifically state apologetically that he believes the problem is "Islamo-fascism" versus Islam itself was Daniel Pipes. But anyone who reads Pipe's writing should have known this already. All the other speakers did not appear to agree with Pipes, although Professor Lewis mistakenly sounded somewhat like Pipes. However, I spoke to Lewis for about 20 minutes after the conference and he clarified his staunch view against Islam. I think he will clarify his opinion in future speeches.
Atlas highlight: When Wilders was fielding questions from the press, one reporter asked why women were not involved. Geert responded (paraphrasing)
Yes, the world famous blogger Pamela Geller is here covering this event for her wonderful blog Atlas Shrugs. Everyone should be reading it.
Among the speakers are Arieh Eldad MK - Knesset, Robert Spencer,
Dr. Itamar Marcus - Director of Palestinian Media Watch, Robert
Spencer, Daniel Pipes...... and the first Middle East screening of Fitna presented by Geert Wilders, MP, The Netherlands.
J'lem Post: MK Arye
Eldad, who is currently with the National Union-National Religious
Party but has founded the new Hatikva Party, says he is planning to introduce a
package of emergency "anti-Islamization legislation" in the next Knesset to
"confront the enemy within and without."
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