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Saudi Arabia's Muslim World League accused of being too pro-Jewishnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 13 Sep 04:45 AM Wikipedia says: The Muslim World L Like   Tweet   Saudi Arabia's Muslim World League accused of being too pro-Jewish noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 13 Sep 04:45 AM Wikipedia says: The Muslim World League is an International Islamic NGO based in Mecca, Saudi Arabia that claims to clarify the true message of Islam by advancing moderate values that promote peace, tolerance and love. Because of the Saudi funding, the League is widely recognized as a representative of the Islamic principles promoted in Saudi Arabia. The organization funds the construction of mosques, financial reliefs for Muslims afflicted by natural disasters, the distribution of copies of the Quran, and political tracts on Muslim minority groups. The League says that they reject all acts of violence and promote dialogue with the people of other cultures, within their understanding of Sharia, but they are no strangers to controversy, having been the subject of several ongoing counterterrorism investigations in the U.S. related to Hamas, al Qaeda and other terrorist groups. However, since 2016, the Muslim World League has been widely recognized as one of the leading organizations in Saudi Arabia dedicated to combating extremist ideology. In its 2019 Country Reports on Terrorism, the U.S. State Department stated that the Muslim World League's Secretary General, Dr. Al-Issa "pressed a message of interfaith dialogue, religious tolerance, and peaceful coexistence with global religious authorities, including Muslim imams outside the Arab world," as well as conducted extensive outreach to prominent U.S. Jewish and...Read More Rabbi Eric Yoffie promoting Muslim jihad propaganda noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 12 Sep 02:00 PM The Muslim world love to frighten Westerners with threats of holy war - holy wars that almost never materialize. 1908: 1921: 1938: 1941: 1953: 1956: 1969: Clueless Westerners not only believe and are frightened of these baseless threats, they amplify them. Muslims use the threats to get the West to do what they want, and Western dhimmis love to play their role. Which brings us to Rabbi Eric Yoffie, writing in Haaretz last week: I hardly knew whether to laugh or cry when I read Rabbi Meir Soloveichik's most recent article in Commentary magazine. Entitled "The Real Truth About the Temple Mount," Soloveichik's article calls for "freedom of worship" on the site for Jews, who, according to longstanding agreements with Muslim authorities, are permitted to visit the Mount but not to pray there. Let us be clear about what is happening here: A leading representative of mainstream American Orthodoxy is calling on Israeli officials to undermine longstanding agreements between Jordan and the State of Israel, and between Israel and Muslim religious authorities, and is encouraging Jews, at least indirectly, to disregard binding commitments made by their government and to begin praying openly at the Temple Mount. This is idiotic and potentially catastrophic. It would greatly weaken the Kingdom of Jordan, one of Israel's most important Arab allies...Read More 09/12 Links: The Real Lesson of 9/11 Isn't a Story About Islamophobia; Escaped prisoners received no help while on the run; Iran Giving Militias Drone Training Near Isfahan noreply@blogger.com (Ian), 12 Sep 12:00 PM From Ian: Jonathan S. Tobin: The Real Lesson of 9/11 Isn't a Story About Islamophobia Though Greenblatt claims FBI statistics back up his claims about an anti-Muslim backlash, a look at the last 20 years of such data proves the opposite. The number of attacks on Muslims has remained small even when temporary hikes occurred. Throughout this period, the numbers show that the overwhelming majority of religion-based attacks have been aimed at Jews, not at Muslims. While Greenblatt is riding the left's favorite racism hobby horse, elsewhere the anniversary is being used for different purposes. In Afghanistan and other places where Islamists rule, Sept. 11 won't be a day of mourning or an occasion for talking about Islamophobia. It's not a coincidence that the Taliban — the Islamist group that hosted the Al-Qaeda terrorist atrocities — have chosen to inaugurate their new government on the date. They believe they have proved that with enough patience, sooner or later those who attack the United States can wait out a democracy that lacks the will to oppose them in a long, drawn-out struggle. As Hudson Institute strategic analyst and former combat veteran Michael Pregent told me in an interview that will air on a JNS "Top Story" podcast, Afghanistan will now be open for business again as a base for Islamic radicals. While four administrations from both political parties contributed...Read More Arab moves to improve human rights must be praised, not ridiculed noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 12 Sep 09:45 AM In late August, the UAE announced that it will establish an independent human rights commission, independent of the government, adhering to the Paris Principles for the National Human Rights Institutions. There is reason to be skeptical when one sees such announcements. The UAE does not exactly have a stellar human rights record. It has essentially no freedom of the press and it imprisons political dissidents. It is possible that this is a whitewash. Yet the very announcement shows a sensitivity to a public perception of human rights in the Emirates and that can be leveraged. Human Rights Watch ridiculed the UAE move. "This is just another tactic, part of the UAE's decadelong whitewashing campaign to make themselves look like a tolerant, respectful and open country," said Hiba Zayadin, a researcher with HRW. Ken Roth dismissed the news out of hand. But other human rights groups properly say that it is too early to tell, and that the new organization can be judged against its own standards soon enough. Alexis Thiry, a legal adviser at Geneva-based legal advocacy organization MENA Rights Group, told DW it was too early to know if the new UAE organization would be sticking to the Paris Principles, as promised. This was because the rights group had not yet been able...Read More The Gilboa prison episode: A perfect example of honor/shame noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 12 Sep 07:00 AM When the six prisoners, most of them Islamic Jihad terrorists, escaped from Gilboa Prison, the Palestinian street went wild. Palestinians were proud. This tweet from "human rights attorney" Noura Erakat captures the glee, praising the "six Palestinian political prisoners who self-liberated themselves using spoons against nuclear weapons and grotesque racial domination." Why? It was very clear that they would be caught - or killed during a capture attempt - eventually. Four of them have been caught as of this writing. Islamic Jihad is blaming the "apartheid wall" for their capture saying that this was why they couldn't escape to the West Bank (and indirectly justifying the security barrier.) So why the celebrations? The celebrations and praise had nothing to do with "freedom" for the terrorists. Everyone knew that their freedom will end one way or another. They were celebrations of Jewish humiliation. To be sure, the problems at the prison that led up to the escape were inexcusable. But the Israeli prison system will lick its wounds, examine its mistakes, and fix the problems. That's what Israelis do - keep...Read More    ©2021 EoZ | EoZ, NYC area Web Version   Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company