He’s a saber-rattling authoritarian who jails journalists and opponents, threatens neighbors and wants to rebuild an Islamist empire. But to Osama Abuirshaid, executive director of the anti-Israel group American Muslims for Palestine, Turkey’s president is “a leader in the meaning of the word, and a legitimate ruler, and he is above this and is humble in manners.” Abuirshaid raced onto Facebook Monday with Ed Grimley-like…
Tensions are on the rise between Israel and Hamas after the terrorist group recently resumed its arson terrorism campaign, encouraging Palestinians to launch incendiary balloons and kites into Israeli territory. Israeli aircraft and tanks targeted several terrorist sites in Gaza Thursday morning following a sustained campaign of arson attacks over the past…
Would someone who believes that ISIS terrorists and the Israeli army are morally equivalent have the kind of judgment to provide “essential” help to the government? What if that some person worked for an organization that the FBI believes is not “an appropriate liaison partner” due to its roots in an American Hamas-support network created…
From the IPT Website An adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas threatened Israel Saturday with the possibility of a third Intifada (violent uprising) if Israel decides to extend its sovereignty to parts of the West Bank. “When things flare up and it becomes a fully-fledged Intifada, we will see a combination…
A chant of “death to Israel” and “death to America” triggered an enthusiastic response Wednesday during an anti-Israel protest in Brooklyn. Similar rallies were held throughout the country, ostensibly to oppose a possible Israeli annexation of some West Bank settlements. But the speeches and chants made it abundantly clear that…
Update: Fox Soul confirmed Monday afternoon that it would not air the Farrakhan speech. Instead, “Fox Soul will present a special program … featuring a compilation of the most powerful speeches from the greatest black leaders and thinkers about racial relations and civil rights in America. This powerful and inspirational program replaces…
Two recent deaths, each captured on video, generated two different reactions about accepting truth rather than clinging to flawed narratives. Video of George Floyd’s death under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer prompted a sea-change in American attitudes and sparked an ongoing debate over police reform. Video of Ahmed Erakat’s…
A Minneapolis police officer kills an unarmed black man suspected of passing a phony $20 bill. Outraged people take to the street in protest demanding justice for George Floyd. But others quickly jumped in to exploit a crisis. That’s where rioting and looting come in. Israel bashers looked at the situation…
Leaders of American Islamist groups celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, this week by heaping praise on Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey who aims to be a leader of the Sunni world. “[P]rofound human rights violations against hundreds of thousands of people” in Turkey were identified in 2018 by…
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., helped American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) raise more than $20,000 Saturday by speaking to the group’s “online gala.”Last week, I reported that Dingell and fellow Democrat Barbara Lee of California were slated to speak, despite AMP’s extensive record of hateful rhetoric and connections to a defunct…
Professional politicians say a lot of things that just aren’t true, so perhaps it’s not fair to hold others to a higher standard than the people we put in power. But when it comes to anti-Israel activists, it seems that anything goes, including claims that cross the line into outright…
https://www.investigativeproject.org/audio-video/1016.mp4 Despite a long record of anti-Semitic speech and radical connections, Linda Sarsour manages to enjoy a reputation as a “civil rights activist” and “community organizer.” Simon & Schuster thought well enough of her to publish her memoir this week. In this video, the Investigative Project on Terrorism examines…