PJ Media.One way or the other, Israel is to blame for all of the Middle East’s problems, claim many leading Muslims.Consider the logic of the highly respected Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb—once voted the “most influential Muslim in the world”— as expressed during a televised interview. After claiming that “the genocides perpetrated by the Zionist entity” prompt aggrieved Muslims … [Read more...]
Jerusalem: Leaflets Attributed to ‘ISIS’ Threaten to Massacre All Christians
A group calling itself the “Islamic State in Palestine” spread fliers in east Jerusalem threatening that it would massacre all Christians who fail to evacuate the Holy City. The leaflets, which appeared on June 27, say that the Islamic State knows where the city’s Christians live, and warns that they have until Eid al-Fitr—July 19, when Ramadan ends—to leave the city or be … [Read more...]
Egyptian Mosque Sermons Reminiscent of ISIS
Coptic SolidarityOn Friday, May 15, the prayer leader of Safa Mosque in the city of Mersa Matruh, west of Alexandria, Egypt, repeatedly declared that “the Islamic caliphate will return and that Jerusalem, though stolen at the hands of the Jews, will return to Muslims once again.”The mosque’s imam further spoke in tones reminiscent of the Islamic State, including by … [Read more...]
Is the Islamic State a Good Thing?
FrontPage MagazineThe following is an envisioning of what might eventually unfold if the Islamic State is left to flourish. Although it is only one of several possible scenarios, due to its ostensibly implausible nature, it requires some delineation.The Islamic State (IS) continues expanding its territory and influence through jihad. Religious minorities that fall under … [Read more...]
Presbyterian Church USA Criticizes Israel, Ignores Christian Persecution
CBN NewsDays before the recent Israel/Hamas conflict erupted, the Presbyterian Church USA withdrew $21 million worth in investments from Israel because, as spokesman Heath Rada put it, the Israeli government’s actions “harm the Palestinian people.”Soon after, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and was asked if he was “troubled” by … [Read more...]