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Welcome to the Jungle: Nigerian military crushes Islamic militants

Earlier this week, Boko Haram, an Islamist group in northern Nigeria started waging... more

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When Legit Criticism Crosses the Anti-Semitism Line

It's interesting how quickly the bigots -- Jews and non-Jews alike -- crawl out from... more

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Another day, another Islamist Terror Attack - 48 butchered & dead in Mosque by Islamist Terrorists

An unidentified man talks to an injured of a suicide attack at a local hospital in... more

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Again, Phony Charges against Israel by Arab Propogandists Crumble under Scrutiny

The brigade commander of the unit linked to alleged “wanton killings” in Gaza... more

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Hillary seeks to boost US image among Muslims

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton moved Wednesday to boost U.S. ties with the... more

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Hamas War Crimes

There may be grounds to debate daily, hourly, judgments made by Israel and the IDF as... more

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Ex-FBI agent: Muslims slowly Implementing Shariah in US

During a presentation at the Bedford County Emergency Management Agency, former FBI... more

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Britons on trial over "airliner bomb plot"

"What these men intended to bring about was a violent and deadly statement of intent... more

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Islamist in Buffalo Beheads Wife. Feminists shrug their heads.

Last week the National Organization for Women issued a press release on an important... more

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British Muslim student kills 20 in Suicide Bomb Attack

A university student who became a suicide bomber in Somalia is believed to be the... more

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Founder of U.S. Muslim TV Charged with Beheading Wife

Orchard Park police are investigating a particularly gruesome killing, the beheading... more

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Muslim Man gets 7 life terms for torturing his children

Mansa Musa Muhummed, who beat, tortured and starved his children for decades, was... more

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Saudi king appoints first woman to a ministerial post

The move weakens the grip of Islamic hard-liners. He dismisses a top fundamentalist... more

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The New Media Manipulation: How Propoganda was Skillfully Used in Gaza

A free lunch for Hamas

Feb. 7, 2009
Justus Weiner , THE JERUSALEM POST
Daily Telegraph (London) correspondent Tim Butcher recently reported from Gaza after the war, stating: "Targets had been selected and then hit... but almost always with precision munitions... I was struck by how cosmetically unchanged Gaza appeared to be. It has been a tatty, poorly-maintained mess for decades and the presence of fresh bombsites... did not make any great difference... [O]ne thing was clear. Gaza City 2009 is not Stalingrad 1944."

Despite this, as far back as 1996 the NGO Human Rights Watch has been predicting an "imminent humanitarian crisis/disaster" in Gaza. Indeed, various NGOs have lodged annual claims that the Jewish state is responsible for the "imminent humanitarian crisis" in the Gaza Strip. Might they have stopped to ask: How has the Gaza Strip been "on the verge" of a humanitarian crisis for in excess of 10 years?

In actuality, Israel has gone to extraordinary lengths, including the creation of the Gaza Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA) where representatives of the IDF and government ministries work day and night, to prevent a humanitarian crisis. CLA commander Col. Nir Press spoke candidly of Hamas's "well-oiled media and propaganda machine which has succeeded in creating humanitarian 'crises' out of thin air." He gave as an example Israel's decision to suspend fuel supplies in early 2008 after a Palestinian attack on the Nahal Oz fuel depot. Before restricting the supply, Israel filled all gas tanks in Gaza to their maximum. Yet, "taking advantage of this as a PR opportunity," Hamas refused to draw on the fuel and "sent hundreds of people to gas stations in Gaza to stand with buckets in a long line."

Tony Blair, former British prime minister and current Quartet peace envoy, explained that "most people don't understand - that we're trying to urge Israel to get fuel into Gaza, and then the extremists come and kill the people bringing the fuel in. It's a crazy situation." Thus, time and time again, the aid that Israel has allowed to enter Gaza fails to reach the intended recipients: Palestinian civilians in need.

The "imminent humanitarian crisis" chorus is not only exaggerated, it is also entirely specious. In the words of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the critics "should point their criticism toward the Hamas terrorist organization that controls the Gaza Strip." A ministry spokesman also stated that "Israel allows shipments of food, medicine, fuel and electricity to Gaza because it doesn't want a humanitarian crisis, but... there is 'foolproof' evidence that Hamas diverts supplies for 'terrorist use.' If only the Palestinians choose to cease their pointless and indiscriminate firing of rockets against hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens, the entire region would return to normal."A free lunch for Hamas Feb. 7, 2009 Justus Weiner , THE JERUSALEM POST Daily... more

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Muslim Hate Preacher Choudary-Valentine's Day is the Devil

BONKERS hate preacher Anjem Choudary has warned Brit lovers that if they celebrate... more

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What Really Happened in the Middle East

Very Short film - Very Big story.

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Pallywood in Gaza: Phony Account of Israeli Attack on Gaza School Doesn't Hold Up to Scrutiny -

Patrick Martin Most people remember the headlines: "Israeli Strike Kills Dozens at... more

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Breaking News - GAZA UPDATE: UN Accuses Hamas terror group of stealing food aid from Palestinans

Now that the propaganda dust has settled and Hamas's true colors are being exposed to the few internationals who didn't know, it's getting uglier and uglier.

By DIAA HADID, Associated Press Writer Diaa Hadid, Associated Press Writer 1 hr 30 mins ago

JERUSALEM – Armed Hamas police broke into a Gaza warehouse packed with U.N. humanitarian supplies and seized thousands of blankets and food packages, officials said Wednesday.

It was a rare public clash between the international agency that feeds much of the territory and the militant group that rules it. And the incident highlighted difficulties facing donors seeking to bypass Hamas while helping Gazans survive and rebuild after Israel's punishing military operation.

In New York, U.N. deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe said UNRWA "condemned in the strongest terms" the confiscation of its aid supplies. The U.N. demanded the items be returned, but they remained with Hamas late Wednesday.

Hamas policemen stormed an aid warehouse in Gaza City Tuesday evening and confiscated 3,500 blankets and over 400 food parcels ready for distribution to 500 families, said United Nations Relief and Works Agency spokesman Christopher Gunness.

"They were armed. They seized this. They took it by force," Gunness said, terming the incident "absolutely unacceptable."

The seizure took place after UNRWA staff earlier refused to hand over the aid supplies to the Hamas-run Ministry of Social Affairs, he said. Similar aid packages were distributed to 70,000 residents over the past two weeks, Gunness said.

Ahmad Kurd, the Hamas official in charge of the ministry, did not deny the aid was seized, charging the U.N. was giving the aid to local groups with ties to Hamas opponents.

"UNRWA did not do what it said it would do, and began distributing its aid to groups that tie their activities to political activism," Kurd said, an apparent reference to Fatah, the main opponents of Hamas. In 2007, Hamas overran Gaza, expelling Fatah forces.

Ihab Ghussein, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said the incident occurred because the U.N. was storing the blankets in an unauthorized area. Hamas spokesman Taher Nunu demanded an apology from UNRWA, saying the group was "spreading false news."

But control appeared to be at the heart of the issue.Now that the propaganda dust has settled and Hamas's true colors are being exposed to... more