It’s been a relatively quiet year for jihadists in the West, with only six attacks in Europe, compared to 20 in 2017. This, combined with the military fall of the Islamic State, has led politicians and pundits alike to declare a victory of a sort: ISIS
PLO Prisoners’ Affairs director emphasizes “the Palestinian leadership’s adherence to its obligation to the prisoners… and to not conceding to the Israeli and American pressures calling to stop the Martyrs and prisoners’ salariesâ€�
Headline: "Ramallah: Honoring the military financial staff that works on the prisoners’ cause"
"Director of [PLO] Commission of Prisoners and Released Prisoners’ Affairs Qadri Abu Bakr honored Head of the I…
Fatah Facebook glorifies imprisoned terrorist leader Marwan Barghouti
Images and text posted on the official Fatah Facebook page
The images show terrorist Marwan Barghouti, who orchestrated three attacks in which 5 were murdered.
Posted text: “Half of his life in the occupation’s prisons
Fatah Central Com…
Ilhan Omar Spews More Anti-Semitism
Get caught repeatedly spewing anti-Semitic statements alleging that Jewish money controls American foreign policy, or that the planet’s lone Jewish state has powers that “hypnotized the world” and what do you get? If you’re freshman U.S. Rep. Ilhan
Germany: Stabbings and Knife Crimes at Record High
Police reported more than 4,100 knife-related crimes in 2018, compared to around 3,800 reported during 2017 — and only 400 in 2008. Overall, during the past ten years, knife-related crimes in Germany have increased by more than 900% — from one a da…
Sincere Dialogue with Islam: Its Wages and Benefits
PJ Media What is—or rather should be—the purpose of interfaith dialogue? When the Vatican and Pope Francis announce, as they recently did, that they are engaged in interfaith dialogue with leading Muslims, what exactly are they conveying to t…
PLO official discusses TV cooperation with Syrian minister, “condemned the joint terrorism of the Zionist entity and the dark groups (ISIS and Jabhat Al-Nusra)”
Headline: “Ambassador Abd Al-Hadi briefs the Syrian Minister of Information on the recent Palestinian developments”
“Director-General of the PLO Political Department [in Syria] Ambassador Anw…
Fatah branch commemorates and glorifies suicide bomber that killed 11
Image and text posted on the Facebook page of the Fatah Movement – Bethlehem Branch
Posted text: “The Martyr’s (Shahid’s) family and the Fatah Movement organizational branch at the Deheisheh [refugee camp] invite you to a com…
Facebook closes official page of Fatah’s Commission of Information
Headline: “Facebook management closes the page of the Fatah Movement’s Commission of Information”
“As part of the attack on the Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah, y…
Iran Hosts Syria’s Assad in Tehran, Slams American “Plots”
Meeting comes as Syria seeks to cement and deepen alliance with Iran.
What Became of the Obama-Era Program to Counter Terrorist Infiltration at the Southern Border?
Two senators take a cue from CIS reports to question the Trump administration.
The Failures of the War on ISIS
In Baghuz, a small village on the banks of the Euphrates River, ISIS has been pushed into a small area consisting of tents and fields. It’s truffle season in the Syrian desert and in between the battles the locals are able to gather truffles. But beyond
‘ISIS Bride’ Hoda Muthana Was an ISIS Propagandist, Not Some Brainwashed Child
Lawyers and supporters of the woman dubbed the American “ISIS bride” portray her as a misguided, “brainwashed” girl who simply made a mistake. In fact, she was an ISIS propagandist and strategist whose innovative ideas proved to be operationally
Mystery Surrounds Mohammad Javad Zarif’s ‘Resignation’
According to a report, there are other diplomats who will resign if Zarif indeed leaves the foreign ministry.
Understanding the U.S. Flip-Flop on Syria
Trump also reaffirmed in early February that the US would continue to use air power against ISIS and use Iraq as a base against ISIS and to watch Iran.
Must We Really Be Careful What We Do Lest We Offend Extremists?
What is striking and controversial are the repeated interventions into the debate made by the government’s own ‘extremism commissioner’, Sara Khan. Over recent years Khan has been a hugely admirable figure. The founder and leader of the women’s group
Turkey: The Case of the Missing Priests
“Prior to the kidnapping, the bishops were on their way to Aleppo to secure the release of two other abducted priests…. When Paolo Dall’Oglio, an Italian Jesuit priest, went to Raqqa to secure their release, he too was kidnapped, and is still missing.
Why Egypt Works to Curb Hamas’ Influence in Gaza
Egypt’s relations with Hamas have always been turbulent. Hamas was formed in 1987 as a Palestinian offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, and Egypt considers the Brotherhood a terrorist group. But Egypt shares a border by Gaza, which Hamas governs,
PA will cut all Palestinian salaries, except for terrorists and their families
The PA has once again demonstrated that it prioritizes terror support over support for its non-terrorist citizens. (Feb. 27, 2019)
PA religious minister calls on “the Arabs and Muslims to act to save Jerusalem and the holy sites… ‘We… are still warning about the real dangers surrounding the Al-Aqsa Mosque’â€�
“Israeli occupation government Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel invaded the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque yesterday (Tuesday) [Feb. 26, 2019] (sic., Feb. 24, 2019) through the Mughrabi Gate at the head of a group of settl…