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Denying Civilizational Jihad Invites Jihadist Terror

July 21, 2016

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CAIR Chief's Reflexive Terror Denial Stands Apart

July 15, 2016  •  IPT News FacebookTwitter
Before the bodies of all the victims had been removed from the streets of Nice, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Executive Director Nihad Awad insisted that religion had nothing to do with the terrorist attack that killed at least 84 people.
A French resident of Tunisian descent rammed a truck into a crowd of revelers gathered to watch fireworks commemorating Bastille Day.

An Award-Winning Documentary About Islamic Terrorists Becomes Hate Speech

by Steven Emerson  •  July 15, 2016  •  Investor's Business Daily FacebookTwitter
At what point over the past 20 years did citing statements and literature by Islamic terrorists become banned "hate speech?" A documentary that I produced in 1994 for PBS concerning civilizational jihad won numerous awards, yet YouTube in recent days removed a video posted by CounterJihad that covered the very same topic in much more limited scope.

Why is Virginia a Haven for Would-be Jihadists?

by Abigail R. Esman  •  July 18, 2016  •  Special to IPT News FacebookTwitter
What is it about Virginia?
Already this year, six men from the "Cavalier State" have been arrested on terror-related charges – two of them in July alone. Another man has joined the Islamic State in Syria. Two of those charged were stopped from making a similar trip.

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The IPT Blog

·         PA Honors Another Terrorist Amid U.S. Foreign Aid Re-Evaluation
Instead of promoting peaceful coexistence, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has decided to honor yet another Palestinian terrorist who killed numerous Israeli civilians. The PA unveiled a statue Sunday of terrorist Ahmad Jabarah Abu Sukkar who orchestrated a deadly bombing in Jerusalem that killed 15 and injured over 60 Israelis in 1976, Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) reports.

Also in the News

Germany's first attack by radicalised asylum seeker alarms officials

by Philip Oltermann  •  July 19, 2016  •  The Guardian FacebookTwitter
German officials are weighing up how to react to what is being treated as the first attack with a jihadist motive by an asylum seeker on German soil, who prosecutors suggested may have decided to carry out the attack just days earlier.

French Authorities Cover Up the Torture, Disembowelment of Paris Attack Victims

by RICK MORAN  •  July 16, 2016  •  PJ Media FacebookTwitter
What possible reason would the French government have for covering up the fact that many victims of the terrorist attack in Paris at the Bataclan music hall were apparently savagely tortured? They not only covered it up, they're still lying about it today.

Why Is France the Preferred Target for Terrorists?

by Amb. Freddy Eytan  •  July 19, 2016  •  Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs FacebookTwitter
The terror attack in Nice occurred in the middle of the July 14 Bastille Day celebrations and just a few hours after President François Hollande stated in a television interview that "there has been a certain letup in terror activities, and in the coming days the state of emergency will be lifted."

Bangladesh says 261 officially missing amid radicalization fears

July 20, 2016  •  The Japan Times FacebookTwitter
Doctors, engineers and university students are among 261 people officially missing in Bangladesh, with some feared recruited by Islamic militant groups as the country reels from a wave of deadly attacks. More than two weeks after Islamists killed 20 foreign hostages in a siege at a cafe in Dhaka, police published a list overnight Tuesday of those missing and urged information on their whereabouts.

Gaza Tunnel Collapse Kills Second Palestinian Islamic Jihad Terrorist in Nine Days

July 19, 2016  •  The Tower FacebookTwitter
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist was killed on Monday after a tunnel collapsed under Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip's second-most populous city. Two other Islamic Jihad operatives were wounded, with two more unaccounted for. The terrorist organization identified the deceased operative as 28-year-old Salah Mohammed al-Astal.
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