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Egyptians, Jordanians Urge Rulers to Step Up Palestinian Support
By Sami Aboudi – “CAIRO (Reuters) – Thousands of Egyptians took to the streets on Friday to push their military rulers to do more to help Palestinians following the overthrow of the country’s president Hosni Mubarak.
Many Egyptians felt Mubarak, a U.S. ally, was too soft on Israel and want their new government to take a much stronger pro-Palestinian stand.
The gatherings in Cairo, Alexandria and El-Arish come amidst preparations by activists to organize a march to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, May 15 — which Palestinians mark as the anniversary of their 1948 displacement following the establishment of Israel.” Read more.
Jordanians protest for Palestinian right of return, call for end of peace treaty with Israel – “AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Heeding a call from Palestinian Facebook organizers, several hundred Jordanians took to the streets of the capital Friday demanding a sovereign Palestinian state and that refugees be given the right to return home. Palestinian youth groups called for protests in the West Bank and nearby Arab countries to mark the anniversary of the May 15, 1948, creation of the Jewish state.” Read more.
Palestinians: Prepare for 3rd intifada – “The Palestinians are preparing for ‘Nakba Day’ – text messages were sent to tens of thousands of cellular subscribers in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, calling them to take part in the events marking the Palestinian day of mourning over Israel’s inception and to ignite a third Intifada… According to the text messages, some of the activities planned for Friday are still kept secret, in order to prevent Israel from thwarting them.” Read more.
‘There Is An End-Game Afoot for Man’s Freedom and the Western Way of Life … The End will Begin in Israel’
Glenn Beck: “It is great to be back in America. I don’t know if you have heard, but I have spent the last couple of days in Israel where I am working on something there that I think will be very big, because there are very big life-changing things — world-changing events — on the horizon… When the media elite celebrated the glorious uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, I was in the back row raising my hand saying, ‘Um, I don’t think this is gonna be so glorious, especially for America and Israel… Well, how’s that working out so far? I can tell you tonight that there is an end-game afoot for man’s freedom and the Western way of life, and I believe the end will begin in Israel. And if you don’t pay attention, it will all make perfect sense when the world turns the heat on Israel… Israel is the beginning of what could be the end for man’s freedom, and we must pay attention and learn from history …”
Islamic Extremists Target Christian Village in Nigeria, Pastor’s Wife and Children Among Those Killed
“KURUM, Nigeria, May 10 (CDN) — As she lay on the ground after being shot and then slashed with a machete, Dune James Rike looked into her husband’s tear-filled eyes and asked, ‘Is this the end between us, so we shall not be together again?’
Pastor James Musa Rike told Compass he held the hands of his dying, 35-year-old wife and told her, ‘Hold on to your faith in Jesus, and we shall meet and never part again.’
Muslim extremists who attacked Kurum village, in the Bogoro local government area of Nigeria’s Bauchi state, had already killed two of the couple’s children in a rampage that began Wednesday (May 4) at midnight. Rike, pastor of a Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) congregation in Kurum, next heard the cries of his 13-year-old daughter, Sum James Rike, a few yards away.” Read more.
Egypt: Situation Deteriorating Badly and Rapidly, Muslim Leaders Want Islamic State
“In the wake of bloody Muslim attacks on Egyptian Christians, the New York Times informs us:
‘By lifting the heavy hand of the Mubarak police state, the revolution unleashed long-suppressed sectarian animosities that have burst out with increasing ferocity….’
No kidding! Did you think a single Egyptian Christian didn’t know this in February? Why didn’t the media report or the U.S. government understand that this was absolutely inevitable and predictable? But the only mentions of Christians were to claim that they were really enthusiastic about the revolution.
The remaining Christians in most of the Arabic-speaking world may be on the edge of flight or extinction. All of the Christians have left the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip which is, in effect, an Islamist republic. They are leaving the West Bank. Half have departed from an increasingly Islamist-oriented Iraq where they are under terrorist attack. Within a few years they might all be gone.” Read more.
Muslim leaders: We want an Islamic state – “‘God’s words must rule and Islam must be in the hearts of the citizens,’ said Jama’a al-Islamiya spokesman Osama Hafez. ‘The Islamic movements are uniting, despite their different ideologies, because they feel Islam is threatened,’ said Muslim Brotherhood lawyer Montasser al-Zayat.” Read more.
Al Qaeda Promises America: ‘What is Coming is Greater and Worse’
Breitbart – “Al-Qaeda’s supremo in Yemen — Osama bin Laden’s ancestral homeland — has warned Americans of a bloodier jihadist struggle to come following the terror mastermind’s killing by US commandos…
AQAP leader Nasir al-Wahishi said in a statement posted on an Islamist website that the ’ember of jihad (holy war) is brighter’ following the May 2 death of bin Laden, according to the SITE monitoring group Wednesday.
The Yemen-based fugitive warned Americans not to fool themselves that the ‘matter will be over’ with the killing of bin Laden, the Saudi-born architect of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
‘Do not think of the battle superficially … What is coming is greater and worse, and what is awaiting you is more intense and harmful,’ Wahishi said, according to a SITE translation.” Read more.
Al Qaeda Leader Vows Revenge So Fierce That U.S. Will Miss Osama Bin Laden – “A leader of the al Qaeda offshoot that U.S. officials have called the greatest threat to the U.S. vowed in a message posted on Islamist websites Wednesday to take revenge against the U.S. for the death of Osama bin Laden, saying that jihad would only intensify and that Americans would come to ‘wish for the days of Osama.'” Read more.
Sudanese Islamic Scholar: ‘Apostate’ Obama ‘Must Be Executed’; ‘The Path of Osama Bin Laden Is Our Path’
MemriTV: Following are excerpts from a statement by Sheikh ‘Atiyya Muhammad Sa’id, a member of the Sudanese Islamic Scholars Association, at a rally. The statement was posted on the Internet on May 5, 2011:
Sheikh ‘Atiyya Muhammad Sa’id: “May Allah have mercy on Osama bin Laden. May Allah place him along with the righteous and the martyrs, ‘on whom there shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.’ He sought not this world, but the world to come.” […]
Crowds: “Down, down, USA.
“Down, down, USA.
“Down, down, USA.
“Down, down, USA.
“We are coming…
“We are coming…
“We are the Muslims…
“We are the Muslims… […]
Sheik ‘Atiyya Muhammad Sa’id: “By Allah, the state of Islam will be established upon the land, whether the infidels like it or not, whether the Jews like it or not, whether that apostate… What’s his name… The one from America… Obama! … Obama is a Muslim who has left the fold of Islam. Hence, Allah, the angels, and all the people curse him. He is a real apostate. Obama is an apostate. Obama is an apostate. He left the fold of Islam… ”
Crowds: “The apostate must be executed.
“The apostate must be executed.
“The apostate must be executed.
“The apostate must be executed.
Intelligence Officials: More Warnings of al-Qaida Terror Plots Coming
By Ronald Kessler – “The FBI Laboratory has custody of the more than 100 items seized in the raid of Osama bin Laden’s compound, and clues from this material will likely lead to warnings of more al-Qaida plots, intelligence officials tell Newsmax.
The bureau played a key role in helping to train U.S. Navy SEALs for their mission, focusing on the commandos’ task of gathering evidence about al-Qaida in the compound. After 9/11, the FBI took on the role of safeguarding any material seized in U.S. counterterrorism actions around the globe. It helped to preserve the chain of custody should the material be presented as evidence in a prosecution by the United States or by other countries. In addition, the FBI is in the best position to analyze fingerprints, DNA traces, and handwriting.” Read more.
Egypt: 50,000 Attend Islamist Rally: ‘The United Arab States and the United Islamic States are Inevitably Coming, and Soon We Will Have One Caliph to Rule Us All’
They say that attacks against Coptic Christians in Egypt is wrong because they’re ‘protected by Islam’ as Dhimmis who pay the Jizya tax. But what they don’t tell you, of course, is that the Jizya tax upon non-Muslims will be abolished by the ‘Islamic Jesus’ either because all non-Muslims will have already been killed, or because it will remove the so-called ‘protection’ given to Dhimmis (non-Muslims) that are still alive because by this time “all mankind will be required to embrace Islam with no alternative”, or be killed …
By Hany ElWaziry – “More than 50,000 people on Saturday attended a joint rally held by the Muslim Brotherhood group and Salafis in Haram district, Giza.
The organizers chanted slogans stating that the Brotherhood and the Salafis are one, and that both seek to apply the Islamic Sharia.
‘The United Arab States and the United Islamic States are inevitably coming,’ said prominent Salafi preacher Safwat Hegazy at the rally. ‘And soon we will have one caliph to rule us all.’
Hegazy condemned those who burnt the church in Imbaba on Saturday. ‘They are not Salafis or Brothers, nor are they Egyptians,’ he said. ‘They are the enemy that incites sectarian strife.’
Salafi preacher Mohamed Hassan, for his part, called on all Islamic groups to reassure Muslims and Christians alike. ‘Egypt does not belong to the Muslims alone,” he said. “And Copts are protected by Islam. They need not resort to the United States for that.'” Source.
Most Wanted Man In The World – Osama Bin Laden – is DEAD; Updated with Reactions from Muslim World
Osama Bin Laden, a man who claimed to love death more than we love life, is confirmed dead. He was killed by US forces in a ground operation within Pakistan, shot twice in the chest and head. His body was in possession of the US military and has since been buried at sea. Will the Islamic world cheer or jeer? Their reaction will be very telling …
Update: … and indeed it is.
Arabs Riot in Jerusalem Over Bin Laden’s Demise – “Arabs in the village of Silwan, adjacent to the City of David neighborhood in Jerusalem, rioted Monday night in protest over the elimination of Osama Bin-Laden. The rioters were throwing stones at police and attempting to block roads.” Read more.
Islamic scholars criticize Bin Laden’s sea burial – “… a violation of Islamic tradition that may further provoke militant calls for revenge attacks against American targets.” Read more.
Hamas condemns killing of ‘holy warrior’ bin Laden – “We regard this as a continuation of the American policy based on oppression and the shedding of Muslim and Arab blood,” Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas administration in the Gaza Strip, told reporters.” Read more.
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood condemns Bin Laden death – “Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, a conservative organization with links around the Islamic world, has condemned the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces as an ‘assassination.'” Read more.
Hundreds join Quetta rally in Pakistan to honour bin Laden – “‘Bin Laden was the hero of the Muslim world and after his martyrdom he has won the title of great mujahed (Muslim fighter)’…” Read more.
Palestinian Imam says ‘Omama will soon hang’ – “An imam from the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem vowed to take revenge over ‘the western dogs’ for killing Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on Sunday… ‘The western dogs are rejoicing after killing one of our Islamic lions. From Al-Aqsa Mosque, where the future caliphate will originate with the help of God…'” Read more.
South African Muslim Council Condemns Bin Laden Killing – “The council’s Nabeweya Malick said, ‘The Muslim Judicial Council questions the timing of the action of the United States and also the reason for the killing because we do not believe that any government or any leader has a legal right to order the killing of another person … The actions of the United States have really sent a strong message to the Muslim community globally, that we [United States] don’t respect your customs [or] your religion.'” Read more.
Iraqi TV calls Bin Laden a ‘Saint’ – “‘On TV, he is described as a saint. Even serious people view him as an actual mujahid (fighter), a shahid (martyr) who should be celebrated as such. An imam said that just [by shedding] a drop of his blood, he will go to heaven.'” Read more.
Devout Muslims in Indonesia Hold Mass Prayers for Bin Laden – “Indonesian police were due Wednesday to guard mass prayers organised by the hardline Islam Defenders Front (FPI) for Osama Bin Laden… The prayers were due to be held at the FPI headquarters in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday.” Read more.
Islamic Leaders in Kenya Condemn Killing of Bin Laden – “Islamic leaders have have condemned the killing of Al-Qaida Leader Osama Bin Laden … the leaders said Osama’s ideology will continue forever … Sheikh Dor described Osama as a Muslim brother who was championed the rights of the Islamic world against invasions of the West.” Read more.
Islamic Group Chairman in Kashmir to Lead Prayers for Bin laden – “‘The slain Laden had entire Muslim world’s pain in him. He (Laden) left the life of leisure for the downtrodden and suppressed Muslims of the world. So it’s our duty to repay his good deeds by praying for him,’ said Geelani.” Read more.
Backlash Grows in Pakistan Over Bin Laden’s Death – “Hundreds of people marched through Multan, burning U.S. flags and waving placards as they warned the terrorist’s death could produce many more radical figures to take his place. It comes after crowds of weeping mourners were pictured offering funeral prayers for the Al Qaeda mastermind widely blamed for thousands of deaths at 9/11.” Read more.
LONDON: Furious Bin Laden Supporters Vow to Take Revenge – ‘It is Only a Matter of Time Before Another Atrocity’ – “US leaders were branded ‘murderers’ by radicals, who warned vengeance attacks were ‘guaranteed’ and shouted: ‘USA, you will pay.’ Abu Muaz, 28, from east London, said: ‘It is only a matter of time before another atrocity – the West is the enemy.’” Read more.
Muslim American Society Official Calls Bin Laden a ‘Visionary’ – “A leader of a major American Muslim organization, the Muslim American Society (MAS), is arguing that there ‘was nothing wrong with’ Osama bin Laden’s dream of creating a renewed Caliphate. Khalilah Sabra’s comments are the most recent and worrisome from the group, which has a long history of defending alleged terrorists.” Read more.
Turkey: Thousands Attend Bin Laden ‘Funeral’, Calling Him a ‘Beautiful, Wise Man, a Warrior for Islam’ – “Thousands participated in a funeral ceremony for assassinated al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Istanbul on Friday, following Muslim burial rites but not including an actual burial… ‘The US, UK and Israel are the murderers of the martyr… The US is the terrorist, bin Laden is the warrior.’” Read more.
4,000 Rally in Pakistan Against America ‘the Worst Enemy of Humanity – “A prominent hard-line group with suspected militant ties has rallied several thousand people in the Pakistani city of Lahore in support of Osama bin Laden and against the US. Police said at least 4,000 people attended the Sunday demonstration. Protesters chanted ‘Down with America’ and carried a banner that said ‘America is the worst enemy of humanity!'” Read more.
By DEAN SCHABNER and KAREN TRAVERS – “Osama bin Laden, hunted as the mastermind behind the worst-ever terrorist attack on U.S. soil, has been killed, President Obama announced tonight.
Bin Laden was killed in a ground attack by Joint Special Operations Command forces working with the CIA on a compound in Pakistan, a national security source told ABC News.
The compound, described by some sources as a mansion, had been monitored for months. When the decision was made to move on it, special operations forces were sent across the border from Afghanistan to launch a ground attack and take the body.
DNA testing confirmed that it was bin Laden, sources told ABC News.” Read more.
Bin Laden’s Final Message to America: Our Attacks Will Continue as Long as You Support Israel
By Amal Jayasinghe – “DUBAI (AFP) – Osama bin Laden warned in his final audio tape recorded before being killed by American commandos there will be no US security before the Palestinians live in security, an Islamist website reported Sunday.
Addressing US President Barack Obama, he said: ‘America will not be able to dream of security until we live in security in Palestine. It is unfair that you live in peace while our brothers in Gaza live in insecurity.’
‘Accordingly, and with the will of God, our attacks will continue against you as long as your support for Israel continues,’ he warned in a message posted on Shamikh1.net, a conduit for Al-Qaeda communications.” Read more.
Why Egyptians Want War With Israel: It’s in the Koran
By Robert Spencer – “Fifty-four per cent of Egyptians want to scrap the Camp David accords that have kept an uneasy peace with Israel since 1979—in yet another blow to the credibility of the many analysts and commentators who assured the American people that the Egyptian uprising heralded the dawn of a new, secular democracy there. A new poll conducted by the Pew Research Center reveals that a significant number of Egyptians manifest a deeply ingrained Islamic antisemitism that leads them to hate Israel—and the Camp David accords—for religious, not political, reasons.
‘Strongest among men in enmity to the believers wilt thou find the Jews …’ 5:82. The Koran contains a great deal of material that forms the foundation for a hatred of Jews that has persisted throughout Islamic history. It portrays the Jews as the craftiest, most persistent, and most implacable enemies of the Muslims—and there is no Islamic authority that has moved to mitigate the most destructive interpretations of all this. The Koran’s material on the Jews remains the prism through which far too many Muslims see the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Camp David accords, and Jews in general to this day.” Read more.
Muslim Brotherhood urges review of Israel ties – “The Muslim Brotherhood opposition group in Egypt has called for a review of the 1978 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel and says it should be resubmitted to a ‘freely elected’ parliament for approval.” Read more.
Islamists Slaughter Christians in Nigeria, Obama Looks the Other Way
By Anna Mahjar-Barducci – “Although Sharia law has existed in Northern Nigeria for a long time, it used to apply only to family matters such as divorce, inheritance and adoption. It was only in 1999 that the governor of the Nigerian Northern State of Zamfara, Alhaji Ahmed Sani, decided to apply Shari law. The governor instead wanted to go farther and to include flogging, stoning, amputation, beheading, and other precepts of Islamic law.. Ever since, the Northern Nigerian States have followed Zamfara’s steps. Under the Sharia law, Nigerian women have been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, have been forbidden to rent houses and to travel in the same vehicles as men.
African Christians are now fearing for their lives after the recent massacres in Nigeria. Large scale violence from extremist Muslims erupted in Nigeria against the Christian population soon after the results of the country’s presidential elections that took place on April 16th 2011. The outburst of violence started in the north of Nigeria, which has a predominantly Muslim majority, after the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian politician. President Jonathan defeated the other presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim and former Nigerian President, who was accused of having rigged the electoral process. Jonathan’s victory represented a shift of power in the country to the largely Christian south.
Defeated candidate Buhari’s Muslim supporters took to the streets chanting ‘changi, sai Buhari’ [‘Change must take place and only with Buhari’], and went on a rampage against the Christian supporters of President Jonathan. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) lamented that in just a few days, over 300 churches were burnt across the country’s northern states; thousands of Christian-owned homes and business were destroyed, and at least 600 Christians were killed. Relief officials estimate that at least 65,000 people have been displaced as a result of the violence, which appears to be one of the worst outbursts of sectarian violence between Muslims and Christians in the country.” Read more.




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