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Australia: Anti-Islam Party Takes First Steps
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| Geert Wilders |
The proudly anti-Islam Australian Liberty Alliance — the nation’s newest political party — also claims that a growing number of Australians want exactly those same things.
“I do believe that people are waking up to the dangers and the problems that will come from increased (Muslim) immigration,” ALA co-founder and political candidate Debbie Robinson said.
“Islam is a problem and if we don't take steps to put laws in place to protect our culture and our society, then we are going to lose our freedom.”
It is a message that many Australians who have watched the rise of radicalism at home and abroad with a growing sense of unease are likely to identify with.
But many more will also find those same views confronting and offensive — none more so than members of Australia's Muslim community who have described the emergence of the ALA as “alarming”. » | Grant Taylor | Sunday, October 25, 2015
Flüchtlingskrise: Angela Merkel: Wir schaffen das
Sicherheitsexperten entsetzt über deutsche Politik
In den deutschen Sicherheitsbehörden wächst die Kritik an der Flüchtlingspolitik von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU). Vor allem im Verfassungsschutz, im Bundeskriminalamt, beim Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) und der Bundespolizei gibt es nach Informationen der "Welt am Sonntag" erhebliche Sorgen um die innere Sicherheit der Bundesrepublik.
"Der hohe Zuzug von Menschen aus anderen Weltteilen wird zur Instabilität unseres Landes führen", warnt demnach ein mit Sicherheitsfragen vertrauter Spitzenbeamter. "Wir produzieren durch diese Zuwanderung Extremisten, die bürgerliche Mitte radikalisiert sich, weil sie diese Zuwanderung mehrheitlich nicht will und ihr dies von der politischen Elite aufgezwungen wird", befürchtet er weiter. Seine Prognose ist düster: "Wir werden eine Abkehr vieler Menschen von diesem Verfassungsstaat erleben." (+ Videos) » | Von Stefan Aust , Claus Christian Malzahn | Sonntag, 25. Oktober 2015
Assad accepterait une élection présidentielle
Le président syrien Bachar el-Assad s'est dit prêt à organiser une élection présidentielle en Syrie, a déclaré un député russe se trouvant à Damas. Toutefois, il faut que le pays ait auparavant été «libéré» des combattants du groupe Etat islamique (EI). » | ats/afp/nxp | dimanche 25 octobre 2015
Captured ISIS Jihadist Says Islam Will Expand to Europe Soon
Tony Blair Says He's Sorry for Iraq War 'Mistakes,' But Not for Ousting Saddam
"I can say that I apologize for the fact that the intelligence we received was wrong because, even though he had used chemical weapons extensively against his own people, against others, the program in the form that we thought it was did not exist in the way that we thought," Blair said in an exclusive interview on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS that airs Sunday.
Blair was referring to the claim that Saddam's regime possessed weapons of mass destruction, which was used by the U.S. and British governments to justify launching the invasion. But the intelligence reports the claim was based on turned out to be false.
The ensuing war and dismantling of Saddam's government plunged Iraq into chaos, resulting in years of deadly sectarian violence and the rise of al Qaeda in Iraq, a precursor of ISIS. Tens of thousands of Iraqis, more than 4,000 U.S. troops and 179 British service members were killed in the lengthy conflict.
As the most high-profile foreign ally of former U.S. President George W. Bush in the Iraq invasion, Blair has found his legacy overshadowed by the war, with questions and criticism following him wherever he goes.
The consequences of Bush's decision to to take America into Iraq has repeatedly reared its head this year among candidates vying for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. (+ CNN video) » | Jethro Mullen, CNN | Sunday, October 25, 2015
Saturday, October 24, 2015
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She also claims that "a great many women" who are not transgender think transgender women - who she refers to as "male to female transgender people" - do not "look like, sound like or behave like women".
Greer did say that she would be prepared to use female pronouns when referring to someone, if that was their preference, "as a courtesy". (+ video) » | Saturday, October 24, 2015
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Professor: Germany May Soon Have 8 Million Muslims and an Islamic Political Party
Prof. Falter said: “I do not think that the position of Mrs Merkel, with time, will be held. Her words are rowing forward, but below the surface, back already… certainly this has something to do with the fact she sees that she has to get the genie back in the bottle… a Pandora’s box is opened too far.
“[Her migration policy] was probably not meant the way it has arrived. But it sounded like an invitation to the entire world, unlimited refugees are welcome.”
His views on the rise of the Alternative fur Deutschland are also worthy of note, claiming that it was destined to become a small, regional party before the migrant crisis, but that now, it can flourish without really doing much at all.
And he warned about the rise of an Islamic political party in Germany – small versions of which may already have been witnessed elsewhere in Europe, such as with Tower Hamlets First in East London, and the Respect Party in Bradford, both in the United Kingdom.
He posits that despite Mrs. Merkel’s kind welcoming of many Muslims, it is unlikely they would vote for a party with the word “Christian” in its name. » | Raheem Kassam | Friday, October 23, 2015
Friday, October 23, 2015
Thousands of Refugees Enter Slovenia as Ljubljana Seeks EU Help
Tensions reached breaking point overnight on the Slovenian border with Croatia as thousands of migrants began to gather after rail services travelling north were suspended.
Deutsche Putschfantasien
«Wenn Schäuble Kanzler wäre, würde es anders laufen»: Solche Stossseufzer seien unter Abgeordneten der CDU bereits zu hören, schrieb gestern die «Frankfurter Allgemeine», die der Partei traditionell nahesteht. Ob es sich dabei nur um Fantasien handelt oder ob diesen Fantasien schon umstürzlerisches Gift beigemischt ist, ist derzeit schwer zu sagen. Sicher ist, dass in der Partei von Kanzlerin Angela Merkel zusehends Panik herrscht. » | Von Dominique Eigenmann, Korrespondent, Berlin | Freitag, 23. Oktober 2015
Russia Is 'VERY DANGEROUS' – Now Saudi Arabia Blasts Putin's Bid to Wipe Out Evil ISIS
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| The Saudi foreign minister branded the bombing campaign 'very dangerous' |
The Middle East nation's foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir said Moscow's bombing campaign was fuelling the Syria crisis rather than helping to end it.
He said: "We believe that the Russian interference in Syria is very dangerous because it exacerbates the conflict."
He also claimed the country's war can only be ended if President Bashar al-Assad – a long-time ally of Vladimir Putin – is overthrown.
Jubeir described Assad as the magnet that "attracted foreign fighters from all over the world" to fight for ISIS against his regime. » | Tom Parfitt | Friday, October 23, 2015
Refugees 'Look Like an Army', Says Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán
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| Refugees gather around a fire on the Slovenia-Croatia border on Thursday. |
Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban has described the refugees entering Europe as “looking like an army” as he defended his hardline stance against migrants.
Speaking at a gathering in Madrid of conservative parties from across the continent, Orban said: “What he [sic] have been facing is not a refugee crisis.
“This is a migratory movement composed of economic migrants, refugees and also foreign fighters. This is an uncontrolled and unregulated process,” he told the European People’s party congress.
“Right to human dignity and security are basic rights. But neither the German nor the Hungarian way of life is a basic right of all people on the Earth. » | Agence France-Presse | Friday, October 23, 2015
THE GUARDIAN: Hungary closes border to refugees as Turkey questions EU deal to stem crisis: Police use barbed wire to seal the border with Croatia as the Turkish president ridicules the offer of aid in exchange for help controlling the passage of migrants » | Agence France-Presse | Saturday, October 17, 2015
Germany to Push for Compulsory EU Quotas to Tackle Refugee Crisis
Germany is to push for more ambitious and extensive common European policies on the refugee crisis, according to policymakers in Berlin, with compulsory and permanent EU quotas for sharing probably hundreds of thousands of people to be brought to Europe directly from the Middle East.
New European powers replacing some national authority over border control, and the possible raising of a special EU-wide levy to fund the new policies are also on Berlin’s agenda.
The plans, being prepared in Berlin and Brussels, are certain to trigger bitter resistance and major clashes within the EU. Berlin backs European commission plans to make the proposed scheme “permanent and binding”. But up to 15 of 28 EU countries are opposed.
The plans will not apply to the UK as it is not part of the EU’s passport-free Schengen zone and has opted out of EU asylum policy, saying it will not take part in any proposed European refugee-sharing schemes. » | Ian Traynor in Berlin | Friday, October 23, 2015
Iran and Saudi Arabia Ramp Up Hostile Rhetoric to New Levels
The propaganda war between Iran and Saudi Arabia, bitter rivals on opposite sides of the Middle East’s biggest current crises, is hotting up, with near daily exchanges and insults between ministers and state media outlets.
In the past week alone senior figures from both countries have cast diplomatic niceties to the desert winds and attacked each other publicly. Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi foreign minister, said on Monday that Iran was “occupying Arab lands” in Syria - where it supports Bashar al-Assad. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, retorted that the Saudis were in no position to complain as they were “occupying” Yemen - where Tehran backs the Houthi rebels.
Iran ramped up its anti-Saudi rhetoric after the recent hajj tragedy in Mecca but it went on the offensive at the start of the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen in March, with a Revolutionary Guard commander predicting the “collapse of the House of Saud … in the footsteps of Zionist Israel”. » | Ian Black | Friday, October 23, 2015
Religious Violence Flares in Indonesia as Mob Torches Aceh Church
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| Authorities tear down a church in Aceh Singkil, enforcing a decree from the local Muslim-dominated religious harmony forum. |
Indonesia is struggling to live up to its national motto “unity in diversity” after a mob attack on a church left one dead and the authorities responded by demolishing more churches.
The attack took place in the conservative province of Aceh, the only region in Indonesia that has sharia law and where religious tension has been brewing for months.
A mob wielding sharp weapons torched the small Protestant church in the district of Aceh Singkil last week, saying it lacked an official permit. One Muslim vigilante was shot dead in the attack, while thousands of Christians fled to a neighbouring province.
Bishop Elson Lingga visited Aceh Singkil the day after the attack and said there was a deep sense of unease in the villages. “After the event everyone is suspicious of each other, thinking, ‘Are they the ones that reported us?’ They are afraid of their Muslim neighbours,” he said. » | Kate Lamb in Jakarta | Friday, October 23, 2015
Western Media Enraged by Assad’s ‘Red Carpet’ Visit to Moscow
Germany Braces for Rise in Anti-immigrant Attacks
Fears that anti-immigrant fervour is growing in Germany have been given fresh impetus by security experts who have warned the country to brace itself for a rise in xenophobic attacks as a growing number of protesters turn to violence to vent their anger over Europe’s refugee crisis.
A confidential report by the Federal Criminal Office (BKA) that has been leaked to German media said the far-right scene had been spurred on by the continuing influx of refugees to Germany and experts believed that what it referred to as the group’s sense of “agitation” towards the government’s asylum policy was set to intensify. It warned that asylum seekers, volunteers and politicians were under particular threat.
While the far right is usually considered to consist of disparate groups who operate heterogeneously, many have found ideological consensus in the refugee crisis, according to the assessment, as pressure increases on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to get a grip on the situation. » | Kate Connolly in Berlin | Thursday, October 22, 2015
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Europe's Glory Days At An End, Warns Juncker
The European Union faces long-term economic decline and the “love affair” of integration is at risk, Jean Claude-Juncker has said in a downbeat assessment of the bloc’s future.
“Economically, we see the end of Europe’s glorious years compared with what others are doing,” the president of the European Commission said.
The “dream” of a unified continent is at risk from “fissures and fractures” of national divisions and separatist movements, he said.
“The European Union is not going very well,” Mr Juncker said. “And so we must ensure that we keep alive the ambitions, hopes and dreams of Europe.” Read on and comment » | Matthew Holehouse, in Brussels | Thursday, October 22, 2015
Le tueur en Suède était proche de l'extrême-droite
Portant un masque rappelant celui de Dark Vador dans la «Guerre des étoiles», l'assaillant a fait irruption dans l'école et attaqué plusieurs personnes, enfants et adultes, frappant apparemment ses victimes au hasard.
Ce drame rarissime dans le royaume scandinave s'est produit jeudi matin à Trollhättan, ville industrielle à une heure de route au nord de Göteborg, dans un établissement «à problèmes» accueillant 400 élèves, dont un grand nombre de jeunes migrants arrivés récemment dans le pays. » | jeudi 22 octobre 2015
The Nazi Collaborators: The Grand Mufti
The Truth about Jerusalem’s Grand Mufti, Hitler and the Holocaust
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| Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini meeting with Adolf Hitler in Dec. 1941. |
Netanyahu said: “Hitler didn't want to exterminate the Jews at the time, he wanted to expel the Jews. "And Haj Amin al-Husseini went to Hitler and said, ‘If you expel them, they'll all come here.' 'So what should I do with them?' he asked. He said, 'Burn them’.”
Netanyahu’s quotation of the Grand Mufti is word-for-word accurate, but it is not true that the Fuhrer needed the advice of Islam’s leading anti-Jewish fanatic to implement the Final Solution. That was his dream as far back as 1919 as a letter that he authored and signed now on display at the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance documents.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has been accused of “a dangerous historical distortion” and even “Holocaust Denial” from the predictable political quarters who even dismiss the Grand Mufti as “a lightweight” inconsequential in the history of the Holocaust. This claim wrongly mitigates the Mufti’s mindset and crimes as one of the Hitler era’s leading anti-Jewish haters. » | Abraham Cooper * and Harold Brackman ** | Wednesday, October 21, 2015
* Rabbi Abraham Cooper is Associate Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
** Dr. Harold Brackman, a historian[,] is a consultant for the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Police Uncover Far-Right Plot to Attack Refugee Shelters in Germany
Police in Germany have uncovered a plot by far-Right extremists to attack refugee shelters using “highly dangerous explosives”, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Three people have been arrested in connection with the plot following police raids in the Bavarian town of Bamberg. Prosecutors were seeking arrest warrants against a further ten suspects.
They are believed to have been planning an attack on two government shelters for asylum-seekers in the town.
Prosecutors said they intended to throw explosives into the shelters to spread “fear and terror”. » | Justin Huggler, Berlin | Thursday, October 22, 2015
IRS to Recognise Same-sex Marriages across US
The IRS has said that the terms "husband" and "wife" will now apply to same-sex marriages, regardless of where the ceremony was carried out.
In a move that underscored both a cultural and legal acceptance of same-sex marriage, the tax agency - formally the Internal Revenue Service - posted new regulations that implemented the Supreme Court’s historic ruling this summer.
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said the new regulations posted on Wednesday would ensure "that all are treated equally under the law". » | Andrew Buncombe, New York | Thursday, October 22, 2015
Al-Husseini's Critical Role in Instigating the Holocaust
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has drawn much flack for saying that the Mufti of Jerusalem gave Hitler the idea of exterminating European Jewry – but there is in fact much evidence of the Mufti's very significant involvement in the diabolical scheme.
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Netanyahu quoted the testimony of Adolf Eichmann's deputy at the Nuremberg trials after World War II, who said: "The Mufti was instrumental in the decision to exterminate the Jews of Europe. The importance of his role must not be ignored. The Mufti repeatedly proposed to the authorities, primarily Hitler, Ribbentropp and Himmler, to exterminate the Jews of Europe. He considered it a suitable solution for the Palestinian question."
Eichmann's deputy also said: "The Mufti was one of the instigators of the systematic extermination of European Jewry, and was a partner and advisor to Eichmann and Hitler in carrying out this plan."
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Even if it was Hitler himself who came up with the idea of exterminating Jewry, it is important - in light of the support shown by PA leaders for the current wave of murderous terrorism - to understand the decades-old roots of Arab support for killing Jews. » | Hillel Fendel | Wednesday, October 21, 2015
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| Hitler speaking with Haj Amin al-Husseini, the grand mufti of Jerusalem and a virulent opponent of Zionism, in 1941. |
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Germany Refuses to Accept Netanyahu’s Claim Palestinian Inspired Holocaust
Germany has said it has no reason to change its view of history after Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, said Adolf Hitler had been persuaded to carry out the Holocaust by a Palestinian leader.
Before a trip to Berlin, Netanyahu provoked incredulity and anger among many when he claimed in a speech that Hitler had only wanted to expel Europe’s Jews and that the idea to exterminate them had come from the then mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini.
But at a joint press conference with Netanyahu on Wednesday, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, made it clear she saw no need for a shift in interpreting history, saying: “We abide by our responsibility for the Shoah.” » | Kate Connolly in Berlin | Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
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Netanyahu Under Fire for Palestinian Grand Mufti Hitler Claim
The Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has attracted a storm of criticism for an incendiary speech in which he accused the second world war Palestinian grand mufti of Jerusalem of “inspiring the Holocaust”.
The comments in a speech to the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, in the context of the current violence between Israelis and Palestinians, were condemned as incorrect by historians and the Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog for trivialising the Holocaust.
On the Palestinian side, senior official Saeb Erekat described the remarks as absolving Adolf Hitler.
In his speech, Netanyahu purported to describe a meeting between Haj Amin al-Husseini and Hitler in November 1941. “Hitler didn’t want to exterminate the Jews at the time, he wanted to expel the Jews. And Haj Amin al-Husseini went to Hitler and said: ‘If you expel them, they’ll all come here [to Palestine].’” According to Netanyahu, Hitler then asked: “What should I do with them?” and the mufti replied: “Burn them.” » | Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem | Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Germany: EDL Founder Robinson Addresses Thousands at PEGIDA Rally in Dresden
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Arab Nations Ask UN to Designate Western Wall as Muslim Territory
A UN draft decision circulated by Algeria, Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates reviewed by FoxNews.com “affirms that the Buraq Plaza is an integral part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque” – a statement that would specifically fold the Jewish Western Wall into Islamic domain on the Temple Mount.
“This is a clear endeavor to distort history, in order to erase the connection between the Jewish People and its holiest site, and to create a false reality,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a Monday statement. » | Cody Derespina | Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Europas Rechte sieht die "Zivilisation in Gefahr"
Mit der Asylpolitik der EU- Länder sei "die Zivilisation in Gefahr", betonen die Autoren im angesehenen "Wall Street Journal" . Und die Rechtspolitiker erhielten viel Platz, um dramatisch vor den Flüchtlingswellen zu warnen: So wird Ungarns Außenminister zitiert, der eine Zuwanderung von "35 Millionen Flüchtlingen nach Europa" erwartet. Strache und Kollegen schreiben unter anderem über "Glücksritter und zu viele Analphabeten unter den Asylwerbern", über den hohen Zugewinn der FPÖ bei der Wien- Wahl und auch darüber, dass die nationalen Parlamente in Europa "nur noch Schein- Parlamente" seien. » | red | Dienstag, 20. Oktober 2015
Warnings over Resurgence of German Far-Right Movement Pegida Sparked by Refugee Crisis
Fears are growing in Germany of a far-Right resurgence stoked by the refugee crisis, after nearly 20,000 took to the streets of Dresden in the biggest rally by the Pegida anti-immigrant movement for months.
Martin Schulz, the German president of the European parliament, warned of the potential for “far-Right violence and brutality” while Sigmar Gabriel, the German vice-Chancellor, accused Pegida’s leaders of using the “battle rhetoric” of the early Nazi party.
The charge came as one of the speakers at a massive Pegida rally in Dresden spoke of regret that “the concentration camps are out of action”.
Between 15,000 and 20,000 people took part in a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of Pegida’s founding on Monday, according to police. » | Justin Huggler, Berlin | Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Swastikas Scrawled on Jewish Graves in Austria
A Jewish and a Muslim cemetery were defiled with Nazi symbols and anti-migrant slogans in western Austria, police said Monday, just weeks after similar attacks on a refugee hostel and Jewish museum.
Unknown perpetrators desecrated graves and buildings with a red pen in the Jewish cemetery of the town of Hohenems, close to the Swiss border, some time between Saturday night and Sunday morning, a police spokeswoman told the APA news agency.
The offenders also drew swastikas and wrote racist slogans at a Muslim burial ground in the nearby municipality of Altach. » | Arutz Sheva Staff | Monday, October 19, 2015
"Prières de rue" - Marine Le Pen : "Je n'ai commis aucune infraction"
Malgré son entreprise de dédiabolisation du Front national, Marine Le Pen s'était laissée aller à comparer les prières de rue à l'Occupation : elle est jugée mardi en correctionnelle à Lyon pour ces propos tenus il y a cinq ans. La présidente du FN est arrivée vers 13 h 30 au tribunal. "Je n'ai commis aucune infraction", a-t-elle lancé, tout sourire, à la foule de journalistes qui l'attendaient devant le bâtiment. » | Source AFP | mardi 20 octobre 2015
«Europa steht am Beginn einer neuen Terrorismuswelle»
Die Flüchtlingswelle aus dem Nahen Osten hat in Europa viele Ängste ausgelöst. Es gibt etwa die Sorge, dass sich IS-Jihadisten unter die Flüchtlinge mischen, um später in Europa Anschläge auszuführen. Ist diese Sorge berechtigt?
Dass der IS aktiv und systematisch Leute nach Europa einschleust, trifft nicht zu. Es gibt bisher einen einzigen dokumentierten Fall aus Deutschland. Der mutmassliche Jihadist wurde von den Flüchtlingen der Polizei gemeldet. Die Flüchtlinge selbst haben kein Interesse, dass Jihadisten den Weg nach Europa finden. Die Hysterie, die teilweise von Politikern geschürt wird, ist nicht gerechtfertigt. Dagegen ist es ein echtes Problem, dass hochradikalisierte Muslime und potenzielle Terroristen längst unter uns leben. Die Anschläge in Paris und Kopenhagen Anfang dieses Jahres waren keine Einzelfälle. Sie sind vielmehr erste Hinweise darauf, was in den nächsten Jahren und Jahrzehnten passieren wird. Europa steht am Beginn einer neuen Terrorismuswelle, die uns noch eine Generation lang beschäftigen wird. Und das ist nicht alles. » | Vincenzo Capodici, Redaktor International | Montag, 19. Oktober 2015
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Thousands Gather in Dresden for Anniversary of Pegida Movement
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| People gather for an anti-immigration demonstration organised by Pegida in Dresden. |
At least one person has been seriously hurt after thousands of people massed in the eastern German city of Dresden to mark the first anniversary of the anti-migrant movement Pegida. Thousands more came out in counter-protest.
Dresden police said in a tweet that a Pegida supporter had been attacked by unidentified assailants, leaving him seriously injured.
Carrying placards bearing images of burqa-clad women crossed out, or slogans referring to the German chancellor such as: “Go [Angela] Merkel: you give the Judas kiss”, Pegida supporters gathered in downtown Dresden on Monday, the birthplace of the movement. One of them, Hannelore, told AFP: “We are here for our children and grandchildren. We are proud to be here and that many people are here. We are glad that people have the courage to speak out.”
“Pegida is not a brown-shirt movement. Never,” said the protester in her 60s, referring to the Nazis, adding: “Frau Merkel is driving our country against the wall.” » | Agence France-Presse in Dresden | Monday, October 19, 2015
Marine Le Pen Goes On Trial Charged with Anti-Muslim Hate Speech
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| Marine Le Pen compared Muslims praying in the streets to the Nazi occupation of France. |
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right Front National, is to appear in court in Lyon on hate speech charges after she compared Muslims praying in the streets to the Nazi occupation.
Four anti-racism and human rights groups have brought a case against her on charges of “incitement to discrimination, violence or hatred towards a group of people on the basis of their religion”.
The trial begins on Tuesday and it is the first time Le Pen has faced charges for hate speech, although her father and party founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen, has several convictions under the charge, including one for contesting crimes against humanity after saying the Nazi occupation of France was not “particularly inhumane”. » | Angelique Chrisafis in Paris | Tuesday, October 20, 2015
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Trudeau Rides National Desire for Change to Majority Government
Long derided by opponents as shallow and inexperienced, the Liberal Leader will now be the second Trudeau to take up residence as Prime Minister at 24 Sussex Dr. after leading the Liberals from the political wilderness back into government.
The result signals a vast reversal of fortunes for a party that was all but written off after winning just 34 seats in the past election. Their seat haul on Monday – with huge gains across the country – amounts to the largest increase in seats for a party between elections in Canadian history. The party was elected in 175 ridings and leading in a handful of others late Monday night.
The vote put an end to a long, acrimonious campaign that saw charges of Conservative Islamophobia and a bitter fight between the Liberals and NDP for the “change vote,” a battle the Liberals won. » | Eric Andrew-Gee, Steven Chase, Daniel Leblanc, and Les Perreaux | The Globe and Mail | Monday, October 19, 2015; Updated: Tuesday, October 20, 2015
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Contre le niqab, des électeurs votent masqués
A Saint-Hubert, en banlieue sud de Montréal, Catherine Leclerc est arrivée, la tête et le haut du corps enveloppé dans un voile intégral (niqab) noir afin d'accomplir son devoir civique à son bureau de vote.
«Ce symbole du niqab, ce n'est pas un symbole religieux, c'est un symbole politique, un symbole d'oppression de la femme que l'on ne devrait pas tolérer dans une société égalitaire», a-t-elle déclaré à sa sortie.
Comme cette jeune femme, de nombreux Québécois ont voté aux législatives canadiennes avec soit un sac de pommes de terre sur la tête, soit un masque de soudeur ou d'autres accoutrements cachant leur visage. » | afp/nxp | lundi 19 octobre 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
‘No Political Party in Germany Addresses Loss of Culture Worries’ – Pegida Leader
Huge Anniversary PEGIDA March Tonight, as Government Propaganda Attempts to Link Group to Violence
Marine Le Pen MEP, leader of France’s Front National party, was invited as the star speaker at the anniversary PEGIDA event, but is rumoured to have dropped out at the last minute. Dutch conservative MP Geert Wilders of the Party for Freedom is still expected to address the crowd, tonight or later in week, as celebrations continue for a few days.
Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, reiterated her call on citizens not to attend, and on Monday her spokesman said those who went along “had hate in their hearts,” DPA reports.
In reference to the recent rise in arson attacks on asylum centres across Germany, a spokesman for Minister Thomas de Maizière of Mrs. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, claimed that such crimes clustered around locations where PEGIDA rallies took place, implying they are related, Euractiv reports.
Heiko Maas, Minister for Justice and Consumer Protection, of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), said in an official government statement today: “Our rule of law will not shrink from threats and incitement to hatred,” in reference to PEGIDA. » | Liam Deacon | Monday, October 19, 2015
Merkel's Approach to Erdogan on Refugees Stirs German Doubts
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| German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, meets Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Yildiz Palace state apartments during her visit in Istanbul, Turkey on October 18, 2015. |
Merkel’s trip to Istanbul Sunday underscored the pivotal role of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan two weeks before Turkish elections and also showed how the crisis is forcing European leaders to engage with a country they’ve kept at arm’s length for a decade. Erdogan is seeking to restore the parliamentary majority the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, lost in June 7 elections.
“Whom does the chancellor’s trip to Turkey benefit more: Merkel or Erdogan?” asked Germany’s best-selling Bild newspaper Monday. The chancellor has “seldom been in such a weak position” as she was in Istanbul, said Handelsblatt, while Die Welt cited senior officials from Merkel’s Bavarian sister party as ruling out Turkish membership of the EU. » | Patrick Donahue Isobel Finkel | Sunday, October 18, 2015 | Updated: Monday, October 19, 2015
Maldives Woman Sentenced to Death by Stoning Wins Reprieve
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| The Supreme Court in the Maldives, where the case was annulled on Sunday night |
The Maldives' highest court has overturned an unprecedented sentence of death by stoning for a woman convicted of adultery, a crime in the Muslim island nation, media reports said on Monday.
The woman, identified by local media as a mother of five, was convicted by a local judge on a remote island in the Maldives, a popular tourist destination that has seen a rise in Islamic extremism.
The Haveeru news site said the woman had confessed to the crime after giving birth on the remote equatorial islet of Gemanafushi, about 250 miles south of the capital Male.
The Supreme Court annulled the case on Sunday night, ruling that the judge had failed to consider the legal as well as Islamic procedures of the nation of 340,000 Sunni Muslims, the Maldives Independent website said.
The Maldives, a popular Indian Ocean honeymoon destination, observes elements of Islamic Sharia law as well as English common law.
Sex outside marriage is against the law in the Maldives, although the ban does not apply to tourists visiting the upmarket holiday destination. » | AFP | Monday, October 19, 2015
LIVE: PEGIDA 1st Anniversary March to Meet Massive Counter-demo in Dresden
Australia's Anti-Islam Movement Seeks Geert Wilders Touch
On Tuesday, Geert Wilders, controversial leader of the right-wing Netherlands' Party for Freedom, will be the keynote speaker at the launch of the Australian Liberty Alliance (ALA).
Its manifesto states that "Islam is not merely a religion, it is a totalitarian ideology with global aspirations".
Australia's newest political party wants to curb Muslim immigration. » | Phil Mercer, BBC News, Sydney | Sunday, October 18, 2015
Ausländische Presse schreibt von Angstreflex
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| Deutsche Zeitungen widmen sich in ihren Kommentaren der Wahl des ehemaligen "Welt"-Chefredaktors Roger Köppel |
"Schweizer entscheiden sich aus Angst für Abschottung", titelt etwa die Zeitung "Die Welt". Der Erfolg der SVP sei zwar vorhergesagt worden, "in seinem Ausmass ist er aber doch überraschend". Das Ergebnis dürfte die Beziehung zwischen der Schweiz und der EU weiter belasten.
"Die Schweizer haben die rechtsbürgerlichen Kräfte in ihrem Land gestärkt", stellt die "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" fest. Während die SVP von der Flüchtlingskrise in Europa profitiert habe, spielte "der Wirtschaftsabschwung infolge der Stärke des Franken" der FDP in die Karten. Doch solange sich die Wahlgewinner in der Europa-Frage nicht einig seien, "kann von einem bürgerlichen Schulterschluss nicht die Rede sein".
Die "Süddeutsche Zeitung" sieht durch die Stärkung des rechten Lagers "das politische Erfolgsmodell des Landes" in Gefahr. "Die Schweiz, das war das Land, in dem alle zusammen regieren." In der Praxis sei die Eidgenossenschaft längst zum Vorbild der europäischen Rechtspopulisten geworden. "Von gemeinsamer Entscheidungsfindung ist dabei keine Rede." » | sda | Montag, 19. Oktober 2015
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Für ihn kann die Welt nicht Schweiz genug sein: Roger Köppel ist Chefredakteur der „Weltwoche“. Jetzt zieht er für die SVP mit einem Bombenergebnis ins Parlament ein. Er sieht sich als Verteidiger der Werte. Nur welcher? » | Jürg Altweg, Genf | Montag, 19. Oktober 2015
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Dresden wappnet sich für Pegida-Demo
Auch Beamte der deutschen Bundespolizei seien am Abend im Einsatz, sagte eine Sprecherin der Dresdener Polizei am Montag. Die Zahl der eingesetzten Polizisten werde nicht bekanntgegeben. Nach Angaben der Dresdner Stadtverwaltung waren bis zum Freitag acht Demonstrationen neben der Pegida-Kundgebung angekündigt worden. » | sda/reu/dpa | Montag, 19. Oktober 2015
Ein Jahr Pegida: Der Ton verschärft sich
Geert Wilders, Controversial Dutch Politician, Launches Anti-Islam Party in Perth Daily Telegraph
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH (AU): Geert Wilders: Controversial Dutch politician launches anti-Islam party in Perth » | Miles Godfrey | Monday,October 19, 2015
Counter-extremism: May Targets 'All Those Who Spread Hate'
Radical preachers will be banned from posting material online and anyone with convictions for extremist activity will be barred from working with children.
Deradicalisation classes will be made mandatory for others deemed a threat.
But Muslim leaders warned the strategy "continues down a flawed path" and risks "alienating" Muslims in the UK. (+ video) » | Monday, October 19, 2015
HM GOVERNMENT: Counter-Extremism Strategy »
THE MUSLIM COUNCIL OF BRITAIN (MCB): ‘One Nation Counter-Extremism Strategy’ Risks Further Undermining Fight Against Terrorism »
Es bleibt ein Rätsel, wieso Slowenien nur noch einen Teil der ankommenden Flüchtlinge einreisen lässt
SCHWEIZER RADIO UND FERNSEHEN: Sloweniens Polizei geht gewaltsam gegen Flüchtlinge vor: Die slowenische Polizei hat rund 2000 Migranten gewaltsam gestoppt, die von Kroatien einreisen wollten. Sloweniens Aufnahmekapazitäten seien erschöpft, rechtfertigen sich die Behörden und kritisieren ihre kroatischen Nachbarn harsch. » | agenturen/morr; gyge | Montag, 19. Oktober 2015
"Daech a des agents dormants en Europe, qui attendent le moment propice pour frapper"
Un peu plus d'un an après la formation d'une coalition militaire occidentale pour lutter contre lui, le groupe Etat islamique (EI) poursuit son avancée, en Syrie notamment. L'Express a interrogé Michael Weiss, co-auteur, avec le Syrien Hassan Hassan, d'un ouvrage sur la genèse et la métamorphose du groupe djihadiste, État Islamique - Au coeur de l'armée de la terreur, paru le 1er octobre aux éditions Hugo & Cie. » | Propos recueillis par Catherine Gouëset | jeudi 15 octobre 2015
Israel PM Netanyahu to BBC: Get with the Programme - BBC News
"I've been calling day in, day out, in every forum... I've called on President Abbas to resume unconditional negotiations immediately," he said.
HT: Robert Spencer @ Jihad Watch »
Germany Ready to Support Turkey's EU Accession Process, Says Merkel
Germany is ready to accelerate Turkey's EU accession process, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday at a joint press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
Merkel spoke of organizing the accession process "more dynamically."
"Germany is ready this year to open Chapter 17, and make preparations for (Chapters) 23 and 24. We can talk about the details," she said.
Merkel's statement came as she visited Turkish leaders on Sunday in a bid to secure Ankara's support in stemming the current migrant influx into the EU. » | ls/tj (Reuters, AFP, dpa) | Sunday, October 18, 2015
German Interior Minister de Maizière Condemns PEGIDA after 'Horrifying' Attacks
"They make blanket references to asylum seekers as criminals, and all politicians as being guilty of high treason," de Maiziere told the ARD television channel, alluding in part to the knife attack on Cologne mayoral candidate Henriette Reker, which was apparently in protest of the city's policies on the intake of refugees. Workers who help migrants in the city were also wounded in the attack on Saturday.
The minister referred to a tripling of attacks against asylum seekers since last year as "horrifying," and urged people - even those who did have concerns about the migrant influx - not to follow PEGIDA. "Hate prepares the ground for such acts," he said.
"Stay away from those who are injecting this hatred, this poison, into our country," he said in the interview on Sunday night. "Anyone who goes that way should know that they are following rabble rousers." » | rc/jm (dpa, Reuters) | Monday, October 19, 2015
Everyone Wrote Off the Syrian Army. Take Another Look Now
While the world still rages on at Russia’s presumption in the Middle East – to intervene in Syria instead of letting the Americans decide which dictators should survive or die – we’ve all been forgetting the one institution in that Arab land which continues to function and protect the state which Moscow has decided to preserve: the Syrian army. While Russia has been propagandising its missiles, the Syrian military, undermanned and undergunned a few months ago, has suddenly moved on to the offensive. Earlier this year, we may remember, this same army was being written off, the Bashar al-Assad government said to be reaching its final days.
We employed our own army of clichés to make the case for regime change. The Syrian army was losing ground – at Jisr al-Shugour and at Palmyra – and so we predicted that the whole Assad state had reached a “tipping point”.
Then along came Vladimir Putin with his air and missile fleets and suddenly the whole place is transformed. While we huffed and puffed that the Russians were bombing the “moderate” rebels – moderates who had earlier ceased to exist according to America’s top generals – we’ve been paying no attention to the military offensive which the Syrians themselves are now staging against the Nusra Front fighters around Aleppo and in the valley of the Orontes. » | Robert Fisk | Monday, October 19, 2015
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