MPs 'Encouraged Hamas Terrorism' by Voting for Palestinian State Says Israel

Yuval Steinitz, Israel's intelligence and strategic affairs minister

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Israeli cabinet minister tells the Telegraph that a 'miserable' vote in the Commons rewarded Hamas

Parliament was guilty of “encouraging terrorist attacks” and “giving up” on peace when MPs cast a “miserable” vote in favour of Palestinian statehood, according to an Israeli cabinet minister.

Yuval Steinitz, the intelligence and strategic affairs minister, told the Telegraph that he was “surprised” and “frustrated” by the passage of a resolution through the Commons last Monday urging the Government to “recognise the state of Palestine alongside the state of Israel”.

This vote came soon after the summer war between Israel and Hamas, the radical Islamist movement, which claimed the lives of 71 Israelis and 2,189 Palestinians.

“It was a reward for this terrorist attack on Israel to make such a vote only two months after Israel was attacked with 4,000 rockets,” said Mr Steinitz. “Of course Israel responded and retaliated, but Israel came under attack for 50 days of fire of hundreds of rockets every day.”

Mr Steinitz pointed out that Hamas had been condemned by Arab leaders including Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, who promised to fight for a state with “politics and wisdom” instead of rockets. » | David Blair, Chief Foreign Correspondent | Friday, October 24, 2014

Documentary: The Turban and the Swastika

This important documentary is about the close relationship between Hitler, and Yasser Arafat's uncle, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Amin Al Husaini. Made by a German TV network and translated and subtitled by a team of dedicated volunteers.

Oskar Freysinger, Swiss Member of Parliament, Has Had Enough!

Excellent speech by Swiss member of Parliament Oskar Freysinger said with passion and truth that no politician in Washington is yet ready to speak from the floor of Congress. In order for us to beat back the Islamists we need some key leaders in Washington to make a similar speech and lead the nation against the Islamist threat head on.

New Terror Concerns after Ax Attack in New York City

Oct. 23, 2014 - 9:45 - Police: Terror not being ruled out

Canada: Ottawa and Quebec Terror Attackers Followed Britain's Hate Preacher Anjem Choudary

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: The two Muslim converts who carried out attacks against Canadian soldiers in Quebec and Ottawa shared a common interest in radical British hate preacher Anjem Choudary, according to reports.

The Twitter profiles of Martin 'Ahmad' Couture-Rouleau, a 25-year-old Muslim convert who was shot dead by police after he killed a Canadian soldier and injured a second near Montreal, and Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who gunned down a soldier in Ottawa, showed they followed several Islamist preachers, including Choudary.

The preacher, who was recently arrested in London on suspicion of being member of British-based Islamic terrorist group Al-Muhajiroun, rejected any links with the Canadian assailants. » | Gianluca Mezzofiore | Thursday, October 23, 2014

Radical Islamic Cleric Declares British Law Is Invalid...in Britain

RADICAL cleric Anjem Choudary sparked fury today by declaring he 'doesn't accept' that British law is valid in the UK.


Read the Express article here | Jason Taylor | Thursday, October 23, 2014

Canada Foreign Minister: Extremism 'Reality of 21st Century'

Oct. 23, 2014 - 5:49 - John Baird, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, recalls the terrifying shooting atthe Parliament complex, reflects on what can be done to combat lone wolves of terror and radical extremism

NYPD Considering Terror Link to NYC Ax Attack

Oct. 23, 2014 - 7:21 - Unprovoked attack on New York police officers terror related?

Why Obama Won’t Declare Ottawa Shooting Terrorism

Oct. 23, 2014 - 4:07 - Former State Department Senior Advisor Christian Whiton discusses the Canadian parliament attack and President Obama.

Canadian Parliament Attack: The Identical Terror Threat Facing Canada and Australia

An armed AFP officer stands guard outside
Parliament House [Canberra]

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: Canada and Australia have both featured prominently in the Islamic State's online diatribes, in which the group urges its global followers to kill.

But the similarities don't end there.

They are both parliamentary democracies whose leaders have vocally and materially backed international action against the Islamic State, with small but devoted extremist networks at home and some dozens of citizens currently fighting with jihadist groups in the Middle East. They both have tight gun laws and have ramped up security at their parliaments and government buildings in response to the current heightened threat.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's response to the assault overnight on Canada's war memorial and parliament in Ottawa highlighted the likenesses.

"For quite some time, these murderous, brutal terrorist organisations have been speaking about attacks on those sorts of institutions and in those sorts of countries, including Canada, Australia, the United States, any country that opposes their ideology, any country that embraces freedom and tolerance," she told the ABC. (+ video) » | David Wroe | National security correspondent | Thursday, October 23, 2014

Australien beunruhigt über Video des IS

NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Die islamistischen Attacken in Kanada haben auch das australische Parlament in Alarmbereitschaft versetzt. Für Entsetzen sorgt zudem ein Video, in dem ein junger australischer IS-Kämpfer westlichen Staaten mit Vergeltung droht. » | Heidi Gmür, Sydney | Donnerstag, 23. Oktober 2014

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Ein Palast mit 1000 Zimmern für Erdogan

TAGES ANZEIGER: KommentarDer türkische Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan hat sich einen Palast der Superlative errichtet.

Das Weisse Haus in Washington hat 55'000 Quadratmeter, samt Kino und Kegelbahn. Im Buckingham-Palast in London verfügt die Queen über 78'000 Quadratmeter. Alles lächerlich wenig. Der türkische Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan kann nun in einem Palais repräsentieren, das 210'000 Quadratmeter und 1000 Zimmer umfasst. Es könnte den Amtssitz seines französischen Amtskollegen, den Elysée-Palast, fast 20-mal aufnehmen, wie türkische Medien vorrechnen. Nur die Wiener Hofburg ist noch ein wenig voluminöser. Abhörsichere Bunker, Tunnel, geschützt gegen Cyberangriffe und Chemiewaffen – das ist Erdogans Serail der Superlative. » | Von Christiane Schlötzer Tagesanzeiger.ch/Newsnet | Mittwoch, 22. Oktober 2014

Rekrutierer des "Islamischen Staats" im Interview: "Demokratie ist etwas für Ungläubige"

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Wie tickt der "Islamische Staat"? Wie sehen seine Anhänger die Welt? Ein IS-Rekrutierer schildert SPIEGEL ONLINE, wie sich die Extremisten die Zukunft vorstellen. Streitgespräch mit einem kompromisslosen Radikalen.

Die Bedingungen des Islamisten sind streng: Kein Foto, keine Tonaufnahmen, seinen richtigen Namen verrät er sowieso nicht. Ebenso wenig, aus welchem Land er stammt, nur dass er Araber sei. Sein Englisch ist geschliffen, mit britischem Akzent.

Abu Sattar nennt er sich, ein etwa 30-jähriger Mann mit dichtem, schwarzem Vollbart, der ihm bis zur Brust reicht, die Haare über der Oberlippe wegrasiert, den Kopf kahlgeschoren. Er trägt ein schwarzes, bodenlanges Gewand. In einer ledernen schwarzen Aktentasche transportiert er einen in ein Tuch gewickelten Koran.

Abu Sattar rekrutiert in der Türkei Kämpfer für die Terrormiliz "Islamischer Staat" (IS). Er prüft die Gesinnung der Interessenten, die aus vielen Ländern der Welt in die Türkei reisen und von hier in den "Heiligen Krieg" in den Irak oder nach Syrien ziehen wollen. Mehrere IS-Anhänger haben ihn unabhängig voneinander als Gesprächspartner empfohlen. Als jemanden, der am besten erklären könne, wofür der IS stehe. Für viele sei er so etwas wie ein ideologisches Vorbild.

Nach einigem Zögern willigt Abu Sattar in ein Treffen ein. Er vereinbart einen Termin und verspricht, rechtzeitig einen Ort zu nennen. Aber dann lässt er die Verabredung platzen, nur um einen Tag später abermals ein Treffen auszumachen, am Morgen, an einem öffentlichen Platz. Diesmal taucht er tatsächlich auf: ein Mann mit braunen Augen hinter einer rahmenlosen Brille. Er wirkt selbstsicher und streitlustig, bestellt Tee und lässt während des Gesprächs eine Gebetskette mit Holzperlen durch seine Hände gleiten. zum Interview » | Hasnain Kazim | Donnerstag, 23. Oktober 2014

Standing Ovation for Hero Who Stopped Ottawa Attack

Oct. 23, 2014 - 4:07 - Parliament back in session after shooting rampage

Growing Concern in Canada over Radical Islam

Read the FoxNews article here | FoxNews | Thursday, October 23, 2014

Canadian Killer Was Recent Convert to Islam Identified as Terror Risk

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Witnesses describe seeing Michael Zehaf-Bibeau raise his arms in gesture of triumph after shooting dead soldier guarding war memorial in Ottawa


Terror came to the heart of the Canadian capital Ottawa on Wednesday as a suspected jihadist gunman shot dead a soldier at the national war memorial and then rampaged through the halls of the federal parliament.

The attacker, who was killed in a gun battle inside parliament, was named as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a Canadian-born 32-year-old.

He was a recent convert to Islam from Quebec with a history of drug abuse and whose passport had been seized by authorities after he was designated a "high-risk traveller", Canadian media reported. » | Philip Sherwell, New York | Thursday, October 23, 2014

Stephen Harper: 'Canada Will Never Be Intimidated'

Canadian prime minister delivers defiant message, saying shootings are a reminder that the country is not immune to terror attacks

Read the Telegraph article here | Rob Crilly, New York | Thursday, October 23, 2014

George Osborne Gets Stay-at-home Mothers Back to Work

George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Chancellor wants to see nearly 500,000 more women in the workplace by the beginning of 2016, which would allow the UK to match the female employment rate in Germany

Hundreds of thousands of stay-at-home mothers will be encouraged to go to work under Government plans to reform childcare in the UK.

George Osborne, the Chancellor, wants to see nearly 500,000 more women in the workplace by the beginning of 2016, which would allow the UK to match the female employment rate in Germany.

The Treasury said it will achieve the target by increasing access to childcare across the country, giving Britain one of the highest rates of female employment in the world.

However, campaigners warned that the Government risks unnecessarily “stigmatising” stay-at-home mothers.

Mr Osborne said that the Government will “support women who want to work” and said that the figures show they “are playing an ever larger role in the economy”. » | Peter Dominiczak, and Steven Swinford | Wednesday, October 22, 2014

My comment:

This Chancellor must be stupid! This is exactly the opposite of what the Chancellor should be encouraging. Children need their mothers to be at home; they don’t need them to be absent, in the workplace. Can’t this Chancellor observe all around him the result of increasing numbers of mothers going out to work?

Clearly, it is high time to kick this shower out of office. They have proved beyond a shadow of doubt that they are unworthy of the trust that the voters have placed in them. – © Mark

Un Australien de 17 ans devient le nouveau visage de l'État islamique

LE FIGARO: L'adolescent est à l'honneur d'une vidéo publiée en début de semaine dans la série « Message de moudjahid » orchestrée par l'État islamique.

Il avait quitté sa mère en prétextant une simple partie de pêche. Aujourd'hui, ce jeune Australien de 17 ans se retrouve au cœur de l'appareil de propagande de l'État islamique. Abdullah Elmir est apparu en début de semaine dans une vidéo mise en scène par l'organisation terroriste. Entouré d'une cinquantaine de combattants, celui qui se fait à présent appeler Abu Khaled al-Australia dénote du reste de l'assemblée par le teint pâle de sa peau, bien que sa chevelure rousse soit partiellement camouflée sous un keffieh. Le jeune homme, au centre de l'image, prêche le djihad en anglais et menace les États-Unis, la Grande-Bretagne et «spécialement» son pays d'origine, l'Australie. «Nous continuerons à nous battre jusqu'à ce que le drapeau noir flotte dans tous les pays, jusqu'à ce que le drapeau noir flotte sur Buckingham Palace, jusqu'à ce que le drapeau noir flotte sur la Maison-Blanche», scande-t-il avec arrogance. » | Par Roland Gauron | mercredi 22 octobre 2014

Senior Al-Qaeda Jihadist Speaks Out In Defence Of Peter Kassig

Peter Kassig had founded his own relief group, delivering
medical aid in conflict zones

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Abu Omar Aqidi, a prominent member of Jabhat al-Nusra, the al-Qaeda linked Syria group, recalls being treated by Peter Kassig for a shrapnel wound

A senior al-Qaeda jihadist has spoken out in defence of a Western hostage slated as the next to be beheaded by the rival extremists Isil in Syria.

Abdul-Rahman Kassig, the American Muslim convert and aid worker formerly known as Peter, has been named by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as the next victim in their series of videoed murders of British and American captives.

Isil members warned on Twitter that Mr Kassig was to be killed on Wednesday, as a "deadline" passed for meeting their demands – that America call off its bombing campaign.

But the Isil threat to Mr Kassig has caused dissent from within the ranks of the jihadists' own community, with a number of Islamists speaking out in support of him, particularly because of his conversion.

Abu Omar Aqidi, a prominent member of al-Qaeda faction Jabhat al-Nusra, said in a public statement that he had been told Mr Kassig was the medic who treated him and other fellow jihadists. » | Ruth Sherlock in Istanbul and Richard Spencer | Wednesday, October 22, 2014