“Yet in our era, the massacre in the Big Easy hits even harder, it hurts even more. For ours is an epoch of excuse-making for Islamist violence. Ours is a time in which the activist class, the educated, the influential and the supposedly ‘progressive’ issue craven apologias for precisely the kind of ideological sadism that was inflicted on the merrymakers of New Orleans.” – Brendan O’Neill
SHABBAT READING;
Judah’s Speech to Joseph: The Subtext:Avram Friedman, The Torah.com, Dec. 14, 2021— After Joseph has his divining cup planted in Benjamin’s sack, Joseph sends his men to arrest Benjamin, spurring the brothers to return to Egypt to plead on their brother’s behalf.
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The ‘Intifada’ Comes to New Orleans: Brendan O’Neill, Spiked, Jan. 2, 2025
New Orleans Attack Proves the Persistence of Isis Ideology: Tom Rogan, Unherd, Jan. 2, 2025
Multiculturalism, Human Rights and the West: Nils A. Haug, Gatestone Institute, Jan. 1, 2025
Unyielding Reality: Why An Islamic Middle East Rejects Israel – Opinion: Louis René Beres, Jerusalem Post, June 24, 2024
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For Further Reference
Links:
Interview: UK Imam Who Took on Interfaith Industry – And Won: Dexter Van Zile, Focus on Western Islamism, Mar. 24, 2024 — For an imam without a minbar (pulpit) or even a congregation to preach to, Muhammad Al-Hussaini wields real influence in the United Kingdom.
The New Orleans Attacker Was Inspired By ISIS. How Much of a Threat Does the Group Pose to the US?: Richard Hall, MSN, Jan. 2, 2025 — The New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans that killed at least 14 people and injured 30 more has reignited fears about the terror threat posed by ISIS in the U.S. following years of relative quiet.
Refer FBI to CAIR, New Orleans Attacker’s Local Mosque Tells Members: Alex Welz, JNS, Jan. 2, 2025 — Masjid Bilal, the local Houston mosque near the home of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, has been receiving a good deal of unwanted press attention since the 42-year-old drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, killing 15 and injuring 35.
Jewish Nonprofit in Boston Rebukes Islamist Agitators It Once Funded: Dexter Van Zile, Focus on Western Islamism, Dec. 31, 2024 — A Massachusetts nonprofit recently announced that it has ceased providing financial support to the Muslim Justice League (MJL), a charity that conflates Islamism and leftism while promoting anti-Israel and anti-American propaganda in the Boston area. The Lenny Zakim Fund also rebuked the MJL for stoking hate and bigotry at a vigil it held in September.