A Great Reason To Relocate the US Embassy to Jerusalem

It will piss off Ayatollahville (and its Palestinian proxies) to no end.

Flying Pig Moment: Ceeb Opiner Neil Macdonald Slams the Libs' "Anti-Islamophobia" Motion, Defends "Islamophobe" Ezra Levant

When I read the headline of Neil Macdonald's latest opinion piece on the CBC website--"Liberals' anti-Islamophobia motion is a politically brilliant, sinister piece of work"--I thought it was going to be a spoof along the lines of Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker's resident tongue-in-cheek artiste. Shockingly, the piece is absolutely sincere and MacDonald, as lefty as it gets and a longtime disparager of Israel, understands exactly what's at stake here (i.e. nothing less than a fatal--and final--assault on our free expression):

Ezra Levant, a conservative provocateur, spent years fighting efforts by Muslim groups that dragged him before the Alberta Human Rights Commission for reprinting controversial Danish cartoons that depicted the prophet Mohammed unflatteringly. These cartoons, not really any worse than Monty Python's lampooning of Jesus Christ in the film Life of Brian, had provoked death and rioting overseas, and were available on the internet. 

Levant, editor of the Western Standard at the time, was making a reasonable news judgment, showing people what the uproar was about. Ultimately, the Alberta commission dismissed the complaint, but not before forcing Levant to spend a fortune defending himself. 

Defining Islamophobia

At a guess, Khalid and her fellow activists in the Liberal and NDP caucuses would regard those Danish cartoons as Islamophobia, as well as the cartoons that provoked the mass murders at Charlie Hebdo magazine by Muslim fundamentalists in Paris. 

In fact, Khalid would almost certainly characterize as Islamophobic any account that dared to describe the Charlie Hebdo murderers as Muslim fundamentalists. 

In the Commons, she repeatedly refers to a petition, signed by thousands of Canadians, that demands recognition "that extremist individuals do not represent the religion of Islam, and in condemning all forms of Islamophobia." 

So: would any such recognition foreclose a discussion of the imam at a Toronto mosque who recently treated his congregation to remarks about "the filth of the Jews?" Would it be Islamophobic to ask whether a religious leader, sermonizing in a mosque, in any way represents Islam? 

So morally certain are Khalid and her backers (certainly including the Prime Minister's Office) that they are refusing any changes or amendments to the wording of M-103, including the rather sensible suggestion that "Islamophobia" be at least defined, say, as discrimination against Muslims, which is already illegal. 

That is worrying...

Indeed. And the fact that old Macdonald is as worried about it as any right-wing "Islamophobic" knuckle-dragger underscores how worrisome it is.



Update: Not content with silencing any/all grumbling re any aspect of Islam, Trudeau (see photo below) is now looking at ways to silence any/all grumbling re the anti-"Islamophobia" motion.



Update: Trudeau swipes a page from Merkel's Germany, where it is verboten to "mock" the Chancellor's sacred immigration scheme.

Oh, No. Donald Trump Is "Making" Barbra Streisand Fat

My diet solution for Babs: Stop. Reading. His. Tweets. (To paraphrase one from her heyday: People/People who read Twitter/Are the heftiest people in the land...) 

You're welcome.

The Definition of Useful Idiocy--"Bending the Arc" for Muslims, Not Jews

There's a new 90 day immigration ban is in effect, and "social justice"-minded U.S. Jewish groups--including this one--are once again up in arms:

The social justice group Bend the Arc Jewish Action said it would “fight for our Muslim brothers and sisters.” 

“This is not about national security — he is targeting Muslims, immigrants and refugees purely out of spite and fear, but national security experts agree that his action today will not keep us safer,” the group’s CEO, Stosh Cotler, said in a statement.

Stosh, you probably won't be surprised to learn, tends to feel more kindly toward her "Muslim brothers and sisters" than she does toward her fellow Jews. Here's how her bona fides (if you can call 'em that) were described on the occasion of being named head of this bendy racket (back in '14; my bolds):

It’s not just that she only connected with Judaism as an adult or that her appearance during an interview in her Manhattan office — all-black clothes, dark red lipstick, pale blue fingernail polish and a visible tattoo on her arm — is more Goth than corporate. How many Jewish communal CEOs have a black belt in kung fu, trained women in self-defense, danced at a sex club or protested Israel’s treatment of Palestinians during the second intifada? 

The 45-year-old Olympia, Wash., native declined to discuss her past or present views on Israel, which she said are not relevant to her work at Bend the Arc.

Fun gal. And, it must be said, Linda Sarsour's kind of Jew (i.e. the kind who isn't into "litmus tests").

New Report Lays Out Muslim Brotherhood's Nefarious Aims in Sweden; Swedish Academics Pooh-Pooh It

Denial--a river that flows through Sweden, apparently:

A report commissioned by Sweden's Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) to look into the influence of the Islamist organization the Muslim Brotherhood in the country has sparked debate, with a number of researchers disputing the methodology used and conclusions reached.  

The report suggests that the Muslim Brotherhood is secretly leading Islamists in building a parallel society in Sweden by infiltrating organizations and political parties in the country. 

It also claims that there is an "established structure of values among the country's political elite which stipulate how as a citizen you should approach 'minorities'". 

But in a blog post signed by 22 Swedish researchers specializing in religious studies, the claims were labelled as "almost conspiracy-theory like", and the study accused of ignoring previous research, lacking sources, and basing conclusions on personal views rather than evidence. 

The idea that Islamists are secretly building a parallel society in Sweden is, according to the 22 researchers "a conclusion which goes against the collective research" in the field.
"The major shortcoming of the report is that it seems to be completely unaware of Islamic research which currently exists at Swedish and Nordic universities," Lund University professor of Islamic studies Jan Hjärpe, who was one of the 22 researchers to sign the blog post, told The Local...

Who is funding this "collective Islamic research"? Saudi Arabia? The Muslim Brotherhood, or one of its offshoots? 

Questions the scribbler who penned this piece for The Local should have asked.

Ironically Enough

Too Much Social Media Use Linked to Feelings of Isolation

Eliminationist Palestinian Moppets Dance Up a Storm at EU-Funded Folk Fest

Needless to say the song they danced to was not "Kumbaya".

"Somehow It Seems That Jews Are Always the Ones Being Asked to Check Their Identiy At the Door In Movements Driven By Identity Politics"

Funny thing, that. But then, that's how the Left operates. And if you happen to be a pro-Zionist in that snake pit of intersectionality, then you, sir, are well are truly screwed.

A White Racist Pro-Trump Knuckle-Dragger Was Supposed to Be Behind Those Threats to Jewish Institutions...

Turns out the dude failed--big time--to get with the au courant narrative, being that he's African-American, well-educated and, what are the odds?, a former journalist.

It's okay, though. Apparently, he did for reasons of "revenge" (to get back at his ex-wife, supposedly) and not because of any Jew-hate on his part.

Crescent Magazine's May Cover Is a Doozy

Israel-hate: check. Traditional tropes about sinister, hidden Jooos pulling the strings of the powerful: check.

But wait--May brings us a zany twist. As the Khomeinist rag sees it, the Jooos are now collaborating with--wait for it--Nazi-esque "White Racists." Their joint project: putting threatening words into Trump's mouth.

Not that the Khomeinists thought any better of Obama, even though he sucked up to 'em endlessly and embarrassingly.

Should Jews Support Canada's Anti-"Islamophobia" Motion?: A "Debate" In the CJN

You can find it here. And this is the letter I wrote in response:

The fundamental problem with M-103 is the word "Islamophobia" itself. As of now, there is no consensus as to what it really means. Iqra Khalid, the MP sponsoring the motion, defines it as "the irrational hate of Muslims that leads to discrimination," ignoring, of course, the fact that some Muslims are waging violent jihad against the infidel, and that manifesting concern regarding their likely actions is not only not irrational, it is the height of sanity.

To the Muslim Brotherhood, the organization often credited with inventing the term, however, accusing someone of "Islamophobia" is an effective way to silence all criticism of Islam (because, as they understand it, Islam is perfect and therefore unassailable), and to  ensure that any examination of problematic aspects of the faith that give rise to holy war and the built-in inequities of sharia law remains beyond the pale.

The most sensible approach, it seems to me, is to avoid using the word altogether (since it is loaded, and since no one can agree on its meaning) and to condemn hatred against all groups, including Muslims and Jews (who, despite the horrific bloodshed at a Quebec City mosque, remain the number one target of hate crimes in Canada--and by a wide margin).