Tag Archives: Islam
UNDERSTANDING THE GOLDSTONE REPORT
A new site – Understanding the Goldstone Report – has been established by a group of bloggers who have followed the news stories and NGO reports from Israel’s Operation Cast Lead, and the history of the Goldstone Commission. They have come together to offer a site that will put together the most cogent, empirically based, and logically argued […]
BBC: Downplaying Sderot’s Suffering
Katya Adler’s report pays lip service to the plight of Israeli schoolchildren. As part of its Hunger to Learn series, the BBC’s Katya Adler “meets children in Gaza whose schooling has been repeatedly interrupted by conflict.” Undoubtedly, Palestinian children have suffered as a result of difficult conditions in Gaza. However, Adler’s report demonstrates typical BBC […]
Test-Driving the ImHalal ‘Islamic’ Search Engine
by David J. Rusin • Oct 14, 2009 at 11:21 am At last Muslims can navigate the online world safely — or so proclaims the Dutch firm behind ImHalal.com, a newly launched search engine that allows Muslims “to surf the internet without the fear of accidentally encountering sinful material.” The site works by grading search […]
‘GOLDSTONE REPORT’ UPDATE: Protest New UN Anti-Israel Campaign
UPDATE: BREAKING NEWS: Just Confirmed – UN Human Rights Council convening Special Session on ‘Goldstone Report’ Thursday in Geneva – the 6th time in 3 years the Council has singled-out Israel for a ‘Special Session’. ‘Goldstone Report’ Debate at UN Security Council Tomorrow – Please join the thousands signing the petition urging the US to veto any UN action. October 13, 2009 URGENT […]
Air passengers face full body X-rays after Muslim bombers hide devices INSIDE their bodies
By David Gardner Air travellers could face even more intrusive security checks amid fears that Al Qaeda as well as other Muslim groups are planning a terror campaigns using suicide bombers carrying explosives hidden in their bodies. The body bomb threat was revealed after the tactic was used in an assassination attempt on a Saudi […]
Peace Process or War Process?
by Daniel Pipes Middle East Quarterly Fall 2009 When Barack Obama announced in June 2009 about Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy, “I’m confident that if we stick with it, having started early, that we can make some serious progress this year,” he displayed a touching, if naïve optimism. Indeed, his determination fits a well-established pattern of determination by […]
Getting Serious About Honor Violence in the UK
While Islamist groups like CAIR deny the reality of honor killings — which typically involve a young Muslim woman being murdered by one or more male relatives intent on restoring the family’s “honor” after her “un-Islamic” deeds — the British government not only recognizes this scourge, but is taking action to combat it. For the […]
Israel: As Fanatical as Iran?
Independent columnist believes that Israel is as “fanatic and aggressive” as Iran. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, a columnist for the UK’s Independent, regularly features on HonestReporting and its UK affiliate due to her propensity to describe Israel as a “racist” and “apartheid” state. Alibhai-Brown is also fond of taking pains to mention her many Jewish friends, as […]
Hiding Behind Synonyms: Obama Begins Campaign to Throw Gen. McChrystal Under the Bus
Posted by Erick Erickson If they had gone to the New York Times, the nation would see it as just another example of the Gray Lady’s unrepentant sixties bra burning hysteria against war. Instead, the Obama administration has gone to the Washington Post to begin the process of getting rid of their troublesome General who […]
