Reader’s Links for May 26, 2024

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    • They have had over a year to record and study the signals and break the encoding to be able to jam the signal, that isn’t fast it is slow.

  3. No deal. That was the message for World Health Organization (W.H.O.) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday after his proposed global pandemic treaty was rejected after two years of closed-door meetings in Geneva, Switzerland.

    AP reports Roland Driece, co-chair of W.H.O.’s negotiating board for the agreement, acknowledged countries were unable to deliver an agreed proposal. W.H.O. had hoped a final draft treaty could be agreed on at its yearly meeting of health ministers starting Monday in Geneva.

    https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/05/26/no-deal-w-h-o-fails-to-secure-global-pandemic-treaty/

  4. Hamas fired rockets at the Tel Aviv area on Sunday, marking the first time in four months that a barrage reached central Israel from Gaza, and emphasizing the importance of Israel’s fight against Hamas in its last stronghold.

    According to Cumta, an app that publishes warnings from Israel’s Red Alert system, the rockets targeted areas north and west of Tel Aviv, including Petah Tikva and Herzliya Pituach, one of the wealthiest communities in Israel.

    The Times of Israel noted that the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) predictions from last week had been fulfilled: “Last week, The Times of Israel reported that the IDF believes Hamas has the capability to launch rocket attacks on central Israel from the Rafah area, and when troops advance further into the city, the terror group is likely to carry out such an attack.

    https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2024/05/26/hamas-fires-rockets-at-tel-aviv-area-from-rafah-rocket-parts-found-in-gaza-school/

  5. On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, blasted the U.N. as an enemy of “the values of America and the free world” that is used to “whitewash” the crimes of dictators and rogues and argued that unless there are fundamental reforms to the organization, the United States should give consideration to defunding the U.N.

    https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/05/25/israeli-u-n-amb-if-it-doesnt-reform-u-s-should-consider-defunding-the-u-n/

  10. HORROR: Man Sets NYC Subway Passenger on Fire with Flaming Liquid – And He’s a Repeat Offender – Second Attack with Flaming Liquid in 4 Months
    by Cristina Laila May. 26, 2024 1:00 pm99 Comments

    Meanwhile in the Democrat hellhole of New York City…

    A New York City subway passenger was set on fire by a fellow straphanger on Saturday and ended up with burns on 30% of his body.

    23-year-old Petrit Alijaj said the assailant, now identified as 49-year-old Nile Taylor, threw a cup of flaming liquid at him on Saturday as he was on his way to see the Statue of Liberty with his fiancée and cousin.

    Alijaj, who is from Albania, told the New York Post that he jumped in front of his fiancée to protect her.

    “I protect my fiancée with my body,” he told the New York Post.

    It turns out Nile Taylor is a repeat offender!

    NYPD identified him as the same man who threw two cans of flaming liquid at subway commuters in February.

    WATCH:

    https://twitter.com/i/status/1768033259059908872

    Nile Taylor was arrested a few blocks away from the crime scene at Canal Street and Renwick Street, according to The Post.

    read the rest at

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/horror-man-sets-nyc-subway-passenger-fire-flaming/

  11. Judge in Hunter Biden Gun Trial Rules That Jurors Can See Evidence of Illegal Drug Use From His “Laptop From Hell”
    by Jordan Conradson May. 26, 2024 11:15 am140 Comments

    The Judge in Hunter Biden’s federal gun case ruled on Friday that prosecutors can use evidence from Hunter Biden’s laptop to sway jury members.

    However, according to Fox, “prosecutors on Special Counsel David Weiss’ team cannot use some salacious evidence in the first son’s criminal trial next month, including references to his U.S. Navy discharge and the child support case for his out-of-wedlock daughter in Arkansas.”

    In September, Hunter Biden was indicted on federal gun charges. He was indicted in a Delaware court on three counts related to his possession of a firearm while using drugs.

    Hunter pleaded not guilty to all three felony gun charges in October.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/judge-hunter-biden-gun-trial-rules-that-jurors/

  12. Read more: https://www.ammoland.com/2024/05/self-reliance-protection-lessons-from-safed-israel-for-american-gun-owners/#ixzz8bNKLceOL
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    Self-Reliance & Protection: Lessons from Safed, Israel for American Gun Owners
    Ammoland Inc. Posted on May 26, 2024 by Tred Law

    Opinion
    A Quarter-Million Israeli Gun Applicants Prove the Necessity of our Second Amendment

    A significant change is happening in the historic town of Safed, Israel. Once known for its ancient Jewish mysticism, this town is now a hub for civilian armament. The reasons behind this shift offer valuable lessons for American gun owners who believe in self-reliance and community defense.
    Self-Reliance & Community Defense

    Eyal Ben-Ari, a resident of Safed, joined a civilian militia to protect his family. Initially, he was uncomfortable with carrying a weapon. The idea of sleeping with a gun under his pillow and the presence of a real firearm in his home, especially after his 13-year-old son brought home a toy replica, made him uneasy. However, as he faced the reality of the threats around him, he realized it was necessary for their safety.

    Eyal’s story resonates with many Americans who support the Second Amendment. For us, the right to bear arms is not just about owning a gun; it’s about having the means to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities when the situation demands it.
    Eyal’s experience highlights a crucial point: armed citizens can make all the difference in a crisis, especially when official responses are delayed or inadequate.

    Consider a scenario where police have been defunded, and law enforcement or even military response is slow. Just as in Safed, where Hezbollah’s rockets posed a constant threat, there are times when immediate action is required to protect loved ones and property. Eyal’s decision to join a civilian militia reflects a broader principle of self-reliance and readiness that many American gun owners hold dear. It’s about being prepared and ensuring that we can defend our homes and communities, no matter what.
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    Eyal’s journey also underscores the responsibility that comes with gun ownership. It’s not about seeking confrontation but being prepared to protect when necessary. This mindset aligns with that of many responsible gun owners in America who undergo training and follow strict safety protocols. They understand that owning a gun is a serious commitment and approach it with the gravity it deserves.

    Safed’s experience shows how crucial armed citizens can be in times of crisis. Eyal Ben-Ari’s story is a powerful reminder of the importance of being prepared and the role that responsible, armed citizens can play in safeguarding their communities. Whether in Safed, ISRL, or in towns across America, the principles of self-reliance, responsibility, and readiness make our communities resilient in the face of threats.
    Government Support & Civic Responsibility

    Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, supports increasing civilian gun ownership, believing that “weapons save lives.” This mirrors the beliefs of many American pro-gun advocates who emphasize responsible gun ownership. The Israeli government’s trust in its citizens to defend their communities is a powerful example of how armed civilians can play a key role in ensuring safety.

    In America, law-abiding gun owners undergo multiple background checks and training, in some cases, to prove that they can handle firearms responsibly. Safed’s example reinforces the idea that armed citizens are an essential part of community safety.
    Balancing Security & Morality

    Safed’s blend of spirituality and security challenges offers a unique perspective. Residents, including religious leaders and artists, show that it’s possible to value peace while recognizing the need for self-defense. This is important for American gun owners who face criticism. Responsible gun ownership isn’t about promoting violence; it’s about being ready to protect our loved ones and maintain peace.
    Stay Armed

    The NYTimes.com story of Safed teaches us about the importance of civilian armament in protecting communities. As Americans, we can learn from their resilience and commitment to self-reliance. By continuing to embrace responsible gun ownership, we uphold our dedication to protecting our families, communities, and freedoms.

    Just as Safed’s residents have taken up arms to defend their way of life, we must stay vigilant and prepared. This honors the spirit of the Second Amendment and supports the values of self-reliance and community defense that define the American way.

  13. (Richard: This is what the left is bringing to the West, we have to resist this to keep freedom alive on Earth, Western Civilization has been destroyed but we can and will keep freedom alife so we can rebuild another better civilization.)

    ‘Groom These Women’: The Persecution of Christians, April 2024
    by Raymond Ibrahim
    May 26, 2024 at 6:00 am
    On April 26, a Muslim man named Muhammad Shehroz, led a 4-year-old Christian boy, Moosa Masih to a field where he brutally sodomized and then sought to strangle the child to death. — britishasianchristians.org, May 3, 2024, Pakistan.
    Even though it is illegal in Pakistan to marry underage girls, the authorities refused to act on the Christian family’s pleas to recover their daughter, due to a birth certificate that had obviously been forged, which claimed she was 18. A court subsequently ruled that, being of age, Ameen had willingly converted to Islam and married a Muslim man. — britishasianchristians.org, April 28, 2014, Pakistan
    “On April 5th, members of the jirga [Pakistani conflict resolution team] forcibly arrived at my residence and coerced me to accompany them to the police station. They threatened to abduct my daughters if I dared to resist,” said the father of Kainat Pervaiz, a 16-year-old Christian girl who was abducted and raped. They coerced him to drop the case in exchange for 50,000 rupees (USD $180) and the proposed marriage of his daughter to her rapist as a form of “compensation.” — britishasianchristians.org, April 28, 2014, Pakistan.
    [A] massive riot broke out in an asylum shelter after some Muslims noticed a resident wearing a cross necklace. — medforth.biz, April 13, 2024, Germany.
    On April 15, a 16-year-old Muslim stabbed Orthodox Christian bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and four other Christians at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Sydney, Australia. The bishop lost an eye in the attack. Pictured: A police officer outside Christ The Good Shepherd Church on April 16, 2024. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
    The following are among the abuses and murders inflicted on Christians by Muslims throughout the month of April 2024.
    The Muslim Slaughter of Christians
    Uganda: On Apr. 10, a Muslim man murdered his mother for refusing to leave the Christian faith. Two months earlier, Sulaina Nabirye, a 50-year-old widow, had put her faith in Christ. Immediately, her 31-year-old son, Arajabu Mukiibi, began to pressure her to return to Islam, according to a relative (name withheld for security reasons):
    “During the month of Ramadan, she complained of her son pressuring her to stop attending church and revert back to Islam, since he was studying to become an imam at Bugembe Mosque. When she refused to convert back to Islam, he stopped visiting her at her house and threatened to chase or even kill her.”
    Due to these threats, the anonymous relative began to visit the mother more often, and was present on Apr. 9, when the son visited. After pretending that he had reconciled himself to his mother’s Christian status, he said that his wife was preparing dinner for them:
    “At 7 p.m. he came with food, which he gave to us, and he left. I was praying and fasting, so I did not eat the food. Shortly after eating the food, Sulaina started vomiting, and then followed diarrhea. I tried what I could, but things were worsening, I called a nearby clinic officer who came with medication. He tried to put her on drip, but all was in vain.”
    Nabirye died that night, around 2 a.m. The food was discovered to be laced with methanol, a toxic chemical. “Her son did not come to help his mum,” the relative said. “He and his wife who were living close by did not show up. This made me conclude that he is the one who planned the poisoning.”
    Muslims, sadly, have poisoned their Christian relatives in Uganda on many occasions over the years.
    United Kingdom: On Apr. 11, Ahmed Alil, a Muslim man, stood trial for the Oct. 15, 2023 murder of a 70-year-old pensioner and the attempted murder of his housemate, Javed Nouri, a convert to Christianity. According to the prosecutor, Alil considered Nouri an “apostate” and “therefore somebody who deserved to die.” During the trial, prosecutor Jonathan Sandiford said that Alil, armed with two knives, had kicked open the door of his housemate Nouri’s bedroom while shouting “Allahu Akbar,” then lunged at him, and repeatedly stabbed him. Nouri managed to fight him off and escape Alil, still armed and irate, stormed out of the house and randomly stabbed—six times—a passerby, Terence Carney, 70, who died at the scene. Even though his violence and murder were prompted by his housemate’s apostasy to Christianity, on being arrested, Alil tried to present his behavior as a product of wanting “Palestine to be free from the Zionists.”
    Nigeria: Some April headlines from the ongoing Muslim genocide of Christians in the African nation:
    Apr. 19: “Twenty-nine Nigerian Christians slaughtered in three-day pogrom”
    Apr. 2: “Alleged Fulani Militants Kill Four on Easter Monday in Nigeria”
    Apr. 25: “Mother, Baby among Christians Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria. More than 30 killed in Fulani raids.”
    Apr. 26: “Three Christians Slain in Benue State, Central Nigeria”
    Apr. 29: “Herdsmen Kill at Least Six Christians in Southeast Nigeria. Children among the dead.”
    Apr. 29: “ECWA Pastor Slain in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Armed ‘bandits’ ambush him on highway”
    Apr. 30: “Slaughter of Christians Continues in Central Nigeria. Scores killed in Benue state since January”
    Kenya: On Apr. 9, members of the terrorist group al-Shabaab killed a farmer in a Christian village previously targeted by the Islamic terror group.
    Burkina Faso: On Apr. 18, “jihadists” murdered a catechist.
    Pakistan: Rape, Forced Conversion, and Abuse of Christians
    On Apr. 26, a Muslim man named Muhammad Shehroz, led a 4-year-old Christian boy, Moosa Masih to a field where he brutally sodomized and then sought to strangle the child to death. According to the boy’s father, Shan Masih, Shehroz was known to the family and thus familiar to the trusting boy. As they scoured the region, they heard faint cries from the field, and “When we arrived at the scene, Shehroz was strangling Moosa. If we had been 10 minutes later, we could have lost our son.” Shehroz grabbed his clothes and fled the scene. Discussing this incident, the British Asian Christian Association said that “the brutal assault on a child” is “an all too common occurrence in Pakistan”:
    “The disturbing frequency with which Christian children are targeted is especially troubling, given their small minority status in the country. The lamentable truth is that their marginalized status makes them incredibly vulnerable. Adding to this sorrowful reality is the fact that Christians often hold pariah status, further exacerbating their vulnerability. Unfortunately, the police and the courts frequently display reluctance in pursuing justice and often overlook reports of such crimes when Christians are the victims.”
    On Apr. 4, a 13-year-old Christian girl, Sania Ameen, was abducted, forcibly converted to Islam, and turned into the second wife of Muhamad Saif, a Muslim. Even though it is illegal in Pakistan to marry underage girls, the authorities refused to act on the Christian family’s pleas to recover their daughter, due to a birth certificate that had obviously been forged, which claimed she was 18. A court subsequently ruled that, being of age, Ameen had willingly converted to Islam and married a Muslim man. The marriage was orchestrated by the assistance of “a Muslim extremist known for his involvement in the conversion of Christian women and encouraging Muslim men to groom these women into marriage,” according to Dr. Adil Ghouri, who is assisting the family:
    “Qari Shakir Hussain [a member of an Islamist organization in Pakistan] is notorious for orchestrating illegal conversions of minor Christian girls. He instigates Muslim men to abduct Christian women and brings them to his residence, where he arranges marriages.”
    In an interview, Ameen Masih, the abducted girl’s father expressed the harrowing ordeal his family has been experiencing, adding, “All I want is to get my daughter back to me!… Muhammad Saif brandishes weapons and strolls through my street, threatening me. He has warned me that he will kidnap my other daughters if I don’t withdraw the application against him.” Meanwhile, “the police have yet to arrest any of the culprits, leaving Ameen Masih and his family in a state of vulnerability and distress.”
    In a separate but similar case, a Christian father revealed in late April that his 15-year-old daughter was kidnapped, forcibly converted to Islam and married to her Muslim abductor. According to Salman Masih:
    “It’s been nearly two months now that I’m desperately searching for my minor daughter, Muskan. She went missing from home on March 11, but despite my frantic appeals to the police for recovering her, my child is still in the custody of her Muslim abductor, Arsalan Ali.”
    Although Masih had filed a report with police within one hour of his daughter’s abduction, they ignored him. When he pressed the matter, and
    “After several hours of waiting, I was told that a police team would come to my home the next day, but I would have to pay them 5,000 Pakistani rupees (USD $18) in ‘fuel cost.’ The police’s indifferent attitude helped the accused in moving my daughter to a safe location and carrying out his nefarious act.”
    As in the previous case of 13-year-old Sania Ameen, the kidnapper and his accomplices presented forged papers to an indifferent court:
    “According to the documents handed to me by the police, the Islamic conversion and Nikah (marriage certificate) were held on the same day Muskan was abducted from home. The next day, Arsalan filed a petition in the court … in the name of Muskan in which stated that she was an adult aged 19 years and had converted and married of her free will.”
    The impoverished sanitation worker added that he feared Ali would traffic his daughter for sex:
    “Arsalan has a notorious reputation in the neighborhood, and I fear something bad will happen to my child if she is not recovered from his custody. I appeal to the Christian leadership to help me find and save my daughter from exploitation.”
    On Mar. 31, Easter Sunday, a Muslim man named Muhammad Suleman abducted Kainat Pervaiz, a 16-year-old Christian girl, at gunpoint. He took her to a vacant resident where all through the night, “Kainat endured unimaginable horrors as she was brutally raped multiple times.” According to the report:
    “The next day, the perpetrator brazenly contacted the girl’s father, instructing him to retrieve her from his residence. Despite clear evidence of the assault, confirmed by a Medico Legal Certificate issued by a Government Hospital, the police failed to register an FIR (First Information Report). Shockingly, local authorities did not act to pursue justice.”
    Instead, according to the father:
    “On April 5th, members of the jirga [Pakistani conflict resolution team] forcibly arrived at my residence and coerced me to accompany them to the police station. They threatened to abduct my daughters if I dared to resist.”
    They coerced him to drop the case in exchange for 50,000 rupees (USD $180) and the proposed marriage of his daughter to her rapist as a form of “compensation.” On learning that he could not rely on the authorities for any semblance of justice, he contacted a human rights agency for assistance. Since then, he and his family have received more threats from local supporters of the rapist and were last reported as living in terror. Discussing this case, human rights activist Juliet Chowdhry remarked:
    “This appalling incident of kidnapping and rape involved brutal violence and the use of a dangerous weapon. Despite the gravity of the crime, Pakistani police officers attempted to coerce the family into accepting a compromise payment through a jirga, which subsequently pressured them into signing an agreement to forgive the rapist if he married their daughter. This blatant miscarriage of justice, facilitated by both the police and the jirga, highlights the pervasive impunity enjoyed by perpetrators of sexual violence and underscores the urgent need for systemic reform to safeguard the protection and rights of victims. The abysmal conduct of the Pakistani police, particularly in cases involving Christians, has reached a new nadir with this despicable act.”
    On Apr. 14, a Muslim security officer named Muhammad Abdul Qadir Khan harassed, drugged and coerced a 13-year-old Christian boy named Saim Masih to participate in Muslim prayers, despite the youth’s repeated refusals. At one point, Muhammad yanked the boy’s cross necklace from around his neck, and hollered, “Stop being a Christian! They are worthless.”
    The fearful boy protested, “I cannot offer prayer. I am a Christian, and I don’t know how to perform a Muslim prayer.”
    “Don’t worry, I will teach you. Accept Islam, and I will give you money and take you with me to Peshawar to show you its green landscape,” cajoled Muhammad. According to the report:
    “Mr. Khan persisted in his demands, urging Saim to pray, convert to Islam, accept money as a gift, and eat the food he had brought with him. Despite Saim’s repeated refusals, Mr. Khan forcefully made him eat some sweets. Siam does not recall what happened after consuming the sweet, but he was later discovered unconscious.”
    After a frantic search, Masih’s family and friends discovered him partially conscious behind a building. Although they questioned Khan, police did not arrest him.
    Muslim Attacks on Churches, Crosses, and Other Christian Symbols
    Australia: On Apr. 15, a 16-year-old youth of Middle Eastern descent, armed with a knife and crying Islam’s war cry, “Allahu akbar!” (“Allah is the greatest!), lunged at and repeatedly stabbed an Orthodox bishop, Mar Mari Emmanuel, as he was delivering a sermon from the pulpit of his church in Sydney. In the scuffle to apprehend the Muslim youth, four other Christians were stabbed. The bishop lost an eye in the attack, which was captured on video as the worship service was livestreaming from the Good Shepherd Church.
    In the days after the stabbings, seven other juveniles aged between 15 and 17—who according to police reports adhere to a “religiously motivated violent extremist ideology”—were arrested as part of counter-terrorism raids across southwestern Sydney.
    Egypt: On Apr. 23, in al-Fawakhir village, more than 500 Muslims savagely attacked and torched the homes of Christians due to a rumor that a church was to be constructed in the village. According to a report:
    “Extremists pelted Coptic homes with stones and chanted [Islamic] slogans [including “Allahu Akbar!”] , setting fire to several houses amidst the screams of women and children. The attack continued for hours before security forces arrived. The magnitude of the fire was such that it could be seen from miles away.”
    Although in some instances Muslims tried to prevent Christians from escaping these fires, no casualties were reported. Al-Fawakhir, home to several hundred Christian families, has no church, like most villages in Egypt. As a result, a Coptic priest occasionally visits and holds a prayer service in a Christian home. This caused Muslims to launch a false rumor that the home was going to be converted into a permanent church.
    Three days later, on April 26 — a Friday, when Muslims are used to hearing sermons whipping them up against “infidels” during mosque prayers — extremists from another village, al-Kom al-Ahmar, attacked its Christian minority for receiving a permit to construct a church. Discussing these attacks, Adel Guindy, co-founder of Coptic Solidarity and author of A Sword Over the Nile, told Gatestone:
    “In an all too familiar development in Egypt’s countryside, Muslims, who may otherwise be content with a low grade life (e.g., no proper hospitals or public services), go into uncontrollable paroxysms at the mere hint that Christians might get a place to pray in—which in itself is no easy feat, as it requires governmental licensing that takes years or even decades to obtain. After fiery incitements, mobs attack Copts’ homes and businesses, all under the watchful eyes of the authorities who are usually, at least in part, complicit. Culprits are seldom, if ever, punished, thus inviting a sickening repeat of the ugly scenario.”
    United States: On Apr. 6, Alexander Scott Mercurio, an 18-year-old convert to Islam, was arrested for “planning a suicide attack on multiple churches,” to be carried out on the following day in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. According to the report, “Law enforcement claims that he was going to attack local places of worship with knives, guns and flames.” In the words of FBI Director Christopher Wray,
    “The defendant allegedly pledged loyalty to ISIS and sought to attack people attending churches in Idaho, a truly horrific plan which was detected and thwarted by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.”
    Germany: On Apr. 12, six Muslim teenagers (two boys and four girls, aged between 13 and 16) were exposed for plotting terror attacks against Christians and churches during Easter, with the hopes of “kill[ing] as many ‘infidels’ as possible.” According to one report,
    “[T]he youths wanted to attack ‘Christians (‘unbelievers’) in churches’ and ‘police officers in police stations’ with knives and Molotov cocktails [and, as later revealed, with bombs] in the name of the ISIS. …. [T]he youths were communicating in a common chat group in which they were exchanging plans to attack churches, synagogues, and a local sports club in Iserlohn. Furthermore, the cities Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Cologne were mentioned as possible targets. They were also planning to obtain weapons.”
    The father of one of the arrested girls had already been under police investigation due to terrorist financing and illegal possession of weapons. During a house search, police found a machete and a dagger, which the girl had planned on using during the terrorist attacks, according to her chat messages.
    On Apr. 19, a massive riot broke out in an asylum shelter after some Muslims noticed a resident wearing a cross necklace. According to the report:
    “[S]everal residents, who are of Muslim faith, were outraged by the Christian symbol—a riot broke out. When the security service tried to calm the commotion, around 30 residents attacked the reception centre’s security staff. The violence escalated in one room of the accommodation centre: Several security staff were attacked and more and more residents joined in. Five migrants from the group attacked with bottles and chairs, and there were also attacks with fists…. [O]ne attacker even pulled out a knife. Several police patrols were deployed to calm the crowd.”
    On Sunday, Apr. 21, graffiti and trash were found in the St. Mary Chapel in Aachen. Among other things, “Allahu Akbar” was found written on the walls and doors. There were several other attacks on and desecrations of churches (such as here and here).
    On Apr. 14 the Passion Trail along the forest path at Tücking, which was set up by the Evangelical Lutheran parish in Hagen-Haspe to commemorate Easter, was found demolished. Once lined with crosses and prayer texts, everything had been destroyed.
    Italy: In broad daylight and in front of everyone, an African migrant vandalized a church while praying to Allah and invoking his name. According to the Apr. 21 report,
    “‘Asylum seeker’ with spray can and shouting ‘Allah Akbar’ has defaced church of Santi Medici in Martano, Italy, and numerous houses with Arabic writings. Italian residents are afraid because this man goes around armed and terrorizes elderly and children. We need mass deportation.”
    Several other (including arson) attacks and desecration of churches in Italy (here, here, and here) also took place.
    Finally, on Apr. 3, a pre-trial detention order was issued against three Muslims of Tunisian background for savagely beating another Tunisian for attending a church. According to the report:
    “The investigation developed following the complaints made by the victim, a 28-year-old Tunisian man, a legal immigrant on the national territory, who was attacked on the evening of November 12, 2023. Specifically, the three men, after approaching him and accusing him of ‘frequenting the church of Christians,’ threatened him and violently beat him with kicks and punches, snatching a [cross?] necklace from him, before he managed to break free and escape. The victim had to be treated in the local hospital…. [T]he victim had undertaken a conversion to Christianity for some months, attending a local parish and participating in some religious celebrations, which was not accepted by his fellow countrymen of Muslim faith.”
    United Kingdom: On April 3, a British church that offers refugee support services was vandalized — and smeared with dog feces (a not uncommon Muslim tactic against churches). There were also at least three arson attacks on churches (here, here, and here).
    France: On Sunday, Apr. 14, five Muslim teenagers of Turkish origin, aged between 15 and 17, barged into the Saint-Etienne Cathedral in Metz and interrupted a concert in progress by shouting “Allahu Akbar!” before fleeing.
    Many other churches in France—including another Notre Dame, built in the 1600s in Brigolo—went up in flames throughout April (here, here, here, here, here, and here).
    Azerbaijan: According to an Apr. 24 report, St. John the Baptist Church in the Armenian town of Susa (or Shushi), which was built in the 1800s, but came under Azerbaijani control in late 2023, has been destroyed without a trace left:
    “[T]he Susa church, which was wrapped in scaffolding through much of its time under Azerbaijani control, was demolished in the winter of 2023-24…. Two kilometers south of the erased church, satellite images released in April reveal that an entire [Christian] village appears to have been razed to the ground. Today a large mosque is under construction in the broken soil where a settlement once stood…”
    Lebanon: On Apr. 16, an Orthodox church of St. George near Denniye was vandalized with Islamic slogans, including the shehada, “There is no god but Allah.”
    Cameroon: During the night of April 2-3, the Mary Queen of Peace sanctuary was desecrated, in the 20% Muslim nation. The vandals destroyed several representations of Mary and Jesus, and totally shattered the 14 Stations of the Cross.

    https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20663/persecution-of-christians-april

  14. The Free World: An Alarming Status Report
    by Majid Rafizadeh
    May 25, 2024 at 5:00 am

    It seems urgent for the long-term survival of the United States and the Free World – where people enjoy unprecedented freedom of speech, property rights, economic opportunity, religious freedom and other civil liberties – not to accept assaults on these hard-won achievements either at home or abroad.
    Adversaries have become increasingly empowered, and allies may well be losing confidence in the West’s leadership. This week it was announced that three countries in Europe, Ireland, Norway and Spain – all of which have long, unfortunate histories of antisemitism – plan to recognizing a Palestinian State that will be terrorist.
    US President Joe Biden assured Russia in 2022 that a “minor incursion” into Ukraine would be all right. Predators do not “do” minor.
    The Biden administration handed over Afghanistan to a terrorist group, the Taliban; now it looks as if the Biden administration and these three racist countries in Europe are determined to hand Gaza to another terrorist group, Iran’s proxy, Hamas, which openly says it is more committed than ever to destroying its free, democratic neighbor, Israel.
    Israel is trying to protect its citizens and maintain its sovereignty in the face of relentless aggression, while battling not only Hamas but also two illegitimate antisemitic courts (the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice), the antisemitic United Nations, antisemitic European countries, well-funded antisemitic demonstrations in the West, and the Biden administration… [which] for years has been trying to force out Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
    The US would doubtless prefer an Israeli prime minister who would allow Hamas to remain in control of Gaza and reconstitute its military capabilities; who would allow the creation of a terrorist Palestinian state bordering Israel, and who would stand aside as genocidal Iran obtains nuclear weapons.
    In addition, the Communist Chinese regime, seeing the Biden administration reward aggression, past, present, and presumably future, is encircling the Philippines and Taiwan and sending tens of thousands of young men of military age in packs across America’s southern border, and more than 5,000 over its northern one.
    One can only wonder which of the likely leaders of the Free World will permit — or put a stop to — these staggering negative trends of geopolitical deterioration in the future.

    In the last few years, we have witnessed a world that has become significantly less safe and secure. American and Western policy failures and strategic missteps appear to have emboldened adversaries and undermined allies. A lack of decisive action and coherent strategy has created power vacuums which have been exploited by hostile actors and resulted in increased instability and threats in the West to both national and global security. It seems urgent for the long-term survival of the United States and the Free World – where people enjoy unprecedented freedom of speech, property rights, economic opportunity, religious freedom and other civil liberties – not to accept assaults on these hard-won achievements either at home or abroad.
    Adversaries have become increasingly empowered, and allies may well be losing confidence in the West’s leadership. This week it was announced that three countries in Europe, Ireland, Norway and Spain – all of which have long, unfortunate histories of antisemitism – plan to recognizing a Palestinian State that will be terrorist.
    Rogue and belligerent states such as Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, have become more emboldened. In large part, the US has funded and enabled that. The Biden administration handed over Afghanistan to a terrorist group, the Taliban; now it looks as if the Biden administration and these three racist countries in Europe are determined to hand Gaza to another terrorist group, Iran’s proxy, Hamas, which openly says it is more committed than ever to destroying its free, democratic neighbor, Israel.
    US President Joe Biden assured Russia in 2022 that a “minor incursion” into Ukraine would be all right. Predators do not “do” minor. The result was the largest attack on a European country since World War II. The invasion created a devastating humanitarian crisis, with estimates of tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties and hundreds of thousands of military casualties. Additionally, as millions of Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes in search of safety, the “minor incursion” triggered Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II.
    Similarly, any move in maintaining or empowering Hamas, or any of Iran’s other proxies, such as Hezbollah, the Houthis or Palestinian Islamic Jihad, will not bring “peace” to the Middle East. On the contrary, a “Palestinian State” will not only explode the conflict even further, it will also threaten the cohesion of the NATO alliance — the greatest gift that the Free World could give Russian President Vladimir Putin.
    On October 7th, 2023, as a newly released video reveals — a Hamas gunman, deciding whom to murder, says of captive Israeli soldiers, “Here are the girls who can get pregnant.” The terrorist group had initiated a devastating coordinated invasion of Israel. The attack began with a massive barrage of rockets. Simultaneously, after systematically disabling Israel’s warning systems, roughly 3,000 terrorists crossed the Gaza-Israel barrier, launching attacks on Israeli military bases and 22 civilian communities. The onslaught, which had been planned for years, led to the slaughter on October 7th alone of roughly 1,200 Jews, Muslims and Christians; Israelis, tourists and foreign workers. The attack was characterized by unimaginable acts of brutality — sustained gang rapes, sexual amputations, beheadings and burning alive even infants.
    Hamas terrorists also seized 240 hostages in Israel, forcibly taking them into Gaza’s underground city of tunnels, created with international aid money. In the aftermath, Israel, to rescue the hostages and to defend against promised repeated attacks, finds itself engaged in the most unprecedentedly complicated urban warfare. Israel is trying to protect its citizens and maintain its sovereignty in the face of relentless aggression, while battling not only Hamas but also two illegitimate antisemitic courts (the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice), the antisemitic United Nations, antisemitic European countries, well-funded antisemitic demonstrations in the West, and the Biden administration.
    The Biden administration not only seemingly whetted the appetite of Iran’s regime to attack Israel directly on April 13, 2024, by continually appeasing Iran and failing to veto an anti-Israeli resolution in the UN Security Council, the US has also been trying for years to force oust Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — “Israel’s Churchill” — for being insufficiently subservient.
    The US would doubtless prefer an Israeli prime minister who would allow Hamas to remain in control of Gaza and reconstitute its military capabilities; who would allow the creation of a terrorist Palestinian state bordering Israel, and who would stand aside as genocidal Iran obtains nuclear weapons.
    Since Iran’s Islamic Revolution of 1979, the regimes, in addition to brutalizing its own people, have called for “Death to Israel,” “Death to America,” and have called Israel, smaller than New Jersey, a “one bomb” country and threatened to “wipe it” from the map. This situation is compounded by Iran’s accelerating advances in its nuclear weapons program, which has surged since the Biden administration assumed office.
    Propelled by clandestine activities within its heavily fortified nuclear facilities, Iran’s nuclear capabilities have reached a critical point. On Friday, Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani made a chilling declaration, stating:
    “In my opinion, we have achieved nuclear weapons, but we do not announce it. It means our policy is to possess nuclear bombs, but our declared policy is currently within the framework of the JCPOA.”
    It is deeply concerning that the spokesperson representing the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has openly declared Iran’s readiness to share its expertise in nuclear weapons with other nations, especially neighboring states.
    In addition, the Communist Chinese regime, seeing the Biden administration reward aggression, past, present, and presumably future, is encircling the Philippines and Taiwan and sending tens of thousands of young men of military age in packs across America’s southern border, and more than 5,000 over its northern one.
    In short, the current US administration, along with its allies, Ireland, Norway and Spain, Europe’s racist supporters of terrorism, are widening the window of opportunity for China, Russia, Iran and other malign actors to pursue their objectives with increased confidence. One can only wonder which of the likely leaders of the Free World will permit — or put a stop to — these staggering negative trends of geopolitical deterioration in the future.

    https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20660/free-world-alarming-status

  15. The Rise of the ‘Never Bidens’
    Donors who once worried more about Donald Trump now see the president’s bid for a second term as the greater threat to America.
    By Eli Lake
    May 14, 2024

    Joe Biden’s threat last week to freeze arms shipments to Israel along with reports that his administration is withholding intelligence about Hamas leaders’ whereabouts has reverberated throughout U.S. politics. Now, some Never Trump donors say the Biden administration’s policy toward the Jewish state is such a betrayal they’re considering jumping on board the Trump train. 
    Call it the rise of the Never Bidens, donors who once were more worried about Trump but now see Joe Biden’s bid for a second term the greater threat to America. The Free Press spoke with four donors who contributed tens of millions of dollars in the last election cycle. They say they are reconsidering their political giving in light of the president’s approach to the Israel-Hamas war. All of them expressed their frustration with Biden’s CNN interview last Wednesday, in which he said of Israel, “if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah.” 
    Cliff Asness, a Republican donor who says he “spent well over seven figures” to support Trump’s primary opponent Nikki Haley, told The Free Press that “My ‘Never Again’ is trumping my ‘Never Trump’ these days.” 
    “Biden is a huge disappointment, really a moral outrage with this arms embargo being only the latest and greatest outrage,” continued Asness, the co-founder of AQR Capital Management. “Despite my long opposition to him, this makes me more likely, though I haven’t quite gotten there yet, to see Trump as the better of two bad alternatives.”
    Asness is not the only Never Trumper to move to the Never Biden camp. 
    Billionaire entertainment mogul and major Democratic donor Haim Saban wrote of Biden’s policy switch in an email to two senior White House advisers last week: “Let’s not forget that there are more Jewish voters who care about Israel than Muslim voters that care about Hamas.” 
    And after CNN aired Biden’s comments on Wednesday, hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman, a registered Democrat, took to X to call the move “one of the worst acts against an ally of a sitting president ever. Hopefully, this means he won’t be sitting for longer.” 
    David Friedman, who served as Trump’s ambassador to Israel and has been in touch with many Trump-skeptic Jewish donors though he has no official role on the campaign, told The Free Press that he has seen “more Jewish money coming in” for Trump in the election. 
    “I think the announcement on Wednesday,” he said referring to Biden’s arms decision, “was the last straw for people who were already leaning very close to going for Trump. He continued, “There is clearly a change going on, people who are active in politics with big money, people who were never Trumpers or reluctant ‘hold your nose Trumpers’ are telling me that Trump has to win.” 
    Michael Granoff, a managing partner of Maniv, a venture fund dedicated to clean transportation technology, told The Free Press that he voted for Joe Biden in 2020 but has lost confidence in the president: “I am not voting for Biden. I’m not saying I’m voting for Trump, but it’s a nonzero chance now.” Granoff was a staffer on the Clinton-Gore campaign and was a close friend of the late senator Joe Lieberman. These days he calls himself a political independent. He has given to campaigns for Rep. Ritchie Torres, the Bronx Democrat who has emerged as one of the most pro-Israel voices in Congress, as well as former Rep. Liz Cheney, who broke with Trump after January 6. 
    Granoff said Biden’s current policy toward Israel’s war betrays the commitments he made after Hamas invaded the Jewish state on October 7. “The speech he gave on October 11 was one of the finest speeches a president has ever made,” he said. “Had he stuck to that policy, he would be leading in the race right now. I would be raising money for him.”
    A new set of polls shows Biden trailing Trump in five of the six swing states that will likely decide the election. On Tuesday, the Biden administration approved a $1 billion arms package to Israel, but that did not include the large bombs and precision munitions the president announced he would be freezing if Israel proceeded with its operation in Rafah.
    One politically connected New York bundler told The Free Press that the anti-Biden sentiment among pro-Israel donors has been rising steadily since March. “I trace it back to the State of the Union,” the source said. In that March 7 speech, Biden adopted the casualty figures of the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health, which do not separate dead civilians from dead combatants. What’s more, in April the ministry acknowledged its data was incomplete for 11,371 of the 33,091 deaths it had recorded, suggesting the totals Biden cited were exaggerated. As Peter Savodnik reported this week, even the UN now admits those numbers cannot be trusted. 
    Last Thursday, Ackman reposted a statement from Trump, blasting Biden’s decision on his social media platform, Truth Social:
    Crooked Joe Biden, whether he knows it or not, just said he will withhold weapons from Israel as they fight to eradicate Hamas Terrorists in Gaza. Hamas murdered thousands of innocent civilians, including babies, and are still holding Americans hostage, if the hostages are still alive.
    Though Ackman contributed to both the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Al Gore and gave $1 million to Rep. Dean Phillips’ primary run against Biden this year, he has more recently declared himself a “centrist” who “will vote for and support whoever is best for our country regardless of their party affiliation.”
    And now, he seems to be leaning toward Trump. 
    In a comment under Trump’s statement, Ackman wrote simply: “@realDonaldTrump speaks the truth.” 

    https://www.thefp.com/p/the-rise-of-the-never-bidens

  16. The Rise of the ‘Never Bidens’
    Donors who once worried more about Donald Trump now see the president’s bid for a second term as the greater threat to America.

    By Eli Lake
    May 14, 2024

    Joe Biden’s threat last week to freeze arms shipments to Israel along with reports that his administration is withholding intelligence about Hamas leaders’ whereabouts has reverberated throughout U.S. politics. Now, some Never Trump donors say the Biden administration’s policy toward the Jewish state is such a betrayal they’re considering jumping on board the Trump train. 
    Call it the rise of the Never Bidens, donors who once were more worried about Trump but now see Joe Biden’s bid for a second term the greater threat to America. The Free Press spoke with four donors who contributed tens of millions of dollars in the last election cycle. They say they are reconsidering their political giving in light of the president’s approach to the Israel-Hamas war. All of them expressed their frustration with Biden’s CNN interview last Wednesday, in which he said of Israel, “if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah.” 
    Cliff Asness, a Republican donor who says he “spent well over seven figures” to support Trump’s primary opponent Nikki Haley, told The Free Press that “My ‘Never Again’ is trumping my ‘Never Trump’ these days.” 
    “Biden is a huge disappointment, really a moral outrage with this arms embargo being only the latest and greatest outrage,” continued Asness, the co-founder of AQR Capital Management. “Despite my long opposition to him, this makes me more likely, though I haven’t quite gotten there yet, to see Trump as the better of two bad alternatives.”
    Asness is not the only Never Trumper to move to the Never Biden camp. 
    Billionaire entertainment mogul and major Democratic donor Haim Saban wrote of Biden’s policy switch in an email to two senior White House advisers last week: “Let’s not forget that there are more Jewish voters who care about Israel than Muslim voters that care about Hamas.” 
    And after CNN aired Biden’s comments on Wednesday, hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman, a registered Democrat, took to X to call the move “one of the worst acts against an ally of a sitting president ever. Hopefully, this means he won’t be sitting for longer.” 
    David Friedman, who served as Trump’s ambassador to Israel and has been in touch with many Trump-skeptic Jewish donors though he has no official role on the campaign, told The Free Press that he has seen “more Jewish money coming in” for Trump in the election. 
    “I think the announcement on Wednesday,” he said referring to Biden’s arms decision, “was the last straw for people who were already leaning very close to going for Trump. He continued, “There is clearly a change going on, people who are active in politics with big money, people who were never Trumpers or reluctant ‘hold your nose Trumpers’ are telling me that Trump has to win.” 
    Michael Granoff, a managing partner of Maniv, a venture fund dedicated to clean transportation technology, told The Free Press that he voted for Joe Biden in 2020 but has lost confidence in the president: “I am not voting for Biden. I’m not saying I’m voting for Trump, but it’s a nonzero chance now.” Granoff was a staffer on the Clinton-Gore campaign and was a close friend of the late senator Joe Lieberman. These days he calls himself a political independent. He has given to campaigns for Rep. Ritchie Torres, the Bronx Democrat who has emerged as one of the most pro-Israel voices in Congress, as well as former Rep. Liz Cheney, who broke with Trump after January 6. 
    Granoff said Biden’s current policy toward Israel’s war betrays the commitments he made after Hamas invaded the Jewish state on October 7. “The speech he gave on October 11 was one of the finest speeches a president has ever made,” he said. “Had he stuck to that policy, he would be leading in the race right now. I would be raising money for him.”
    A new set of polls shows Biden trailing Trump in five of the six swing states that will likely decide the election. On Tuesday, the Biden administration approved a $1 billion arms package to Israel, but that did not include the large bombs and precision munitions the president announced he would be freezing if Israel proceeded with its operation in Rafah.
    One politically connected New York bundler told The Free Press that the anti-Biden sentiment among pro-Israel donors has been rising steadily since March. “I trace it back to the State of the Union,” the source said. In that March 7 speech, Biden adopted the casualty figures of the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health, which do not separate dead civilians from dead combatants. What’s more, in April the ministry acknowledged its data was incomplete for 11,371 of the 33,091 deaths it had recorded, suggesting the totals Biden cited were exaggerated. As Peter Savodnik reported this week, even the UN now admits those numbers cannot be trusted. 
    Last Thursday, Ackman reposted a statement from Trump, blasting Biden’s decision on his social media platform, Truth Social:
    Crooked Joe Biden, whether he knows it or not, just said he will withhold weapons from Israel as they fight to eradicate Hamas Terrorists in Gaza. Hamas murdered thousands of innocent civilians, including babies, and are still holding Americans hostage, if the hostages are still alive.
    Though Ackman contributed to both the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Al Gore and gave $1 million to Rep. Dean Phillips’ primary run against Biden this year, he has more recently declared himself a “centrist” who “will vote for and support whoever is best for our country regardless of their party affiliation.”
    And now, he seems to be leaning toward Trump. 
    In a comment under Trump’s statement, Ackman wrote simply: “@realDonaldTrump speaks the truth.”

    https://www.thefp.com/p/the-rise-of-the-never-bidens