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1.5 million people march in Paris in anti-terror rally – accompanied by terror supporters
France took to the streets today in a rally to protest attacks on free speech and to show solidarity with the victims of last week’s Islamic terror attacks against Charlie Hebdo, the satirical magazine, and the Jewish victims murdered by … Continue reading
Posted in Antisemitism, Incitement, International relations, Terrorism
Tagged anti-semitism, Charlie Hebdo, France, ISIS, Islam, Islamism, Jihadists, Muslims, Paris, rally, supermarket, terrorism
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Could this be a real Turkish Spring?
The “Arab Spring” uprising was originally intended to oust dictatorships and bring in democracy. Unfortunately it rapidly turned into a nightmarish winter with the rise of Islamists, sometimes through the very democracy that the protestors were demanding. But could the … Continue reading
Posted in Mideast news
Tagged Ataturk, Gezi Park, Islamism, Istanbul, Izmir, mosque, protests, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, riots, shopping mall, Taksim, Taksim Square, Turkey
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Global Anti-Semitism on the rise
One last Holocaust Memorial Day-related post, this time on the continued growth of both European and Islamic antisemitism. A report presented by Diaspora Affairs Minister Yuli Edelstein to the cabinet showed that European antisemitism is on the rise, although America … Continue reading
Posted in Antisemitism, Incitement, Media and journalism, Terrorism
Tagged anti-semitism, Charles Small, Ireland, ISGAP, Islamism, Muslims, Richard Humphrys, Trocaire, YIISA
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The Egyptian Spring – more like Winter
Continuing on from previous articles on the failure of the Egyptian Spring to bring much-hoped for democratic reforms and genuine freedom, reports have been emerging of “A great darkness in Egypt” – and not the Biblical kind either. This article … Continue reading
Posted in Mideast news
Tagged Arab Spring, Egypt, extremists, Islamism, Muslim Brotherhood
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