On one hand, you have some possible progression in behavior change. From British Civics Class Asks, What Would Muhammad Do?: There is something new in Britain’s mosques: a government-financed effort to teach basic citizenship issues in a special curriculum, written by a Bradford teacher, Sajid Hussain, 34, who holds a degree from Oxford. It is intended to reach students who might be vulnerable to Islamic extremism. The British government hopes that such civics classes, which use the Koran to answer questions about daily life, will replace the sometimes hard-core religious lessons taught in many mosques across the land. An estimated
Read More +Today in Jewish History – Av 18
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Sponsored by Aish.com: In 1946, the British government ordered all illegal immigrants bound for Palestine to be deported to camps on the island of Cyprus. According to the terms of the British White Paper of 1939, immigration to Palestine was limited to 75,000 Jews over a period of 10 years. Following the end of World War II, many Holocaust survivors had nowhere else to go, so they crammed onto old ships bound for the Holy Land. Some ships succeeded in slipping through the British naval blockade and unloading their human cargo on desolate beaches. Several ships sank in tragic circumstances.
Read More +The British government has expanded its links with Hamas in recent weeks, according to the militant organisation’ s leader, Ismail Haniyeh. Mr Haniyeh, who was the Palestinian prime minister until last month, claims that contacts between Hamas and Britain have increased since they worked together to free Alan Johnston, the BBC Gaza correspondent, who was held captive in Gaza for almost four months.
Read More +By MEMRI On July 2, 2007, a participant on the Islamist forum www al-ommh net/vb calling himself “Al-Mustaqim” posted the following question [1]: “My brothers… I wish to hear your opinion about the London operation: [2] Did it advance our cause or [intensify] the anger against our ummah?” The next day, the forum webmaster posted a reply in which he enumerated Britain’s “crimes” and explained how the operation benefited the Muslims. Below are excerpts from his reply: [3] England Has Been Fighting the Muslims Since Before the Days of Our Grandfathers “The Crusaders do not need a reason to show
Read More +Another misanthrope
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I’m not dumb and far be it for me to think that I am above average in cognitive processing, but I will concede that I am at a loss why as London defends itself against heinous islamic behavior, London’s Mayor Ken Livingstone defends it. Via Yahoo UK Ireland: London Mayor Ken Livingstone called on Britons Saturday not to demonize Muslims after a double car bomb plot was foiled in the capital, amid fears of a Islamist terror threat. “In this city, Muslims are more likely to be law-abiding than non-Muslims and less likely to support the use of violence to
Read More +UK Appoints New Foreign Secretary
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No wonder he was appointed. A Jew himself, he despises Israel as much as the next person. From UK Appoints New Foreign Secretary: David Miliband, 41, who is Jewish, was selected as foreign secretary on Thursday by new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. According to press reports at the time, Miliband was critical in a cabinet meeting last July of Blair’s refusal to denounce Israel for its actions during the Second Lebanon War. The BBC reported that Miliband’s appointment could presage a shift “in British foreign policy to one in which criticism of the United States and Israel is not
Read More +From Al-Qaeda Presence in Pakistan Worries Britain: Robert Brinkley, the British high commissioner to Pakistan, said Thursday that his government was greatly concerned about the continued ability of leaders of al-Qaeda hiding in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region to direct terrorist operations across the world. He said that although the Pakistani government had made praiseworthy efforts to find and detain terrorists, “the fight is not finished.” Of particular concern was that extremists in Britain were still communicating with terrorist leaders in the tribal areas, looking to them for “guidance, ideas and, in some cases, training for operations.” Such contacts were believed
Read More +The hatred that Britain has for Israel is never-ending. From British Doctors Call for New Israel Boycott: A group of 130 British doctors have called for a boycott of the Israel Medical Association and its expulsion from the World Medical Association. Martin Sugarman, the head of a twinning group between Homerton Hospital in London and Haifa’s Rambam Hospital in Israel, said he was shocked by the call. “If suicide bombers from Gaza and the West Bank never dressed as pregnant or sick patients trying to reach and blow up Israeli hospitals, if PLO ambulances did not transport terrorists and arms,
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