From Tactical Hudna and Islamist Intolerance: Hudna is the first word used in Muslim history to mean cease-fire, specifically in the context of the seventh century Truce of al-Hudaybiyya. Named after a village outside Mecca, the truce came six years after Muhammad and his followers abandoned Mecca for Yathrib, today’s Medina. This move set a pattern of retreat followed by regrouping and rearming, which permits an attack on the territory previously left behind. Muhammad and the rulers of Mecca negotiated a truce, the essence of which was to permit the Muslims to return unarmed on pilgrimage each year for the
Read More +Michael Freund writes: Even for a region awash in fable and legend, this one is a real whopper. It is the myth of Palestinian moderation, and US and Israeli leaders continue to buy into it. They embrace Mahmoud Abbas as a reasonable person, and base their policy on the belief that most Palestinians abhor violence and terror. But as I demonstrate in this column from the Jerusalem Post, there is ample evidence indicating that neither of those assumptions is at all correct. Click here to read more about the myth of Palestinian moderation.
Read More +In the worst terror attack against innocent Israelis since 2006, a palestinian Muslim terrorist opened fire at a central Jerusalem yeshiva late Thursday night, killing at least eight students and wounding 10 others. As security forces raced to the scene, the Muslim fired round after round of ammunition into the library at the seminary, religious Zionism’s flagship institution. About 80 students had gathered in the library to celebrate the Hebrew month of Adar II, which begins on Friday evening. Now, 10 Israelis are dead, and the detestable palestinian thugs in Gaza are celebrating. It’s amazing how much money and time
Read More +More proof that the Gaza blackout is just another Muslim Hamas deception. Via IsraelNN: Fatah officials accused Hamas of causing a blackout in Gaza on Sunday, saying the group had caused the fuel shortages that led it to shut down Gaza’s only power plant. Hamas leaders steal the fuel coming into Gaza and use it in their own cars and houses, one official explained. Another expressed hope that the power shortage would lead residents of Gaza to get rid of Hamas. Hamas accused Fatah of working with Israel to overthrow Hamas and retake control of Gaza. Hamas has blamed Israel
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