The Palestinians’ “Creativity for Hate” by Khaled Abu Toameh
The angry reactions to the joint Palestinian-Israeli summer camp in the US should be seen in the context of the Palestinians’ strong opposition to all forms of “normalization” with Israel.Most comments posted by Palestinians and other Arabs in response to the joint Palestinian-Israeli camp vilify the Palestinian girls and their families. The postings brand them as traitors, sluts, filthy people who are not ashamed to be seen in the company of Israeli girls. Then there is the barrage of abuse that is not fit for print.
Calling All Liberals: Will No One Look Out for the Rights of the Women and Children? by Khadija Khan
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“No one who comes to us has the right to put their cultural roots or their religious beliefs above our laws.” — Heiko Maas, Justice Minister, Germany.These extremist “traditions” need to be exposed and rejected. They are actually nothing more than human rights abuses taking refuge under the banner of religion.”Domestic violence is abuse — plain and simple. It is not, ‘a beautiful blessing’ as the video describes it.” — Michaelia Cash, Minister for Women, Australia.
An Open Letter to Omar al-Abed by Denis MacEoin
Muslims have killed Jews many times before, and that has not advanced the Islamic cause or religion in the slightest. Not a single death Muslims have suffered has achieved prosperity or peace for the people of Islam. You know the Jews will never leave the land Allah gave to them, as promised by the prophet Musa in Surat al-Ma’ida, aya 21: “O my people, enter the Holy Land which God has prescribed for you, and turn not back in your traces, to turn about losers.”
Britain, Brexit and the Spirit of Dunkirk by Amir Taheri
For the past two weeks “Dunkirk” has been top of the box office in cinemas throughout the United Kingdom. The film is a fictional rendition of the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from the Dunkirk, in France, in May 1940, as Hitler’s invading divisions blitzed their way towards Paris.The evacuation involved over 400,000 soldiers, including many Frenchmen and troops recruited in British Empire and Commonwealth units such as Canada and Australia.The greatest retreat in the history of warfare, the Dunkirk operation prevented the Germans from annihilating the bulk of the British army, giving London the chance to prepare to fight another day.