UK pol on London jihadi: “The fact that the man is a Muslim is utterly and completely irrelevant”

March 24, 2017 10:47 am By Robert Spencer

Digby Jones is the former Minister of State for Trade and Investment in the UK. Here he is denying the ancient adage that one must know one’s enemy in order to defeat that enemy. The fact that Khalid Masood was a Muslim is only irrelevant if his Muslim identity had nothing to do with his motive for mounting the attack.

But Jones doesn’t know whether it did or not; he is just assuming that it didn’t because to say otherwise would be politically inconvenient. 

If the London attacker had been a white supremacist, would Jones be saying that his motive was irrelevant? Of course not. If there were an organized group of international white supremacists calling for terror attacks in Britain and elsewhere, and vowing to destroy the British government and replace it with a white supremacist regime, and there were numerous white supremacists in Britain publicly avowing that they were on board with this program, and one of them drove into a crowd of pedestrians and then stabbed a police officer, would Digby Jones be saying that the attacker’s white supremacism was irrelevant?


“Britons are denouncing Donald Trump Jr.’s attack on London’s mayor,” by Isaac Stanley-Becker, Washington Post, March 22, 2017:

…British lawmakers emerging from Westminster Abbey, where they found sanctuary after the attack, also defended the mayor — and insisted his Muslim identity would not be a factor as the city comes to grips with the incident.“There should not be a single thought about what his identity is,” said Pola Uddin, a member of the House of Lords. “This is a moment of reflection for all Londoners, and should lead us to consider the fact that we largely haven’t experienced such attacks before, while other cities have.”

Dominic Grieve, a Conservative MP, said the mayor was not in a difficult position owing to prior statements on terrorism and security — “none whatsoever,” he said.

The message the mayor has sent to London residents is fitting, said Digby Jones. “You’re safer in London than you’ve ever been,” he said. “If this turns out to be an act of Islamic terrorism, I think the fact that the man is a Muslim is utterly and completely irrelevant.”

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/03/uk-pol-on-london-jihadi-the-fact-that-the-man-is-a-muslim-is-utterly-and-completely-irrelevant
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"Algeria, where are your Jews?" - Hillel Neuer at UNHRC's day against Is...

Muslim countries’ hypocrisy rebuked at UN Human Rights Council

Video: “Where are your Jews?” Muslim countries’ hypocrisy rebuked at UN Human Rights Council

March 24, 2017 1:41 pm By Robert Spencer
 

 https://youtu.be/35eEljsSQfc

These countries exiled nearly a million Jews in 1948, and now they are posturing about Israel’s supposed “apartheid” policies, when Arab Muslims in Israel serve in the Knesset. The hypocrisy is astounding, and generally never noted. Bravo to Hillel Neuer for calling out these self-righteous hypocrites.
“UN Watch Fires Back at Countries Accusing Israel of Abuses, ‘Where are your Jews?,’” by Jack Heretik, Washington Free Beacon, March 24, 2017 11:16 am

UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer shot back at countries accusing Israel of apartheid and violence against Palestinians, asking them where the Jewish populations in their countries have gone.
During a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, several Middle Eastern countries took turns bashing Israel, saying that it has imposed apartheid and violence against Palestinians. A Palestinian representative was joined by Qatar, Sudan, Syria, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in criticizing Israel.
Neuer was then recognized to respond to the accusations from the representatives, as well as those from a UN report.
“Everything we just heard, from the world’s worst abusers of human rights, of women’s rights, of freedom of religion, of the press, of assembly, of speech, is absolutely false and indeed Orwellian,” Neuer said….
“Israel’s 1.5 million Arabs, whatever challenges they face, enjoy full rights to vote and to be elected in the Knesset, they work as doctors and lawyers, they serve on the Supreme Court,” Neuer said….
“How many Jews live in your countries? How many Jews lived in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco?” Neuer pointed out. “Once upon a time, the Middle East was full of Jews.”
Neuer went through a list of those countries asking, “Where are your Jews?” after stating how many Jews used to live there.
“Where is the apartheid, Mr. President?” Neuer asked.
“Why are we meeting today on an agenda item singling out only one state, the Jewish state, for targeting? Where is the apartheid, Mr. President?” Neuer said.
For a substantial amount of time following Neuer’s remarks, the council was silent.

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/03/video-where-are-your-jews-muslim-countries-hypocrisy-rebuked-at-un-human-rights-council
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Swedish municipality fires CEO after interview

Swedish municipality fires CEO after interview

Speaking on the integration of newly arrived asylum seekers, he said that there are not enough ethnic Swedes in Sweden. Sacked.

Robert Odeberger must quit as CEO of the municipally-owned Hörbybostäder, reports Expressen.

According to Councillor Susanne Meijer, his former political statements are against the municipality's core values.

Robert Odeberger, CFO of the municipality, must immediately resign as CEO of the municipally-owned housing company Hörbybostäder, according to a press release.

According to Susanne Meijer, the statement that was too much for the municipality came in an interview with Expressen's Kvällsposten, where Hörby municipality's basic values ​​of equality for all people, apparently were severely broken when he said that there are not enough ethnic Swedes in Sweden.

- If Sweden had 50 million ethnic Swedes, there would not have been any worries. But we are not that many, said Robert Odeberger, speaking on the integration of newly arrived asylum seekers from the Middle East and Africa.

Now the rabid Swedish racist may not represent the municipality in contexts that are not economic.

- He'll only work on issues that have a direct economic nature, where we have full confidence in him. It would be inappropriate to allow a person who so clearly has spoken out against what Hörby Municipality stands for, to continue to represent us, Susanne Meijer said.

Robert Odeberger has already apologized for his highly logical statement that cost him a CEO position:

- I expressed myself in a way I should not have done, and the issues are not my responsibility. I am aware that I expressed political opinions that I should not have done in my professional capacity. I am also well aware that what I said is contrary both to Hörby municipality's political decisions and official standing.


http://speisa.com/modules/articles/index.php/item.3854/swedish-municipality-fires-ceo-after-interview.html
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SWEDEN - The goal is to humanise the terrorist, so to speak

SWEDEN - The goal is to humanise the terrorist, so to speak

UNREAL SWEDEN: Gothenburg City Theatre is now performing the play "Jihadisten" (the jihadist) - to better understand ISIS terrorists.

With the play "Jihadisten," visitors to the Gothenburg City Theatre may now get a more nuanced picture of the Swedish IS terrorists who are traveling to Iraq and Syria to participate in the ongoing war.

During Wednesday night, the theatrical play "Jihadisten" (the jihadist) premiered at the Gothenburg City Theatre. The play is about what happens to young people in Sweden when they are radicalized and eventually decide to become part of the terrorist group IS. But the play is also about the broader context of the terrorists, reports Swedish Television, SVT, which has interviewed Johan Gry, the screenwriter and director.

- The goal is to humanise the terrorist, so to speak, and to dare to do it. Daring to ensure that the terrorist is a human being, he says, and continues to clarify his point.

- Because if we do not dare do that, then we dehumanize this person the same way as they dehumanize their victims, and if we can not understand or try to understand this person, we will not do anything about the basic problems.

Also, a panel discussion was scheduled after the show for a discussion of why young people choose to join the terrorist group. Gry explains to Swedish Television that the play is not about defending the terrorists, but rather to provide an understanding of why people choose to become terrorists.

The theatre has a capacity of 600 people.

The Swedish newspaper Nyheter Idag, has tried to get a comment from the press officer of the Gothenburg City Theatre, with no results.

Normalising Islamic radicalisation - creating sympathy for terrorists - courtesy of the Swedish taxpayers - Check.

From Ekman and Bergman to ISIS-propaganda on stage, can you believe it.


 http://speisa.com/modules/articles/index.php/item.3852/the-goal-is-to-humanise-the-terrorist-so-to-speak.html
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Belgium's Interior Minister: A substantial portion of Muslims celebrate when terrorist attacks happen

Belgium's Interior Minister: A substantial portion of Muslims celebrate when terrorist attacks happen

In an interview with the Belgium newspaper De Standaard, Belgium's Interior Minister Jan Jambon said that the country is hit by a cancer of extremism, and that a substantial portion of Muslims in the country celebrate when terrorist attacks happen.

Speaking to the Flemish-language newspaper, Jan Jambon did not specifically refer to the attacks on Brussels Airport and a metro station last month which left 32 people dead, but said there is a “cancer” of extremism running through Belgian society that the government is struggling to fight.

The minister also blamed Muslims living in the Brussels district of Molenbeek, for having attacked police during the arrest of the Paris-terrorist Salah Abdeslam last month. This is in his opinion symptomatic of a problem that goes deeper than just the terrorists themselves.

"Terrorists we can pick up, remove from society. But they are just a boil. Underneath is a cancer that is much more difficult to treat. We can do it, but it won’t be overnight".

He said the country had "for many years ignored the warning signs" of extremism.

After a storm of criticism for his remarks, Jambon had to apologise for using the word "substantial", and the Prime Minister has made it necessary to say that the support for terrorists is coming from a "small minority".

http://speisa.com/modules/articles/index.php/item.2716/belgium-s-interior-minister-a-substantial-portion-of-muslims-celebrate-when-terrorist-attacks-happen.html
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