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Category Archives: Terror
Why Don’t Rabbis Condemn Their Own Jewish Terrorists?
In his second lecture on R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: The Haredi community in Jerusalem did terrible things to Rav Kook. The Agudah leadership, including R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi were horrified … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, Orthodoxy, Terror
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Terrorism In The Name Of Palestine
Max Boot writes: Just as there was a certain segment of the intelligentsia which claimed after 9/11 that the U.S. “had it coming,” so too there will no doubt be some who claim that the Jews somehow had it coming … Continue reading
Should We Execute Terrorists On The Spot?
Steven Plaut writes for The Jewish Press: It is perhaps the ultimate irony that the Bus 300 affair recently popped up again in the Israeli media just days after the al-Qaeda terrorist with the U.S. passport, Anwar al-Awlaki, was liquidated … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Terror
Tagged fringe members, intelligence agents, israeli soldier, netanyahu government, shin bet, steven plaut
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Travesty-Stan
Joe emails: They should rename Pakistan. What a joke. This was an overkill operation given that Osama was in “friendly” hands. If the pakis would have helped or would even have kept their filthy mouths shut, the operation would have … Continue reading
Posted in Pakistan, Terror
Tagged blaring sirens, chemical container, colored smoke, container trucks, pakis, skunk odor
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Arab World Mourns Osama Bin Laden
Dennis Prager interviewed conservative author and Arabist David Pryce Jones (The Closed Circle) today. Dennis: “Has there been silence from the Arab and Muslim world in reaction to Bin Laden’s death?” David: “Yes. The Arab world seems to be silent … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Islam, Terror
Tagged david pryce jones, day of judgment, Dennis Prager, muslim world, muslim worlds, tiny sliver
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Osama Bin Laden Is Dead!
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “We are told constantly that this can bring ‘closure’, a word I’m not a big fan of, to a lot of the relatives of the victims of 9/11. They are quoted as … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Terror
Tagged cup of wine, Dennis Prager, foundation for defense of democracies, intelligence company, islamic jurisprudence, islamic scholar, mass murderer, navy seals, sea burial, seals team, strong horse, tiny fragment
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The Longest War By Peter L. Bergen
I had high expectations for this new book. It has received glowing reviews. Many people say that Peter L. Bergen is the premiere expert on Al Qaeda and terrorism. So I pick the book up Friday and start reading and … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Terror
Tagged core principle, geneva conventions, hand grenades, middle eastern countries, nuclear power plants, peter l bergen
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Yisroel Pensack: 2 Years after Mumbai Massacre, Chabad and Slain Rabbi’s Parents Battle in Court
The Chabad-Lubavitch movement thrives on favorable publicity, but this story on The New York Times homepage doesn’t qualify as that: MUMBAI, India — Days ahead of the second anniversary of a deadly terrorist attack on this bustling city, a Jewish center … Continue reading
Posted in Brooklyn, Chabad, Hasidim, Israel, Judaism, New York Times, Terror, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged battle in court, denomination, Eliran Russo, holtzberg, india, jewish center, legal dispute, lubavitch, massacre, Mumbai, Nariman House, renovation of building, slain rabbi's parents
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Yisroel Pensack: NPR Expands “Don’t Tell” Policy to Include Telling the Truth About Terrorism and Islam
The New York Times reports: NPR has terminated its contract with Juan Williams, one of its senior news analysts, after he made comments about Muslims on the Fox News Channel… The move came after Mr. Williams, who is also a … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Journalism, New York Times, Pakistan, Terror, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged Bill O'Reilly, car bomb, editorial standards and practices, fox news, Jihad, Juan Williams, Muslim dilemma, muslims, npr, Pakistani immigrant, terrorism, The O'Reilly Factor, times square
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American Airline Security Checkers Seem As Dumb As Rocks
I always feel like I’m rubbing up against the bottom of America’s barrel when I go through security checks at an American airports. The people doing them appear bored and incompetent. They appear a lot dumber than any of their … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Terror
Tagged airline security, american airline, american airports, army service, dumb as rocks, transportation security administration
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