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15 Shaban 1437 A.H.- May 22, 2016 Issue # 21, Newsletter #1655



Hadith of the Week

Be Kind to your
non-Muslim Relatives, particularly the Mother.


" Zubair, r.a. narrated: Qatila, the daughter of Uzza, came to meet her daughter, Asma r.a.

Qatila had been divorced by Abu Bakr, r.a., in the era of Ignorance. She brought gifts for her daughter, such as cooking fat, sweets made from date juice, butter and cheese. Asma, r.a., refused to take and accept the gifts or even to let her enter her home. She then sent someone to Ayesha, r.a., to ask the messenger of Allah, pbuh, about this situation. When she asked the Prophet, pbuh, about this, he told Asma, r.a., to let her mother enter her home and to accept her gifts. On this occasion the verse of the Qur'an came down: 'Allah does not forbid you with regard to those who do not fight you owing to your faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them, for Allah loves those who are just."

[Hadith in Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Vol. 4, page, 4 with commentary in the Tafseer of Ibn Kathir vol.4.]

Comment by Kaukab Siddique:

In America, this situation is quite common that children embrace Islam and parents remain non-Muslims. Let us be kind to parents and relatives who though non-Muslims are not fighting us in any way. [Fats and milk products were highly prized in the desert culture. ] The Quranic verse quoted in this hadith is 60:8




Spotlights & Guidance from Br. Badi

 Imam Badi Ali

Digital Devices and our Children.This Ramadan, try to end this Bondage



- Br.Badi Ali leads a large Muslim Community in Greensboro, NC




 Africa

Africa: Ghana

Feeding Program in Accra, Ghana, for children in an Islamic School.

Br. Abu Talib, Jamaat al-Muslimeen, Brooklyn, New York, is a representative for Imam Baqir Islamic Center and Donations can be sent to:

Imam Baqir Islamic Center
P.O Box Kt 165
Kotobai Accra, Ghana.

It take 10 cdis [in Ghana money] to feed one child there, which is to three dollars in USA money.

[Our Shia brothers are doing a good job. Let's help them for Ramadan.]---Editor




 Word Around The Net

Important but Brief.
As seen by our Young Reporter Br. Kris


Ex-Prime Minister of Israel claims Israel has been infected with Fascism
Haaretz.com/israel-news/1.720715

United States Rejects Proposal of U.S.-Led Coalition of Airstrikes from Russia in a Swift Manner.
Yahoo.com/news/moscow-proposes-joint-syria-air-strikes-us-may-135238322.html

Israeli Defense Minister Quits Due to Fear of Extremism Under Netanyahu
CA.Reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKCN0YB0FU

Airstrike in Syria has 'collateral damage' of Killing a Family of 13 Civilians
BBC.com/news/world-middle-east-36325598

Political Prisoners :

AhmedAbdelSattar.org

FreeZiyadYaghi.info

FreeMasoudKhan.net





 ViewPoint

Robert Fisk's Attack on Saudi Arabia has a Hidden Agenda.

He Supports Attempts to "Modrernize" Islam but Complains about Attempts to modernize Buildings.

by Sis. Gulshan Alani [Canada]

I usually support the honest work of Robert Fisk but in this one I disagree with his opinion.No matter how sorrowful it is for other people who are more like Westerners, and love the old useless buildings, artifacts and shrines, and spend millions, but have no consideration for the comfort of people.

Saudis have a very good reason to get rid of the useless places where some people go and worship like pagans: They want to accommodate millions of people. Saudi Arabia is an independent country and no other Countries have a right to dictate to them what they should and should not do.

There is nothing in dead people's Shrines, or houses. According to the Hadiths, we are forbidden to worship such places. In India some Muslims are so jaahil that they worship at the dead Sheiks and Pirs' Dargahs and ask to give them what they desire. Their faith is not in Allah but in the dead people.

Also it is haram to make statues and worship them. Like in Afghanistan they had the Statues of Buddha, so in Muslim Land we cannot continue the Paganism.

Although, the Afghani, Syrian, and Pakistani Ismailis are secretly practicing paganism, that is similar to Statue-Idol worship.

Muslims should worry about such secret activity against Islam, by those who are using the fake ID of Islam and Muslim so nobody can find out their real agenda of anti-Islam.

I would rather modernize the land and not Religion of Islam, which some fake Muslims are trying hard to do so.

[Sis. Gulshan is a famous convert to Islam who left Ismailism and resisted ferocious attempts to intimidate her.... Editor]




 India

  1. Entire Border with Bangladesh to be Sealed
    Scroll.in/latest/808550/border-with-bangladesh-will-be-sealed-in-two-years-says-sarbananda-sonowal

  2. India Gets Warning from Islamic State [IS] regarding anti-Muslim Atrocities.
    Scroll.in/latest/808532/new-islamic-state-video-features-alleged-indian-recruits-saying-they-want-to-avenge-muslim-deaths

  3. Indian Troops Ambushed in Manipur [Eastern India]
    alJazeera.com/news/2016/05/indian-soldiers-killed-rebel-ambush-manipur-state-160522142249715.html





Latest Khutba

 Dr Kaukab Siddique

Why are Muslims fighting Each other? How does SHIRK Apply? How Should Muslims respond to issues?

On May 20, Br. Kaukab Siddique gave the juma' khutba at masjid Jamaat al-Muslimeen in Baltimore, Maryland. Its a small masjid, so an outline of the khutba is given here for distribution on line.

Text:
"Allah does not forgive that partners should be set up with Him, but He forgives anything else to whom He pleases: to set up partners with Allah is to devise a sin most heinous indeed." [The Qur'an 4:48]

Text #2:
Allah says: " O my servants, I have prohibited oppression on Myself, and I have also forbidden it between you." [Hadith Qudsi. Sahih Muslim.]


  1. The non-Muslim media are constantly projecting the idea that Muslims are killing each other, that there is no jihad because most of the victims are Muslims.

  2. This is a serious issue which has confused and misled many Muslims in America and globally.

  3. Allah is most merciful. Every sura of the Qur'an except one begins with the statement of Allah's grace and mercy.

  4. Sincere repentance [tawbatun nusuh in the language of the Qur'an] is accepted by Allah whatever we might have done, however ugly, in our personal lives. Even major sins are forgiven if we are sincere in repentance.

  5. The question arises: Why is SHIRK or setting up partners with Allah not forgiven? Always remember that SHIRK is a mental condition, not a physical wrong doing. It is the question of LOYALTY. Whose side are you on?

  6. If you are with the kuffar, with the munafiqoon, with the tyrants, it means your loyalty is not to Allah but to oppressors who behave as if they are god.

  7. When western occupation forces enter our countries, they are opposed by Islamic fighters but are supported by people with Muslim names who give top importance to their worldly interests, not to Islam.

  8. Now look at Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine. In each case, some people with Muslim names support the occupiers. They provide intelligence to the occupiers and when the situation becomes "favorable," they even join the armies of the occupiers.

  9. The occupiers also use these "Muslims in name" to install puppet rulers in Muslim countries, sometimes directly as in Egypt, sometimes in directly as in Syria.

  10. Often the friends of the occupiers continue to pray and fast and gather in masjids. Prayers and fasting are very important but are we praying and fasting to feel good and to get assurance of a good life in the Hereafter, or are we loyal to Allah and his people, the true believers?

  11. When the Islamic resistance attacks these supporters of the occupiers and the tyrants, the western media claim that Muslims are killing Muslims. Look at Afghanistan, Somalia, Iraq and you will notice that the supporters of the occupiers have beards and their women have hijab.

  12. In each instance we should respond as Muslims, as the Quran says the believers are EACH OTHERS' protecting friends and guardians. [9:71.] In Islam there is no scope for Muslims to take occupiers and imperialists as friends and guardians.

  13. Are Muslims taught by Allah to fight Christians and Jews? No! Absolutely not. We are taught to point out the weaknesses of Christians and Jews, but we are not taught to fight them. The Qur'an deals extensively with Jews, how much Allah favored them and how they broke the trust Allah gave them: however Allah does not teach us to fight them.

  14. Muslims are taught to stand against and fight OPPRESSORS [zalimeen] regardless of their professed faith.
    Sura 11:113 teaches us not to cooperate with oppressors in the slightest. The Qur'an teaches Muslims to fight kuffar [rejectors of the truth], hypocrites and oppressors [9:73], not Christians and Jews unless they are oppressors as in Palestine.

  15. When you are faced with an issue, RESPOND like a Muslim.
    Our response should not be.........
    I am a Pakistani.......
    I am an Arab ......
    I am an African ....
    I am Black ......
    I am White ....
    Our response should be, I am a Muslim. Let me find out what the Quran and the authentic hadith say.





 Book Review
by Mantaqi

A Very Old War Which is Still Studied and is Insightful

The book "Peloponnesian War" by Donald Kagan is well written. As there is too much information crammed into one volume, the reader can get confused at times. However, this is a good book for the lay reader to understand a war, from which analogies are still drawn about modern conflicts.

This war took place about half a century after the Greeks under the leadership of Athens and Sparta had withstood a massive invasion by the Persian Empire. The period between these two wars was one of great prosperity. Especially for Athens, whose democracy matured, and it set up a maritime empire.

The Peloponnesian war lasted about thirty years, and reduced Athens from a prosperous maritime empire to a defeated and conquered state. It saw barbarity and atrocities and a deterioration of ethics in pursuit of power and victory.

Essentially this war was the result of the rivalry between the two main powers among the Hellenic city states; Athens and Sparta. These two competed for hegemony and resources. They were also opposite to each other in their systems of governance and their approach to power. Sparta was a militaristic oligarchy, while Athens was a democracy. Both the systems had their strong points as well as potential for abuse.

The war began in places far removed from the great cities of Greece, which were drawn in through fear, greed, entangling alliances or power politics. Sparta marched under the banner of bringing freedom to the Greek city states from the political, military and economic hegemony of Athens.

2.0. SPARTA

Sparta was a militaristic oligarchy, dedicated to preserving its way of life. Sparta consisted mainly of Helots, who were basically slaves/serfs farming for their Spartan masters, Preriokoi, who were personally free, but subject to Spartan control, and Spartans, who devoted themselves exclusively to military training. Thus its citizens had the fighting abilities of professional soldiers.

2.1 Spartan Social Structure

The whole Spartan lifestyle depended on the forced labor of Helots. Spartans were acutely aware of the fact that Helots hated their Spartan masters, and outnumbered them by about seven to one. Because of the leisure time afforded by Helot labor, and the perpetual fear of Helot slave rebellion, Spartan males devoted themselves full time to military training and physical exercise.

Spartans only allowed perfect infants to survive. The rest were killed by exposing them to the elements. At the age of seven young boys were put in barracks to undergo harsh military training and discipline. They had to undergo this training till the age of twenty. From the age of twenty till thirty they stayed in the barracks, helping educate the new young recruits. At thirty a Spartan became a full citizen; however his military obligations remained until the age of sixty.

After the age of twenty, the Spartans were allowed to marry, however they could only visit their wives by stealth. There was also organized pederasty and homosexuality, as every young recruit was assigned an adult "patron" who not only taught him how to be a good soldier and a good Spartan, but also used him sexually.

2.1.1 Social and Military Implications of the Spartan Social Structure

The Spartans had a very strong land army, as its citizens had the skills of professional soldiers. However, Sparta's main goal of having a strong army was to keep the Helots from rebelling. This also made them reluctant to fight foreign wars, as there was always the fear that the Helots may rebel while the army was away.

Furthermore, the separation of spouses during their most fertile years, euthanasia of "imperfect" infants and rampant pederasty led to low population, thus a smaller army. This was also a consideration in Sparta's reluctance to waging war.

Comment:


2.2 Sparta: Internal Policy versus Foreign Policy

As mentioned before, Spartans were always very reluctant to start wars, as they were afraid of Helot rebellions at home. They also created a network of alliances under their leadership, known as the "Peloponnesian League." While extremely repressive at home, Sparta was moderate and cautious in its foreign policy.

Comment:


3.0. ATHENS

Athens was a democracy, and the populace participated in the decision making process.

Athenian empire emerged from an alliance formed after the Persian wars. First Athens was the leader of this alliance, known to modern scholars as the Delian League. Gradually Athens changed from a leader to the master and hegemon of this alliance. The Delian League changed from a voluntary alliance to an instrument of Athenian hegemony.

The main instrument of Athens power was its naval fleet, which was maintained through payments by Athens's vassal states. It also protected Athens from the sea. We can safely say that Athenia ruled the waves in the Aegean.

Athens prosperity depended on its maritime trade. As it grew richer, it grew more confident. This confidence later on took on the shades of hubris.

On land the Athenians built walls around their city, and then connected the wall to the fortified port of Piraeus, thus making their city virtually invulnerable.

Comments:


4.0. PRELUDE TO WAR (479 - 439 B.C.)

With increasing prosperity Athens became more aggressive, while Sparta continued to be cautious in its approach to Athens. This led to tensions.

These tensions were further increased when Corinth and Megara, two allies of Sparta went to war over their boundary. Sparta remained uninvolved. In 459 B.C Megara found itself losing. It proposed to leave the Spartan Alliance in exchange for Athens's help. Athens accepted, thus making Corinth its deadly enemy, and making Spartans angry. This is sometimes called the "First Peloponnesian War." It lasted for 15 years, and ended when Magerians defected from their Athenian Alliance, and rejoined the Spartans.

5.0. INTO THE VORTEX

In 433 B.C. war broke out between Corinth and Corcyra. Corcyra appealed to Athens for help as Corinth was a member of the Peloponnesian League, and was an enemy of Athens. Corcyra especially appealed to Athens's fear that Sparta and its allies may become too strong if Corinth was victorious. The defeat of Corcyra and the transfer of its fleet to Corinth would have created a fleet strong enough for the Peloponnesian League to challenge Athens on the sea.

Probably under the persuasion of Pericles, Athens entered into a defensive alliance with the Corcyra, risking war with Sparta and the Peloponnesian League. This led to Athens participating in sea battles and provocations against Corinth.

In another development Athens proclaimed the Magerian Decree; putting Magera under an economic embargo. Sparta sent envoys to Athens whose main demand was the withdrawal of the Magerian Decree. Pericles rejected these demands. Spartans sent an ultimatum for the withdrawal of this decree. Athens under the oratory of Pericles did not comply. Thus both sides influenced by mutual fears decided to enter the vortex of war.

6.0. PERICLES'S WAR

During its first years, Athens's war effort was guided by Pericles, thus that stage can be called "Pericles War."

It consisted of avoiding full scale land battles with the mighty Spartan army, and using the powerful Athenian navy to control the sea, and conduct raids in the enemy's rear. In the face of Sparta's invasion of Athens territory (Attica), the Athenians let the Spartans devastate the farmland, and took refuge behind the defensive walls.

This period saw a lot of action, but on the strategic level it was a stalemate, with Athens on the defensive on the land, and Sparta unable and unwilling to fight the Athenian navy.

In 430-429 B.C. Athens was struck by the plague, which also carried off Pericles.

7.0. NEW ATHENIAN LEADERSHIP AND REBELLIONS

The death of Pericles deprived Athens of a brilliant politician and an able strategist. Nicias son of Niceratus and Cleon son of Cleaenetus emerged as leaders of rival factions. These two were opposites in their approach to leadership. Nicias was pious, upright and reserved, a gentleman. Cleon was an advocate of war, a demagogue and a vulgarian. In 438 B.C. their interests were identical, i.e., the Athenian empire must be kept safe.

The city of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos rebelled. After the rebellion was crushed, and the city re-conquered, Cleon persuaded the people of Athens to kill the entire adult Mytilenian male and enslave the women and children. This sentence was rescinded at the last moment.

Under the new leadership Athens adopted a more aggressive posture, with unprovoked attacks on neutrals like the Island of Melos. By 425 B.C Athens had broken the stalemate and gained the initiative. At this time when they had the advantage, instead of negotiating peace from a position of strength, Cleon and like minded men argued that to make peace when the enemy was weak and demoralized was foolish. Their enemies needed to be subdued before any peace could be declared.

8.0. PEACE OF NICIAS

Peace of Nicias was negotiated with Sparta, with the Spartans making many concessions, and promising more. This "false peace" lasted about eight years, but was repeatedly broken before its formal demise in 414 B.C.

At this time the enemies of Sparta got emboldened, and repeatedly tried to humiliate Sparta, even at the Olympic Games.

In 416 B.C. Athens renewed its war against Melos. After conquering the city Athenians voted to kill all the Melian males and enslave the women and children. Thus Athens had adopted the policy of state terrorism to subdue its conquered people.

9.0. ATHENIAN DISASTER IN SICILY

"Those that the gods destroy they first make insane" -Greek proverb.

In the winter of 416/5 BC two Greek cities in Sicily, Segesta and Leonine asked Athenian help against the neighboring city of Selinus, and its protector Syracuse. According to Thucydides Athens always wanted to conquer and dominate Sicily. According to him the Athenian masses were greedy, power-hungry, and ill-informed about their enemy. Thus out of hubris and ignorance Athens dived headlong into disaster.

At first the Syracusans narrowly avoided total disaster, but got besieged in their city. They did get some help. Corinth sent ships, while Sparta sent general Gylippus to take command of the Syracusan forces. Furthermore, because of Athens's aggressions, Sparta finally scrapped the peace of Nicias, and resumed full scale war against Athens.

Under the leadership of general Gylippus Syracuse blunted the Athenian offensive, and slowly the tide turned.

The Syracuse campaign drained Athens of its manpower and financial resources. Eventually Athens lost its Army in Sicily, thus receiving a grievous blow to its military and financial power.

10.0. DECLINE AND FALL OF ATHENS

After the disaster in Sicily, the tide decisively turned against Athens. There were interludes where Athens achieved naval victories, but it failed to convert those victories into a cessation of hostilities. On the other hand Sparta achieved a great diplomatic and economic triumph by being able to get the support of Persia against Athens.

Sparta's timidity and lack of skill on the sea continued to lengthen the war, leading to times of hope for Athens. However, in Lysander Sparta finally found a competent and aggressive naval commander.

Eventually Persian gold, the powerful Spartan army on land, and the Spartan and allied fleet under Lysander finally brought down the powerful Athenian empire. It was a Greek tragedy; hubris had invited nemesis.

Athens was eventually able to free itself from the yoke of Sparta, but that was to be just an interlude, before it succumbed to the power of a conqueror coming from the hills of Macedonia.

APPENDIX A: ABOUT THE AUTHOR

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Donald Kagan (born 1932) is a Yale historian specializing in ancient Greece, notable for his four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War. He was Dean of Yale College from 1989-1992.

Born into a Jewish family in Lithuania, Kagan grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where his family emigrated shortly after the death of his father. He graduated from Brooklyn College, then received an MA from Brown University and a PhD from the Ohio State University in 1958.

Once a liberal Democrat, Professor Kagan changed his views by the 1970s and became one of the original signers to the 1997 Statement of Principles by the neoconservative "think tank," Project for the New American Century [[1]].

On the eve of the 2000 presidential elections, Kagan and his son, Frederick Kagan, published While America Sleeps, a clarion call to increase defense spending.

Kagan is currently Sterling Professor of Classics and History at Yale University. His course "The Origins of War" has been one of the university's most popular courses for twenty-five years. He currently teaches "Introduction to Ancient Greek History" and upper level History and Classical Civilization seminars focusing on topics from Thucydides to Spartan Hegemony. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

Another son, Robert Kagan, is also active in conservative politics and foreign relations.




War News

 War News

Afghanistan

Top Taliban Leader Killed in US Air Strike while travelling in Pakistan. [Not Confirmed?]

May 21.

Washington (CNN)Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was likely killed in an airstrike in Pakistan on Saturday, two U.S. officials told CNN.

One of the officials said the strike occurred around 6 a.m. ET Saturday morning in a remote area of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, southwest of the town of Ahmad Wal.

Mansour was the target of the strike, and a second adult male combatant traveling with him in a vehicle also was likely killed, the official added.

U.S. officials are still assessing the results, the official said. The second source, a senior administration official, said it would likely take days to get "physical confirmation" because of the remote location.

The strike was carried out by multiple unmanned aircraft operated by U.S. Special Operations forces. There was no collateral damage, the first official added.

President Barack Obama authorized the strike.

The Pentagon confirmed the strike in a statement but didn't say whether Mansour was killed.




Islamic State destroying opium plants in Nangarhar: Farmers Complain to Voice of America.

May 3

In comments to Voice of America's Afghan service, opium farmers in areas under control of the Islamic State (IS) say the group is eliminating the poppy crop - used to make heroin - in Nangarhar province's Achin and Dehbala districts (VOA). Mohammad Naeem, an Achin resident, said to VOA, "They (IS) say this plant is Haram (prohibited in Islam) ... people had cultivated poppy in a few villages but it has been destroyed."




Syria

Close Shave for Top US General+ Regime Troops Capture Damascus Villages+IS vs Assad in Deir ez Zor

Holocaust in Assad's Prisons Revealed.

On May 21, US Central Command's top general Joseph Votel on a top secret visit to Kurdish troops in al-Hasakeh [north east Syria] was targeted by two Islamic State human bombers. They reached only about a mile from him but caused numerous casualties in his Kurdish troops. Kurds have admitted 5 killed and "numerous" wounded. [SOHR which reported this wonders how IS found out.]

On May 19, Assad regime's troops and Hizbullah swooped out of Damascus and captured 5 villages in the southern side of eastern Ghouta. This is an agricultural area which is the source of food for civilians in the suburbs of Damascus.

The regime was able to do this because two opposition groups in the area, an FSA faction and Jaysh al-Islam were busy fighting each other in intense conflict.

Also, the regime took advantage of the cease fire to shell Daraya which is an FSA stronghold on the edge of Damascus,

On May 21 and May 20, Assad's and Russia's jets bombed Idlib city which is the stronghold of al-Nusra front and Ahrar al-Sham. Four Ahrar fighters were killed in one attack and in the second 9 civilians were killed including a man, his wife, 2 children, and 5 grand children.

There were demonstrations in Idlib by civilians after the bombing calling for the overthrow of Assad.

Also on May 21, Jobar, another suburb of Damascus held by the Islamics, was bombed and shelled by regime forces and Hizbullah who then tried to advance into the town but could not.

Islamic State [IS] fighters are locked in battle with regime forces in De ez Zor [south east Syria], Homs province and Suwayda province. No advances on either side. Russian jets tried to help Assad by bombing Deir ez Zor and killed a child and 3 women.

In Qamishli, extreme north east of Syria, US military movement is reported with helicopters bringing in heavily armed troops. Not clear if these are Americans on Kurdish Communists. An unusual Islamic State attack was also reported from Qamishli in which 10 vehicles were destroyed and numerous shops went up in flames. [Details not available.]

In Lattakia, Assad's Shiite militia known as NDF tried to advance in the north but were hit by a tow missile which killed 13 of the militia. It appears that local Islamic fighters have obtained a handful of tow missiles from Turkey.

HOLOCAUST in Assad's Prisons.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights [SOHR] has over 5 years tabulated the numbers of Syrians tortured to death in Assad's prisons or died of sub human conditions in the Alawite prisons. The number of deaths in Assad's prisons have gone above 60,000, many of them tortured to death in the regime's attempts to crush the Syrian people.

In one prison alone, Sednaya military prison, those tortured to death include 110 teenagers and 53 women.

Another 200,000 plus prisoners are still alive and SOHR is appealing to humanity to get them released before they meet a similar fate.




The Real U.S.

 News within the US

Evil Seeping into America's Roots:

Garland, Texas:

Random Sex and Brutal Murder. Teen killed his girlfriend's parents and celebrated with sex. He's being released after 5 years.
WashingtonPost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/05/19/a-tex-teen-killed-his-girlfriends-parents-then-got-caught-while-having-sex-now-hes-getting-released-after-5-years/Teen%20killed%20his%20girlfriend’s%20parents%20and%20celebrated%20with%20sex.%20He’s%20being%20released%20after%205%20years.

Chicago, Illinois:

Nephew and Girlfriend Slaughtered six family Members.
Then he appeared at Funeral, Pretending to Mourn.
My.ChicagoTribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-87256097

San Francisco:

Racism or tyranny?
Police Shooting of 27-year old Black Woman and Police Chief's Resignation.
TheGuardian.com/us-news/2016/may/19/san-francisco-police-greg-suhr-resigns-fatal-shooting-scandal




New York

Jewish Bus on Fire : Is this a hate Crime
by Sis. Aisha [Jamaat al-Muslimeen]

New York City - On May 10th, an 11 year old boy was arrested for setting a Jewish bus on fire. He has been charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime and arson as a hate crime. There are 4 other school boys being sought for helping him. Hate crimes require a stiffer penalty. I am not one who ever believes that boys will be boys. However, under these circumstances, children are usually punished for destroying property. The fact that these children are being charged with a Hate Crime is raising eyebrows. The bus did not have ANY writing or symbols on it indicating that it was Jewish. It was an ordinary yellow school bus.

Is the effort to charge these boys with a hate crime simply because the bus belonged to the Jews? Were these children cognizant of any intent to send the Jews a disturbing hateful message through such an act? This dangerous act was caught on video.

The prosecutor is none other than Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thompson. This is the same prosecutor who prosecuted ex-cop Peter Liang in the manslaughter trial for killing Gurley only to tell the presiding judge that Liang did not deserve any jail time. He is just another HNIC who needs to be removed from his post.

White children have committed atrocities against non-White children because they witnessed their parents do such things and began to adopt their White supremacist attitudes. Lynchings of Black people, as well as oppressive acts against other non-Whites, was very wide spread and socially acceptable at one time. However, no one targets Jews on such a wide scale, not anymore. What anti-Jewish behavior were these boys imitating? Was setting the bus on fire just an opportunistic act undertaken by misguided youth?

They definitely need to be punished but, will it be for just destroying property or a hate crime against the Jews?




Irving California

Protestors Angered by Presence of Israeli military speakers. Jewish Woman Chased by Arab Women.
[With thanks to Br. Rich.]

Observer.com/2016/05/jewish-woman-forced-to-hide-from-anti-israel-activists-at-uc-irvine

Note from New Trend - This is from the pro-Israeli viewpoint. Try to understand what happened.

2016-05-22 Sun 19:28:59 ct

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