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Update: One wonders whether PETA would call this a "holocaust", considering they have no problem using the terminology against food producers in the United States.

You know what they say: If ten million sheep do not induce PETA to weep, I'd say their goose is cooked.

Or something like that.

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Eid al-Adha is the annual celebration of Abraham's offer to sacrifice his son Israel Isaac at the altar, or in the Islamic version of the story, Ibrahim's offer to sacrifice Ishmael. This, of
course, involves the sacrifice of one's "best domestic animals," usually sheep, goats, cows, or camel.

Don't worry, your breakfast is safe: It took me a while to find a photo of the Eid al-Adha holiday that wasn't too graphic to post here. If you really are in the mood to be grossed out, don't let me rain on your parade (content warning: Most images are of graphic violence against tasty animals).



So, seeing how this ancient ritual involves what some might consider to be "cruel" treatment to animals, I hopped right on over to PETA's website to read their lengthy condemnation of what they're bound to describe as "horrific and needless killing." And, to absolutely no surprise, what do I get from PETA?

Update: As Michelle Malkin points out, PETA certainly has time on its hands for far more trivial pursuits. But clamping down on actual animal abuse? Not so much.

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It seems that there's always a reason to celebrate -er, make that "protest"- over in the "Palestinian" terror-tories. Today marks the 40th year since the Israeli victory over the Arab forces which surrounded her, intent on her utter destruction. Much like any other event, though, one need not look for any hints of reality in the collection of terror-supporters and useful idiots who showed up to "commemorate" this "great tragedy."

I'll be tracking as many of the pictures of today's "festivities" that I can. The most amusing event that I've seen is when the local Palestinians savages turned on the leftist protesters useful idiots who came to defend them support terrorism, which you can read in full glory over at Carl's place. I'm eagerly awaiting photographs from that little dust-up, but have a sneaking suspicion that the wires will "accidentally" self-censor it.

So until then, we'll just have to enjoy what we've got. May God continue to bless Israel, and may Israel continue to bless God!

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Sometimes the best titles come to you when you're stuck in a car... Orig. title: Al Aqsa Liquidation Continues?

Remember our identify this terrorist article from way back? It seems that somebody was listening...



I know I said I'd miss the little retard, but I never expected to actually see him go.

Score one for the good guys! (You can find more discussion of Al Aqsa's demise here and here, if you'd like...)

Update: Are any of y'all facial recognition experts? Does this photo look like our guy to you? It does to me.

If it is him, that would connect him to the former Abu Amar Martyr's Brigade, which would definitely make my Theory #2 far more plausible...

Double Update: More pictures of the "Martyrs' Rally" are coming in now. Feel free to peruse them, beyond the fold!



Ah Well: It would seem that our Jughead (aka Amin Lubadi) passed away sometime around the 23rd of April, long before the latest little spat of violence against Al Aqsa members. Drat!



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We've definitely got something interesting going on here.



Theory #1: The simplest (and most likely) explanation is that the IDF is taking active efforts right now to eradicate Al-Aqsa. Considering that, of all of the thugs in the Territories, Al-Aqsa is the most brutal, this is completely understandable, and I congratulate my comrades in the Forces for their gallant efforts!

Theory #2: A less likely explanation (but still plausable, due to the tendency of the locals to Blame Israel First) is that the genuine Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades is going around wiping out members who formed a splinter group. I can imagine that the genuine thugs, upon hearing their former associates describe them as being "unethical," would naturally take umbrage and handle things "Mafia style." Any reasoned observer understands full well by now that that's the only way business gets done under the "Palestinian Authority."

Theory #3: The remotest possibility I can think of is that Hamas is making efforts to combat Fatah, by wiping out Fatah's most active "wing," and then planting evidence "suggesting" that Israel was responsible. I don't think this is the case, but I'll present it here anyway, just in case there's some shred of truth to it.

[Update: Upon further reflection, I'd say that Theory #2 is the most plausible. The IDF doesn't generally take any action without at least letting their Public Affairs office know about it first... which in and of itself is a very telling commentary on the handicap placed upon itself and other Western militaries by many of the "Open Government" policies which are so popular today. But I digress...]

So, to wrap up, in the past few days, we have had a new terror group formed. Less than twelve hours later, its leader is "murderated." The very next day, another Al-Aqsa member (by this time the press has completely forgotten about "Abu Ammar") is gunned down in a cafe by "The IDF," which could be true, or could be the locals' traditional Jew-Blaming. I didn't report on that incident, since it didn't seem to be connected at the time. And just now, a group of Al-Aqsa terrorists just happen to "exploderate" whilst "Driving While Jihadi."

This is truly turning out to be a fascinating week for Al-Aqsa. In the best possible sense of the word. To whomever is doing this:—Please keep up the great work! Any efforts to "thin the Thugocrat herd" are commendable, and my hat is certainly off to you for your efforts!

I'll miss the dopey-looking idiots, but the world is definitely better off without them.

Update: The obligatory crocodile tears can now be found beyond the fold. Continue reading »

From the looks of the wires, it seems that the Palestinian Territories celebrated "Prisoner Day" over the past few days, organizing protests demanding the release of their "relatives," who are currently jailed in Israel for the mere crime of plotting for the death of the Jews and the destruction of the evil, Zionist, Apartheeeeeeid Israeli state.

To a "progressive" and wholly sympathetic press, this obviously doesn't arise to the horror of detention.

Perhaps I'm too much of a Neanderthal to understand the "nuance."

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Nothing says "Happy International Women's Day" like a bunch of women whose husbands don't allow them to leave the house without head-to-toe coverings. And nothing says "celebration" like RIOTING in front of DA JOOS, apparently.


More "International Woman's Day" silliness following the break. Continue reading »

Don't worry yourselves, it's only a mere "gunbattle". If the Israeli Defence Forces were part of it, I'm sure the editorial boards would've inserted far more weeping and gnashing of teeth into the storyline. As it is, this is a mere "event," barely worth a mention.

(It also should be noted that the only people taking the "truce" between Hamas and Fatah seriously either work for the State Department, or for the press. Which speaks quite a bit to the utter lack of intelligence found in both groups!)



It's nice to know that Palestinians use their citizens as shields even amongst themselves... I really do feel sorry for the girl in the picture above, other than for the fact that Palestinian society has put themselves in this situation, by breeding nothing but hatred and violence for the past 3 decades.

To lighten things up, I've got more pictures of this wonderfully-executed cease-fire following the break, so brace yourselves for a healthy dose of fun!

Update: Agence France-Presse wins the Most Ironic Caption contest, with this doozy: A civilian has died overnight in Gaza in clashes between Hamas and a powerful local clan, but otherwise a truce aimed at halting violence between rival Palestinian factions held for a third day.

"Other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?"

Truly the depth of mental acumen. Of course, if this civilian were killed by Israelis, we would have had a massive funeral already, covered by all of the wire services, and we would've been treated to repeated mentions of the civilian's name, age, and any other touching details that the press can conjure up. But, since the victim was killed by a Protected Oppressed People, we're denied such insight. I guess there's no journalistic style book entry for fratricide, huh? Continue reading »

... or, if you prefer, Two-Party Democracy, Palestinian-Style!

There seem to be some reports of some cross-fighting between Fatah and Hamas today, as forces loyal to Fatah have reportedly tried to prevent Hamas from holding a "rally" in Gaza City and Ramallah. This rally reportedly follows an attempted assassination attempt (h/t Gateway Pundit) on Hamas leader and Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh.

My favourite picture from the event:


Update: We might have a couple of events being jumbled on the photo wires here. There is some "clashing" going on between the Fatah-led security forces, and "followers of" Hamas (which I'll interpret as "Hamas Thugs," as redundant as that may be. Not to preclude Fatah from being called the same, either!). Separately, Haniyeh is hosting a "celebration" of the 19-year anniversary of the FOUNDING of Hamas.

Founded, of course, by the repugnant Jew-killer Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. (Ed.: Make that ex-Jew-killer... )

Funny, I don't recall hearing anything about Hamas being a "terrorist group" from the CNN International coverage on the boob tube over here. Imagine that!

Hamas: Celebrated in newsrooms around the world!

Update: Allah brings the details. This is, as he says, what happens when one "declares war on Allah." Ace speculates that this might be part of a larger Sunni-vs-Shi'ite war. The enemy of my enemy and all? Who's to say...

Update again: Is there a chance that all of this has been organized as a sleight of hand? I.e., are we being misdirected into watching these protests in order to facilitate Hamas smuggling the suitcase of cash-ola into the territories? Continue reading »

It would appear that Hamas and Fatah are currently fighting over who will hold all of the reins in the Palestinian Territories. Much like competing mafia groups, neither is anything remotely "democratic," so whomever ends up in control of the PLC is most likely slated to be replaced by the next mob.

This is just more proof of the obvious—Israel has nothing to do with the "destitution" of the Palestinian people. Their situation is one entirely of their own making, and will quickly be improved, once they stop supporting the crooks who do stuff like you see in this photograph.

Don't expect this little newsflash to be picked up by the myopic press any time soon, though. For the first time ever, I'm sure they're actually stretching to come up with a reason to blame Israel for this mess.

Stay tuned - I'll be collecting all of the photographs here as the day progresses.

Wire Coverage: Associated Press, Reuters, NYT/IHT, USA Today

My absolute favorite article on this story is from marxist.com. Wait until you find out who THEY think the villain is! (More importantly, how is "marxist.com" considered a credible source to put on Yahoo! News? If they make the cut, shouldn't Snapped Shot?)

Update 13:48 EST: Disturbingly Yellow has a rather humorous take on these events.

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The press may not be covering certain other stories of importance, you can guarantee that they'll be there to lionize a terrorist "peace-seeking politician" being freed by the Israelis evil Zionist overlords.

Check out the photos of Nasser Shaer, Deputy PM of the Palestinian Legislative Council—AND member of Hamas—who was arrested earlier on terrorism charges. Nasser was the only one of the thirty-odd people arrested to be released, so I'm sure the Israeli Supreme Court knew what it was doing when it released him.

Right?

In any case, be sure to check out the royal treatment that was setup for him by a couple of AP photographers.

(Apparently, the AP has seen fit to send three photojournalists/stringers to cover this event, and Reuters has joined the fold by submitting the most ridiculous photograph I've seen come across the wires so far. To paraphrase a question I recall using somewhere around the 4^th grade, "If Reuters loves Hamas so much, why don't they marry them?") Continue reading »

Ok, for starters, I thought that those dastardly Zionists were the evil moneychangers of this world, but maybe I've missed a memo or two.

The IDF has apparently raided what's alternately referred to as "a money changing shop" or "a money-changing agency," in what it says is an attempt to raid, "the financial infrastructure of terror organizations."

No complaints from where I'm sitting, though I'm sure the benficiaries of said "financial infrastructure" will be upset at this disruption.

Of course, the accounts provided to the various media are a bit muddied. Take this photograph for instance:



Mohamad Torokman of REUTERS identifies this as "a Palestinian man," who is "reacting" as he "looks at a money-changing agency.

Ok, for starters, it looks like this "Palestinian man" is inside of the money-changing agency, as the bills on this currency are expected to be facing out of the building for the clientele to see. (You can confirm that we are standing on the outside of the shop by noticing that there are reflections in front of the bill on the bottom.)

The Associated Press, the dastardly scoundrels earnest professionals that they are, went through the effort of identifying this man, thus shining a glaring light on REUTERS' attempt at manipulating the scenario. From the terrorist-supporting Mohommad Ballas,



We learn that this man is money-changer Younis Bogermi. Money-changer? Inside of a "money-changing shop?"

Any chance that Mr. Bogermi is the proprietor of this exchange?

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