France’s President Emmanuel Macron is currently fighting a battle against radical Islam, but it could well be lost if he does not take action soon. The President is still trying to master the situation on two fronts. However, this two-pronged attack could be the very trap into which the Islamists are trying to lure the French leader.

At the National Assembly, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin is manning one front line. He has introduced a law there to “strengthen the principles of the Republic”, a de facto a reorganization of the famous law on religious worship of 1905. The relationship between the state and religions has been redefined in 70 articles, albeit without explicitly mentioning Islamism.

When French teacher Samuel Paty was beheaded, the headline of a New York Times report was “French Police Shoot and Kill Man After a Fatal Knife Attack on the Street.” Thus Macron will have to face heavy criticism from the mainstream US media, something he has been trying to avoid at all costs. French daily Le Monde has denounced the “disconcerting American blindness when it comes to jihadism in France” but this blindness will no doubt prevail with Joe Biden being elected as US president.

In France, the population which adheres to Islam has expanded in recent years. The rise of Islam can be seen in recent figures: Young Islamists, some of whom were born or socialized in France, refer to the Quran in their acts of violence, and 57 percent of young Muslims in France now prioritize Sharia law over the laws and principles of the republic.

A number of books, including scientific studies, about the “conquered territories of Islam in France” or about the infiltration of radical Muslims in administration, sports and cultural associations, as well as ghetto formation with quasi-assumption of sovereign rights and of course uncontrolled immigration have intensified this unease and has led to a shift in consciousness that has been putting pressure on politics.

According to an IFOP poll, 89 percent of French voters considered the terrorist threat to be “high,” 87 percent thought that “secularism was in danger,” and 79 percent that “Islamism has declared war on the nation and the Republic.” These respondents are clearly not all “far-right” National Rally voters.

Macron is going to have to deal with the issue if he wants to be re-elected, and it will not be Americans voters keeping him in the Elysees for another term. With the law, the state is supposed to regain control, in a certain sense, sovereignty over life in France.

The law, however, makes no distinction between mosque, church and synagogue. The churches, on the other hand, have revolted and have rejected control of the prefect, i.e. the state, in self-administration including bookkeeping. The chairman of the Episcopal Conference, the Archbishop of Reims, Eric de Moulins Beaufort, makes it clear: “The law of 1905 is a law of freedom. But with the new law it threatens to turn into a control, police and repression law.”

The Protestants are also alarmed and are standing up against the law. The chairman of the Union of Protestants of France, Francois Clavairoly, told the Senate: “Freedom of religion itself has been attacked. I would never have believed that I would ever have to defend freedom of worship in France.” The Grand Rabbi Chaim Korsia also warned of the collateral damage caused by the law: “Religions that behave in an exemplary manner must not suffer from stricter controls.”

Protestants, Catholics and Jews fall under the law of 1905. But more than ninety percent of all mosque associations fall under the much more liberal law of 1901 and hardly need to fear the tightening of controls. It is to be expected that the law will be greatly changed, with more than 2 500 amendments already on the table of the President of Parliament. The first vote should take place in mid-February. Then it goes to the Senate, which is dominated by conservatives, where further changes are to be expected.

The second front line being drawn in the battle, is the state versus the Conseil Français du Culte Musulman – CFCM, or French Council of Muslim Cults. Its eight members are supposed to sign a Charter for Islam in France. The Charter provides, among other things, that Muslims recognize freedom of conscience (including converts and ex-Muslims), the equality of all people, including men and women, and furthermore condemn anti-Semitism and reject all forms of violence. That goes against the essence of Islam. Nevertheless, five of the eight associations have signed. Three have refused, however.

Above all, there are two postulates: No interference from abroad and rejection of a political Islam. This is indirectly directed against Turkey and the Muslim Brotherhood, who dominate these three unruly associations. But these “non-negotiable” (Macron) principles of an Islam in France must be submitted by all associations and imams. The key point: These principles are controllable, all other concessions (equality of men and women, freedom of conscience, rejection of violence, etc.) are proclamatory only and a matter of personal conviction.

The three unruly Muslim associations, which represent around 15 percent of the seven million Muslims in France, want to negotiate. They do not accept the primacy of republican laws over the Quran and they say so openly.

The Turkish influence on around 270 mosques – a good tenth of all mosques in France – must be stopped. It is radical Islamic, nationalist and fundamentalist in character. The General Secretary of the Turkish association Milli Görüs, who incidentally is also active in Germany and has been observed by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution for several years, linked the Charter with the law before parliament.

He protested against the fact that everyday practices such as wearing the headscarf, which is mentioned in the law but not in the Charter, are viewed as political activities. And of course he cited the fear that Muslims could come under general suspicion, described by the catchphrase “Islamophobia”.

Macron initially wanted to continue negotiations. And that could be the trap. Because if the law is weakened on its way through Parliament and the Senate and entire passages – for example about education at home (home-schooling, which is allowed in France) or about wearing religious clothing and scout uniforms – are omitted, the Islamic associations will insist on equal treatment and shout “discrimination” if not. Then the Charter can no longer be adhered to in its current form.

That is why the maneuvre of the three Islamic associations is clear: They are playing for time. If Macron cannot induce or force them to give in before the law is passed, or even allow a lex Islam, he will be a loser, barely a year before the presidential elections.

The Charter may solve one problem, but the even bigger problem has not yet been addressed: French Islam also feeds on uncontrolled immigration. Therefore, the mainstream parties (The Republicans) and the National Rally (RN, formerly National Front) are calling for a constitutional amendment to accompany the Law on the Principles of the Republic, in which the principle is enshrined, according to the Republicans, that “no person or group can refer to his or her origin or religion in order not to have to observe general rules and laws”.

The chairwoman of the RN, Marine Le Pen, wants to rule out the wearing of a Muslim headscarf in public spaces and also ban ideologies that contradict the rules of the Republic. That corresponds to a lex Islam that would surely find favour with the population. The RN also wants to make it more difficult for foreigners to obtain citizenship and to introduce stricter laws against illegal immigration. Such plans also meet with approval from the population.

Macron has gone further with the Charter and the law than any government before him. But it’s not enough. The problem of Islamism is a question of identity. Or as Eric Zemmour – currently the best-known publicist in France – puts it: “France must decide whether it wants to remain France or whether it wants to become a constitutional state among many.”

Macron wants to force religious radicals into the Republican circle. To do this, he has to make hard decisions and make them as soon as possible. It’s obvious that any Muslim association that does not sign the Charter must be banned. But will Macron have the guts to do so?

https://freewestmedia.com/2021/02/06/time-running-out-for-president-macron-to-stop-radical-islam/

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Criminal Arab clan bigwig receives 27th permit to stay in Germany

A prominent member of the notorious Miri clan can probably stay in Germany for the time being. Ahmad A., who has been convicted many times, received at the end of last year a renewed permit to remain in Germany, which is now his 27th. According to confidential documents of the Berlin Foreigners’ Registration Office, the certificate of suspended deportation is valid for one and a half years.The alleged 39-year-old man arrived in the country from Lebanon with his parents in 1989. His asylum application was rejected in 1992. Due to the lack of passports, the family could not be deported. Already as a youth, A. was known to the police for robbery, extortion, theft and bodily harm. In the meantime, 22 criminal records have been added to the Federal Central Register. A. is said to have close contacts to the Berlin gangsta rap scene. Only in September did a judgement against A. become final. The local court in Berlin sentenced him to two years and three months in prison for dangerous bodily harm and violation of the weapons law.The offender, who calls himself Ahmad “Patron” Miri in public, has claimed to be from Syria for several years. A second asylum application was rejected. The ban on deportations to Syria, which had been in place since 2012, expired at the end of December. However, transfers to the country are still hardly possible. Ahmad A.’s lawyer did not answer a request by the weekly SPIEGEL about his client’s asylum status.

https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/berlin-ahmad-der-patron-miri-kriminelle-clangroesse-erhaelt-27-duldung-a-9755b228-0e1e-47a3-a06e-2cb30d4de899-amp

https://medforth.biz/criminal-arab-clan-bigwig-receives-27th-permit-to-stay-in-germany/

Following an explosion in a backyard in Berlin’s Schöneberg district, police have arrested two men. A pipe bomb allegedly detonated directly in front of a residential building on the street Eisackstraße at around 8.30 pm on Thursday evening. Residents called the police. Investigators searched the yard and found a second explosive device that had not exploded.

According to the police, police officers were able to arrest a 29-year-old suspect after a short investigation when he tried to escape from the apartment building. Since the door to a flat was locked and the officers assumed that a second suspect was hiding there, a special task force was called in.Special forces police officers are said to have then stormed the flat and overpowered a 27-year-old man. “For the safety of the residents, the neighbouring houses were evacuated for about an hour,” a police spokesperson explained. They were temporarily accommodated in busses provided by the Berlin public transport company (BVG). Forensic technicians confiscated the remains of the explosion, the second explosive device and chemicals found in the suspects’ flat in the courtyard.Both suspects were handed over to the specialised department for bomb-related offences at the State Criminal Police Office. According to the newspaper Berliner Zeitung, the two men are Gregor D. and Claudio C. From police circles it was said that they had good contacts in the left-wing scene. According to his own statements, C. studied political science at the Free University of Berlin. Among other things, he was involved in an association against right-wing extremism financed by the Berlin Senate. He also heads a media education project against anti-Muslim racism. Investigators are now puzzling over what the two men intended to do with the explosive devices.According to the police spokesperson, investigators are looking into a connection to other crimes committed with such explosives in the area. Just on January 20, 2021, a similar explosive device had exploded on a construction site sign in the street Fritz-Reuter-Straße in Schöneberg. Pieces of debris were blown around, damaging several window panes and cars. Around 50 residents had to leave their homes in the middle of the night.

https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/explosion-im-hinterhof-sek-stuermt-wohnung-li.137852

An Iranian diplomat has been sentenced to 20 years in jail by a Belgian court for masteminding a bomb attack targeting a meeting of 25,000 opposition exiles. Assadollah Assadi was attached to the Iranian mission in Vienna/Austria when he supplied explosives for the planned attack. The STOP THE BOMB campaign calls for decisive consequences from the German federal government and the EU.

Spokeswoman Ulrike Becker explains: “We are calling for the closure of all institutions that are connected to the Iranian state in Germany and the EU. The trial and the verdict show that the Iranian regime is persecuting opposition members with terror – not only at home but also abroad and that the regime has no respect for diplomatic customs or rules-based order. The process shows that Assadi was particularly active in Germany. The federal government is responsible for protecting everyone who lives here. The closure of the Iranian embassies is urgently needed to prevent further terrorist attacks. The verdict demonstrates that Iranian embassies are not places of diplomacy, but planning centers for terrorist activities.”

The scientific director of STOP THE BOMB Austria, Stephan Grigat, demands: “It is high time to close the Iranian terror embassy in Vienna. Why should Austria maintain diplomatic relations with a regime that uses its mission and staff in Vienna to conduct terrorist attacks in Europe?”Assadi was registered as the third counselor at the Iranian embassy in Vienna. A note from Belgium’s intelligence and security agency identified Mr. Assadi as an officer of Iran’s intelligence and security ministry who operated undercover at the Iranian Embassy in Vienna, according to The Associated Press. Under the protection of diplomatic immunity, he was the operational commander and planned the attack on a gathering of exiled Iranian opposition members of the National Council of Resistance (NCRI). Assadi belonged to the “Directorate for Internal Security” of the Iranian domestic and foreign intelligence service Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS). After the failed attempt, he was arrested in Germany and extradited to Belgium. According to a report by WELT, security authorities have no doubt that the decision to commit the attack was made at the highest level of the Iranian leadership, the National Security Council and revolutionary leader Ali Khamenei. [1]

On February 2, 40 members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe called for the expulsion of regime agents and the closure of Iranian institutions promoting the terrorist agenda of the Islamic Republic. [2]

Assadi’s notebook proves that he was particularly active in Germany. [3]

[1] https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/plus217990342/Codename-Daniel-die-Spur-des-Terrors-fuehrt-ins-Zentrum-Europas.html
[2] https://iranintl.com/en/world/forty-european-lawmakers-call-expelling-irans-intelligence-mercenaries, https://iran-tc.com/en/2021/02/03/forty -members-of-parliamentary-assembly-of-the-council-of-europe-call-for-revision-of-iran-policy /
[3] https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1391415/iranian-spy-assadollah-assadi-germany-paris-bombing

For some years now, the police and the judiciary have been increasingly taking action against criminal members of German-Arab extended families. This is usually referred to as clan crime. The term is clearly defined by the Federal Criminal Police Office, but it remains controversial in the political arena because it could possibly stigmatise members of the extended families who are not guilty of any crime.

Representatives of well-known Berlin clans are now fighting back, and there is talk of a counter-public. On several occasions, the authorities’ actions have been compared to the Holocaust and the genocide of the Jews. And the men from Berlin’s best-known extended family have made use of right-wing conspiracy theories.

It all started on Instagram on Wednesday. There, a member of the Remmo clan posted: “Those who persecute us today are the descendants who persecuted and destroyed our Jewish fellow citizens back then.

In another text, he showed a photo of the Auschwitz death camp and compared the treatment of criminal clansmen to the beginnings of Nazism: “It didn’t start with gas chambers. It started with a policy that spoke of “us” against “them”,” wrote the man of the Neukölln extended family, who had been known to the police for years.The reason for this was a report in the newspaper “Berliner Morgenpost” about a villa of the family in the south of the district of Neukölln, which has been confiscated by the judiciary. The Court of Appeal confirmed this in September: according to the report, the property was apparently acquired in 2012 with loot money from an almost penniless son of clan leader Issa.The Shoa was also trivialised elsewhere, this time in front of a larger audience.

The Shoa was also trivialised elsewhere, this time in front of a larger audience. Arafat Abou-Chaker, one of the best-known underworld bigwigs, invited people to a virtual conversation on the audio app Clubhouse on Thursday night, which had up to 5,000 listeners. The audience included rapper Fler, cabaret artist Idil Baydar, a lawyer and many journalists.

Abou-Chaker complained about the clan coverage. One user literally said: “This reminds me very much of, what’s it called, World War II history, here, where they came after the Jews.Cabaret artist Baydar reacted and said: “It’s the same thing”. And Abou-Chaker agreed: “The same thing, wallah.” Another said, “In a modern and legal way.” There was also talk of alleged “collective punishment”.Later, Baydar, who was born in Celle, discovered critical comments on the short message service Twitter. There she was accused of comparing the handling of clan crime with the Holocaust. She had not said anything like that, i.e. the Holocaust comparison. That was a “decontextualised distortion”. And Abou-Chaker explained afterwards: “No one wants to compare themselves to Jews, that’s not the point”.

On Twitter, Baydar later even threatened to sue for injunctive relief, writing of “character assassination”. Then, on Thursday morning, she came to her senses. “In the heated debate, I said things that should not be allowed to stand. Of course, reporting on ‘clans’ is not comparable to the anti-Semitism of the Nazi era. I am very sorry if it sounded that way in the heat of the moment.”

Baydar also seems to have a special view on dealing with clan criminals in other ways: The police fill “clan computer files” with “all names that somehow sound Arabic”, even if “you stole a Snickers pack”.Baydar also agreed with underworld bigwig Abou-Chaker’s notions on “freedom of the press”.

He and three of his brothers have been on trial at the Berlin Regional Court for months. They have to answer for attempted serious blackmail, dangerous bodily harm, coercion, insult and embezzlement. Their victim is said to have been the rapper Bushido.

In June, Arafat Abou-Chaker was sentenced to a fine of 14,850 euros at the regional court for assault and threatening behaviour. In a commercial building in March 2018, he had pressed two fingers into the eyes of a caretaker and headbutted him.This previous conviction is recorded in the Federal Central Register. His brothers are on record for various charges such as racketeering, robbery, money laundering, drug and arms trafficking.

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/berliner-clan-groessen-laden-zum-clubhouse-abend-remmo-und-abou-chaker-vergleichen-kampf-gegen-clankriminelle-mit-holocaust/26885304.html

by Giulio Meotti

The Chinese Cultural Revolution was a violent sociopolitical purge movement in China from 1966 until 1976. Launched by Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (CPC), its stated goal was to purge remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society, and to re-impose Mao Zedong Thought (known outside China as Maoism) as the dominant ideology in the CPC.

Mao soon called on young people to “bombard the headquarters”, and proclaimed that “to rebel is justified”. In order to eliminate his rivals within the CPC and in schools, factories, and government institutions, Mao charged that bourgeois elements had infiltrated the government and society with the aim of restoring capitalism. He insisted that they be removed through violent class struggle, to which China’s youth responded by forming Red Guards and “rebel groups” around the country. (Paraphrased and abridged from Wikipedia).

Fast Forward to 2021:

At least 70 monuments have been removed or renamed in the UK in the name of Black Lives Matter. For the first time, the Guardian has drawn up a list of symbols eliminated in the name of anti-racism.

Victims of the progressive purge include not only Edward Colston, a Christian philanthropist, MP and revered merchant who, having been born in 1636, had business ties to the slave trade and who saw his statue torn down in Bristol by a crowd, but also Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume, deleted from his alma mater for expressing views considered politically incorrect by 21st century standards, and Sir William Gladstone, one of Britain’s greatest prime ministers canceled because his father had a stake in the slave plantations.

Imperial College London eliminated its Latin motto “scientific knowledge, supreme glory and safeguarding the empire”. It is a movement that in America has just led to the removal of the names of Lincoln and Washington from the schools of San Francisco.

They want to turn our story into a blank page. They want to educate the new generations to have no memory of what the West has given to humanity, from art to scientific knowledge, from the rights of the citizen to the dignity of man.

They are scenes reminiscent of Mao’s “Cultural Revolution” in China, when the Red Guards sacked the temples, knocked down the statues and finished them off with a pickaxe and citizens suspected of “revisionism” were taken in the streets with placards with the words “I am a land owner”.

And as today journalists and intellectuals support the assault on the Western past, even then not a few Westerners sang the exploits of the Red Guards.

The inhabitants of Liangjiahe, in northern China, remember well that tall, pale man who worked with them in the fields and slept on a straw mat in a flea-infested cave. It was the “Cultural Revolution” and Mao sent that young man to be “re-educated” in the countryside for seven years.

From that cave, which the man who became president for life visits from time to time, Xi Jinping today looks at the West and thinks about Sun Tzu’s quote: “If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by”.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/296299

A man (37) in handcuffs tried to flee from a police checkpoint at a rest area on Sunday evening. He ran across the motorway and was hit by a car. He died at the scene of the accident.

At around 6.20 p.m., federal police officers checked a VW Golf car with three occupants at the Königberg rest area between the Aachen motorway intersection and the Aachen-Brand junction. Among the occupants was an Algerian, who later became the victim of the accident.

“The latter suddenly tried to escape control, ran across the three-lane carriageway, climbed over the central crash barrier and was hit by the Opel on the carriageway in the direction of Liège,” a police spokesman said. The man died at the scene of the accident.

A police spokesman said on Monday that 200 grammes of hashish had been found on the dead man. In addition, the man had a residence permit from France that was no longer valid. “He obviously wanted to flee,” said the spokesperson.A family was inside the Opel Corsa – the driver (23), his heavily pregnant female passenger (21) and a daughter (3). The young woman lost her unborn baby in the accident.

https://m.bild.de/regional/koeln/koeln-aktuell/a44-bei-aachen-mann-bei-flucht-vor-polizei-angefahren-tot-75156682,view=amp.bildMobile.html