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Hate Imam Fadi Kablawi Targets Jews, Christians at Funeral Livestreamed by Islamic Center “If you pass by a grave of a kafir, give him the news of the hellfire.” by Joe Kaufman

By on August 27th, 2025

https://www.frontpagemag.com/hate-imam-fadi-kablawi-targets-jews-christians-at-funeral-livestreamed-by-islamic-center/

On August 2, 2025, the Islamic Center of South Florida (ICOSF) once again made a public and shocking endorsement of extremism, when it livestreamed a funeral officiated by radical imam Fadi Kablawi. For most houses of worship, a funeral is a sacred, solemn moment of unity and respect. But for ICOSF, it became yet another platform to elevate a hate preacher known for spewing vile rhetoric against Jews, Christians, women, and even fellow Muslims.

This wasn’t an isolated mistake. It was part of a pattern of behavior – one that stretches back years – showing a disturbing willingness by ICOSF to not only tolerate Kablawi but to integrate him into their most sacred religious functions. In doing so, the mosque continues to publicly align itself with a figure who has called for violent jihad and the extermination of Jews.

ICOSF, Kablawi, and the Targeting of Jews and Christians

Kablawi is the senior imam of Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah in North Miami, a hardline mosque where he regularly delivers sermons (khutbahs) laced with bigotry, conspiracy theories, and incitement. Kablawi’s reach, though, has extended to the more mainstream ICOSF. Between April and October 2022, ICOSF brought Kablawi in – at least five times – to deliver its own Friday sermons.

Kablawi has called Jews “the lowest of the lowest,” mocked them as “cheap” due to “a punishment from Allah,” claimed that most Jews are Russian imposters, and in April 2024, prayed for their outright annihilation.

Kablawi, as well, has targeted Christians. In January 2019, he stated that “Christianity can compete for first place in stupidity.” In September 2021, he said that, when he approaches a Christian to proselytize to him, “I’m not going [up] to a Christian to tell him ‘I hate you’… but that does not deny the fact I do.” Kablawi said he doesn’t hate Christians for their race or nationality – he said he hates them for their very existence.

Misogyny and Calls for Jihad

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Somber Democrats Mourn DC Going A Record Ten Days Without A Murder

By on August 27th, 2025

https://babylonbee.com/news/somber-democrats-mourn-dc-going-a-record-ten-days-without-a-murder

 In a muted display of mourning, a group of somber Democrats commemorated the unprecedented streak of 10 murder-free days in Washington, D.C.

According to witnesses, teary-eyed Democrat politicians congregated by the Reflecting Pool to decry the brutal, crushing lack of murders caused by President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to the United States capital district.

“Our hearts and thoughts go out to the violent criminals who have been adversely affected by Trump’s arbitrary authoritarianism,” said Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader. “Together, we mourn the 10-day streak of enforced law and order that has taken over the beautiful city of Washington, D.C., and we vow to bring the city’s murder levels back to normal as soon as we can. Please join me for a moment of silence.”

According to US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the city has felt unsettling ever since federal troops were deployed.

“Normally, I get murdered two or three times a week,” AOC said, casting glances over her shoulder like a hunted rabbit. “But the quiet in the city for the last 10 days? It’s positively unnerving. I can feel it coming. Someone, help, please — Trump is literally murdering me with stress right now!”

Tragically, AOC was unable to provide further comment, as she was murdered several times by seeing a passing car with an American flag sticker.

At publishing time, Democrats had been seen weeping inconsolably over the possibility that Trump might broker a world peace deal as well.

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Mamdani Race Too Critical To Ignore Robin Weaver

By on August 27th, 2025

https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/26/opinion-klingenstein-mamdani-race-too-critical-to-ignore-robin-weaver/

In almost every recent election we are told, “This is the most important election in our lifetime.” But the November 4, 2025, New York City mayoral race may really be the most important.

Zohran Mamdani, age 33, won the June Democrat mayoral primary upsetting the favorite, the more experienced former New York governor, Andrew Cuomo.

Mamdani has promised a socialist agenda of rent freezes, free bus rides, higher taxes, and city-run grocery stores. As Gerard Baker wrote in the Wall Street Journal, Mamdani speaks to “culturally brainwashed and financially disenchanted young [people]… They will, however, find out, says Baker, that their expensive educations haven’t been the ticket to the self-advancement that they had hoped.”

But Mamdani has vulnerabilities, in particular, his calls to defund the police, and his veiled support for an intifada. Despite attempts to backtrack voters should realize that what he’s said in the past is a good indication of where he stands today.

Despite his vulnerabilities, a recent poll conducted by The AARP New York-Gotham & Analytics poll shows Mamdani at 41.8%, Cuomo (running as an Independent) at 23.4 %, Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee, at 16.5 %, and current New York City mayor Eric Adams, in single digits.

Each candidate has his supporters. Cuomo supporters argue that Cuomo has more managerial and leadership experience than the others. Supporters of Mayor Adams argue that he has recently surrounded himself with good people, notably Police Superintendent Jessica Tisch and First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro. And, while not widely known, Adams has improved housing availability for many New Yorkers.

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College Crackdown American institutions of higher education are facing a much-needed reckoning. By Larry Sand

By on August 27th, 2025

https://amgreatness.com/2025/08/26/college-crackdown/

Diversity, equity, and inclusion mandates, race-based hiring, and safe spaces are just a few of the noxious turns that have become the standard in American colleges and universities in recent times.

Examples of universities practicing preferential treatment are countless. John Sailer, director of higher education policy at the Manhattan Institute, reports on a faculty job rubric he obtained from the University of Texas at San Antonio, which listed “female/URM” (underrepresented minority) as a scoring category.

Similarly, in an email he received from Northern Illinois University, a computer science professor shared the department’s search committee evaluation rubric, which scored applicants on their “diversity” and awarded points for those who were “non-male or non-Caucasian.”

But change is afoot.

On July 29, the Department of Justice sent a letter to all federal grant recipients reaffirming a core principle of American civil rights law: discrimination is illegal. The nine-page missive, signed by U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi, lists several practices that constitute unlawful discrimination—many of which are common in higher education.

Shortly thereafter, a memo signed by President Trump instructed colleges receiving federal funding to submit admissions data to the Education Department to ensure they comply with the 2023 Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard Supreme Court decision. Colleges are already required to provide specific data about the students they enroll. Now, they must also submit detailed information about those who apply.

The memo declares that “the lack of available admissions data from universities—paired with the rampant use of ‘diversity statements’ and other overt and hidden racial proxies—continues to raise concerns about whether race is actually used in admissions decisions in practice.”

The memo also states, “American students, parents, and taxpayers should have confidence that our nation’s higher education institutions are recruiting and training our next generations with fairness and integrity.”

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Will Trump Let Putin Win? by Con Coughlin

By on August 27th, 2025

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21871/trump-putin-win

China will be among a collection of hostile states, which also includes Iran and North Korea, that will be taking a close interest in the outcome of the diplomatic initiative Trump began…

Trump himself has given a clear indication that… the White House is prepared to grant Moscow control over some of Ukraine’s most strategic and resource-rich regions.

Such a deal would not only represent a complete betrayal of the Ukrainian people, who have fought heroically to defend their country from Russian aggression. It would completely undermine the credibility of the Western alliance to defend its interests in the face of unprovoked acts of aggression in Europe.

By far the most likely consequence of Trump agreeing to any sell-out over Ukraine would be to encourage China’s Communist rulers to launch their long-anticipated plan to invade the democratic territory of Taiwan, a move that runs the risk of provoking a major conflict in the Indo-Pacific.

If Trump really wants to end the war in Ukraine and achieve lasting peace, then he should consider reviving his threat to impose punitive sanctions against countries that continue trading with Russia, as well as providing Ukraine immediately with offensive weapons, rather than just defensive ones. Every day of delay is simply being used by Putin to kill more Ukrainian civilians and gain more territory.

Such a move would not only end Putin’s ability to fund his “special military operation” in Ukraine. It would send a clear signal to other autocratic regimes like China, as well as terrorist groups, that the Trump administration will confront acts of aggression, and never reward them.

The most vital fact that US President Donald J. Trump needs to take on board is that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no earthly chance of winning his war in Ukraine — unless, that is, Trump gifts the Russian despot a victory.

China will be among a collection of hostile states, which also includes Iran and North Korea, that will be taking a close interest in the outcome of the diplomatic initiative Trump began with Putin following their face-to-face meeting in Alaska earlier this month, to end the Ukraine conflict.

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JerusalemCares: Why Israel’s Fight Is Everyone’s Fight Nurit Greenger

By on August 26th, 2025

https://newsblaze.com/world/israel/jerusalemcares-why-israels-fight-is-everyones-fight_207237/

A soldier of two nations — and one moral mission, to shine the light on the state of Israel. #JerusalemCares

What does it mean to fight for freedom? For most Americans, it’s a matter of principle. For Mark Hardie, it became a matter of service — twice. Long Beach, Southern California native, Mark wore the uniform of both the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the United States Army.

Mark, a convert to Judaism, risked his life for two homelands united by shared democratic values.

In a time when Israel is often reduced to headlines and hashtags, Mark’s journey reminds us that support for the Jewish state is not merely a Jewish issue — it is a human one. It is about defending democracy, human rights, and the dignity of all people against extremism and terror.

The Unexpected Path To Israel

Mark’s path began in California politics — serving as a staff attorney for Governor Pete Wilson and later as a special assistant to Senator Barbara Boxer. But in 1995, he took upon himself a new life commitment by converting to Judaism.

When Israel’s security came under threat in the early 2000s, Mark made an extraordinary decision — to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

While serving in the IDF ranks Mark became fully aware that he is serving with what is nowadays known as “the world’s most moral army.” He served with soldiers who were always mindful of human rights, even on the front line while their mission was to protect life, not take it needlessly.

Mark Hardie is almost certainly the first African American Jew to have served in the IDF.

As an IDF soldier he was treated “like a celebrity,” he recalls. He was featured in a local newspaper article, the IDF spokesperson’s department arranged for him to appear on shows and his comrades were forever curious to know about American celebrities, e.g., singer Michael Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, basketball star Michael Jordan.

The attention Mark received brought about the idea to call himself a “diplomat of peace,” proving that strength and compassion are not opposites but partners.

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Is Anyone Else Pushing for Peace? Peter Smith

By on August 26th, 2025

https://quadrant.org.au/news-opinions/qed/is-anyone-else-pushing-for-peace/

When Ukraine gave up nukes 1994 in exchange for security guarantees, Clinton was in charge. When Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, George W. Bush was in charge. When Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, Obama was in charge. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Biden was in charge. See, it is all Trump’s fault.

Andrew Bolt on Monday evening outdid himself. Watch it here if you have a strong stomach. It was the most drawn-out unhinged attack on Trump that I have seen. None of Adam Schiff, Gavin Newsom, Jasmine Crockett, Rashida Tlaib, Maxine Waters or Zohran Mamdani has done it better. What company to keep. But, for the record, Greg Sheridan congratulated him on his magnificent op-ed. Mon Dieu!

Now, to be fair, Bolt is a conservative warrior on climate change, on Israel, and on other things. He is one of the good guys. However, there is evidently something about Putin and Russia, maybe Zelensky, which produces cognitive dissonance in certain susceptible conservative minds. An assessment that Putin is a despotic thug, which is accurate enough, becomes synonymous with waging war by proxy to the last Ukrainian and Russian soldier standing. Recalcitrant, Trump refuses to buy this deadly bill of goods.

Trump has tried and is trying to forge a peace deal. So far without success. Are his critics upset at his failed mediation attempts? Not so much. Clearly, they are much more upset at his reluctance to go all in for Zelensky and a forever war. Seemingly, at whatever cost in blood and treasure, and however much it might lead to a wider bloodier war.

Thus, instead of warmly greeting and rolling out the red carpet for Putin in Alaska, Trump should have shirtfronted the thug or something of the sort. Yet, if the convivial meeting with Putin and the later meeting with European leaders and Zelensky eventually leads to a winding pathway to peace what the heck is there to gripe about? Not to worry. Those of a determined anti-Trump disposition will find something. There is no “conceivable” peace deal that will reflect well on Trump.

Trump knows that if the killing is to stop, the smaller country will have to swallow giving up territory; already mostly lost on the battlefield. Meanwhile, in the make-believe world of his critics, Russia can’t be “rewarded” for its aggression. It would be unjust. A lesson in history would be instructive. Constantinople is now Istanbul. Tibet is China.

I wrote about Israel last week. For some reason the comments section switched to Ukraine. The wars don’t have much in common. At the same time both are plagued with fabulism.

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No There Is Not A “Genocide” In Gaza Francis Menton

By on August 26th, 2025

https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2025-8-24-no-there-is-not-a-genocide-in-gaza

The accusation that Israel is committing a “genocide” in Gaza has become pervasive on the Left, and particularly in academia. I think that the accusation is absurd, so much so that until now I haven’t thought it worthy of a response. However, the accusation has recently arrived on my own website. In the comment thread on the prior post, one of the commenters (regular readers can guess who) has leveled against President Trump the charge that he “is sending weapons to Israel for the genocide in Gaza.” Really? It’s time for a response.

In my opinion, what’s going on in Gaza is not a genocide, but a war. Deaths in war are not a genocide. On October 7, 2023, the governing entity of Gaza, Hamas, conducted an unprovoked attack on Israel, killing approximately 1,200 people, and taking some 250 hostages. Israel has responded with a military action. This is a classic war. The norm in war is that the parties fight until one of the parties surrenders, or there is an armistice. When the parties are fighting, the whole idea is to kill as many of the enemy as possible. Hamas could end the war by surrendering. It has not done so. Moreover, it continues to hold hostages. Therefore, the normal expectation of war would be that Israel will continue to kill as many of the enemy as possible until there is a surrender.

You may disagree with my characterization that the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel was “unprovoked.” It doesn’t matter. Assume that the attack was provoked. This is still a war. In war, it is entirely the norm that a party that has been attacked tries to kill as many of the enemy as it can until the enemy surrenders.

Is there any other example of the term “genocide” being applied to a full-scale military response to an armed attack by an enemy state actor that has not surrendered? If there is, I don’t know of it.

Consider, for example, the Russia/Ukraine war. In this case I would say that Russia’s attack and invasion were unprovoked. The Russian version of events of course differs, and accuses the Ukrainians of provocations that caused the conflict. But again, even if Russia’s invasion was completely unprovoked, the conflict is still a war between enemy state actors, where neither has surrendered. Unlike Israel, which makes extensive efforts to minimize civilian casualties, Russia regularly sends drones to bomb civilian targets and residential buildings in Ukrainian cities. But does anyone call Russia’s conduct toward Ukraine a “genocide”? Not that I’ve seen. Contrast this with the conduct of the Soviet Union toward Ukraine in the 1930s, when it imposed an intentional famine in which millions of innocents starved to death. There was no war going on; Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. That was a genocide.

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Newsom Slams Redistricting As Threat to Democracy, Vows to Redistrict California Even the Left admits how often blue states gerrymander themselves. by Andrew Gondy

By on August 26th, 2025

https://spectator.org/newsom-slams-redistricting-as-threat-to-democracy-vows-to-redistrict-california/

On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans to fight fire with fire, directing his outrage at Texas’s redistricting efforts. While gerrymandering has been a fairly bipartisan practice for decades, Newsom declared on X that it risks “the destabilization of our democracy,” and that he will do the exact same thing in response.

He stated that if President Trump does not call on Texas Governor Greg Abbott to cease redistricting plans, “I will be forced to lead an effort to redraw the maps in California to offset the rigging of maps in red states.”

Replies to Newsom’s X post quickly garnered criticism, as one user stated, “California has 52 Congressional seats and the GOP has 9 of them. That’s 17 [percent] for a state that votes nearly 40 [percent] Republican.” 

Although Newsom ironically attacks redistricting as a threat to the country before vowing to engage in it, California does maintain the constitutional right to redraw its districts. Doing so could prove challenging, however, as several blue states have already been gerrymandered to a substantial level. 

In late July, the New York Times noted this fact, stating, “States where Democrats would have complete control over any redistricting, such as Illinois and Maryland, are already gerrymandered heavily in their favor. Squeezing more Democratic seats out of those states would be a challenge.”

While the irony is stark, Newsom’s outrage over supposed election interference falls flat, as Texas and California have both had four standard decadal redistricting cycles since 1990. Even with rarer mid-decade redistricting taken into account, Texas has only gerrymandered on four additional occasions since 1990. Such actions are allowed as long as no racial discrimination or equal protection violations occur, meaning that timing itself is not prohibited by the Constitution.

Although Texas courts can legally order redrawing of congressional maps apart from the mandated cycle, the state’s only major, non-cyclical gerrymandering since 1990 occurred in 2003.

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Trump Meets With Putin––and TDS Monday Morning Quarterbacking Either give a hand or get out of the way. by Bruce Thornton

By on August 26th, 2025

https://www.frontpagemag.com/trump-meets-with-putin-and-tds-monday-morning-quarterbacking/

It’s easy for Trump’s enemies to crow that the president fumbled his meeting with Vladimir Putin. The president didn’t get the cease-fire he wanted, nor deployed the “consequences” he earlier had threatened if Putin’s rejected it––new sanctions on Russia’s oil customers. Moreover, in a Wall Street Journal editorial, the White House allegedly leaked a report that was helpful for Trump’s ever-eager critics fond of slurring him with “appeasement,” and Putin with Hitler-class evil.

The leakers claim that Putin promised during the negotiations that “in return for Donetsk, he’ll stop his assault and won’t invade other countries”–– whether purposely or accidently, a reprise of Hitler’s big lie in 1938 after the Munich fiasco, when he announced, after berating Poland, that it “is the last territorial claim which I have to make in Europe, but it is a claim from which I will not swerve, and which I will satisfy, God willing.” Whether Putin intended to paraphrase Hitler, the similarity is on the nosey for Trumpophobes.

Be that as it may, immediately blustering assaults on Trump’s actions and policies––however dubious such criticisms are––have filled the media with apocalyptic portents of doom that so far haven’t materialized. Take Trump’s policies and bold moves on tariffs. Hysterical predictions of economic disasters from recessions to inflation, rabid bear markets to currency collapses filled the media. Months later, the dire predictions haven’t materialized, while the economy is purring along. Even the Federal Reserve is bruiting a couple of reductions in interest rates this year.

Such predictors of Trump’s disasters are left with blatant lies, or calls of “just wait,” the eternal recourse of failed prognosticators. Of course, with enough time anything can happen. Even a blind squirrel can find an acorn occasionally. But good journalists and commentators don’t rely on future hopes to validate their skills. And as we’ve learned the last several months of Trump’s second administration, the President when negotiating usually has several more tricks up his sleeve that are not obvious to the TDS media desperate to enjoy Trump’s failures.

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