Sun-Sentinel Lame Coverage of Pro-Hamas Ft. Lauderdale Demonstration Overshadowed by YouTube Video

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Someone really needs to inform Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel editor Earl Maucker that newspapers nowadays are in the business of delivering information, not just print.  We just saw an excellent example of why print needs to be supplemented by video, especially if the latter is necessary to convey the feeling of the event covered. This was illustrated by the incredibly lame coverage the Sun-Sentinel gave to a very intense pro-Hamas demonstration on Tuesday in downtown Fort Lauderdale. As a resident of this area, such demonstrations seem to be rather disconcerting since this seems to be something that usually happens in other parts of the world, not in this normally peaceable burg. Check out this video made by Tom Trento and judge for yourself if this demonstration warranted this rather laid back Sun-Sentinel coverage as written by Scott Wyman:

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Protesters waving Palestinian flags and shouting "Free Palestine" squared off against supporters of Israel outside Fort Lauderdale's courthouse Tuesday evening over four days of warfare in the Gaza Strip.

More than 100 people accused the Israeli military of genocide and demanded an end to its airstrikes. Across Southeast Third Avenue, about two dozen people charged that the Gaza Strip is controlled by terrorists and demanded a stop to rocket attacks that Israel says prompted its actions.

The two sides traded chants as rush-hour traffic passed by and police officers stood watch.

"It's horrible not knowing if your uncle or your grandmother is dead," said Sammy Abu-Hamdeh of Pembroke Pines, who attended the pro-Palestinian rally. Allyn Kanowsky of Coral Springs on the pro-Israel side said, "If the Palestinians laid down their arms, there would be no war. If the Israelis laid down their arms, there would be no Israel."

Israel began its airstrikes Saturday, and reports place the death toll at 374. Israeli leaders say they are targeting Hamas militants who have ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007 and who they say are responsible for recent rocket fire into southern Israel.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators called on the United States to stop aid to Israel. Ahmad Suid of Naples brought his 8-year-old son and 9- and 10-year-old daughters to the rally holding signs saying "Stop the Genocide" and "I'm not a terrorist."

"This is absolutely inhumane," Suid said. "This is a modern-day holocaust."

Another rally for Israel is planned for Sunday at noon across from the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach. "We have to stand up for Israel and oppose the terrorist attacks that have been going on for way too long," said Rabbi Andrew Jacobs of Plantation.

What? There's some sort of law that says the Sun-Sentinel can't supplement its written reports with video? And where could they get such video? Why by searching YouTube. I'm sure Tom Trento would have granted the Sun-Sentinel permission for the use of the video. In fact, I'm sure Trento's YouTube video has had way more views (almost 53,000 as of this writing)  than the Sun-Sentinel's written report which failed to relay any real sense of the insanity generated by the pro-Hamas crowd. And speaking of Tom Trento, he delivered a spot-on commentary about this demonstration at the tail end of his video:

Okay, I could provide a lot of commentary on what you just saw but I'll let the video speak for itself. The evening started off with a handful of Palestinian supporters and then grew and grew and grew for about two hours. Up to two or probably three hundred. And the intensity got more dramatic and more focused as the evening went on. And then the Imam had a call to prayer that you saw. And after that there was a fervor, an excitement, an agitation throughout the crowd. And as you saw, the crowd eventually wanted to go over to the side where the supporters of Israel were and to confront them and they moved that way. But for the police who pushed them back there may have been some problems. In any event this was not Gaza, it was not Paris, it was not London, it was not even Detroit. This was Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We have a lot of work to do in 2009. Take care.

And thank you, Tom Trento, for giving us an idea of what was really happening at that demonstration in downtown Ft. Lauderdale. Your video report provided us an insight that was pretty much lacking in the Sun-Sentinel story about the same event. Yet another illustration of why newspapers around the country are in a steep decline.

Remember, Earl, there's this internet thingy that you seem to be ignoring.

—P.J. Gladnick is a freelance writer and creator of the DUmmie FUnnies blog.


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The beauty of Islam

Yes, we got to see firsthand the beauty of that "religion of peace" God help Israel.

Thanks Rusty.. Peace, love, and back to the ovens..

excerpts from the tape ..

".. because once people really understand the real beauty of Islam ..

"..go to Hell .. go to Hell .. go to Hell .. go to Hell.. go to Hell.."

".. go back to the ovens. You need a big oven, that's what you need."

It's noteworthy to consider that the activist left side of the isle (now in charge) in the US (elsewhere, obviously, as well) .. the peace loving "tolerant of other's left - completely supports these people and their view.

soul wept

".. go back to the ovens. You need a big oven, that's what you need."

When I heard that my soul wept.

If the left thinks they have won against the right. Just wait until the Muslim Right gets going. Everything the left stand for Muslims hate and will kill to prove their hate. I would love to see a Anti-Prop 8 rally against a Pro-Palestine, Anti-Israel rally. There are no gay Muslims so having gay marriage under Islam will not work.

It may come down to the enemy(Islam) of my enemy(left) is my enemy too, let just hope that the left realize that Islam is a enemy and not just a misunderstood friend that kills people

Long live George W. Bush liberator of millions

Rationality is not the

Rationality is not the Leftie's big thing. They don't get that the very Palestinians they're supporting would have them all put to death for homosexuality and fornication if they were ever given the opportunity.

Thank you P.J.

Where do I start? These "people"  come from a land that restricts free speech??? And now they use our right to such against us??? And, there were many who looked "American" to me. WOW! The hypocrisy here is amazing! Good job my man, good job! I won't go on about how I really think about these "people". Where are we going as a nation?? God will see us through, if we can only, as a nation, accept Him. Tribulations? Maybe it's here, now. Good job...

 

Gary

 

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."

AS usual...

The aggressors were the Islamists following their "religion of peace". Did You hear the oh so peaceful Muslim woman yelling across the street at the supporters of Israel that "maybe we should get a big oven"? It's interesting how a "religion of peace" can have such devout followers with nothing but pure hatred coming from their mouths.

Hey, I got the wrong "CHANGE"!

Alan Keyes / Sarah Palin - 2012

I couldn't take anymore of

I couldn't take anymore of the vid once the Muslim critter or whoever he is starting his rant/chant along with all those behind them...about 4 minutes or so into the video.

If we don't start fighting back, we will be lost in this country, this is a religious war we are in with the radical Muslims, we remain silent as a whole, and I am including the Jewish pop. here, then it will be our own damned fault.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

Palestinians Spread Hate in Ft. Lauderdale Florida

The news coverage that I have been hearing about Israel's retaliation against Hamas, has always included emotionally charged, deceitful comments from sympathetic sounding Palestinians. I have seen several news reports that showed bombed-out living quarters with children's toys and dolls conspicuous amongst the rubble. Then you hear mournful Palestinians accusing Israel of indiscriminately killing Innocent Palestinian women and children.

The truth is that the Palestinians have been lobbing rockets into Israel for over 2 years from the Gaza Strip. Thousands of rockets and mortar shells have been targeted at Israeli civilians. All the Israelis are asking them to do, is to stop these attacks. The Israeli government has said that it would halt the military strikes on Gaza, if Hamas would stop firing rockets into Israel. However, Hamas continues to fire rockets into Israel. You might say that the ball is in the Palestinians' court. They could stop Israel's retaliation simply by halting their attacks on Israeli civilian populations.

On the other hand, Israel is targeting only military targets and Hamas headquarters, not civilians. Often Hamas uses women and children as shields to protect their supply of weapons. They store them in schools, hospitals, holy mosques and residential buildings to dissuade the Israelis from attacking them. The Palestinians use Israel's superior character and morality as a defense. If the Israelis bomb these strategic targets despite the human shield, then the Palestinians claim that Israel is targeting innocent women and children to gain sympathy from the world media. It is Hamas who is putting their own citizens at risk, not Israel. Why is the American media not making this clear.

The grievance that Hamas (the duly elected controlling political party in the Gaza Strip) has with Israel, is Israel's very existence.
The grievance that Israel has with Hamas is that they refuse to stop targeting Israeli towns with rocketfire. "If the Palestinians laid down their arms, there would be no war. If the Israelis laid down their arms, there would be no Israel."

Palestinians preach hate and intolerance and value death. The Israel's value love, acceptance and life. The distinction is crystal clear. There is a clear delineation of right and wrong.

The politically correct media says that there are two sides to this issue. They're correct, there is the right side and the wrong side and they are clear and distinguishable for everyone to see accept the myopic mainstream media.

Palestinians Spread Hate in Ft. Lauderdale Florida


 


 

The Israelis sent freaking

The Israelis sent freaking TEXT MESSAGES to the Palestinian civilians, warning them to clear out in anticipation of the strikes! 

 I was gonna ask, "What do these guys want the Israelis to do?" but I already know the answer: Die. The only way these people will be satisfied is if every Jew in the world is put to the sword.  Then they'll start in on the homosexuals and fornicators -- the very "useful idiots" who are supporting them right now.

Could only watcha minute or

Could only watcha minute or two of the freaks ...We all have to wake up .. the enemy is within

d_d... Amen

d_d...

Amen friend...Amen.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

Holocaust alarmist

Since when is 374 people a HOLOCAUST.
Good Obama Ahmad, I've told you a million times not to exaggerate!

In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.

They walk among us

and they have slowly but surely grown their populations in all of our major cities.

The "You need an Oven" remark and the "go to hell   go to hell..." remarks are projected form the mouths of hate filled zellots who will, when the order is given, strap on the bomb belt, and commit mass murder in the name of the BEAST they call Allah!

Marxists in the White House and murdering zelots in our communities.

OMG

Make NO MISTAKE, there are

Make NO MISTAKE, there are at least a couple of people in that group that would be willing and enthusiastic, if the were the call to come out from Hamas and Iran, to put on a suicide bomb belt in that US city.  MAKE NO MISTAKE!

This crap looked like the middle east.  Ridiculous.  And just like Tom Trento said, this was Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for craps sake.  Bunch of idiots.

Right On Greg

it only takes a few out of the crazies to go the next step ..... and there are truly multiples within those lunatics  to take up the cuase of jihad ... the blind enemies are within ... they live next door ... keep your eyes open

 Living in Mich there is a huge number of Palestinians and their sympathizers living right here in MI .... the threat is everywhere and they are filled with a hate that we cannot connect with... they are here are you ready for the next wave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d_d... They are here

d_d...

They are here indeed.

I fear it will be too late before people as a whole wake the heck up.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

  No surprise that a

  No surprise that a "Workers Party" member with his Che' sign makes an appearance at about 1:30. At any rate that situation looked ripe for a "Daisy Cutter".

 

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

- Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

" The Cake is a lie."   

If you go to the message

If you go to the message boards of any paper and read the comments where people have written about the Muslims who were taken off the AirTran flight, you will see that so many people are just blantantly ignorant. They say things like how awful it is for those poor people, just because they are Muslims we shouldn't profile them, that they were familes, they had their wives and children with them,etc. I cannot believe they are this willfully stupid! These people may not have been dangerous, but to assume that they aren't, is just insane. Look at this rally, that woman yelling about the Jews going into the big ovens, and the Palestians who use the kids as shields? GRRRR. What will it take for people to understand they aren't like us?

What will it take for

What will it take for people to understand they aren't like us?

Unfortunately, much much more than simple speech.  And much more than we true Americans are going to willingly let happen.

Oh, I don't know.......

A few thousand innocent American civilians dead on American soil while America watches? Oops, what am I saying, that already happened...... I gotta go to bed, this is pissing me off.

In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.

Ladies & Gents of NB

This one hits a little bit too close to home for me.

Those idiot Pali protestors were having at it at the FEDERAL COURTHOUSE in Fort Lauderdale.  More later on this.

When the camera pans around, you can see a church, with "other" protesters....this is the Ft. Lauderdale Baptist Church.  Which was built, with one thing in mind...the annual Christmas pageant.  The Christmas pageant, where they have real camels (I took my secretary's six year old son one year...he flipped...."they smell!").  A beautiful church, where the congregants saved for years and years....where it takes buying a ticket to their Christmas pageant in July...because it's the best event you've ever seen.  Three hundred voices in the best amateur choir ever assembled. 

The big brown building across the street....well, I had a lovely office there for a while....with a beautiful view of the ocean.  It used to be the "First Union Tower"....I suppose it was Wachovia for a while...who knows now...with the bailouts and all.

I was in the big brown building when Timothy McVeigh lit off the Oklahoma Federal Building....and remember looking down at the Federal Building (where the Pali's are protesting).....because the entire complex had been evacuated.  My life, and many others, changed that day.  It was the first day of terrorism this country truly understood.

And three days ago the Feds just let a bunch of nutty jihadis protest there, without any sort of FBI presence?  What's up with that?  Had I known this was going on the other day, I'd have gone down there and joined with the people on the corner of the First Baptist Church.  In the very center of downtown Fort Lauderdale. 

This is totally insane.....it is time to make it STOP!  Enough already.

These assholes can get out of my city, my state, and my country!  If they don't go willingly, I think I may just have to help them along.   I can't even express how furious I am that some stupid witch was hollering about ovens not being big enough....honey, I can light your burkha up, no worries.

 

"I can't even express how

"I can't even express how furious I am that some stupid witch was
hollering about ovens not being big enough....honey, I can light your
burkha up, no worries."

Not to mention Blonde, with so much emphasis on the illegal Spanish population here, makes me wonder just how many of these Pali pukes are actually legal. We allready know the hi-jackers on 9-11 were not.

But I'm with ya' on lighting up her burkha for her. I think I'd use a flamethrower and light a few more up behind her too.

 

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

- Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

" The Cake is a lie."   

Blaze

It's one thing to see stupidity in Minneapolis, where the cabbies won't pick up a drunk....but to see this stupidity here, in South Florida, where we generally welcome all cultures.

I am furious.  And I'm going to pay attention...trust me, I had no clue this was going on anywhere close to here.

But if you read my post...you'd be truly furious that this would have happened across the street fromt he First Baptist Church....site of one of the coolest cultural events in the entire Western World.

Baby wanting hot ovens better beware....I'll help her in that regard if I catch her sorry ass on a street close to me.

 

I agree

"But I'm with ya' on lighting up her burkha for her. I think I'd use a flamethrower and light a few more up behind her too."

I'm with you both on this one - she does have a thing for ovens after all so why not let her experience it up close?  Hate and violence are the only things people like her understand. 

That video made me sick.  The so-called reporting on the incident made me sicker.

Republicans believe every day is the 4th of July.  Democrats believe every day is April 15th ~ Ronald Reagan

Michelle

Exactly.

But the fact that this idiocy happened in my home town...I am beyond nuts!

Re-read my post above, and watch the video for the places I pointed out....that Baptist Church is amazing...they actually built it for their Christmas pageant....they have a floor that pulls away and has an ice rink (in Florida!!!)....and guy wires for the second half of the pageant....which is a reactment of Jesus from birth to death....angels fly over your head.

Palis go home.....or go away. GET THE HELL OUT OF MY HOME!

 

 

This wasn't a protest. This

This wasn't a protest. This was an enraged mob spewing forth threats letting everyone know what they really think and what will happen here when their numbers become more favorable.

I know it sucks this happened on your turf Blonde, but this sick Pali freakshow you find yourself in is useful in showing the true nature of the beast and what a bunch of cold-hearted murdering thugs the followers of the religion of pieces are. I hope they keep it up.They wont' drum up much sympathy spewing that type of vitriol and garbage unless it's from somebody as far left as Bill Ayres.

Show that video to all your friends Blonde and get them to show it to theirs. Alot of these people are shop and store owners. Refuse to to do business with them, hit em' in the pocketbook. Let em' see that in America along with freedom of assembly and speech, theres also freedom of choice, like where you shop.

If they're your neighbors, get your dogs to take a dump on their lawn's, steal their newspaper's, play loud heavy metal music and throw wild parties. At Christmas make your house look like a Vegas Casino, dress up as Mary and Jesus and sing Christmas carols in front of their houses with bullhorns. On fourth of July, play Toby Keith's "Courtesy Of The Red White And Blue" as loud as possible and light off so many fireworks, they'll think they're back in Gaza. Make em' feel unwelcome as all hell.

 

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

- Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

" The Cake is a lie."   

Blonde,Amen to

Blonde,

Amen to everything you said!

Beyond this being scary, it's heartbreaking! It's heartbreaking to see the direction that our country seems to be going with Liberal leadership and ideology creeping into our american Values.

I believe the "anything goes" liberal attitude is what's fostering this outrageous hateful behavior from these parasites! Liberals are too stupid to realize that Muslims are diametrically opposed to liberal ideology! Ask a Muslim what they think of Homosexuality, Women's rights etc. Muslims will not tolerate the "anything goes" liberal lifestyle, and yet the Libs give their hearty support to these murdering, hateful thugs! Libs would be the first people to have their heads chopped off by these tyrrants!

The only term that comes to mind to describe liberals is "Useful Idiots!"

I swear I'll light em up

right with you.

I vote we go in and use the Elian Gonzalez maneuver on em.

J, I need to come down there and take you gun shopping.

LOL-After a couple hours at the pistol range, I'll have you shooting pickles out of people's ears at fifty feet.

One handed.  :-)

-Dave

“Them that’s going get on the wagon. Them that ain’t get out of the way.” -Because enough is enough.

Ah......the gun range....

If I ever get down to Atlanta again I am SO looking you up.

In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.

The best gun control

The best gun control is a firm grip and a gentle squeeze........

Cocodrie

'A firm grip and a gentle squeeze'
And here I thought it was a steady hand and a keen eye......

In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.

good morning chose

You need them all but you need the firm grip when shooting the large calibers. The keen eye was when your husband chose you.

Coco darling :)

He spotted me with his keen eyes, seized me with a firm, steady grip and gave a gentle squeeze.......

In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.

Ditto! I am all in on

Ditto!

I am all in on this venture! If I had of been in that traffic and heard that witch yelling about bigger ovens, I'd have jumped the curb and mowed her down with my Escallade. Let's see how well she does in a Caddy vs. Hatemonger contest! I had kin at one of those damn Jew cooker camps, I would be willing to make someone's day that wants to say something to me.

Blonde

how's the gun laws in Florida? I'd stock up if you can.

Who knows what the imam was telling the slime gathered. Must of been something to stir up them up even more.

And then he tells Trento that if only we (Americans) knew what Islam is all about then we would feel differently. I don't think so. It only took 19 Muslims for me to make up my mind about the "Religion of Peace."

 

Just imagine

Imagine what the coverage had been like if this had been a group of prolifers confronting abortion activists -- screaming that the abortion supporters should be "nuked" and that we needed "a big oven" to deal with them. It would have been the lead story on every outlet, with abundant video of the loudest and most obnoxious screamers.

The only surprise

to this video is that they didn't wait until after Jan. 20th and had their brother in office so they could be reassured that there would be no repercussions against their oh so peaceful souls for any rioting, murder and mayhem commited by them. The areas where these misfit radicals live are not safe. They shout occupation is a crime, while they occupy US Soil and disrespect my country, my God and my brethren. How do we allow such trash to stay in America?

The Enemy Within

This  reminded me of a Klan rally back in the 50's.  I'm going to spreak frankly here.   Muslims are the enemy of this country.  Our government won't do anything to protect us.  I suggest you find a way.  I will apply for my gun license guaranteed under the 2nd amendment.  When these fanatics let loose, so should loyal Americans.  And finish the job.  Like I hope the Israelis will do.  if you don't take them seriously now, you will when the steel blade is on your neck.  This is the most subversive group in the USA since the German American bund.  Fortunately most German Americans repdudiated The National Socialists, However with this group it seems they can't wait to get on board.  Hatemongers and bigots.

"Don't let the bastards grind you down."

Red

OMG! I hope they didn't

OMG! I hope they didn't block the entrance to Starbucks!

I believe I was in North Miami at about this time and would love to have seen them try that there! There again, I would also like to see a bunch of libtards sporting Che Guevara Ts marching down the middle of Calle Ocho...LOL

A couple of those young dudes sporting the 'bling' look like the types who drive used Honda Civics with home-made spoilers...they were probably just there to pick up some chicks.

The Imam's prayers were very melodic-such a disappointing antithesis to the hatred spewing from his mouth. They would garner much more sympathy/support if they had prayed and protested without the garbage. But, that still wouldn't erase the ongoing assault on the Israeli people all these years with rockets, bombings, kidnappings...

Keep thinking that the Black Septembrists could have simply let the Israeli athletes go and surrendered, done a few years and have international press coverage over what they did under their belts. Carrying out relatively peaceful though harsh terroristic crimes would have given their cause much more sympathy-they'll just never get that.

There again, even violent terrorist acts still garnered support for them-Vanessa Redgrave comes to mind...and that's what's truly disturbing.

One of the 24% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 89% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.

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Extortion is one of the most evil tools ever devised by the criminal mind. It is used against those that are in no position to protect themselves. The threat of bodily harm frightens most people and unfortunately most pay the extortionist what is demanded. The saddest example is the frail school child that hands over his lunch money to the bully out of fear. Extortion will always exist despite efforts of law enforcement to arrest the perpetrators. Most victims fear going to the police for help. That is why most extortionists continues to thrive. Israel is now being extorted by Hamas who threaten to continue hurling rockets and killing civilians until they are paid billions of dollars. In return Hamas promises that they will live in peace with Israel for at least one year. Some say Hamas has the right to use extortion because Israel used the same method to gain its territory. But two wrongs do not make one right. Extortion is wrong and Hamas has no right to use it on Israel. Killing the extorters is impossible because they hide among the civilian population and world opinion is on the side of the criminals. Israel has no choice except to pay Hamas billions as the cost of a short term peace.

 

m/melpol

Extortionists Are Parasites

Extortion is one of the most evil tools ever devised by the criminal mind. It is used against those that are in no position to protect themselves. The threat of bodily harm frightens most people and unfortunately most pay the extortionist what is demanded. The saddest example is the frail school child that hands over his lunch money to the bully out of fear. Extortion will always exist despite efforts of law enforcement to arrest the perpetrators. Most victims fear going to the police for help. That is why most extortionists continues to thrive. Israel is now being extorted by Hamas who threaten to continue hurling rockets and killing civilians until they are paid billions of dollars. In return Hamas promises that they will live in peace with Israel for at least one year. Some say Hamas has the right to use extortion because Israel used the same method to gain its territory. But two wrongs do not make one right. Extortion is wrong and Hamas has no right to use it on Israel. Killing the extorters is impossible because they hide among the civilian population and world opinion is on the side of the criminals. Israel has no choice except to pay Hamas billions as the cost of a short term peace.

 

Geezer Journalists: Learn to Use Video!!

This is a generational thing. Some older journalists are clueless about using video in news. Young video savvy journalists have little history to put it in perspective. Will Obama create an office to join young with old? Or will he join the older politicians and continue to keep people uninformed?

 

Mencken-Lite

enoughroomvideo.blogspot.com

Takfir vs. Takbir

In reference to Blonde's comment about what the Immam was saying. If you watch the video, about 2/3 in you will see the Immam chanting the word "Takbir" and having the crowd reply ,"Allahu Akbar" (God is Great).

The takbīr or takbeer (تَكْبِير) is the act of saying the phrase Allāhu Akbar, الله أكبر. Usually translated "God is great" or "God is the greatest," it is a ubiquitous Arabic expression, used as both an informal expression of faith and as a formal declaration.

This phrase is recited by Muslims in numerous different situations. For example, when they are happy or wish to express approval, when they want to praise a speaker.

The phrase is said during each stage of both obligatory prayers, which are supposed to be performed five times a day, and supererogatory prayers, which are performed at will. The Muslim call to prayer, or adhan, and to commence the prayer, or iqama, also contains the phrase, which is heard in cities all over the Muslim world.

Note that takbīr (تَكْبِير) is only the name of the expression, while the phrase itself is "Allahu Akbar". In the Islamic world, instead of applause, often someone will shout "takbir" and the crowd will respond "Allahu Akbar" in chorus.

Docs Comments: Ok cool. looks like this is a likely interpretation of what happened... But then shortly after that episode, the crowd rushed to try and attack the Pro-Israeli demonstrators. Having served in both Iraq and Afghanistan I have personally seen similar situations... only the chant wasn't "Takbir", it was "TakFIR". usually, shortly after the "takfir" chanting our base would be attacked by an unruly mob, or in some cases small arms fire and rpgs/mortars. Here is the definition of "Takfir":

In Islamic law, takfir or takfeer (تكفير) is the practice of declaring unbeliever or kafir (pl. kuffār), an individual or a group previously considered Muslim. The act which precipitates takfir is termed the mukaffir

This declaration may be made if the alleged Muslim in question declares himself a kafir, but more typically applies to a judgement that an action or statement by the alleged Muslim indicates his knowing abandonment of Islam. The sentence for apostasy (irtidad), under Sharia law as traditionally interpreted, is execution, alternate amputation, expulsion.

For this reason, orthodox Islamic law normally requires extremely stringent evidence for such accusations, in many cases, requiring an Islamic court or a religious leader, an alim, to pronounce a fatwa (legal judgement) of takfir on an individual or group.

What constitutes sufficient justification for takfir is disputed between different schools of religious thought. The orthodox Sunni position is that sins do not in general prove that someone is not a Muslim, but that denials of fundamental religious principles do; thus a murderer, for instance, may still be a Muslim, but someone who denies that murder is a sin must be a kafir, as long as he is aware that murder is a sin in Islam. Extremist movements that have been ready to practice takfir - the earliest medieval Kharijites and modern groups such as Takfir wal-Hijra and the GIA, who regard virtually all self-styled Muslims as kafirs whose blood may legitimately be shed - have been condemned by more mainstream Muslims. Takfir has also been used on Shias, whose beliefs are questioned by many mainstream Sunni Muslims. This has sometimes been used to legitimize physical attacks on such groups[3]. In the case of groups such as the GIA (as mentioned above), it has been used to legitimize attacks on any Muslim who is not actively fighting against their governments.

Docs Comment: So, do you have to be MUSLIM to have someone pronounce "Takfir" upon you? Answer: No. There are numerous examples of some muslim leader declaring "Takfir" upon non-Muslims in an effort to justify violence or bloodshed against this person or group. One of the most famous examples is:

"An example of takfir that has featured prominently in Western media is the case of Salman Rushdie, who was forced into hiding after Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa officially declaring him to be a kafir who should be executed."

Now that you know the difference, watch the video again and then decide for yourself which thing the Immam is calling for.

Doc

Wow Doc

 That was a great post.  I am amazed first of all by the amount of knowledge contained in it (and only slightly secondarily that your keyboard has Arabic keys) but also it was something I suspected when I watched it that the imam was speaking something to them in the prayers that caused them to want to lash out in violence.  Such a beautiful religion of peace.

DON'T make me repeat repeat myself myself!

Thank you Doc

It was very disturbing to watch that video again (BTW, my old office building is clearly in the background as the young woman with the green headdress is screaming about the ovens).

Watching the video to the end, with the narrator saying the crowd became totally agitated after the immam's call to prayer, I have no doubt what was being said after your most excellent post.

I hope ICE tracks down these people and deports every single one who is here illegally.  And that the rest of them are put on a watch list.

Scary times.

P.S.  Did anyone else see the Obama hat on one of the protesters?

 

OBAMA FOR IMMAM!

Yup! I caught that too. Kinda interesting considering the current lack of information coming out of the Obama camp on the situation in Israel.

Doc

Very interesting

Did you see Noel's new blog? 

Kind of puts a real point on The One's silence.