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Gov. Josh Shapiro attended an ‘iftar’ dinner at a mosque where an imam had previously declared that “Jews are the vilest people”, and announced a huge grant for the hate mosque.
The $5 million grant, described as the largest ever given to a Muslim institution, came only 5 years after the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society in Philly was forced to apologize for posting hateful Islamic sermons by an imam delivered at its mosque declaring that the Arabs were superior to all races, that Jews were the “enemies of Allah” and the “vilest of all people”.
The imam also appeared to call on Muslims to take over the world.
“By Allah, if faith had taken root in our hearts, things would have been different. We would have imposed the word of Islam upon the world, like those before us did,” Imam Abdelmohsen Abouhatab told the congregation at Al Aqsa.
He also quoted a Hadith describing the eventual Muslim extermination of the Jews.
The Al Aqsa Society, whose name is the Islamic one for the conquest mosque planted by the invaders on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, was created by a group of ‘Palestinian’ migrants out of Hebron, and had been previously in the news as part of the Fort Dix terror plot by six Muslim terrorists who had prayed at the mosque and even done free roofing there.
Even though the hateful sermons had been praised in person and featured online by the mosque, public outrage led mosque leaders to disavow them, declaring that “hatred against any group of people or religion will not be tolerated.”
But earlier this year, the Al Aqsa Society promoted a ‘Gala for Gaza’ featuring Holocaust denier Norman Finkelstein and Sheikh Mohammed Elshinawy whom the NYPD had described as an “acolyte” of the Blind Sheikh linked to the World Trade Center bombing and whose father had reportedly been an unindicted co conspirator in that same Islamic terror attack on America.
The NYPD stated that the sheikh had “made statements encouraging attendees to follow in the footsteps of Muslims who died while participating in violent jihad against non-Muslims” and that the FBI had investigated “Elshinawy for his possible role recruiting others to travel overseas to train or fight alongside extremist elements.” Elshinawy had reportedly responded to the Oct 7 atrocities by arguing “do not equate the violence of the oppressed with that of the oppressor”.
The mosque had also featured a video from Imam Omar Suleiman who had previously justified sex slavery and called for the destruction of Israel during an earlier conflict with Hamas.
According to Gov. Shapiro, who is Jewish, however the massive $5 million grant was necessary because “as we’re facing tumult overseas, and we’re facing a lot of rising hate here at home.”
“This is a moment where I think communities are fearful of the federal government and that’s deeply concerning to me and I want the Muslim community to know that they’re welcome here in Pennsylvania,” Shapiro said, in a dig at the Trump administration. “I’ve got their back and I’m going to protect them and I’m going to do everything in my power to ensure that their rights are protected here in the commonwealth.”
The $5 million giveaway could also be seen as a kind of political payback since Marwan Kreidie, the director of the Arab American Development Corp, is a spokesman for the mosque and had come to Shapiro’s defense during Kamala’s ‘Veepstakes’ when he was being accused of ‘Islamophobia’. Kreidie wrote an op-ed claiming that Shapiro had phoned to check on him the day after the Oct 7 attacks, hates Netanyahu and is angry over the deaths of Muslims in Gaza.
Shapiro “appointed the highest ranking Muslim to ever serve on a cabinet seat in Pennsylvania. He proclaimed April as Arab American Heritage Month. He visited Arab American mosques and churches. He spoke at an Eid-al-Fitr prayer,” he gushed.
It didn’t get Shapiro the VP nomination, but he’s still working on his appeasement.
The Al-Aqsa Islamic Society is politically influential, hosting Philly mayors Michael Nutter and Jim Kenney. After a pig’s head allegedly appeared on its doorstep, Councilman David Oh, who later ran for mayor as a Republican, signed a pledge to combat bigotry. And Gov. Shapiro claims to have a long history with the powerful hate mosque.
The original ‘Palestinian’ center had been bolstered by refugee resettlement agencies planting Iraqis, Syrians and Afghans there to further get out the vote for Democrats in Philly.
And Philly Democrats brought them into their coalition.
That’s why Gov. Josh Shapiro, who hadn’t been picked by Kamala as her VP in part due to a whispering campaign suggesting that his Jewishness made him a liability among the party’s new pro-Hamas base, showed up at Al-Aqsa’s iftar dinner to talk about the mosque as “a place I have felt welcome at for many, many years” and had been coming there for over ten years.
“I’m really proud that we’ve been able to work with your leaders here to invest $5 million in making this place an even greater center of activity in the community.”
Part of the $5 million is supposed to be used to expand the school. However the Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy, the Society’s school, which was started to service its Arab Muslim membership but increasingly draws black students, was sued in 2023 by a teacher over accusations of racial discrimination. And last year, a man was shot and killed ‘execution-style’ on the way to the mosque.
According to Gov. Shapiro though, a mosque where Jews were called the “vilest people” is a very special place where he always feels welcome. That may say more about him than about the mosque.
Either an acute case of Stockholm Syndrome or total insanity. Either way something needs to be done before he hurts any more people. That $5 million taxpayer dollars is going to an organization whose motto is “Death to America”,.
It’s a kapo syndrome. shlomo wants to be a presidential nominee for a Jew hating party. Good luck, a slow learner shlomo.
He is dead to us. …..and it’s most likely he’s dead to G_d as well
He’s a Democrat so government is his religion, his god. What else needs to be said?
Power seems to be his religion, seeking and holding it all that matters.
Wouldn’t Shapiro have been a beauty if HE had been anointed instead of Harris and perhaps won the election! It is almost as if he only masquerades as a Jew! Fortunately, we have a new broom in the White House!
Shapiro reminds me of many members of my pre WWII German Jewish family who thought the Nazis were only talking about those ‘other’ Jews from Eastern Europe. They never believed that the German Jewish community would be affected. Over 1000 members of my family perished in the Shoah.
And if Mr. Shapiro believes that the Muslim threat is somehow ‘different,’ he should remember that when the Hamas Muslim terrorist attacked on 07 October, they did not distinguish between right wing and left wing, Ashkenazi and Sephardi, observant and less observant Jews, all they wanted to do is kill Jews. Mr. Shapiro can be thankful that he personally did not live in the part of Israel bordering Gaza for he too would be dead today.
“He also quoted a Hadith describing the eventual Muslim extermination of the Jews.”
Nope. Don’t think that’s going to happen:
Jeremiah 31:37 “Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.”
Do you get Jeremiah 31:37? don’t think so – G-D was angry with Israel but never stopped loving or change that Israel is the apple of G-D’S Eye = This diaspora happened as result – because of the diaspora Hebrew or Jewish people lost our identity and vote for the wrong people – until we get our identity back and vote for MAGA
Yes, I do get. What is it that you’re not understanding?
I quoted what that imam said about what some Hadith said about exterminating Jews. Are you with me, so far?
So, I quoted Jeremiah 31:37 to show that the Bible says, God says, that the extermination of Israel is never going to happen. Do you understand?
That’s what Jeremiah 31:37 states. The extermination of Israel is not ever going to happen unless someone can measure the heaven and the foundation of the earth, AND THAT, anyone being able to measure those realms, is NOT going to happen.
I hope you understand now, because the first post wasn’t difficult to understand to start with.
I think that man has measured both the heavens and his foundations of the earth
The appeasers may get into a bidding war.
Just another total fraud d and Globalists/Traitor just like most all liberal Democrats/Globalists are nothings changed with these UN/CFR/Globalists
one more spineless libtard jooish shmuck in high office bending down and kissing moslem ass. senator fetterman, will you please denounce this idiot governor?
The Party, first, last and always, the Party. There is no such thing as a “moderate Democrat”, though there are Democrats capable of behaving like a moderate when circumstances mandate it.
Yup. just like Muslims too.
Likely Shapiro has done the math and knows that Muslim votes now outnumber Jewish votes in his state AND that there’s little danger leftist Jews like himself who make up the majority will abandon Dems despite the party’s blatant embrace of anti-Israel invective in tandem with pro-Palestinian sob stories. There was no Jexit, with 71% voting for a 2nd dummy Kamala Harris, totally unmoved at Trump being the most pro-Israel POTUS in history.
Jewish Kongresskritters (all Dem save one) give a pass to colleagues like Rashida Talib spouting antisemitic poison., placing party loyalty above Israel’s well being. How long are non-Jews, mostly Christian conservatives supposed to hold the line supporting Israel when they see the Jewish diaspora backing the Palestinian viewpoint? Is tikkun olam meant to be suicidal altruism?
I wonder if this is an outgrowth of an entirely understandable persecution complex. Secular Jews are overwhelmingly liberal, and perhaps they think that collaboration and self-abasement will shield them from further pogroms by endearing them to their enemies. What they seem to forget, however, is that when Jews are in the crosshairs of rabid, ideological anti-Semites, they are *all* just Jews—nothing more, nothing less. There is no distinction or extension of good will for past loyalty…they *all* get sent to the camps and, eventually, the ovens.
He’s one of the leading Democrat candidates for President in 2028.
He doesn’t have a prayer. He will be snipped by his party just like Sanders before him( he’s too stupid to realize the hand that he thinks will feed him won’t. Meanwhile this Kapo scum has sold out his own.
You Jews are your own worst enemies, just like us Western whiteys. We all have relatives who shame us, I suppose.
care to expound on your comment? It’s an opening not a complete thought – I will save outrage for your comments
“That may say more about him than about the mosque.”
Indeed it does, sadly.
I think both jews AND arabs need to get on the plane to the middle east and go have their all-out war and get it over with. If they won’t do that then let’s have another all-faiths conference to discuss formally and permanently ending ‘the festivities’ by treaty, so that this year can be the last year, that we have to hear about this garbage. Lord, save me from your fan club.
Welcome to Dhimmitude.
And Josh Shapiro was “too Jewish” for the Squad, Elizabeth Warren, Barack Hussein Osama and Kamala Harris. Even espousing “The Two State [Final] Solution” wasn’t enough.
So self hating Jew Josh Shapiro gives money to a mosque that wants the Jews dead.
Imagine Joshy’s surprise when the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society in Philadelphia actually acts out and takes this P.O.S. out. The public apology was simply a moment of taqqiya.
Thank God Kammy didn’t pick this Obama wannabe as her running mate, not that it would have made a difference.
American Jews always seem to vote for their own executioners.
It is a sad observation that I have made in the past.
Like Shcmuckie Schemer. When has that reptile ever done a thing to protect Jews, much less support them?
Often unwittingly, but on the case of Soros, who had real life experience as a kapo as a teenager in Budapest, deliberately.
Just like chickens voting for Colonel Sanders.
He’s strictly out for himself. This action is what Democrats expect of him. But they’ll knock him down anyway for being Jewish. What do you call an opportunist who abandons principle for NOTHING AT ALL?
I call him a despicable SCHMUCK.
That’s his name. Schmuck Schemer. You can see it in his scheming reptilian eyes.
TG Harris didn’t choose him as her running mate. Things might have turned out differently if she had…
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”
– Winston Churchill
Since Shaprio is Jewish and his giving all that money to that Islamic society those of that group would naturally and rightly view him as their useful idiot. Likewise, he a fool for giving them $5.000.000 since they must view him a vile man, since he’s Jewish .. Shapiro must also traitorous towards this own people for providing the Islamic enemy of the Jewish race with a vest about of money.
For as the Muslim “holy book” the Qur ‘an teaches the Jews are “apes and swine in human form.” Surah 2:65; 7:166.. 5:60.
Furthermore Shaprio by giving that Islamic society .$ 5000.000 Pennsylvania taxpayers pocket has proven that he is irresponsible with the taxpaying Pa citizens since his giving that Islamic group in no way is of any benefit to the people of Pennsylvania or the government Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Shaprio by giving that Islamic society $5000.000 of the taxpayer’s money, he has proven himself to be a Governor of foolishness and folly.
Just wondering ? Did Shapiro give away $5000.000. of the taxpayers money to that Islamic center as a result of someone that place offering him a bribe , in one form or another ?
Maybe – maybe not
All citizens ofthe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania should contact the Office of Gov, Shapiro and object to that action of foolishness and folly of his giving $5.000.000 of the PA taxpayer money to that anti-Jewish ,
group that is the al Qasa Islamic society.
I live in PA and did practiced what I just “preached” by through internet contacting Gov ,Shapiro’s Office and in “so many words ” did object to that foolish action he did.
It wasn’t merely foolish, it was utterly despicable, and Pennsylvanians should vote the moron out of office as soon as possible — particularly Jewish Pennnsylvanians! Any Jew who gives $5000,000 out of taxpayer money to support the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society is a self-hating Jew, and as a Democrat he’s also a stupid schmuck!
Jews want to know when they will stop being hated in America.
Not until they stop worshipping their secular god Emma Lazarus and proselytizing for open borders.
I really do think that Democrats brains are broken.
To make it even more self defeating Governor Shapiro is Jewish. Just amazing.
They have become incapable of rational thought. It’s all about what makes them feel good about themselves. To a Democrat it has become a mortal sin to be “judgmental,” except, of course, when it comes to judging people who oppose their policies. Then it’s judgment (“You’re a fascist,” “You’re a Nazi,” “You’re a racisttranshomoIslamophobe,” all the way.
The Governor is feeding the beast hoping it eats him last. Very foolish.
Silly Kamala – she could have run with him instead of Tampon Tim after all.
Wow! And most thought he was this “moderate Democrat” who shoulda run for Prez. He’s another freakin’ Obama.
Has Shapiro given equal amounts to churches and synagogues?
Mr Greenfield, we all like reading you. You are obviously intelligent, write very well, and do valuable research. But it doesn’t strengthen your credibility when you advertise made up calumny like “Holocaust denier Norman Finkelstein”. Mr Finkelstein is a repulsive neurotic creature who favors our murderers, but both his mother and father were in concentration camps and he is clearly not a holocaust denier. How can we trust what you say about Gov Shapiro, whom we don’t know, and count on you to inform us, when you obviously lie about Mr Finkelstein simply in order to blacken his name and by inference, Gov Shapiro’s.
Finkelstein has tried to have it both ways, mentioning the suffering of his parents during the Holocaust to accuse Israel and Jews of being the new Nazis, accusing Jews of exploiting the Holocaust and accusing Holocaust victims and historians of being liars.
Norman Finkelstein’s popular line, “If everyone who claims to be a survivor actually is one, who did Hitler kill?” is widely used by Holocaust deniers.
Finkelstein is unstable and erratic enough to be all over the place, but there’s no question that his material is very popular with Holocaust deniers.
Mr Greenfield! You wrote back! That raises your level in my book. Nevertheless I am going to nudge you into the proper lane when it comes to accuracy. We Jews have to be more exacting than most. We aren’t given any leeway. The closest Mr Finkelstein comes to being a Holocaust denier” is his book (that I didn’t and wouldn’t read) on The Holocaust Industry, which from my understanding is how Jews benefit from the suffering of his parents among others (like six million others). In other words, callous and greedy. He feeds into stereotypes and wishes victory to our enemies. Yes, he’s despicable, BUT NOT A HOLOCAUST DENIER, not literally. You see how the Israelis have to explain, so do we. If you say someone is a Nazi, they are going to ask you “where is his SS tattoo”. That’s what we have to deal with.
what is worse to me, demonKKKrats, RINOs, self loathing Jews?
Self loathing Jews and holocaust deniers –
Self loathing Jews are pining to be accepted – they are sloppy, wallowing in the fecal mud –
I am not a religious man but I am also very ethnocentric – after 10-7-2023 all bets are off!
I’m a lox and bagel junkie
I think blintz are funkie
Is something I wrote as a teenager.
YHVH is still in charge and Yeshua Messiah is Lord Jesus Christ and all that is true – and my DNA is 100% Hebrew –
When I think I share the same DNA as Lord Jesus Christ it fills my being with strenght and inner pride!
File this away for the 2028 presidential elections, as I am sure he will be a candidate for the nomination.
Instead of making vile comments on here, write letters to our Governor about your sentiments. A million letters could make a change.
Mr. Greenfield can you please do a story on why Syrian and Iraqi “refugees” are still in the United States? The wars are over over there.
What’s the justification of the so-called “refugees” still being here?
To turn them into citizens… so they can vote in Sharia Law…. satan’s Antichrist Beast System…
“….Holocaust denier”
I quit reading anything by someone who vilifies people because they don’t subscribe to their beliefs. That’s called Tyranny, Fascism or maybe even the Nazism they despise. Regardless of ones beliefs, unless you live under those regimes or even a place with Shariah law, you have the rights and privilege of expressing those beliefs without hate throw in their direction. You should be ashamed of your hypocrisy Mr Greenfield because you are just like the people you abhor. Look in the mirror!
So you only villify people who villify other people? Shouldn’t you also stop reading yourself?
If you don’t want to read anything by anyone who villifies people because of their horrible views, you should stick to Dr. Seuss.
Then again since Theodore had his share of political cartoons and statements, that may not be safe enough for you.
I let people say what they want without the vilification that the Left uses when people disagree with them. In Germany its against the law to “deny” anything less than 100% of what the NY Times believes or propogandizes about the 6M (exactly, or else) Jews in WW2 Germany. I don’t buy any part of their history on a damn thing but they can say what they want without doing anything illegal, which is the only place you and others using “holocaust denier” takes us. This is no different than being a Climate Change “Denier”, which I am sure you would agree is a wholly inappropriate way to deal with another side to the “science” (the same “science” that says X and Y Chromosomes no longer matter with sex determination). The only real denial is that some cannot consider that there is another side to history as there has always been thru the ages. That may be your Religion, but in America we tolerate all Religions. That’s part of the deal, right?
I’m a Jew. But I would never vote for a Jew for any political office in the US. They are the worst, most disgusting sellouts.
The peak of hypocrisy ! The poster boy for the Look-At-Me-See-How-Nice-I-Am Syndrome. Certifiably insane !
I have noticed that muslims are never grateful for anything that is done for them by non-muslims. It took a while to understand the reason for this but I now believe it is because muslims have been taught that everything we own is theirs, so when something is given to them there’s no need for gratitude because we are giving them what is already theirs. The other reason is that money gifts are regarded as ‘protection money’; jizya; which is required to be given to them by we, the kafirs, if we want to remain safe.
Of course there is no compassion or forgiveness in islam so it’s not surprising they have this inherent belief in their entitlement to everything.
In the first place, the true definition of Mosque is “Islamic Fortress”. In the second place, Islam is a “Terrorist Organization”; their “Charter”, the Koran, demands that “Dar Al Harb” (everything that isn’t Islamic) is to be conquered, everyone not converting is to be killed. Talk about MS-13 and “Tren de Aragua” being deported, Muslims should be at the top of the list! Try walking down Main Street in Dearbornistan eating a ham sandwich during Ramadana, or whatever they call it…
He’s right. We are facing more hate here at home. Hate from the leftists and Islamic groups continues to increase despite appeasement from Joe and democrats like this clown. Like Joe and Obama, Shapiro hands out money for America haters. I have news for Shapiro. They don’t want to coexist.