[DailyWire] Famed conservative journalist Douglas Murray scored a major legal victory Tuesday, as a UK court dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by a radical Islamist, ruling that the plaintiff “lied on significant issues” and presented evidence deemed “worthless.”
After Murray wrote a column in September 2022 in The Spectator that claimed Mohammed Hijab,
…the overeducated son of Egyptian immigrants who fancies himself a public intellectual and apologist for Islam, who since 2015 has been whipping up Moslem crowds and debating anti-Islam personalities along the lines of Mr. Murray, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and Jordan Peterson…
whose legal name is Mohamad Nabil Hegab, “was a street agitator who, in the context of disturbances’ between local Muslims and Hindus,’ whipped up his followers and made disparaging comments about Hindus,” the court’s ruling explained, Hijab sued, claiming the article had caused reputational harm and loss of earnings.
The judge dismissed Hijab’s defamation completely, writing:
As a witness he was combative and constantly argumentative. He sought, at every turn, to debate with counsel, responding to questions with (rhetorical) questions of his own, arguing his case rather than giving straightforward responses, and denigrating the character of the second defendant to whom he bears palpable personal animosity. I am satisfied that he lied on significant issues, with the consequence that his evidence, overall, is worthless. Specifically, I am satisfied that he lied in respect of the event at Golders Green, the counter-protest at the rally for Israel, the seminar on Hinduism at the Sapience Institute, his repudiation of vigilantism, his evidence as to the involvement of the Hindutva, his evidence about his choice of language in his speech, and his evidence in support of his claim for financial losses.
“The kaffirs refuse to surrender as is proper, so we had to walk away from negotiations,” he added.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Senior Hamas ..one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,... official Osama Hamdan said that despite the intensive and ongoing mediation efforts by Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi... and Egypt to broker a ceasefire agreement over the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... Strip, no tangible results have been achieved so far, the Paleostinian information Center reported.
In televised remarks on Sunday, Hamdan affirmed that the unrealistic Israeli demands led to the failure of the ceasefire negotiations over Gaza, accusing the US administration of shifting blame to the Paleostinian side
"The agreement reached in Doha was reasonable and acceptable to all parties involved, but the sudden breakdown of the talks resulted from the US and Israeli refusal to honor what had been agreed upon," Hamdan said.
"The right to bear arms for resistance is legitimate for the Paleostinian people as long as the occupation persists," Hamdan underlined.
"Any future political solution must be based on the establishment of a sovereign Paleostinian state that alone possesses weapons. However,
if you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning... at the meantime, the right to armed resistance remains fully justified in confronting the occupation," the Hamas official added.
"The resistance has always been open to negotiations to end the aggression, but the ongoing Israeli attacks have left the Paleostinians with no choice but to remain steadfast and continue their resistance," he said.
"Surrender is not an option. The Paleostinian people have been resisting since the era of the British occupation," he added.
He sounds just like the Hezbollah spokesman, though at least he still has all his lips and fingers. Ah well, Israel will just have to accommodate both of them.
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[APNEWS] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended a new military offensive in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... that's more sweeping than previously announced, declaring in the face of growing condemnation at home and abroad that Israel ''has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... Even as more Israelis express concern over the 22-month war, Netanyahu said the security Cabinet last week instructed the dismantling of Hamas strongholds not only in Gaza City but also in the ''central camps'' and Muwasi. A source familiar with the operation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media, confirmed that Israel plans it in both areas.
The crowded camps — sheltering well over a half-million displaced people, according to the U.N. — had not been part of Israel's announcement Friday. It was not clear why, though Netanyahu faced criticism this weekend within his ruling coalition that targeting Gaza City was not enough. Netanyahu said there would be ''safe zones,'' but such designated areas have been bombed in the past.
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[IsraelTimes] Abbas Araghchi says no inspections planned in first visit by IAEA since Iran suspended cooperation with agency, adds ‘nothing has been finalized’ on renewing talks with US "I'm just here for the rubble and hummus"
Ok. What will you do about it, other than complain?
[NAHARNET] Leb ...home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade.... slammed what it called "flagrant and unacceptable interference" by Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... on Saturday after an adviser to the Islamic republic's supreme leader expressed opposition to the disarmament of its ally Hezbollah.
The Lebanese cabinet ordered the army on Tuesday to draw up a plan to establish exclusive government control over weapons by the end of the year -- a move that would mean disarming Hezbollah.
"The Islamic Theocratic Republic of Iran is certainly opposed to the disarmament of Hezbollah," Ali Akbar Velayati, international affairs adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...the very aged actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...> , was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency.
"Iran has always supported the people and the resistance of Lebanon and continues to do so."
In a post on X, the Lebanese foreign ministry condemned Velayati's remarks, which constitute "flagrant and unacceptable interference in Lebanon's internal affairs."
"Some senior Iranian officials have repeatedly overstepped by making unwarranted statements regarding Lebanese domestic decisions that are of no concern to the Islamic republic," the ministry added.
It went on to remind "the leadership in Tehran that Iran would be better served by focusing on the issues of its own people."
Hezbollah is part of Iran's so-called "axis of resistance" -- a network of gangs in the region, including Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... and Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... 's Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... rebels, united in their opposition to Israel.
- 'NOT THE FIRST TIME' -
Lebanon's disarmament push followed a war between Israel and Hezbollah last year that left the group's military clout and political influence severely diminished.
It also came amid pressure from the United States and anti-Hezbollah parties in Lebanon to commit to disarming the group, as well as fears Israel could escalate strikes on Lebanese territory if they failed to act.
Characterizing the disarmament plan as the result of U.S. and Israeli interference, Velayati said it was "not the first time that some in Lebanon have raised such issues."
"But just as previous anti-Lebanese plans failed, this one will also not succeed, and the resistance will stand firm against these conspiracies."
Earlier this year, the Lebanese foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador over critical remarks he made about the disarmament plans.
On Wednesday, Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi, said any decision on disarmament was Hezbollah's to make, adding Tehran supported its ally "from afar, but we do not intervene."
Hezbollah itself has slammed the cabinet decision as a "grave sin", adding it would treat the move "as if it did not exist".
The Lebanese government has cast disarmament as part of the implementation of the November ceasefire that sought to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
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[REGNUM] Recently, on one of the central streets of Tehran, Rouzbeh Wadi, an Iranian nuclear scientist recruited by Israeli intelligence for subversive work, was publicly executed.
Wadi became one of eight “Tel Aviv agents of influence” to face capital punishment starting in 2025 – but he was the first member of the intellectual elite and, more importantly, the first nuclear physicist on the list.
The “Wadi precedent” has forced the Iranian authorities to choose between continuing to hastily unravel the “spy thread” leading to the scientific community, or temporarily pretending that “the matter is closed.”
MOVED IN THE RIGHT CIRCLES
Despite his relatively young age and status as a mere graduate student, Vadi was actively involved in research work, moving in the highest intellectual circles and making acquaintances with the luminaries of the country's nuclear industry.
Since 2012, his scientific works, including those co-written with leading specialists, have been published in the leading journals of the republic. The research center of Amirkabir University, to which Vadi was attached, regularly allocated large grants to him and several other colleagues to conduct research in the field of nuclear engineering.
In addition, Wadi worked as a researcher at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, the key body responsible for implementing the country's nuclear program. He worked closely with the IAEA and often traveled abroad on scientific missions as a representative of the intellectual elite.
It is not known exactly when the Iranian nuclear scientist was recruited by Israel and what was the main incentive. Iranian media cite various motives, from an urgent need for money to unrequited love.
However, everyone agrees on one thing: Vadi met with his Israeli supervisor in Europe at least five times, informing his interlocutor about the state of the Iranian nuclear industry, the work of key enrichment plants, and the mood among scientists. He received remuneration for his work in cryptocurrency.
In addition, as a kind of “bonus,” the Israelis inserted references to Vadi’s work into articles for European journals, increasing his overall citation rate and thereby strengthening the scientist’s international authority.
COVERT OPERATION
In early June, Vadi received his biggest assignment from his Israeli handlers: to identify the location of a number of his colleagues.
Of course, his interlocutors did not reveal the true purpose of the mission, attributing the sudden interest to a desire to “keep their finger on the pulse,” as well as to concerns that one of the Iranian scientists was allegedly planning to soon move to Pakistan and get a job there in the nuclear sector.
The Israelis urged Wadi to check this information to make sure that the rumors were not true.
In exchange for carrying out this assignment, the graduate student was promised an Israeli passport, a large financial reward, and help in escaping from Iran in case counterintelligence tried to apprehend him while he was still hot on the trail. The graduate student was given about a week to complete the task.
And here Vadi showed his ingenuity: under the pretext of preparing a new article, he contacted the people he was interested in and offered to hold personal meetings, expressing his willingness to “come to any point” so as not to bother his interlocutors.
It is known that in this way Wadi was able to “highlight” at least three Iranian nuclear scientists, who were subsequently killed by the Israelis as part of the special operation “Narnia” for the targeted elimination of enemy scientists.
However, the Israeli agent never managed to escape the country. After Operation Lion Force against Iranian nuclear facilities in June went wrong and Tehran launched a nationwide roundup of suspicious individuals, Israel's Mossad intelligence service focused on evacuating personnel and commandos deployed to enemy territory.
And when Iranian air defense forces managed to shoot down several enemy bombers, the intelligence service's headache was also rescuing the surviving pilots before they were overtaken by angry locals. Under such conditions, the Israeli special services simply had no time to deal with the evacuation of loyalists.
Wadi was arrested weeks after carrying out his final Israeli assignment, attempting to buy counterfeit documents with cryptocurrency from a money changer who turned out to be an undercover IRGC operative.
However, as it turned out during the process, the graduate student had come under surveillance earlier, when Iranian intelligence services got their hands on an archive of correspondence between IAEA inspectors working in Iran and Israeli diplomats, which contained identification data on some of the nuclear scientists.
Vady's letters were also found in the archived mailings, but the evidence against him was circumstantial, and it was decided to hold off on his arrest. Until the moment when the graduate student tried to flee the country with forged documents and gave himself away completely.
"HIGHER GOALS"
During interrogations, Vadi insisted that he had cooperated with Israel not out of selfish motives, but only in an effort to prevent Tehran from acquiring an atomic bomb.
According to the postgraduate student, a hypothetical nuclear arsenal would not be a salvation for the country, but would only drive it into even greater confines and turn it into an international pariah. Which in the long run would completely kill the national scientific school.
But the detainee was unable to explain whether it was worth taking the lives of his colleagues for this.
The trial was swift. The Iranian military field "troika" sentenced the traitor to the death penalty, and the sentence was carried out the following day.
Interestingly, on the same day as Vadi, Mehdi Askarzadeh was executed, accused of working for the terrorist underground. Thus, official Tehran publicly emphasized that it does not see the difference between radicals and agents of influence of other states and treats them equally negatively.
The execution of Vadi gave rise to a wave of gossip in Iranian society. The idea that a traitor could penetrate the most protected industry was too unexpected for the population. Conservative opinion leaders began to unanimously demand that other nuclear scientists be checked for loyalty and reliability. In case there were still such "Vadis" in their ranks.
This has put official Tehran in front of a difficult choice. On the one hand, nuclear scientists have always enjoyed a special position in the country and have been treated with care by the authorities. And any attempt to carry out purges in their ranks could provoke an outflow of personnel from the industry, which is very disadvantageous in conditions when Iran is developing its program practically on its own.
On the other hand, it would be imprudent to close the issue with just the execution of Wadi: the Israelis rarely rely on just one "mole", especially in such sensitive areas as the nuclear sphere. This means that among the intellectual elite of Iran there may still be agents of Tel Aviv. And ignoring them now is fraught with many times greater losses in the future.
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Or maybe he wasn’t a spy, but just another nuclear scientist Israel wanted to get rid of and planted evidence to get Iran to take care of him? And how many others might be subject to such a process?
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