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3-Jul-14 World View -- Airport security to increase as Yemen bomb makers join with Syrian jihadists

China bans Ramadan fasting for Uighurs in Xinjiang province

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Jerusalem violence triggered by 'price tag' killing of Palestinian teen
China bans Ramadan fasting for Uighurs in Xinjiang province
Muslim players at World Cup Football (Soccer) face Ramadan problems
Airport security to increase as Yemen bomb makers join with Syrian jihadists

Jerusalem violence triggered by 'price tag' killing of Palestinian teen

Far-right Israeli protesters block intersection in Jerusalem, shouting 'Death to Arabs'

Far-right Israeli protesters block intersection in Jerusalem, shouting 'Death to Arabs'

A 16 year old Palestinian teenager was abducted from outside his home in east Jerusalem, and forced into a car that sped off. His burned body was found hours later in a vacant lot, triggering massive violence.

The crime is believed to be a "price tag" attack by Israeli settlers seeking revenge for the abduction of three Israeli teenagers on June 10. Their dead bodies were found on Monday, triggering large protests by Israelis. Anger was growing among Israelis, and on Tuesday and Wednesday there were hours of protests by far-right Israelis shouting "Death to Arabs." The death of the Palestinian teen followed, leading to rock throwing by Palestinian protesters, met by teargas and rubber bullets from Israeli security forces.

The phrase "price tag" is frequently used by far-right Israeli settlers to denote revenge attacks against Palestinians or IDF soldiers in response to moves by the Israeli government to evacuate illegal West Bank outposts, or as retribution for attacks by Palestinians. The attacks have usually been against mosques or other property, and sometimes even Christian property, but they've occasionally crossed the line into violence against Palestinians. The abduction and murder of a Palestinian teen would be a major escalation in the price tag attacks.

Violence has been growing in the West Bank, and there have been a flurry of rockets from Gaza targeting residences in Israel. It remains to be seen whether this violence continues to spiral upward, or subsides. International Middle East Media Center (Gaza) and Jerusalem Post and Times of Israel

China bans Ramadan fasting for Uighurs in Xinjiang province

In the face of increasing numbers of terrorist acts by Muslim Uighurs from China's northwest Xinjiang province, Chinese authorities had issued orders that Uighurs are not permitted to take part in traditional fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, which runs this year from Saturday, June 28th through the evening of Monday, July 28. Uighurs will be prevented from fasting in schools and public offices, and inspections will be made on Uighur residences.

It's hard for me, at least, to figure out how preventing Uighurs from fasting is going to help quell terrorist activities. Chinese authorities have been trying for years to restrict Muslim practices in Xinjiang, and have flooded the province with Han Chinese to force assimilation, but with little success.

The Uighur separatists have never been closely linked to the international jihadist movement. The ten million Uighurs in China speak a Turkic language and practice Sufi Islam, while al-Qaeda, for example, are mostly Arabic-speaking Sunnis. But increasing restrictions on Muslim practices in Xinjiang province appear to be catching the attention of Muslim militants outside of China. If the Uighurs become part of the worldwide Muslim militant movement, China will have only itself to blame. AP and Economist

Muslim players at World Cup Football (Soccer) face Ramadan fasting problems

Muslims playing at World Cup Football (Soccer) matches in Brazil, including players from Algeria, Belgium, France and Germany, are faced with the requirement of fasting all day during the June 28 to July 28 Ramadan period.

Researchers have found that for Muslim athletes during Ramadan, both aerobic and anaerobic activity diminish during fasting, and foot speed, agility, dribbling speed, and endurance all decline significantly. The annual observance of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, and the act of fasting is said to cleanse the soul by freeing it from harmful impurities. Deadspin.com

Airport security to increase as Yemen bomb makers join with Syrian jihadists

US officials will increase security at American airports and at overseas airports with direct flights to the United States. The exact measures have not been revealed, but could include increased random screening of passengers and tighter controls on footware, mobile phones, and computers.

The increased security follows from reports that legendary bomb-maker Ibrahim al-Asiri, who developed the shoe bomb for Al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in Yemen, is working on new bomb configurations that will escape existing airport detection capabilities, and is working with the jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra (Islamic Front) in Syria. Syria is of interest to al-Asiri because thousands of young men from Europe and America have been traveling to Syria to train to be terrorists and fight the Syrian regime.

So the nightmare scenario is that al-Asiri develops an undetectable bomb, and gives it to a European or American al-Nusra jihadist with a clean passport, who detonates it during a flight. AP and Irish Times

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