The Rebel in Iraq: GERMAN graffiti in a church desecrated by ISIS — here’s why

Last week, The Rebel team and I became some of the first Western journalists to come to the Christian town of Batnaya, Iraq since it was liberated from ISIS. 

Over 80 per cent of its buildings are rubble, but the church received the brunt of the destruction by the Islamic invaders:

Statues were beheaded, bullet holes are everywhere — but one detail was especially shocking...

SEE ALL OUR REPORTS from Iraq, and help us bring humanitarian aid to the region's Christians, at SaveTheChristians.com

Ezra Levant

Rebel Commander

Ezra Levant is the founder and owner of Rebel News and the host of The Ezra Levant ShowHe is the author of multiple best-selling books, including Ethical Oil, The Libranos, China Virus, and most recently, Trudeau's Secret Plan.

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  • Ayan Ray
    commented 2017-07-20 16:03:11 -0400
    Does the truth hurt?

    Ezra Levant and the like are only highlighting terrorists persecuting Christians, a sad example of biased and divisive coverage in order to blow things out of proportion.

    Ezra Levant and the like are not helping Christian victims of terrorist incidents carried out by White Christians. Why?

    In EU, White people are responsible for the vast majority of terrorist incidents.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism#/media/File:Terro.jpg

    “The largest number of attacks in which the terrorist affiliation could be identified were carried out by ethno-nationalist and separatist extremists (99). Attacks carried
    out by left-wing violent extremists have been on the rise since 2014; they reached
    a total of 27 in 2016, of which most (16) were reported by Italy. The number of
    jihadist terrorist attacks decreased from 17 in 2015 to 13 in 2016, of which 6 were
    linked to the so-called Islamic State (IS).

    Apart from jihadist, ethno-nationalist and left-wing extremist attacks, an increasing
    stream of violent assaults by right-wing extremist individuals and groups was
    noted across Europe, in particular over the past two years, targeting asylum
    seekers and ethnic minorities in general. An average of nearly 10 attacks a day were carried out on refugees in Germany in 2016, according to Germany’s Interior Ministry, as reported in open source media."

    https://www.europol.europa.eu/activities-services/main-reports/eu-terrorism-situation-and-trend-report-te-sat-2017

    Ezra Levant and the like are wrong when they claim terrorists are just after non-Muslims. Muslims are victims of terrorism to a far greater extent than non-Muslims. Here’s the truth.

    “In cases where the religious affiliation of terrorism casualties could be determined, Muslims suffered between 82 and 97% of terrorism-related fatalities over the past five years.”

    “Between 2004 and 2013 about half of all terrorist attacks, and 60% of fatalities due to terrorist attacks, took place in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan – all of which have a mostly Muslim population.”

    “Most terrorist attacks are rooted in geopolitics. Religion is certainly a part of them, but it is not the only part.”

    http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30883058

    Or is pointing out that Muslims are victims of terrorism to a far greater extent than non-Muslims and in EU, White people are responsible for the vast majority of terrorist incidents not good for generating web traffic and selling books?
  • Tammie Putinski-Zandbelt
    commented 2017-07-20 08:28:18 -0400
    Ayan Ray, your Taqiyya isn’t working here. Go away!
  • Ayan Ray
    commented 2017-07-19 20:25:22 -0400
    “Ayan Ray, go away. Your copy and paste campaign is ridiculous.”

    I will copy and past something new when Ezra Levant and the like say something new!
  • Tammie Putinski-Zandbelt
    commented 2017-07-18 20:57:54 -0400
    Ayan Ray, go away! Your copy and paste jobs are tiresome and ridiculous.
  • Ayan Ray
    commented 2017-07-18 19:08:57 -0400
    “Ayan Ray, by far the biggest victims of the Nazis were white, in Eastern Europe. What’s your point?”

    My point is by far the biggest victims of terrorism are Muslims. I am simply putting things into perspective.

    “In cases where the religious affiliation of terrorism casualties could be determined, Muslims suffered between 82 and 97% of terrorism-related fatalities over the past five years.”

    “Between 2004 and 2013 about half of all terrorist attacks, and 60% of fatalities due to terrorist attacks, took place in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan – all of which have a mostly Muslim population.”

    “Most terrorist attacks are rooted in geopolitics. Religion is certainly a part of them, but it is not the only part.”

    http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30883058
  • Ayan Ray
    commented 2017-07-18 19:07:23 -0400
    “Yeah Yeah Ayan Ray, you posted the same things all over this site on the weekend.”

    I am simply putting things into perspective. My comments are the same because I am responding to the SAME content from Ezra Levant and the like.

    Ezra Levant and the like are wrong when they claim terrorists are after non-Muslims only. Muslims are victims of terrorism to a far greater extent than non-Muslims. Here’s the truth.

    “In cases where the religious affiliation of terrorism casualties could be determined, Muslims suffered between 82 and 97% of terrorism-related fatalities over the past five years.”

    “Between 2004 and 2013 about half of all terrorist attacks, and 60% of fatalities due to terrorist attacks, took place in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan – all of which have a mostly Muslim population.”

    “Most terrorist attacks are rooted in geopolitics. Religion is certainly a part of them, but it is not the only part.”

    http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30883058
    How about helping Muslims too?

    And how about helping Christian victims of terrorist incidents carried out by White Christians?

    In EU, White people are responsible for the vast majority of terrorist incidents.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism#/media/File:Terro.jpg

    Or is pointing out that Muslims are victims of terrorism to a far greater extent than non-Muslims and in EU, White people are responsible for the vast majority of terrorist incidents not good for generating web traffic and selling books?
  • alexander jiranek
    commented 2017-07-18 14:14:37 -0400
    Ayan Ray, by far the biggest victims of the Nazis were white, in Eastern Europe. What’s your point?
  • Tammie Putinski-Zandbelt
    commented 2017-07-17 20:15:26 -0400
    TAMMIE PUTINSKI-ZANDBELT commented 2 mins ago
    Yeah Yeah Ayan Ray, you posted the same things all over this site on the weekend.

    Denying a Christian genocide perpetrated by muslims….how unoriginal! Go away!
  • Ayan Ray
    commented 2017-07-17 19:47:48 -0400
    Ezra Levant and the like are wrong when they claim terrorists are after non-Muslims only. Muslims are victims of terrorism to a far greater extent than non-Muslims. Here’s the truth.

    “In cases where the religious affiliation of terrorism casualties could be determined, Muslims suffered between 82 and 97% of terrorism-related fatalities over the past five years.”

    “Between 2004 and 2013 about half of all terrorist attacks, and 60% of fatalities due to terrorist attacks, took place in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan – all of which have a mostly Muslim population.”

    “Most terrorist attacks are rooted in geopolitics. Religion is certainly a part of them, but it is not the only part.”

    http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30883058
  • Tammie Putinski-Zandbelt
    commented 2017-07-17 18:53:16 -0400
    Janice Kay, Trudeau is so emamoured by Islam, he doesn’t care that it’s not Christians throwing gay people off of tall buildings, and then stoning them if the fall doesn’t immediately kill them; or executing them by hanging.
  • J Kay
    commented 2017-07-17 16:41:30 -0400
    Jason Kenney asks Trudeau Govt. about genocide of Christians by Muslims:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEU-HqgRcE4

    Christians are the world’s most persecuted religious group | Candice Bergen:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyIJFZaUr1Q

    It looks as if Trudeau/Liberals don’t help Christians in the Middle East because he thinks they’ll be against gay marriage.
  • Catherine Rochford
    commented 2017-07-17 15:46:01 -0400
    When will the bodies of the dead Christians be uncovered? Nobody in the world cares, so I guess never.
  • Tammie Putinski-Zandbelt
    commented 2017-07-17 15:03:48 -0400
    There will be evidence of ISIS jihadis holding Canadian passports, this will not remain hidden. As ISIS is driven out of the various regions in the Middle East, evidence will come to light. Thanks to Trudeau, convicted terrorists will keep Canadian passports. Now, why does he want them here!?
  • Maurice Potvin
    commented 2017-07-17 14:54:01 -0400
    Since 9/11 – IN THE NAME OF ISLAM (SATAN): 33,705 Attacks, 217,447 Killed, 298,672 Injured that we know of

    “Christians are the worst part of Canadian Society”, Justin Trudeau, Debate Post, March 28, 2017
  • J Kay
    commented 2017-07-17 14:18:42 -0400
    For the best video I’ve seen on Islam, watch retired math and physics professor, Dr Bill Warner outline the rapid expansion of Islam from Arabia, to Syria, then across north Africa into Spain within a few years of Mohammed’s death. It explains how Islam works and how they treated the Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians they encountered.
    From politicalislam.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wugWj42pLI