Indonesian Jihadis Leaving for Lebanon

Tue, Aug 15, 2006 at 8:03:07 am PDT

If you need more evidence that the “ceasefire” in Lebanon is a sham, intended to allow Hizballah a chance to rearm, here’s a report from Indonesia about 1,000 jihadis (financed by “Muslim businessmen”) on their way to Lebanon. (Hat tip: Nancy.)

BATAM, Riau Islands: “Jihadists” wanting to transit in Batam before leaving for Lebanon and Palestine were told Monday to depart from other cities for security reasons.

“The chances of being infiltrated by provocateurs is higher if we leave from Batam. It’s better for the jihadists to transit in Dumai or Medan (North Sumatra) before proceeding to Malaysia and then to the Middle East,” Muhammad Ali, founder of the Nur Fadillah Foundation, said at a gathering of 1,000 volunteers to join a declared jihad against Israel.

He said the move was made due to security reasons, not because there was any difficulty providing meals or accommodation on Batam. But he declined to say whether the 1,000 volunteers would be sent at once, saying the matter was still being discussed with the Muslim businessmen who supported the movement.

UPDATE at 8/15/06 9:01:29 am:

And simultaneously: Indonesia Begs To Mass At Israeli Border.