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● The existence of Hamas and their suicide bombers must reflect the
tremendous rage the Arabs must feel toward their Israeli
oppressors...?
● These organizations are anti-Zionist - for sure - but why do you
imply that they are also antisemitic?
● Aren't Hamas and Hizballah primarily social and humanitarian
organizations?
● Isn't Arafat and the PA opposed to Hamas? Doesn't the PA work with
Israel to prevent their terrorism and arrest them as has been
agreed?
● What is most important to understand here is that "to die for the
sake of God" is, above all, not to die at all. By dying in the "divinely
commanded" act of killing Jews (Jews, not Israelis), the Hamas
terrorist actually seeks to conquer death (which he fears with special
terror) by living forever. In this eternal life, Hamas videotapes
reveal, there will be rivers of honey and 72 brides for each hero
"martyred" fighting the enemies of God.
Israel is a state that emerged in the heart of the Arab nation in order
to revive "the Jewish persona" through Zionist racism in
confrontation with all Muslims. "Either we destroy Israel or Israel
destroys us." A further dimension is added to the abiding enmity
between Islam and Judaism in the utilization of Western anti-Semitic
images and perceptions of Jews. "The Jews are the enemy of the
entire human race." "Zionism dictates the world and dominates it."
"The Jews constitute a financial power ... They use funds to dominate
the Egyptian media and infect its society with AIDS." "The Torah
inspires the Jews to kill."
[...]
"The brothers of the apes, the killers of the Prophets, blood suckers,
warmongers," "barbaric," "cowards," "cancer expanding in the land
of Isra' [reference to Palestine which was the destination of
Muhammad's night journeyl and Mi'raj [Muhammad's ascent to
heaven] threatening the entire Islamic world," "a conceited and
arrogant people," "the enemy of God and mankind," "the
descendants of treachery and deceit,", Nazis," "spreading corruption
in the land of Islam," "the Zionist culprits who poisoned the water in
the past, killed infants, women and elders," "thieves, monopolists,
usurers."
Verses from the Qur'an and the hadith (the traditions associated with
Muhammad passed down by his companions) were used often to
reinforce the negative image of the Jews, and terminology with
Islamic connotations was dominant. The leaflets usually began with
the religious invocation: "In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the
Compa.ssionate." Almost every leaflet contained a Qur'anic verse
either as a heading or as a conclusion, emphasizing a certain feature
inherent to the Jews, is instigating war. For example: "Oh believers!
take not the Jews or the Christians as friends." "So make war on
them: By your hand will God chastise them, and will put them to
shame, and will give you victory over them, and will heal the bosoms
of a people who believe."
"Question: The Preventive Security Service has been criticized for not
accepting into its ranks people who are not members of Fatah.
Dahlan: That is not correct. We have enlisted into the ranks of the
Preventive Security Service many of our brothers active in other
organizations opposed to the agreement and I have considered this
to be a personal goal Matters reached the point where we engaged in
a huge political battle with the Americans and the Israelis over the
enlistment of some 25 members of the Hamas military wing, which
was done as part of our overall responsibility toward all members of
the Palestinian people. Israel accuses them of being the hard-core
military infrastructure of the Izz a-Din Al-Kassam brigades [the
Hamas terror cells]. We arrested them in the past for various
security-related matters, but we saw no reason to continue to detain
them. Since the Israeli Prime Minister contested the matter, we
made a historic, national decision to protect them. We said very
clearly to the Israelis that an attack on any of them
would be an attack on the entire Palestinian Preventive Security
Service. Thus, we protected them and gave them the opportunity for
an honorable life."
Yasser Arafat has donated $100,000 Dollars for the building of a new
mosque dedicated to Iz A-Din el Kassam, the infamous Arab terrorist
after whom Hamas terrroist cells have named themselves. El-Kassam
was killed during the Arab riots of 1936-1939. During the mosque
dedication last week, a representative from the PA's office of Holy
Sites, Sheikh Salame thanked Arafat for his generous financial
support. "This shows President Arafat's commitment to remembering
those who defend this land." said the Sheikh. Arutz 7 correspondent
Haggai Huberman reports that the new mosque was built in Kfar
Yamon, south of Jenin.