Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Islamic cleric on the Jews: "As Muslims, our blood vengeance against them will only subside with their annihilation"

Plan for genocide.

"Hamas Cleric Wael Al-Zarad Calls for the Annihilation of Jews and States: If Each Arab Spat on the Jews, They Would Drown in Arab Spit," from MEMRI (thanks to Paparock):

Following are excerpts from a TV program featuring Palestinian cleric Wael Al-Zarad, which aired on Al-Aqsa TV on February 28, 2008:

Wael Al-Zarad: In short, these are the Jews. As Muslims, our blood vengeance against them will only subside with their annihilation, Allah willing, because they tried to kill our Prophet several times. What should we do with these people? What is the best solution for them? Should it be by shamelessly bestowing kisses, regardless of our religion and our morals, on satellite TV and in clear view of the whole world? Should it be through futile meetings, which are usually conducted on carpets red with the blood of martyrs? Or should it be through an exchange of despicable smiles and ugly handshakes?

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What is the best solution for these people, who have perpetrated every possible thing against us? They have destroyed our homes, killed our children, taken our land, and plundered our resources. They have turned our mosques into pubs and bars, where they drink alcohol and get women drunk. From the dome of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, they proclaim that Ezra the Scribe is the son of God. [...]

No, they don't. No Jewish group has ever claimed this. But Muhammad somehow got the idea that they did, and so it is in the Qur'an (9:30).

By Allah, people, the Jews do not deserve such a fuss. They do not deserve to be feared. The Jews are not a terrorizing bogeyman. The Jews are nothing but human scum, who came as scattered gangs to occupy our land. By Allah, if each and every Arab spat on them, they would drown in Arab spit. By Allah, if each and every Muslim spat on them, they would drown in saliva. By Allah, if the Arabs and Muslims turned into flies, the Jews would die from their buzzing. Therefore, my dear brothers, the Jews do not deserve to be feared so much. Therefore, I ask with pain and sorrow: Isn't there a single reasonable man in any of the Arab air forces? Isn't there a single reasonable man among them, who will break through these aerial borders, and bomb the Jews deep in their own land? Where are all the Arabs and Muslims?

Comment: To many this is just rhetoric and the words are attributed to a few "militant" Islamists. Words have meaning, they are powerful tools and touch the attitudes of those who listen, week after week. To pass them off as the work of only "one person" is naive, foolish and down right stupid. A message repeated frequently, often and especially from one who is psychologically an important person to his followers assumes power, strength and is presumed the truth. Actions follow words. To dismiss this kind of rhetoric lacks courage and belief in one's own values. We had better step up to the plate and stand our ground, now not later.

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