The Emir of Qatar has become the first head of state to visit Gaza since the Islamist group Hamas seized control five years ago. The visit reflects increasing ties between the Gulf state and the regime which is considered a terrorist group by the West. Lindsey Hilsum Channel Four Europe reports.
Updated 4:10 p.m. ET -- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The emir of Qatar embraced the Hamas leadership of Gaza on Tuesday with an official visit that broke the isolation of the Palestinian Islamist movement, to the dismay of Israel and rival, Western-backed Palestinian leaders.
Israel said it was "astounding" that Qatar, a U.S.-allied Gulf state whose oil and gas permit it to punch way above its diplomatic weight, would take sides in the Palestinian dispute and endorse Hamas, branded as terrorists in the West. The emir had "thrown peace under the bus," an Israeli spokesman said.
But some analysts saw a daring move, aimed at rehabilitating Hamas in Western eyes in order to coax it into the peace camp at a time of Arab Spring revolts and civil war in Syria, have been reshaping power balances across the Middle East.

Mohammed Abed / Pool via Reuters
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh welcomes the Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, right, to Gaza at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Oct. 23.
The emir, who is rare among Arab rulers in having met senior Israeli officials, denounced Israel's policies and praised people in Gaza for standing up to it with "bare chests" -- but he also urged rival Palestinian leaders to abandon their feuds.
The emir, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, who has led Arab efforts to support rebels in Syria and Libya during Arab Spring revolts, left Doha with a large delegation and was welcomed with a red carpet. Among those traveling with him were his wife, Sheikh Moza, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim and other ministers, the official Qatar News Agency reported.
Hundreds of Palestinians lined his route, waving Palestinian and Qatari flags as the emir's black Mercedes limousine bumped along the rutted main highway Qatar has promised to rebuild.
"Today we declare victory over the blockade through this historic visit," Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told the Qatari monarch in a speech at the site of a new town to be built with the emirate's money. "Thank you emir, thank you Qatar, for this noble Arab stance. ... Hail to the blood of martyrs that brought us to this moment."
Hamas, whose suicide bombing campaign against Israel was at a peak a decade ago, rejects a peace treaty and has poured scorn on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, of the rival Fatah movement, for his efforts to negotiate his way to a Palestinian state. That peace process with Israel is stalled.

Mohammed Abed / Pool via EPA
Qatar's first lady, Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned, left, walks alongside the wife of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, during a welcome ceremony at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
Sheikh Hamad slammed Israeli settlement in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. "The Palestinian cause ... remains a bleeding wound in the Arab body as Israel continues every day to change the face of Palestinian land through its settlement activities and Judaisation in the occupied West Bank and especially in Jerusalem," he told an audience at Gaza's Islamic University.
But he blamed some of the failure on Palestinian infighting, which had undermined "resistance." "Surely you realize that your division is the source of greater harm to your cause and the cause of all Arabs," he said. "It is time you end the chapter of differences and open a wide chapter for reconciliation."
"This visit has great political significance," said Hamas government spokesman Taher al-Nunu, according to AlJazeera.com. "[The emir] is the first Arab leader to break the political siege."
Gaza, under partial blockade by Israel and Egypt, has no airport or seaport, and the Qatari delegation is believed to have entered by land from Egypt.
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi said he welcomed the emir's visit to Gaza, according to a late night statement from his office quoted by AlJazeera.com.
US, Israel ready for huge joint drill in Iran's shadow
This was the first visit to Gaza by any national leader since Hamas seized control of the enclave where 1.7 million people live from Abbas's forces in 2007. Israel had pulled out its troops and settlers from the territory two years earlier.
Qatar has called the visit a humanitarian gesture, to inaugurate reconstruction projects financed by the emirate. After initially earmarking $250 million for the schemes, a smiling Haniyeh announced the fund now stood at $400 million.
In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the United States was concerned about the "destabilizing" role of Hamas in the region.
"The Qataris have described this as a humanitarian mission," she said. "We would hope that the opportunity was taken to make clear the importance of Palestinians and Israelis talking to each other."

Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
Hamas security forces sit between posters of senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, left, and Qatar's Emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, who is set to visit the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. He will be the first head of state to enter the blockaded Gaza Strip.
The visit will not include a meeting with Abbas, whose authority extends over the West Bank. The emir notified Abbas of his visit in a phone call on Sunday, according to the Jerusalem Post.
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“We can’t welcome the visit of the emir and his wife to the Gaza Strip,” political analyst Adel Abdel Rahman, who is affiliated with Fatah, told the paper. “The visit does not serve the unity of the Palestinian territories, the people and the political system. On the contrary, the visit poses a threat to unity and our political system.”
Western-allied Gulf Arab states are trying to lure Hamas away from its alliance with Iran, whose nuclear energy program has raised the prospect of a war with Israel.
Israeli forces strike Gaza targets after rocket salvo
Israel and Gaza are in a state of perpetual low-level conflict, marked by sporadic rocket attacks from Gaza by Islamic militant groups and air strikes by the Israeli forces.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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These people can do their seventh century desert dances in all manners.
To weaken these Islamic fountainheads of problems, remove sanctions on Iranian oil to crash oil prices.
Find immediate substitute for oil such that they can use their seventh century camels for their desert dances.
It hardly matters whether another despotic, bigoted and barbaric Emir of Qatar visits Hamas ruled Gaza Strip. He is like the most despotic, autocratic and bigoted Sunni Saudi ruler with his 5000 princes and princesses, Kuwaiti, UAE and other Arab League Sunni rulers and their rich sheiks.
Followers of Islamic cult, especially Sunni Saudi inspired Islamic radicals and militants (al-Qaida, Salaffi, Wahhabi, MB, Taliban and other label ones), are fast marching backwards to their seventh century desert tribal days.
They are indulging in rapings, lootings, killings and genocides of non-Muslims (Darfur, S. Sudan, Nigeria and spreading like wild fire in many regions and Muslims (Libya, Yemen, Mali, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other places).
Sunni Saudi backed Salaffi and MB new chapters are opening up in Egypt. Just watch the fate of Christians, women and Israel as the time goes by.
Even in Syria, if Assad is overthrown by Sunni Islamic religious Nazis like al-Qaida, MB, the conditions of Christians will be unbearable just like Iraq.
Pakis and Sunni Saudis and co are responsible for 80 percent of world problems including economic ones. Examine the devastations with Iraqi wars and now sanctions on Iranian oil and the resultant oil price manipulations.
They are making the lives of their own people also miserable by their Islamic religious madness to the intolerable levels.
Hope Allah punishes all evil Muslims like these Sunni barbaric and beastly rulers by eliminating them first.
This is bad news. A country with deep pockets is siding with the radical Radicals: Hamas. Then slapped a heap of mud on the face of the Moderate radicals.
Ixor: This is known as seventh century Sunni Saudi, Qatar, Kuwaiti, UAE and other Arab League seventh century despotic, highly corrupt and bigoted dances and dramas.
Qatar ruler is the one of the villains along with Sunni Saudi ruler to support Sunni Syrian rebels supported by Sunni Islamic killers like al Qaida, Salaffi and others against Assad.
You can't trust a single one of them. Just keep away.
Even Jews of Israel should have patience.
Let us worry about these Islamic mad people after their centuries of Shiites vs Sunni battles are over.
I am an infidel, a jihadi material. I support the other under dog infidels like Shiites, Sufis, Kurds, and others.
It's a shame the sheik's other two wives couldn't make the trip. Morning sickness possibly?
It is a marriage of convenience. Hamas will find out, to their chagrin, that the 21st Century Caliphate won't wait long to replace local thugs with out-of-staters.
In the ever changing world of the Middle East, these guys change alliances like I change my underwear.
When Hamas was formed, the israelis supported them as a better alternative to Fatah. Obviously that has changed.
My guess is that the Emir had frequent flier points to burn and had never been to Gaza. I hear Venezuela is nice this time of year.
"The emir had "thrown peace under the bus," an Israeli spokesman said."
The first lesson Israel should learn is not to take sides in the centuries old Shiites vs Sunni battles!
Jewish lobby started their dances along with Sunni Saudis and other despotic, autocratic seventh century bigoted Sunni ME tin-pot rulers/dictators before Iraqi wars. Then they vanished from the scene.
If Saddam was there, all these bigoted Sunni rulers would not have been there or taken refuge in the US and allied nations. Even the oil prices would not have been manipulated to $140 as during Iraqi wars.
Similar dances and dramas are being repeated on Iran and Syria.
Oil prices are being manipulated higher and higher! What is the big deal for Sunni Islamic barbaric and beastly rulers like emir of Qatar to throw away $400 million?
However one may jump with sanctions on Iranian oil and shrieks on Syria, US and allies will not be able to do much after a decade.
Iraqi wars and Afghan war have crippled US and allies so much that they can't do much in Iraq and Afghanistan. McCains, Hillarys and co only jump up and down in their offices!
Even in Libya, the US and allies could not do much except shrieks!
It would be nice to see an arab country take over the welfare financing of another arab muslim, beggar-state. That much less babysitting that the rest of the world has to to.
About time.
It would also be nice if Israel was no longer a welfare state. The American taxpayer would be very happy.
MCR......Israel is not the problem. Radical Islam is.
It could be said that Israel is problematic to palestine, really nothing more.
It could just as well be said that islam is a cancer to the entire world.
beth ...exactly what does the isreali's taking the palestinian lands, homes, farms ,etc has to do with islam. I am no fan of any religion, but you don't make any sence. by the way isreali's are not problematic to paletinian only, just a few days ago kathryn ashton, the eu representative said that she regrets the isreali's decision of approving some 700 more building in the ocupied territory. so you can see the tred that even the eu is getting fed up with isreal.
The True Face of Islam : Amanpour:
Hamas founder's son Hassan Yousef : I spied for Israel
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The True Face of Islam : Amanpour:
Hamas founder's son Hassan Yousef : I spied for Israel
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I am quoting from a posting by “ASTOUNDING.” I hope he/she does
not mind:
Quran
(2:191-193)
- "And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of
the places whence they drove you out, for persecution [of
Muslims] is worse than slaughter [of non-believers]... but if
they
desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving and merciful. And fight them until
persecution is no more, and religion is for Allah." The historical
context
of this passage is not defensive warfare, since Muhammad and
his Muslims had just relocated to Medina and were not under attack by
their Meccan adversaries. In fact, the verses urge offensive warfare, in
that Muslims are to drive Meccans out of their own city (which they later
did). The use of the word
"persecution" by some Muslim translators is thus
disingenuous (the actual Muslim words for persecution - "idtihad" -
and
oppression - a variation of "z-l-m" - do not appear in the verse).
The actual
Arabic comes from "fitna" which can mean disbelief, or the disorder
that results
from unbelief or temptation. Taken as a whole, the context makes clear that
violence is being authorized until "religion is for Allah" -
ie.
unbelievers desist in their unbelief.
Quran
(2:244)
- "Then fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah Heareth
and knoweth all things."
Quran
(2:216)
- "Fighting is prescribed
for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing
which
is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah
knoweth, and ye know not." Not only does this verse establish that violence
can be virtuous, but it also contradicts the myth that fighting is intended
only
in self-defense, since the audience was obviously not under attack at the time.
From the Hadith, we know that this verse was narrated at a time that Muhammad
was actually trying to motivate his people into raiding
merchant caravans
for loot.
Quran
(3:56)
- "As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible
agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to
help."
Quran
(3:151)
- "Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers,
for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He had sent no
authority". This speaks directly of polytheists, yet it also includes
Christians, since they believe in the Trinity (ie. what Muhammad incorrectly
believed to be 'joining companions to Allah').
Quran
(4:74)
- "Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this
world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah, be he slain or be he
victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward." The martyrs of
Islam are
unlike the early Christians, led meekly to the slaughter. These Muslims are
killed in battle, as they attempt to inflict death and destruction for the
cause
of Allah. Here is the theological basis for today's suicide bombers.
Quran
(4:76)
- "Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah…"
Quran
(4:89)
- "They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus
be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until
they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). But if they turn
renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case)
take no friends or helpers from their ranks."
Quran
(4:95)
- "Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and receive no
hurt, and those who strive and fight in the cause of Allah with their goods and
their persons. Allah hath granted a grade higher to those who strive and fight
with their goods and persons than to those who sit (at home). Unto all (in
Faith) Hath Allah promised good: But those who strive and fight Hath He
distinguished above those who sit (at home) by a special reward,-" This
passage criticizes "peaceful" Muslims who do not join in the
violence, letting
them know that they are less worthy in Allah's eyes. It also demolishes the
modern myth that "Jihad" doesn't mean holy war in the Quran, but
rather a
spiritual struggle. Not only is the Arabic word used in this passage, but it is
clearly not referring to anything spiritual, since the physically
disabled are given exemption. (The Hadith reveals the context of the passage to
be in response to a blind man's protest that he is unable to engage in Jihad
and
this is reflected in other translations of the verse).
Quran
(4:104)
- "And be not weak hearted in pursuit of the enemy; if you suffer
pain, then surely they (too) suffer pain as you suffer pain..." Is
pursuing
an injured and retreating enemy really an act of self-defense?
Quran
(5:33)
- "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His
messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they
should
be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on
opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for
them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous
chastisement"
Quran
(8:12)
- "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve.
Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them" No
reasonable person would interpret this to mean a spiritual struggle.
Quran
(8:15)
- "O ye who believe! When ye meet those who disbelieve in battle,
turn not your backs to them. (16)Whoso on that day turneth his back to them,
unless maneuvering for battle or intent to join a company, he truly hath
incurred wrath from Allah, and his habitation will be hell, a hapless journey's
end."
Quran
(8:39)
- "And fight with them until there is no more fitna (disorder,
unbelief) and religion should be only for Allah" Some translations
interpret "fitna" as "persecution", but the traditional
understanding of this
word is not supported by the historical context (See notes for 2:293, also).
The Meccans were simply refusing Muhammad access to their city during Haj.
Other Muslims were allowed to travel there - just not as an armed group, since
Muhammad had declared war on Mecca prior to his eviction. The Meccans were also
acting in defense of their religion, since it was Muhammad's intention to
destroy their idols and establish Islam by force (which he later did). Hence
the critical part of this verse is to fight until "religion is only for
Allah", meaning that the true justification of violence was the
unbelief of
the opposition. According to the Sira (Ibn Ishaq/Hisham 324) Muhammad further
explains that "Allah must have no rivals."
Quran
(8:57)
- "If thou comest on them in the war, deal with them so as to
strike fear in those who are behind them, that haply they may remember."
Quran
(8:59-60)
- "And let not those who disbelieve suppose that they can
outstrip (Allah's Purpose). Lo! they cannot escape. Make ready for them all
thou canst of (armed) force and of horses tethered, that thereby ye may dismay
the enemy of Allah and your enemy."
Quran
(8:65)
- "O Prophet, exhort the believers to fight..."
Quran
(9:5)
- "So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay the
idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and
lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they repent and keep up prayer
and
pay the poor-rate, leave their way free to them." According to this
verse,
the best way of staying safe from Muslim violence is to convert to Islam.
Prayer (salat) and the poor tax (zakat) are among the religion's
Five Pillars.
Quran
(9:14)
- "Fight them, Allah will punish them by your hands and bring them
to disgrace..."
Quran
(9:20)
- "Those who believe, and have left their homes and striven with
their wealth and their lives in Allah's way are of much greater worth in
Allah's
sight. These are they who are triumphant." The "striving"
spoken of here is
Jihad (Arabic).
Quran
(9:29)
- "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold
that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor
acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the
Book,
until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves
subdued."
"People of the Book" refers to Christians and Jews. This was one
of the
final "revelations" from Allah and it set in motion the tenacious
military
expansion, in which Muhammad's companions managed to conquer two-thirds of the
Christian world in the next 100 years. Islam is intended to dominate all other
people and faiths.
Quran
(9:30)
- "And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah; and the Christians
say: The Messiah is the son of Allah; these are the words of their mouths; they
imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them; how
they are turned away!"
Quran
(9:38-39)
- "O ye who believe! what is the matter with you, that, when ye
are asked to go forth in the cause of Allah, ye cling heavily to the earth? Do
ye prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter? But little is the comfort of
this life, as compared with the Hereafter. Unless ye go forth, He will punish
you with a grievous penalty, and put others in your place." This is a
warning to those who refuse to fight, that they will be punished with Hell.
Quran
(9:41)
- "Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your
wealth and your lives in the way of Allah! That is best for you if ye but
knew." See also the verse that follows (9:42)
- "If there had been immediate gain (in sight), and the journey easy, they
would
(all) without doubt have followed thee, but the distance was long, (and
weighed)
on them"
This contradicts the myth that Muslims are to fight only in
self-defense, since the wording implies that battle will be waged a long
distance from home (in another country and on Christian soil, in this case,
according to the historians).
Quran
(9:73)
- "O Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the
hypocrites and be unyielding to them; and their abode is hell, and evil is the
destination." Dehumanizing those who reject Islam, by reminding
Muslims
that they are merely firewood for Hell, makes it easier to justify slaughter.
It also explains why today's devout Muslims have little regard for those outside
the faith.
Quran
(9:88)
- "But the Messenger, and those who believe with him, strive and
fight with their wealth and their persons: for them are (all) good things: and
it is they who will prosper."
Quran
(9:111)
- "Allah hath purchased of the believers their persons and their
goods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise): they fight in His
cause, and slay and are slain: a promise binding on Him in truth, through the
Law, the Gospel, and the Quran: and who is more faithful to his covenant than
Allah? then rejoice in the bargain which ye have concluded: that is the
achievement supreme."
Quran
(9:123)
- "O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near
to you and let them find in you hardness."
Quran
(17:16)
- "And when We wish to destroy a town, We send Our commandment to
the people of it who lead easy lives, but they transgress therein; thus the
word
proves true against it, so We destroy it with utter destruction." Note
that
the crime is moral transgression, and the punishment is "utter
destruction."
(Before ordering the 9/11 attacks, Osama bin Laden first issued Americans an
invitation to Islam).
Quran
(18:65-81)
- This parable lays the theological groundwork for honor
killings, in which a family member is murdered because they brought shame to
the
family, either through apostasy or perceived moral indiscretion. The story
(which is not found in any Jewish or Christian source) tells of Moses
encountering a man with "special knowledge" who does things which
don't seem to
make sense on the surface, but are then justified according to later
explanation. One such action is to murder a youth for no apparent reason (74).
However, the wise man later explains that it was feared that the boy would
"grieve" his parents by "disobedience and ingratitude." He
was killed so that
Allah could provide them a 'better' son. (Note: This is one reason why honor
killing is sanctioned by Sharia. Reliance of the Traveler (Umdat al-Saliq) says
that punishment for murder is not applicable when a parent or grandparent kills
their offspring (o.1.1-2).)
Quran
(21:44)
- "We gave the good things of this life to these men and their
fathers until the period grew long for them; See they not that We gradually
reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? Is it then they
who will win?"
Quran
(25:52)
- "Therefore listen not to the Unbelievers, but strive against
them with the utmost strenuousness..." "Strive against" is
Jihad -
obviously not in the personal context. It's also significant to point out that
this is a Meccan verse.
Quran
(33:60-62)
- "If the hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a disease,
and the alarmists in the city do not cease, We verily shall urge thee on
against
them, then they will be your neighbors in it but a little while. Accursed, they
will be seized wherever found and slain with a (fierce) slaughter."
This
passage sanctions the slaughter (rendered "merciless" and
"horrible murder" in
other translations) against three groups: Hypocrites (Muslims who refuse to
"fight in the way of Allah" (3:167)
and hence don't act as Muslims should), those with "diseased hearts"
(which
include Jews and Christians 5:51-52),
and "alarmists" or "agitators who include those who merely speak
out against
Islam, according to Muhammad's biographers. It is worth noting that the victims
are to be sought out by Muslims, which is what today's terrorists do. If this
passage is meant merely to apply to the city of Medina, then it is unclear why
it is included in Allah's eternal word to Muslim generations.
Quran
(47:3-4)
- "Those who reject Allah follow vanities, while those who
believe follow the truth from their lord. Thus does Allah set forth form men
their lessons by similitude. Therefore when you meet in battle those who
disbelieve, then smite the necks until when you have overcome them, then make
(them) prisoners," Those who reject Allah are to be subdued in battle.
The
verse goes on to say the only reason Allah doesn't do the dirty work himself is
in order to to test the faithfulness of Muslims. Those who kill pass the test.
"But if it had been Allah's Will, He could certainly have exacted
retribution
from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) in order to test you, some with
others. But those who are slain in the Way of Allah,- He will never let their
deeds be lost."
Quran
(47:35)
- "Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when ye
should be uppermost (Shakir: "have the upper hand") for Allah
is with
you,"
Quran
(48:17)
- "There is no blame for the blind, nor is there blame for the
lame, nor is there blame for the sick (that they go not forth to war). And
whoso
obeyeth Allah and His messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath
which
rivers flow; and whoso turneth back, him will He punish with a painful
doom."
Contemporary apologists sometimes claim that Jihad means 'spiritual
struggle.' Is so, then why are the blind, lame and sick exempted? This verse
also says that those who do not fight will suffer torment in hell.
Quran
(48:29)
- "Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. And those with him are
hard (ruthless) against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves"
Islam is not about treating everyone equally. There are two
very distinct standards that are applied based on religious status. Also the
word used for 'hard' or 'ruthless' in this verse shares the same root as the
word translated as 'painful' or severe' in verse 16.
Quran
(61:4)
- "Surely Allah loves those who fight in His way" Religion of
Peace, indeed! This is followed by (61:9):
"He it is who has sent His Messenger (Mohammed) with guidance and the
religion of truth (Islam) to make it victorious over all religions even
though the infidels may resist."
Quran
(61:10-12)
- "O ye who believe! Shall I lead you to a bargain that will
save you from a grievous Penalty?- That ye believe in Allah and His Messenger,
and that ye strive (your utmost) in the Cause of Allah, with your property and
your persons: That will be best for you, if ye but knew! He will forgive you
your sins, and admit you to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, and to beautiful
mansions in Gardens of Eternity." This verse was given in battle. It
uses
the Arabic word, Jihad.
Quran
(66:9)
- "O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites,
and be stern with them. Hell will be their home, a hapless journey's end."
The root word of "Jihad" is used again here. The context is
clearly holy
war, and the scope of violence is broadened to include "hypocrites" -
those who
call themselves Muslims but do not act as such.
From the Hadith:
Bukhari
(52:177)
- Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until
you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will
say. "O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him."
Bukhari
(52:256)
- The Prophet... was asked whether it was permissible to attack
the pagan warriors at night with the probability of exposing their women and
children to danger. The Prophet replied, "They (i.e. women and children)
are
from them (i.e. pagans)." In this command, Muhammad establishes that
it is
permissible to kill non-combatants in the process of killing a perceived enemy.
This provides justification for the many Islamic terror bombings.
Bukhari
(52:220)
- Allah's Apostle said... 'I have been made victorious with
terror'
Abu
Dawud (14:2526)
- The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Three things are
the roots of faith: to refrain from (killing) a person who utters, "There
is no
god but Allah" and not to declare him unbeliever whatever sin he commits,
and
not to excommunicate him from Islam for his any action; and jihad will be
performed continuously since the day Allah sent me as a prophet until the day
the last member of my community will fight with the Dajjal (Antichrist)
Abu
Dawud (14:2527)
- The Prophet said: Striving in the path of Allah (jihad)
is incumbent on you along with every ruler, whether
he is pious or impious
Muslim
(1:33)
- the Messenger of Allah said: I have been commanded to fight
against people till they testify that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad
is the messenger of Allah
Bukhari
(8:387) -
Allah's Apostle said, "I have been ordered to fight the people
till they say: 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah'. And if they say
so, pray like our prayers, face our Qibla and slaughter as we slaughter, then
their blood and property will be sacred to us and we will not interfere with
them except legally."
Muslim
(1:30)
- "The Messenger of Allah said: I have been commanded to fight
against people so long as they do not declare that there is no god but
Allah."
Muslim
(1:149)
- "Abu Dharr reported: I said: Messenger of Allah, which of the
deeds is the best? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Belief in Allah and Jihad in
His cause..."
Muslim
(20:4645)
- "...He (the Messenger of Allah) did that and said: There is
another act which elevates the position of a man in Paradise to a grade one
hundred (higher), and the elevation between one grade and the other is equal to
the height of the heaven from the earth. He (Abu Sa'id) said: What is that act?
He replied: Jihad in the way of Allah! Jihad in the way of Allah!"
Muslim
(20:4696)
- "the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: 'One
who died but did not fight in the way of Allah nor did he express any desire (or
determination) for Jihid died the death of a hypocrite.'"
Muslim
(19:4321-4323)
- Three separate hadith in which Muhammad shrugs over the
news that innocent children were killed in a raid by his men against
unbelievers. His response: "They are of them (meaning the
enemy)."
Muslim
(19:4294)
- "When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) appointed
anyone as leader of an army or detachment he would especially exhort him... He
would say: Fight in the name of Allah and in the way of Allah. Fight against
those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war... When you meet your enemies
who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If they respond to
any one of these, you also accept it and withhold yourself from doing them any
harm. Invite them to (accept) Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from
them
and desist from fighting against them... If they refuse to accept Islam, demand
from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off
your
hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah's help and fight them.
Tabari
7:97 The morning after the murder of Ashraf, the Prophet
declared, "Kill any Jew who falls under your power." Ashraf was a
poet,
killed by Muhammad's men because he insulted Islam. Here, Muhammad widens the
scope of his orders to kill. An innocent Jewish businessman was then slain by
his Muslim partner, merely for being non-Muslim.
Tabari
9:69 "Killing Unbelievers is a small matter to us" The
words of Muhammad, prophet of Islam.
Tabari
17:187 "'By God, our religion (din) from which we have
departed is better and more correct than that which these people follow. Their
religion does not stop them from shedding blood, terrifying the roads, and
seizing properties.' And they returned to their former religion." The
words
of a group of Christians who had converted to Islam, but realized their error
after being shocked by the violence and looting committed in the name of Allah.
The price of their decision to return to a religion of peace was that the men
were beheaded and the woman and children enslaved by the caliph Ali.
Ibn
Ishaq/Hisham
327: - “Allah said, ‘A
prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is
driven
from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and
the
ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the
religion.’”
Ibn
Ishaq/Hisham
990: - Lest anyone think that
cutting off someone's head while screaming 'Allah Akbar!' is a modern creation,
here is an account of that very practice under Muhammad, who seems to
approve.
Ibn
Ishaq/Hisham 992:
- "Fight everyone in the way
of Allah and kill those who disbelieve in Allah." Muhammad's
instructions
to his men prior to a military raid.
Hamas official reveals where Palestinians came from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZtiUdl9Cd0
Hamas leader's son
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHbCGC6amdk&feature=related
Abdallah: The desire of the Muslims to commit Jewish genocide has existed since the days of Allah and did not start with the onset of the Arab-Israeli conflict. With regards to imposing Sharia law, they make no distinction between lands originally Muslim and lands that they conquered by force. They are also not in favor of "peaceful solutions," and prefer to kill or be killed. They believe that the Jews started the French Revolution and the first and second world wars and their views on Jews and financial institutions are comparable to the Nazis. They claim freedom of all religions under Islam though go on to say that "Israel, Judaism and Jews challenge Islam and the Moslem people" and that "Peace and quiet would not be possible except under the wing of Islam."
The Covenant
of the
Islamic Resistance Movement
18 August 1988
Article Six:
The Islamic Resistance Movement is a distinguished Palestinian movement, whose allegiance is to Allah, and whose way of life is Islam. It strives to raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine, for under the wing of Islam followers of all religions can coexist in security and safety where their lives, possessions and rights are concerned. In the absence of Islam, strife will be rife, oppression spreads, evil prevails and schisms and wars will break out.
The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant
him salvation, has said:
"The Day of Judgement will not come about until Moslems fight the Jews (killing the Jews), when the Jew will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees will say O Moslems, O Abdulla, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him. Only the Gharkad tree, (evidently a certain kind of tree) would not do that because it is one of the trees of the Jews." (related by al-Bukhari and Moslem).
Article Eleven:
The Islamic Resistance Movement believes that the land of Palestine is an Islamic Waqf consecrated for future Moslem generations until Judgement Day. It, or any part of it, should not be squandered: it, or any part of it, should not be given up. Neither a single Arab country nor all Arab countries, neither any
king or president, nor all the kings and presidents, neither any organization nor all of them, be they Palestinian or Arab, possess the right to do that. Palestine is an Islamic Waqf land consecrated for Moslem generations until Judgement Day. This being so, who could claim to have the right to represent Moslem generations till Judgement Day? This is the law governing the land of Palestine in the Islamic Sharia (law) and the same goes for any land the Moslems have conquered by force, because during the times of (Islamic) conquests, the Moslems consecrated these lands to Moslem generations till the Day of Judgement.
Article Thirteen:
Initiatives, and so-called peacefulsolutions and international conferences, are in contradiction to the principles of the Islamic Resistance Movement. Abusing any part of Palestine is abuse directed against part of religion. Nationalism of the Islamic Resistance Movement is part of its religion. Its members have been fed on that. For the sake of hoisting the banner of Allah over their homeland they fight. "Allah will be prominent, but most people do not know."
Article Fifteen:
"I swear by the holder of Mohammed's soul that I would like to invade and be killed for the sake of Allah, then invade and be killed, and then invade again and be killed." (As related by al-Bukhari and Moslem).
Article Twenty-Two:
For a long time, the enemies have been planning, skillfully and with precision, for the achievement of what they have attained. They took into consideration the causes affecting the current of events. They strived to amass great and substantive material wealth which they devoted to the realisation of their dream. With their money, they took control of the world media, news agencies, the press, publishing houses, broadcasting stations, and others. With their money they stirred revolutions in various parts of the world with the purpose of achieving their interests and reaping the fruit therein. They were behind the French Revolution, the Communist revolution and most of the revolutions we heard and hear about, here and there. With their money they formed secret societies, such as Freemasons, Rotary Clubs, the Lions and others in different parts of the world for the purpose of sabotaging societies and achieving Zionist interests. With their money they were able to control imperialistic countries and instigate them to colonize many countries in order to enable them to exploit their resources and spread corruption there.
You may speak as much as you want about regional and world wars. They were behind World War I, when they were able to destroy the Islamic Caliphate, making financial gains and controlling resources. They obtained the Balfour Declaration, formed the League of Nations through which they could rule the world. They were behind World War II, through
which they made huge financial gains by trading in armaments, and paved the way for the establishment of their state. It was they who instigated the replacement of the League of Nations with the United Nations and the Security Council to enable them to rule the world through them. There is no war going on anywhere, without having their finger in it.
Article Twenty-Eight:
Israel, Judaism and Jews challenge Islam and the Moslem people. "May the cowards never sleep."
Article Thirty-One:
The Islamic Resistance Movement is a humanistic movement. It takes care of human rights and is guided by Islamic tolerance when dealing with the followers of other religions. It does not antagonize anyone of them except if it is antagonized by it or stands in its way to hamper its moves and waste its efforts.
Under the wing of Islam, it is possible for the followers of the three religions - Islam, Christianity and Judaism - to coexist in peace and quiet with each other. Peace and quiet would not be possible except under the wing of Islam. Past and present history are the best witness to that."
Look up: "Avalon Project: Hamas Covenant 1988," Yale University School of Law for more information.
Than you Latekate!
You're welcome Basil. I hope people at least watch the one with the son of Hamas leader.
I watched it only reaffirms my belief
Thank you for the links, latekate. Great job. The second link was quite the surprise. If only some of this stuff would make it to mainstream news everywhere.
Could you imagine if it was the daughter of Hamas leader who spoke out? She would be dead meat.
Couldn't even imagine what they would do to a woman...
Actually, I wondered if and how he was walking around at all considering a cartoon of the 'profit' sends the mullahs into a murderous fatwa frenzy so i took a minute out to look him up. He's a hero for humanity.
Yea that was beautiful, LOL
I was also impressed by the son. Bravo to him, hopefully it will lead to something constructive.
MCR: I would agree to take Israel off the payroll if you take all Arab and African countries and others off the payroll as well. And Israel is far from being a welfare state if you consider the many contributions it has made to science, medicine, and technology, to name a few, unlike the Arab countries that have contributed relatively little.
if not a welfare state why do they continue to have their hands in our coffers. would like to no how many other country's contribute, i'm sure germany must be.
And yet some people have no problem making Islamic countries that have been proven to be oppressive to women and non-muslims, filthy rich from oil money.
Ronald, the money we send to Israel must be spent back here.
yap. they spend it on polititians
And pay for the pro-israel trolls on this vine.
rameshm2 and Henrich von Dorf, prove those slanders or retract. Unbiased sources only, please.
http://www.eutimes.net/2009/12/israel-paying-agents-to-post-pro-israel-propaganda-on-internet-forums-blogs/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_diplomacy_(Israel)
http://www.mediamonitors.net/victorlama4.html
Okay. So I checked your links.
1) Not one of them identifies Israel paying people to post on Newsvine. Try again.
2) The linked article from mediamonitors is a blatantly anti-Israel opinion column. Fail.
3) The EUTimes is marginal, again Newsvine is not identified, and it links to an opinion piece.
Try something that is factual, and specifically identifies Newsviners as "pa[id] for pro-Israel trolls on this vine". Otherwise your claim in #4.4 is a broad stroke slander.
EU Times noted israel pays agents to post pro israel propaganda on internaet forum and blog. Newsvine is just one of the blog.
Your post #4.4
None of your supplied links support your claim that the Israeli government pays anyone posting on Newsvine. That's what I challenged you to prove. You failed to do so.
Your lack of the basic language skill is amazing.
The link has already identified israel pays agents to posting on forum and blog which implicitly includes newsvine and other similar ones in existence.
Your challenge is duely responded but you failed to comprehen.
No. I did not fail to comprehend. My language skills are fine, as demonstrated by my spelling and grammar skills.
You specified Newsvine, then used generalized statements to support your spurious claim.
You failed to prove your accusation.
basil romeo you sound like nutcaseyahoo. braging about isreali's sience and achievment, if that is the case why are they so needy of u.s. aid. with all their scinece, they should beon the the richest countries in the world. without u.s aid both in millitary and economic, they wouldn't survive a month.
Unfortunately, Rameshm2, despite their acheivements, they are not large enough in number to counter the murderous onslaught of the large number of Muslims who also receive support from Iran, Russia, and China. Curious that there are so many Muslims in the world and they still need foreign aid, despite their oil. Without it, they wouldn't survive for a month. And I'm certain you would be very happy if Israel didn't survive. But that won't happen, rameshm2. The Jews have always been victimized becauuse they never fought back. That's why we have Israel. This time we're fighting back.
Well, Israel never stole any land, only took what was rightfully theirs, nor have they ever killed any women or children who were not used as human shields by their husbands and fathers.
So, I guess everyone should want them to survive.
Don't worry, though, Israel could not care less who wants them to survive, they will survive without asking anyone's permission.
Yeah, like Doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish must have used his 3 daughters and 1 niece as human shield in his surgery.
What a lie!
If the Gazans will get some funding/money to help raise their quality of life, then you won't see so many volunteers to run attacks on Israel. They'd have too much to lose by doing so.
And if they keep working hard and building up their little Gaza, they'll be happy and there won't be any reason for Israel to keep the blockade going.
LM: The people of Gaza received much international support after Israel returned it to them and they did invest the money in infrastructure. Google, "Malls in Gaza" and look up cities in the West Bank and you'll see how well they live. Unfortunately, improving their economy will make no difference in their attitude towards Israel. They squandered a number of opportunities (e.g., under Prime Minister Barak) to have a thriving, independent Palestinian state, opting instead to wage war. The Arab-Israeli conflict is not a land-for-peace issue or an economic one. It is a cultural and religious war waged by Muslims aginst Jews and people of other faiths. It's in their covenant. Please refer to my posting above.
basil romeo. the german's were the front runner in science at the turn of the century, even the car that you drive was invented by the german's, but that didn't stop them from the genocide they commited againt the jews. that same thing is now happening in palestine which the jews who once were the victom, now making a concentration camp out of palestine. msnbc just reported that the isreali's even calculated the amount of callories each palestinian need to survive. tell my if some one held you and your familly to the callories you need just to stay alive is not a human right violation. there have been a lot of genocides in history. turks on armenian. arabs on persians, serbs on bosnian. u.s sanction on iraq which caused over a million iraqi chidren to die from starvation. 1921 britsh on Iran(check the great persian famine). but you don't hear all these people bringing it up every day and making an industry out of it.
basil. so you are saying that a lot of these terrorist group receive money from iran, russia and china. what a bunch of b.s. my friend al qida was created by u.s, bin ladin was created by u.s and trained by cia, taliban was created by u.s and pakistanis. as we all know u.s, isreal,uk, qatar and saudi's are arming the rebels in syria. terrorist group jundillah is sponsored by isreal. isreali's have commited many terrorist act all over the world .
basil, I don't have an ill wish that isreal don't survive. the path that they are taking will lead them to isolation . My wish is that they stop medeling in other countries politics and bullying other nations, but I quess to your standard any critic about isreal will be marked as antisemite. by the way the jews are not the only sematics, the ARAB, as well as assyrian are also semites
rameshm2: I have no problem with criticisms against Israel provided that it is counterbalanced with criticisms of the other side. Allow me to give you a bit of background information about myself. I am 52 years old and have dual Israeli-American citizenship (born in US, immigrated to Israel at age 8). It was during my service in the IDF that I became friendly with two Arabs – one a Druze who lives in a town near Haifa and the other who lives in a village near Jerusalem. We remain good friends to this day. We know each other's families well and visit each other whenever I'm in Israel (I currently live in US). Obviously we have ideological differences but agree more than disagree. They are against violence as a means of furthering the Palestinian agenda and I am against building settlements in the West Bank except for a five mile buffer zone considering the short distance between the West bank and the ocean in Israel's midsection, which would otherwise be impossible to defend. I also believe that the extreme religious right in Israel is a threat to democracy and should be divorced from the political system. I do, however, consider myself a Zionist in that I believe that there should be two distinct states – one Israel where the majority remains Jewish and the other Palestinian where the majority remains Muslim. This should not pose a problem for the Arabs considering the mass of land in all Arab countries combined relative to the size of Israel. But this is not a land-for-peace issue – it's a cultural and religious war and always has been. Being a Zionist does not suggest that I am against a two-state solution or believe that we cannot live at peace with each other. One major difference between the Arabs and Jews is that the former espouse a covenant of genocide against the Jews and will not permit Jews to live and flourish in a newly established Palestinian state whereas Arabs who are inherently non-violent do very well economically and also politically in Israel today (e.g., they are represented in the Knesset). Both my Arab friends do very well – one owns a restaurant and the other an auto repair shop. The difference between you and I is that I have condemned the actions of individual Israelis (e.g., when the Arab youth was assaulted by a group of Israelis a number of months ago) and some of the policies of the Israeli government whereas your posts are one-sided, biased against the Jews.
Also rameshm: Please provide a link to the MSNBC "calorie count" of the Palestininas that you quoted.
BTW rameshm2: If you're referring to Iran in your "bullying" comment, I wonder who the bully really is given that Ahmadinejad was the one who threatened to wipe Israel off the face of the map.
here is the callory count. couldn't find it on msnbc, but the uk guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/17/israeli-military-calorie-limit-gaza
see you are making industry out of what was a convinient mistranslation of ahmadinejad. His statement refered to the isreali government that would parrish from the face of history. I am no fan of ahmadinejad by any means, but also no fan of netanyahoo. I think of him as a big bully. I myself am 51 born in iran served in iran/iraq war lucky to be alive. saw my cousin and a whole bunch of my friends die in a war that saddam hossain with all the help he could get from the west from awaxes to chemical bomb imposed on us. I live in u.s and work with jews and socialize with them as friends and have no problem with them. BUt I do have problem with the core idea of zionizm which is not only what you mention, but also the idea that Isreal was given to jews by god, and the idea of jewish superiority over the the non jews. and also my most problem is with the isreali government that medels in every country. you know and I know that Iran is not millitaruly a threat to isreal because they know you guys have more than 400 atomic bomb. but iran is a threat to isreal in counter blancing the isreali's power. If you recall shimon perez 9 years ago " iran even with a democratic government is a threat to isreal because of it's size and wealth. look up jundallah, which is a terrorist group funded by isreali's to try to seperate baluchestan from iran, they are also medeling in azarbayjan , kusdistan as well to try to seperate and devide Iran. you either don't know your own government or you are hiding your head in the sand. by the way there are over 200000 iranian jewish decendents who live in isreal and have kept in touch with their home land iran. actually one of your most admired singer :rita is iranian, also mofaz is from tehran. persian and jews lived together in iran for thousends of years and i don't believe they have any problem with on another. so in your opinion what is the defitition of zionizm.
Here is one definition.
kpr37 "black Irish" pagan, Zionist, child of the goddess Danu (Tuatha De' Danann) ain't diversity grand.
As a good pagan, I am circumcised, and go to temple. (LOL) http://www.danann.org/temple.html
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/287219/z-word-jay-nordlinger?pg=2
I find it hard to believe that anyone of still pushing that apologist bull@!$%#.
http://kpr37.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/26/11895641-what-irans-rulers-want
But then Iran was conquered by Arabs, and a poisonous dogma called Islam (submission) became the dominate ideology of Iran's people. Leading to nonsensical bigotry like this.
things that are unclean to theocratic Muslims.As referenced by Quran 9;28
The unbeliever or Kaffir is only one step above (or bellow,depending on point of view) a pig,but is less unclean than urine.
http://kpr37.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/10/10377463-irans-final-solution-for-israel-andrew-bostom-national-review-online
rameshm2: How typical of you to misinterpret the facts to conform with your delusions. The following was posted by AL718 and I hope he/she does not mind me posting it here.
"ramesh, those calorie counts are simply guidelines on the amount of FOOD AID that SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN. It does not take into account the food made and sold by Palestinians. If you do your research, Palestinians have quite high obesity rates as compared to their neighbors, other Arab countries and the rest of the world - meaning they're not exactly starving.
Nevertheless, an ISRAELI court made sure those documents are released to make sure they are not in violation of any laws and in the interest of transparency."
romeo professed he has no problem with criticism against israel, yet he resorts to personal abuse, inuendo and name calling when confronted with criticism he either dislike or against which he has no defense. How fallble his argument is .
basil you are wrong again. according to the reseach, the some 1700 calories were reduced to 400 calories, and the resreach found that most chidren in gaza are suffering from malnutrition.
Utter nonsense, propaganda, meant to demonise Israel. It in no way shape or form, is related with reality. It's best described as a delusion of people with an unreasonable animosity, or antipathy toward Israel or some times "Jews" as a whole.
The report begins, thus.
So far, we have a story corroborating Israeli
claims that, since the blockade was launched, Israeli officials were careful to
allow in enough food to avoid malnutrition.
Again, what is Israel’s crime?
Here’s where it gets strange:
So, what’s Israel’s crime?
Indeed, further in the report, Israel is again vindicated.
Further in the report, we learn the following:
Ok, in summary:
Israel maintained a blockade of deadly weapons sent to the Hamas run territory to protect their citizens from harm, but carefully avoided a humanitarian crisis from developing in the enemy territory
by ensuring the availability of the recommended number calories as determined by
international health organizations.
http://cifwatch.com/2012/10/23/immutable-israeli-guilt-watch-jewish-state-accused-of-ensuring-gazans-had-proper-nutrition/
kpr37. it is true that persia was invaded by arabs, turks monguls, british, russian, and now the mullah's who I believe were supported by britain to over through the shah, since the oil contract was expireing in 1979 and shah was not willing to renew it. but all the invasions did not take the persian's integrity away from them. as a matter of fact, the shia religion was only established some 500 years ago to seperate the persians from the main sunni islam and claim their own independent from the religion,according to the saudi wahabi's the shia moslims are infidels are are to be killed where you find them. but then these mullah's took it over and turned it to this. if you know history of persia, you'll know that these same mullah's had their pocket filled by the british, to give in to british demands and selling iran. as far as persian people concern, they have no prejedice towards jews, christians, or any other religion. don't foreget that we are talking about the government and not the whole nation. as ruthless as this government is, there are still some 2500 jews who live very happily in iran. If you run a survey on iranian people about the priority of relgion vs nationality. w/o a doubt majority of them will say they are persian before their religion. you are trying to demonize the whole persian nation, for what this government is doing. by the way if ahmadinejad thooght that the jews were najis, wpild he be in a meating with the othodox jewish rabi from u.s and kiss and hug them? well just go to you tube and search ahmadinejad meating with rabbi. If you want to bring this kind of b.s on the table then what do you have to say about the grand rabi of isreal who stated "that all non jews are gentiles and were created to serve the jews, so the jews can live like a king, and all the non jew women are whores and there to serve the jews. I think if you look a person as najis is far better than looking at them as slave ,whore or a gentile. your definition of zionizm is nothing but a lie. the true definition of zionism
zionism is a political ideology based on a homeland for Jewish people in Palestine and a belief that the Jews are God's 'chosen race' with a God-given right to the 'promised land' of Israel.
They also believe that the real borders of Israel must encompass what is now Israel, including Gaza and the West Bank still officially owned by the Palestinians, plus Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Jordan, or, as Genesis puts it: '... from the brook of Egypt to the Euphrates'.
That's the public expression of Zionism, but at its inner core it is a secret society created and controlled by the House of Rothschild.
They have sought to sell the 'Zionism-means-all-Jewish-people' lie so that they can condemn as 'anti-Semites' and 'racists' anyone who exposes the truth about Rothschild Zionism and its agents in government, banking, business, media, military etc.They also believe that the real borders of Israel must encompass what is now Israel, including Gaza and the West Bank still officially owned by the Palestinians, plus Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Jordan, or, as Genesis puts it: '... from the brook of Egypt to the Euphrates'.
http://www.davidicke.com/articles/political-manipulation-mainmenu-72/42734-they-dare-not-speak-its-name-rothschild-zionism
what research?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_Middle_East_and_North_Africa
Report on obesity in Palestine
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobes/2012/213547/
food is widely avaible, video proof
http://youtu.be/Cf21QqvHauw
No, shia Islam started after "the battle of the came"ln in 656 AD.
Delusional nonsense. Unrelated with reality.
Stop reading the protocols of the elders of Zion. Perhaps then somebody may take you seriously.
You just linked as a source, from one of the most bat @!$%# crazy dudes on the Innernet
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/David_Icke#Jews_Lizards
Battle of the camel
http://www.philtar.ac.uk/encyclopedia/islam/shia/geness.html
rame shm2: Once again a sham argument. Biblical ideology (i.e. Egypt to Euphrates) is no longer policy today, unlike Islam that continues to employ medieval forms of justice. Ahmadinejad met only with the sect of Jews called Satmer who, like him, believe the holocaust never occurred. Also, please provide your link to the statement by the "grand rabi of isreal," and from a reputable source please. I suggest that you visit Israel and determine for yourself whether it is an apartheid state it. Arabs who live peacefully in Israel have a higher standard of living than those in Arab countries. Did you know that there is Arabic language programming on Israeli TV and radio? Growing up there I often watched Egyptian movies with hebrew subtitles. And there are Arab representatives in the Israeli parliament. Also google to see the provision of medical care to Arabs by Israeli doctors and in Israeli hospitals. I know the people of Israel (jews and arabs) much better than you ever will from your readings of hateful sources because I lived there and have some Arab friends. A large majority of Israelis want a viable two-state solution. After all, they returned Gaza and the Sinai. And what did they get in return? Palestinians rejected PM Barak's offer and others that would have given them mopre than 90% of what they wanted, including east Jerusalem.
MYTH
“The Palestinians have never been offered a state of their own.” top
Rame: The above was taken from the Jewish Virtual Library. If you have a problem with this source, which I suspect you will, why don't you research each of the statements. I'm certain you will find them to be a most accurate rendition of events.
Are you claiming he's an apostate?
http://www.sistani.org/index.php?p=251364&id=48&pid=2126
It's from the Grand Ayatollah Sistani
That is not from any fringe group, outside the mainstream, it's the web site of Ali Sistani, the leader of the "MODERATE" Muslims of Iraq.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Sistani#Role_in_contemporary_Iraq
It's not confined to the middle east either, this wonderful western educated fellow, is teaching or preaching this vile hateful ideology in Canada, Toronto to be precise
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Rizvi
This is Mr. Rizvi's site.
8. THE KAFIRS
(a'yan najisah - Unclean)
http://www.islam-laws.com/taharatandnajasat.htm more on the disgusting and vile nature of non-Muslims, a more detailed explanation why Muslims should have no contact with them. They are not really human.They are less than human.
The list is the same for the theocracies of Sunni Islam.
That list can be found here.http://www.nku.edu/~kenneyr/Islam/Reliance.html
They use the word 'other humans" instead of kafir. then explain later, that it means non-Muslim. You may of course touch your Muslim wife, or your Muslim children.
Combining that information with the knowledge that slavery is an ongoing problem in Africa, as Muslim are buying and selling non believing Africans.They are less than human, it's ok.
The Memes of this primitive tribal construct,(Islam) are recorded and codified in the trinity (Qur'an, hadith and Sunnah Biography of Mohammad)
In the books held "holy" to submitters,the words are crystal clear "all men created by allah, are explicitly not equal" some are favored above others. Some are in fact, meant for bondage on this earth. As recorded in Qur'an 16:71
M. M. Pickthall
When you hear the term "Islamic fundamentalism" why don't you associate it with the "fundamental principles of Islam"?
hear a freed slave, tell his story of freedom,and emancipation.
Slavery is part of the jihad (the booty), it is also part of the open U.N. record. I have a seeded article regarding this.
What progressive meme attacks Judeo- christian values (religion) while protecting the religion of submission? That is in fact, misogynistic toward women, female genital mutilation, child rape, gender apartheid. And still practices slavery in Africa. Why should I place any faith in such a crazy ass meme.
Darfur slaughter rooted in Arab-African slavery
ARAB MASTERS-BLACK SLAVES
From Ebony magazine
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_10_56/ai_76770615/
Hear another, freed christian slave, tell his story of freedom and an over view of slavery in the Sudan
As I understand it, it refers to being chosen to hear the word of god. Unlike Islam, that takes it a step further.
KPR37: You are unassailable!
rame: The only completely factual statement in your post is re: the Jewish community in Iran. It is the largest among all Muslim countries. The problem Israel has is, indeed, with the government and not the person in the street. I am, however, uncertain (no time now to research) about acts of violence/anti-semitism directed towards them.
I'm very "religious"
Defined as dogma, bull@!$%#, or delusion.
Truth, knowledge, reality, intellectual exploration
As newsvine demonstrates, every day.(LOL)
http://www.orderwhitemoon.org/goddess/Danu.html
basil and partner kpr37
I do't really give a damn about islam.nor I give a damn about any religion. as a persian, we resent arabs. so if you are under the imperssion that I am advocating for arabs, you are mislead. but that doesn't stop me from criticizing the isreali and specifically netanyahoo. as a humanitarian I believe what isreali government is doing to the palestinian is wrong. I have a fta sat which also has what is called" j1news" and I watch them on a daily basis along with aljazera,press tv and rt new plus main stream media. one day they were interviewing this isreali women on j1news and she w/o a doubt believd and said that isreal is given to jews by god and it is their right .so I think that you either don't admit or hiding you head in sand to say otherwise. .I do have jewish friend and most don't believe in god. they call netanyahoo a idiot. let me ask you a question.
does isreal give no jews citizenship?
do you believe that god gave isreal to the jews?
do you think iran is an existential threat to isreal?
how did isreal develope their nuclear weopon?
is isreal having an afair with saudi and qataris?
does mossad assasin and terror people ?
there are a lot more questions but lets start with these
basil
just to let you know that under no condition the 25000 jews in iran are discrimintated. the jews also have their represenative in senate in iran which the media doesn't tell you. but you can not turn your head when it comes to isreali government. this is a question that I ask you opinion
9 years ago shimon perez stated that a democratic iran os still a threat to isreal beacause of its size. so why would he feel this way.
why is mossad funding jundallah
rame: You're delusional again. When did Peres ever say that Iran was democratic? And please provide a link to this. I and others have repeatedly answered your questions but you insist on asking the same questions over and over. My challenge to you is: Travel to Israel and find out for yourself. Then post your impressions on the Vine. I would also suggest that you personally meet with Peres and ask him why he felt that way. Also, provide proof that the Mossad is funding the "beheading of Iranian officials" (jundallah).
you are not answering any question really. just repeating yourself with lies. international community and human right activists are aware of what isreali's doing and condemning that. the isrealis are braking every international laws and get away with it. you still insist that you government is not doing anything illegal. you could fool people when there was no mass media, but not anymore.even obama and sakozy were cought saying that netanyahoo is a liar. and they know him more than me and you. thats probably why he didn't want to meet him .
Bottom line, rameshm2, you make baseless accusations and supply no credible supporting proof. Simply stating that "everyone knows" is not proof. Nor is it accurate, I am "someone" and I don't "know" (or believe) many of these things you claim.
So, put up or shut up with the slanders, taqqiya, and false, baseless accusations.
stop fighting already, we are all the same when in faith, drinking, eating, breathing, giving birth, dying and loving our wives, children and parents. it is the man made religeons that we fight over. all unkind and hateful behavior is simply unacceptable.
boychik: I agree. Religion generally is the bane of human existence because humans by their very nature (some more than others) cannot tolerate other points of view. See the Muslim covenant above.
kpr37.
althoogh the shia has its root in where mohamad chose ali vs abubakr, but it never florished after they killed ali and his son's. so some 800 years later the persian brought it up and mixed it with zorastrianism"12 imam" to divert from the arabic islam. in the arab call it islam e ajam which ajam means non arab, but it mostly refers to persians. as a matter of fact even the jewish religion as you practice it today has its root in zorastrianism. the jewish religion never believed in god and evil and heaven and hell. It was after their exposure to the persians that they became the jewish religion as we know it today. the christianity also doesn't have it's root in jewish religion, but it is a direct transition from a sect of zorastian called mithraism. so after persia was invaded by arabs, persian never gave up their roots. why don't you study mithraism and find out how similar mithra and jesus were in every regard, but mithra lived some 500-1000 year before jesus.
so please stop giving me all these bs about islam, because I don't give a damn about islam. defending human right has nothing to do with defending islam. If the jews lived in palstine 3000 years ago and left, it doesn't mean that the jews today should throw people who live their under the bus, just because jews lived there 3000 years ago. if god gave isreal to the jews, and then exiled them, i haven't seen any news from your gad that you can go back yet. which I don't believe it ever happened. so lets see there are a huge community of assyrian in iran who their home land was current iraq" maybe we should give iraq to them. give indian america back, take away all these gulf arab nations and give them back to iran and etc. Iran lost azarbayjanand part of it northern states to russia some 200 years ago. iranian should also claim those back. It doen't work that way my friend. now that the state of isreal is, them people should accept the state, but isrealis should stop building in the territories that doesn't belong to them. tell your government to stop winning about iran, since themselves have more than 400 megoton atomic bomb enough to distroy the whole world. If isreal has the right to defend itself, so does Iran considering that iran has been attacked and invaded by arabs, turks, monguls, russian, british and most recently iraq and ally of us and the west.
That is reality, I see you can grasp it
That can not be supported by history, or any a common verifiable reality, It's delusion, nonsense. Many people believe in a flat earth as well. But it is a delusion
It was called Judea and Samaria
You are a proficient at math as history. Which is to say, not at all.
The Byzantine Empire was the remnants of the Roman Empire (eastern half), who stole the land from the Jews in 135 (AD)
No mention of Muslim/Arabs, because Mohammad would not be born for many centuries. The Islamic conquest (634/637 AD) of the land would come shortly after Mohammad's death.
Of course the well oiled Palestinian propaganda machine, rejects reality, and claims all of the Jews and Christians living there were some how Muslims. (LOL)
Encyclopedia Britannia, is a wonderful tool for learning. What can we understand by reviewing history, without theology getting in the way.
An interesting map of the time can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judea as you can see modern Israel, is much smaller than the Jewish peoples historic lands.
Arabs lead by Khalid ibn al-Walid (or the sword of allah) who invaded, still "occupy" some land that historically had been Jewish land.
There is not a shred of historical evidence supporting a single "Arab" village or town, in the area before this date, and the start of the Jihad.
Reality, logic and reason, most win out over dogma, or insanity will take hold.
Hurriyet news Turkey.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/the-nazi-teen-and-the-occupation-of-jerusalem-.aspx?pageID=449&nID=18844&NewsCatID=398
That can not be supported by history or a common verifiable reality. It's delusion, nonsense.
That can not be supported by history, or a common verifiable reality. It's delusion, nonsense.
kpr37. this is stupid , I ask you a whole bunch of questions, and you copy and paste some b.s from god knows where. why instead of selectivle answereing with copy and paste answere all the questions anout isreali's agenda. you hepocrite.
I link from a source of secular reality. You think it's bull@!$%#.
link -" land from the Jews in 135 "
source of link
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/52477/Bar-Kokhba
That is after you link this dude, David Icke, who is bat @!$%# crazy, and want to be taken seriously?
Why is that?
Don't you think linking to a "Lizard men" conspiracy site, disqualifies you from ever being taken seriously?
rameshm2
That is you, is it not? you linked that?
He thinks "Jews" are sub-human Lizard men
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/David_Icke#Jews_Lizards
There is a difference between a link from the Encyclopedia Britannica, and bat @!$%# crazy dudes.
Can tell them apart? Why continue? It's waste of my time.
(ps)
look under your bed at night, I'm notifying the "black helicopters" to leave a "Zionist Lizard man" at your house, after he steals some land from your back yard that is.
All Zionist lizard men, have a ready supply of plastic zip look baggies, and little tea spoons. Do you know why?
So they can steal land, wherever they roam. It's just what Zionist lizard men do. There is no such thing as soil erosion (LOL)
Any assistance to the people in Gaza is welcomed.
People in Gaza have been living in indignity and misery under israel siege and blockade. No wonder they resort to resistance and fighting back against their tormentor.
http://gulfnews.com/news/region/palestinian-territories/the-way-people-are-living-in-gaza-is-horrible-1.626844
http://gaza-sderot.blogspot.com.au/
Excellent source, Von Dorf Aichman: "The Gulf News." You might as well get your information from the White Aryan Nation Post.
If Gazans were truly living under seige, would Sheikh Hamad and his entourage have had the ability to just walk in AND break ground for his new business ventures??? This is no donation. The Sheikh is making an investment. In other words, he's expecting a healthy return for his troubles and has taken the initiative to make sure that it's one worth making.
On the other hand, he may wish to rethink this.
hhhmmmm...any guesses WHY Rahman feels this visit is posing a threat??? I can think of a few and they have nothing to do with Israel.
BTW: Mr. Haniyeh looks quite good for someone living in "indignity and misery."
yes he does but comparing the poster of the Sheikh to his photo, i dunno...he doesn't look well. Looks as though he has had a recent and rapid weight loss.
After taking another look at the photos, the Sheikh's wife is named and titled, as she should be. Haniyeh's wife is merely mentioned as his wife. What's up with that??? No name no title but notice that she is looking quite robust.
No such thing as 67 "borders". It's an armistace line. Also, the name of the country is spelled ISRAEL. The preferred spelling for followers of Islam is MUSLIM. Hosni's last name is MUBARAK.
As for the Blue Berets, I assume you mean UN Peacekeepers. Yeah, good luck with that. How are they getting to Gaza? Israel won't let them through, and I doubt the Egyptians will either.
Do you really think so??? I can hardly wait for the day when the people of Gaza will finally wake up and refuse to allow this game played by Hamas and Fatah and who knows who / what else to dictate their lives. It will be a great day when these power hungerers hell-bent on poisoning their own people - all for their own gain - are all tossed out on their collective asses and Gazans can live worry free and peaceably in a democratic society united under the Israeli flag. Gazan mothers will no longer have to worry about their children being poisoned with so much hatred that their only goal in life is to become a suicide bomber and murder innocents. Yes, that will be a wonderful day indeed.
No, my avatar is exactly what it should be. And you've got a very strong rose tint on those glasses if you actually think the Muslim Brotherhood would ever allow UN Peacekeepers on Egyptial soil just for access to Gaza. Egypt's history with UNPK's is not all that great. Even before Mubarak.
Yes Haniyeh looks real good , he is not missing a meal and I bet the Qataris had fattened his bank account too , I bet he has enough money to feed all of his corrupt fighters , Qatar and the Saudis paid him and the other Hamas leader Khalid Mashaal enough money to back the thugs in Syria against Syria and Assad , the Syrian people suffered for years , so they can help these ungrateful bastards , the Israelis and the Palestinians deserve each other , if you go back in history , they are the cause of most the troubles in the worlds , dating back to Jesus days and beyond , and yea the leader of Hamas Yassin , his son spied for Israel that's nothing new , the late Yasser Arafat was an Israeli's friend , and that's how ISRAEL ASSASSINATE ALL THESE LEADERS IN GAZA , they have so many spies to set up the GPS's on their cars and homes , so lie I said these people deserve each other , when Arafat died his fortune was $11 Billions , WHILE HIS PEOPLE WERE SUFFERING AND LIVING IN TENTS , But guess what ??? they still treat him like a saint . if I was in Assad shoes , I will make peace with Israel and tell these Palestinians to go straight to hell , that's the only reason NATO AND THE US TRYING TO GET HIM OUT .
Ok now, Let's examine the facts.
1) Thermoneuclear warfare is a stupid idea for anyone wanting to entertain any kind of intelligable means of justifying self preservation and/or self exhistance
2) Where preservation of vital resources is necessary for people to live, it is necessary to overstep conventional bounds in order to explore other less wasteful means of providing tangible ways making any structured society work
3) Wars? Ah! Wars! There is little the FSH can do to prevent wars from occuring. This is because peoples hearts and minds much change first. These wars are to occur according to scriptural intent and purpose. These things are unfortunataly necessary for some to die and others to live. In other words people live and die every day.
4) The FSH would like to maintain that our purposes are eternal and we can prove it! And so the basic question is, is there life after physical death. I would invite you to look to the book of 1 Corinthians 15 concerning different bodies people will have and concerning how the DEAD ARE RAISED! Can you imagine such a thing? OK fine, Fur Sure Fur Sure, either there is a God in Heaven or there is Not? Those aruments can be raised! The question is , Why am I still here?
5)And so the next question is, if there is a God in heaven, why does He (That is MOST HIGH), No not that kind of most high, do anything about it? Why does MOST HIGH not take the whole ball of wax right now? Good question. And the answer is, MOST HIGH wants to secure you people who think you might or might not possibly hate the FSH for simply wanting to help those who are faced by many unforseen and unknowable things, hidden from the 5 physical senses. Where these things are vital to finding purpose and meaning in life, the FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT cordually invite you to turn to the book of Ephesians and Chapter 6 in order to illustrate how you are manipulated and controlled by things unseen. Things that have been around a lot longer than you have and who are far more insideous or evil than you can ever possibly enterain. Where violence is often necessary to illustrate such ideas, your violence to MOST HIGH, is like flying to the sun without burning a wing. Lying in the meadow and hearing the grass sing. All these things in in our memories hoard. To lead us, To help us, to find. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha exponentially to the nth nano degree. So there!!!
"Gaza, under partial blockade by Israel and Egypt, has no airport or seaport, and the Qatari delegation was expected to enter by land from Egypt."
Gaza borders both Egypt and Gaza. Both Egypt and Israel maintain the blockade on Gaza. Why is there never any criticism of Egypt for the situation in Gaza? All the criticism is directed toward Israel.
It's obvious you don't know your history very well, either. The peace accord between Israel and Egypt pre-dates Mubarak. The blockade was put in place well after the Israelis left Gaza, it was put in place after attacks on Israel from Gaza once the terrorist organization Hamas seized leadership in Gaza. Egypt put their blockade in place in reaction to smuggling tunnels being used by terrorists to smuggle arms into Gaza.
Try an actual source, not the poisoned print they use in school books in Gaza.
Amen, pjwbur
And, to celebrate their new found friend in Qatar, today the terrorists in Gaza fired a bunch of mortar shells into Israel.
Yeah, real peace-loving people in charge in Gaza...
Stop firing rockets into Israel. Agree to peace talks without pre-conditions. Stop with the suicide attacks. Stop indoctrinating your children to hate along with mother's milk. Recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish homeland.
Now... let's talk two-States.
Also, there are no "occupiers" in Gaza, unless you're talking about Hamas, the puppet of Iran. If you're talking about Israel, they unilaterally withdrew in 2005. The last Israeli left Gaza quite a while ago, he was a kidnapped soldier, so hardly an occupier. Remember Gilad Shalit?
STOP YOUR LIES, ABDULLAH!!!
Your lies are easily brushed away just by pressing a few buttons and posting a few links.
Blame the terrorist dogs of Hamas.
Maybe the terrorist dogs shouldn't fire rockets at Israel.
Only Gaza is a problem; not Jordan, not Lebanon, not Syria, not Egypt.
Not the West Bank.
Only the verminous terrorists in Gaza.
To Basil:
The old testament command the Jews to kill all non Jews and just to remind you this was written before Islam ever existed. Ovadia, their spiritual leader in Israel think all non Jews are animal and exist to serve the Jews.
Only in Cannan. There are also laws that instruct Israel to treat foreigners with respect. Or state book, verse and chapter. I'd love to see it.
FirstHuman: Please provide the quote directly from the bible, primarily your use of the term "all." The big difference between the Jews and Muslims in this respect is that the Muslims still employ this medieval form of jurisprudence that the Jews and Christians have long abandoned. Nice try but no bananas.
The fun part is First Human: rest of the world doesnt go by verbaitim of religious books. They accept the message and the good word of god.
To Basil;
When you want to attack the Muslim Religious text books don not forget to mention that the old testament, and the new testament, has a lot worse attitude toward women and advocate killing as well.
a survey in Israel finds that most Israeli Jews would support apartheid regime in Israel, this what we are creating monsters.
Really? Provide your sources with links. Please read my posting above re: my own background. The majority of Israelis want a two-state solution. The Arabs living in Israel live better than in Arab countries. They have beautiful homes, drive luxury German cars (primarily Mercedes), and are represented in the Israeli parliament - those who are non-violent, that is. They can also freely practice their religion and watch Arabic programming on Israeli TV. You call that an apartheid state? The only monster I see is a grandiose person calling him/herself "first human."
On the last batch of pledges the western countries have paid up. the arab countries have not. they promise but never come thru with the cash. Course with all the money we are paying for their gas maybe they should take over paying for HAMas.
Palestinians are eternal welfare queens willing to sell themselves to anyone with a checkbook.
Does anyone know why Arab residents of Jerusalem are applying for Israeli citizenship in record numbers? Answer: Because they want to, and would rather live under Israeli governance than under the government of any Arab state. They like the social benefits, too.
Well arafat was given the option of 97% of the land he wanted. He turned it down, he wanted 100% of Israel.
If HAMas would quit firing rockets and mortors into Israel it might be a starting point. Course the HAMas, the PLO and Hezbollah, only want the total destruction of Israel.
and as far as taking care of the arabs in Israel, they can go to school, they have free medical, they can own land, they can own a business, and they have members in the Israeli Knesset.
Not so in the arab countries where the displaced arabs live. OH, the reason they are displaced is when syria and egypt attacked Israel, they told the arabs to leave so they would only have Jews for targets.
And if it really matters,
A last brief period of Jewish sovereignty in ancient times
followed the revolt of Shimon Bar Kokhba (132 CE), during
which Jerusalem and Judea were
regained. However, given the overwhelming power of the Romans, the outcome was
inevitable. Three years later, in conformity with Roman custom, Jerusalem was
"plowed up with a yoke of oxen," Judea was renamed Palaestinia and Jerusalem,
Aelia Capitolina.
The brits named the entire place Palestine. And the first use of the word Palestine in reference to arabs was in 1966.
In 1948 Israel was attacked by Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq, the arabs lost. In In 1967 Israel was attacked by Egypt, syria, and Jordan. the arabs lost. In 1973 Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria. the arabs lost. and after these wars in accordance with international law, Israel kept land as a buffer against its enemies. Thats what the liberal press keeps calling the occupied territories. Just like Russia kept kiev, Ukraine, although it was because the nazis had overrun ukraine.
the arabs are great spinners. After years of missles and mortors fired into Israel, Israel finally sent in the IDF. YEARS. And since the release of the Gaza, apparently the only thing that can be grown there by the arabs is goats, and probably because goats like to procreate. Everything that was grown in gaza by the Israelis cannot be done by the arabs. Course i wonder how many Jews are in the HAMas parlament.
Kudos to the Emir of Qatar. It's about time somebody with "grande cajones" stood up against the Israeli government (aka: thugs of the Mideast) and helped out. Maybe soon, without the help of the US; Palestine will finally have its own state. I'm sending my $400M to Iran to help finish their nuclear reactors so they can furnish power to their citizens as well as medical research.
I am sure Hilary is not happy about this now; oh well, she'll get over it. Does she know she is responsible for starting WWW III?
Palestinians are welcome to their own state, as long as they don't shoot at Israel.
In fact, they already pretty much have two states, and Israel is OK with that, but if they keep attacking Israel, both of those states will end up in ruins.
If emir is unhappy with that, I am sure Israeli government will put it right on top of their we-don't-give-a-dam list.
And congratulations on your ability to throw away money.
I thought you believed that there is no such thing as palestinian state, I am glad you said that. what are you talking about. they have a state that they have no control over the air, sea or land. you are such hipocrite. Isreal is the only country without a border. do you know why. because they believe in greater isreal. to have border,means they cannot expand.
israeli support apatheid- style state:
Palestinians should be denied the right to vote if israel annexes the West Bank and should be required to live separately – in effect creating apartheid-style state – according to a poll published in Haaretz, the leading israeli newspaper.
The poll exposes strong support for institutionalized discrimination against Palestinians.
Arab-israelis, about 20-percent of the population, have the voting rights. The Dialog survey found nearly a third of Jewish respondents wanted to take voting rights away from Arabs. Even more disquieting, "almost half – 47 percent – want part of israel's Arab population to be transferred to the Palestinian Authority," Haaretz said. More than four in ten Jewish respondents said they didn't want to live in a building with Arab residents or have their children in schools with Arab children.
The poll results exposed "anti-Arab, ultra-nationalist views espoused by a majority of israeli jews." Many Palestinians contend they already live with systemic discrimination both in israel and in the West Bank where jewish settlements are linked by a network of special roads and have their own access to scarce water supplies.
Many israelis now believe the long-stalled peace process aimed at a two-state solution won't be successfully revived.
So much about equality in israel.