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Palestinian
Media Watch Special Report
July 14, 2005
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"Annihilate the
Infidels"
A Study of
the Ongoing
Anti-British Religious Hatred in the PA
By Itamar Marcus
and Barbara Crook
Less than 24 hours
after the July 7 terrorist bombings in London, a
Palestinian Authority Television sermon
called for the extermination of every single Infidel:
"Annihilate
the Infidels and the Polytheists! Your [i.e. Allah's]
enemies are the enemies of the religion! Allah, disperse their
gathering and break up their unity, and turn on them, the evil
adversities. Allah, count them and kill them to the last one,
and don't leave even one."
[Suleiman Al-Satari,
PA TV, July 8, 2005.
View an excerpt of this sermon online
here]
This call for the
genocide of all Infidels is particularly striking coming as
Britain was still reeling from the
London terror attacks - especially since
PA religious usage routinely includes Britain in the "Infidel"
category. [See examples below.]
Such a call does not represent a new policy - or
even a shift in policy. While the PA is careful to exclude this
hate ideology from the image it presents to the foreign media, to its
own people in Arabic the PA has always presented itself as part of a
greater Arab-Islamic conflict against the West. This enmity is focused
primarily on the US and Britain, who are seen as the dominant forces
of Western civilization. This enmity is neither time nor event
dependent, but is presented as part of Allah's plan. The ultimate
victory is predetermined, Palestinians are taught, and Islam will
eventually rule over America and Britain.
This representation
of current affairs as an Islamic-Western religious conflict
is of
particular significance given the overwhelming religious sentiment in
PA society. In a recent poll, 69% of Palestinians preferred that the
PA follow the Shari'a - Islamic religious law, while only 16%
preferred laws passed by their own Palestinian Legislature. Another
11% wanted both. [Palestinian Center for Research and Cultural
Dialogue, March 3, 2005]
The following is a
review of some of this religious hate expression towards Britain as
reported in the PA media. It is important to understand the depths of
this pan-Islamic, anti-Western religious sentiment when searching for
the motivation of the London suicide terrorists.
Britain is
among the Infidels
"America,
Britain and Spain ... are uniting to strike at the people
of truth [i.e. Muslims] in their homeland. This is the Infidels' way,
Oh Muslims... The United Nations, to our regret, has become Dar
al-Nadwa [literally 'House of Assembly,' the term for the
pre-Islamic meeting place in Mecca], because that is where the
Infidels meet."
Ibrahim Mudayris,
PA TV, February 28, 2003.
View an excerpt of this sermon online
here]
"The
Infidel countries under the leadership of the US made up an
excuse and justification to wage their dirty war [post 9-11 war in
Afghanistan] against Islam and the Muslims... Concerning evil
Britain, which directly brought about this corrupt
entity [Israel] on Palestinian land. Britain forgot
that it is the height of terror and the height of hatred against
Islam and Moslems."
[Yusuf Abu Sneina,
Iman of Al-Aqsa Mosque, PA Radio, December 28, 2001.
Hear an excerpt of this sermon online
here]
Prayers to
Allah to destroy Britain
Dr. Ikrime Sabri,
Mufti of Jerusalem, highest-ranking Islamic figure in the Palestinian
Authority, just 18 days before the September 11 attacks against
America in 2001:
"Oh, Allah,
destroy America and its supporters and collaborators. Oh Allah,
destroy Britain and its supporters and
collaborators."
[Ikrime Sabri, PA
Radio, August 24, 2001.
Hear an excerpt of this sermon online
here]
"It is our
obligation to prepare for the soldiers of Allah who are advancing in
the will of Allah, glorified and praised. We will prepare a foothold
for them. Allah willing, this oppressive state will disappear, the
oppressive state Israel. The oppressive country America will
disappear. The oppressive country Britain will disappear
- those who caused our people's Catastrophe [PA term for the
establishment of Israel].
[Muhammad Ibrahim
Maadi, PA TV, June 8, 2001.
View an excerpt of this sermon online
here]
"We shall
rule Britain"- the ultimate victory is predetermined
"The Palestinian
nation is the strongest on earth. Look at all the civilizations!
Look at all the states! Look at all the civilizations and forces and
empires. To where did Great Britain disappear..?
We [Muslims] have
ruled the world and a day will come, by Allah, and we shall rule the
world [again]. The day will come and we shall rule America.
The day will come and we shall rule Britain."
[Ibrahim Mudayris,
PA TV, May 13, 2005.
View an excerpt of this sermon online
here]
Britain
hated because of war in Iraq
"Allah, punish our
enemies! You enemies, the enemies of the Religion [i.e. Islam]...
Allah, punish America and those who set an alliance with it...
Destroy them and destroy their weapons... Allah, cleanse the land of
Islam from the treachery and shame, cleanse our lands from the
conquerors' filth, from the filth of America and the
defilement of Britain..."
[Muhammad Jamal Abu
Hanud, PATV, August 1, 2003]
Britain
hated because of Israel's existence
"Those [Jews] do
not know what a homeland is and do not know what a land is...
Concerning Palestine, it belongs to us...
They came,
expelled from every land, came to this lanevery country andd claming
to have a national homeland on the land of Palestine, with the help
of Britain. That vengeance still stands between us
and them; [a vengeance] that will not be forgotten except by a
coward or traitor."
[Ibrahim Mudayris,
PATV, April 4, 2004]
"In 1917 of the
previous century, Palestine was conquered by Britain,
on whom we place full responsibility for the events in this land. At
this opportunity, we put the responsibility on Britain
[for the creation of the state of Israel] and say: we will never
forget our revenge! We will never forget our revenge on
Britain, who cannot escape the burden of its historical,
political and moral responsibility because of what it committed on
the land of Palestine...
"Britain
[is the one] that promised them [i.e. Jews] the establishment of a
national homeland on the land of Palestine. Why? Because
Britain resented the Jewish presence there, in Britain, and
wanted to be relieved of them..."
[Ibrahim Mudayris,
PATV, May 13, 2005.
View an excerpt of this sermon online
here]
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