By ELAD BENARI, ARUTZ 7—
A lawmaker from Hamas recently called for a “massacre” of Jews, explaining that the Koran indicates that this must be done.
In a televised address the lawmaker, Yunis Al-Astal, also said that Jews must be forced to pay the “jizya” tax, which under the strict Islamic Sharia doctrine, non-Muslims living under Muslim sovereignty must pay in return for the ruler’s protection. Jihadist rebels who have taken control of areas in Syria have imposed such a tax on Christian minorities.
Al-Astal’s address aired on March 6 on Hamas’s Al-Aqsa TV. It was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).
“In today’s show, we will discuss the demand that the Palestinian people recognize as a Jewish state, so that the occupation will graciously hand them out scraps. I would like to begin by quoting what Allah said about them: ‘The worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are those who disbelieve. They are the ones with whom you made a covenant, but they break their covenant every time,’” said Al-Astal.
“The obvious question is: What is the solution to this gang of people? The Al-Anfal chapter of the Koran provides us with the answer,” he continued. “After He said: ‘They are the ones with whom you made a covenant, but they break their covenant every time,’ Allah added: ‘If you gain mastery over them in a war, use them to disperse those who follow them that they may remember.’ This indicates that we must massacre them, in order to break them down and prevent them from sowing corruption in the world. They are the ones who still spark the flame of war, but Allah has taken it upon Himself to extinguish it.”
MEMRI’s release of Al-Astal’s comments comes on the same day that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh threatened Israel it would pay dearly if it heeded the growing calls to retake Gaza.
“We tell the enemy and (Foreign Minister Avigdor) Liberman who is threatening to reoccupy Gaza that the time for your threats is over,” Haniyeh declared, at a rally in Gaza City. “Any aggression or crime or stupidity you commit will cost you a very high price.”
Arab incitement against Israel has continued throughout the peace talks with the Palestinian Authority (PA). It is not only Hamas, which is considered a terrorist group by most Western countries, that has incited against Israel, but also the PA under Mahmoud Abbas, who is often described as a “moderate peace partner.”
The Israeli government only recently released its annual “Palestinian Incitement Index”, which showed that incitement against Israel and the Jewish people is continuing on official media channels including – inter alia – by bodies that are very close to the PA Chairman and in educational and religious networks.
Such incitement ranges from the glorification of Nazism and the lionization of Adolf Hitler, to programs on official PA television featuring heavily-stereotyped Jews as villains (and encouraging violence against them), and various TV and radio shows which literally wipe the Jewish state off the map.
In addition, top officials in Abbas’s Fatah party have openly supported Hamas’s efforts to kidnap Israeli soldiers. One of these officials, Abbas Zaki, recently declared that “Allah will gather so that we can kill them.”
The Koran was written by a nutter, and who is allah that we should listen to him? Wake up.
This is very disturbing. Especially when my liberal friends that actually think Muslims are nice people, tell me I am “prejudiced”.
Hello. I have lived in Israel, and I just returned from my 7th trip there. I see the hatred in the Muslims eyes. I saw the muslims dancing and celebrating when bho “won” the election the first time. They were so happy a muslim was in the white house they could not contain themselves. Israel needs to take back Gaza and everything she foolishly gave away to the enemy or she will eventually disappear .
For me..my faith is in G-d alone. He says Israel will stand forever. Time is almost up as prophecy is being fufilled in our day. Iran will be destroyed to some extent and Soon Damascus will be completly destroyed. When scripture says Here comes the assyrian. look at Turkey instead of Iran. Israel will destroy the nukes at Busher. and Islam will be destroyed. I saw the nations use Islam for to take down Russia once too. histroy will repeat itself. G-d makes it plain..those against Israel will be destroyed. the so called Christ at the checkpoint ..are deceived and are standing with G-d’s enemies against Israel..If they read the scripture instead of listening to the wolves in the pulpet fear would set in as truth would come in to their hearts. If I did not know the scriptures I would be full of fear..but I know how much G-d loves the apple of His eyes..in the end…All Israel will be saved. Shalom
The followers of ‘allah’, the moon god of Mecca need to have their eyes opened. They are not a religion but a warring band of savages who bring nothing but destruction and misery not only to Israel but to the world at large. I pray that Yahweh will open the eyes of the people enslaved in Islam and show them the saving grace of Yeshua/Jesus whose name means salvation. This is the only hope for any peace. God’s promise to Israel is that He is their protector and no other. Joshua 1:9 says…”Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened and do not be dismayed for The Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
The enemies of Israel have been foolish enough to ignore the fact that prophecy is happening all around us today and that we are the generation that will see Israel delivered from these warmongers in ways that can only be described as miraculous, Praise God the battle is His!!!