Today's Independent provides a classic example of the anti-Israel lobby thesis morphing seamlessly into the classic antisemitic Jewish power motif.
The article, by Rupert Cornwell, is ostensibly about the resignation of Charles Freeman as head of the National Intelligence Council. It is headlined: " 'Israel lobby' blamed as Obama's choice for intelligence chief quits".
The opening paragraph, however, morphs the 'Israel lobby' into "the Jewish lobby". It begins: "Fears over the Jewish lobby's excess influence on US foreign policy flared anew yesterday...".
It goes on to quote from Charles Freeman himself: "declaring he had fallen victim to what he [Freeman] called the 'Israel lobby' ". Next, Cornwell tells us that Freeman's thesis "exactly reflect the thesis of" Walt & Mearshemier's book "The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy" about the malign impact of "the Jewish state's supporters".
Cornwell then quotes Stephen Walt on the Freeman episode and Walt's words are placed in a highlights sidebar, "For all of you who questioned if there was a powerful 'Israel lobby', think again". The article ends by recalling that, "Pat Buchanan, a right-wing commentator and erstwhile presidential candidate, once described Capitol Hill as 'Israeli-occupied territory' ".
So, there we have it then. The Independent's correspondent Rupert Cornwell knows better than Freeman, Walt and (even) Pat Buchanan. This isn't all about the "Israel lobby", its all about "the Jewish lobby".
Egyptian Cleric Muhammad Hussein Ya'qoub: The Jews are the Enemies of Muslims Regardless of the Occupation of Palestine; 'Believe That We Will Fight, Defeat, and Annihilate Them, Until Not a Single Jew Remains on the Face of the Earth'
"If the Jews left Palestine to us, would we start loving them? Of course not. We will never love them. Absolutely not. The Jews are infidels - not because I say so, and not because they are killing Muslims, but because Allah said: 'The Jews say that Uzair is the son of Allah, and the Christians say that Christ is the son of Allah. These are the words from their mouths. They imitate the sayings of the disbelievers before. May Allah fight them. How deluded they are.' It is Allah who said that they are infidels.
"Your belief regarding the Jews should be, first, that they are infidels, and second, that they are enemies. They are enemies not because they occupied Palestine. They would have been enemies even if they did not occupy a thing. Allah said: 'You shall find the strongest men in enmity to the disbelievers [sic] to be the Jews and the polytheists.' Third, you must believe that the Jews will never stop fighting and killing us. They [fight] not for the sake of land and security, as they claim, but for the sake of their religion: 'And they will not cease fighting you until they turn you back you're your religion, if they can.'
"This is it. We must believe that our fighting with the Jews is eternal, and it will not end until the final battle - and this is the fourth point. You must believe that we will fight, defeat, and annihilate them, until not a single Jew remains on the face of the Earth."
"As For You Jews - The Curse of Allah Upon You... You Pigs of the Earth! You Kill the Muslims With That Cold Pig [Blood] Of Yours"
"It is not me who says so. The Prophet said: 'Judgment Day will not come until you fight the Jews and kill them. The Jews will hide behind stones and trees, and the stones and tree will call: Oh Muslim, oh servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him - except for the Gharqad tree, which is the tree of the Jews.' I have heard that they are planting many of these trees now.
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Here's the al-beeb take.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7944677.stm
Very interesting because THIS:
"In an interview with the BBC, Mr Freeman then said he regretted the use of the words "Israel Lobby" saying the campaign had been waged by specific groups aligned with rightwing factions in Israel which he described as the "Likud or (Avigdor) Lieberman lobby".
Is exactly what Obama said during the campaign... that he was for Israel but that we shouldn't confuse ourselves with those who were NOT concerned for Israel but only for Likud.
A transparent and disgusting attempt to morph language a la my icon.
Anaconda,
Why are you quoting verses from the Kuran at your whim and fancy? Are you an expert in the Kuran? Are you trying to plant the seed of discord between moderate Muslim and moderate Jews? FYI, The verses were issued to address certain situations at that particular point of time. May have been applicable now or the future with adherance to the same characteristics and action. However taken out of context may convey a different connotation. As an example,a group of people in the olden days from a country called Sodom that practiced sodomy and was totally destroyed.Today, those that practice sodomy does not belong to same group of people that practice sodomy before as the former were totally wipe out. However the sexual preference reemerged and characteristic remains though in different communities and time altogether. Now, not all Jews are infidels and likewise not all Jews are bad and not all Muslim are good either. Dont play the part of the devil, trying to plant seed of enmity between human beings. Repent now.
Anonymous, Epa is only quoting what that cleric said, word by word.
Anon, the Quran is the uncreated word of god...timeless, perfect and subject to 'timely' interpretations at the instigators peril.
Don't get me wrong.. I wish it would be ..but people who do so end up chopped.
Your statement would be PERFECTLY applicable to the bible and is one I have respected.
However, the problem with the Quran is the claim, and it must be accepted by Muslims - that the author is omnipotent, omniscient, perfect and coincidentally to thinking people, a racist.
That is why if the quran says something about the jews in 600AD it applies to jews backwards and forwards...it is uncreated and not just applicable to jews in the hijaz in the 7th century.
For my authority on that, I think every Islamic school of jurisprudence would insist on that.
In this particular case...take up your argument with the Imams
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