HAMAS & ISLAMIC JIHAD VOW CLOSER COOPERATION IN WAR OF "PARALYSIS OF ISRAEL"
BY CHRISTINE DOUGLASS-WILLIAMS
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:
“Amid the backdrop of tensions between Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza and mutual recriminations, the leaders of the two terrorist organizations are trying to project an image of unity and rapprochement.”The goal of both organizations is to obliterate the State of Israel and establish an Islamic state in “Palestine.” In this goal, both organizations are united despite the tensions between them. Now that they have agreed to strengthen their partnership, Israel has more reason to defend itself from threats and attack.“Following IDF airstrikes in Gaza in response to Hamas firing two rockets at Beersheba over the weekend, in an apparent act of solidarity with PIJ, Haniyeh said: ‘This round of fighting is over, but the war is not. Our victory in the latest round wasn’t determined by the number of rockets launched, but by the paralysis of Israel during the escalation.'”Yet Israel is maligned for its self-defense when number of deaths on the Palestinian side increase. All the while, the so-called Palestinian resistance is notorious for its history of using women and children as human shields in their war of propaganda against Israel.“Hamas and Islamic Jihad vow to deepen civilian and military cooperation,” by Ariel Kahana and Daniel Siryoti, Israel Hayom, November 18, 2019:_____________________________________________________________Amid the backdrop of tensions between Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza and mutual recriminations, the leaders of the two terrorist organizations are trying to project an image of unity and rapprochement.The leader of Hamas’ political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, spoke on the phone with PIJ Secretary-General Ziad al-Nakhalah and agreed with him to “deepen civilian and military cooperation between the two organizations.”Haniyeh also visited the bereavement tent for relatives of Bahaa Abu al-Atta, the PIJ commander assassinated by Israel in an airstrike in Gaza last week that set of a round of fighting that saw hundreds of rocket fired at Israel from Gaza.Following IDF airstrikes in Gaza in response to Hamas firing two rockets at Beersheba over the weekend, in an apparent act of solidarity with PIJ, Haniyeh said: “This round of fighting is over, but the war is not. Our victory in the latest round wasn’t determined by the number of rockets launched, but by the paralysis of Israel during the escalation.”Also on Sunday, PIJ leader Khaled Al-Batsh warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to violate the ceasefire agreement between the sides.“We caution against any attempt by Netanyahu to maneuver and ignore the ceasefire agreement mediated by Egypt,” he said.Media outlets in Gaza, meanwhile, reported that during the recent fighting 500 homes were damaged in Israeli airstrikes and 30 were destroyed entirely, and that the direct impact of the strikes on Gaza’s economy amounted to some $3.1 million.In Jerusalem, Netanyahu met with the families of fallen IDF soldiers Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul and Lt. Hadar Goldin – who were killed in Gaza in 2014 and whose remains are being held by Hamas. The prime minister updated the families about the efforts being made to return them home and recent developments….
Turkey’s Erdogan: “Our God commands us to beviolent towards the kuffar” (infidels)BY CHRISTINE DOUGLASS-WILLIAMSrepublished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a mainstream Islamic leader with a vision of a revived Ottoman Empire. His declaration that “Our God commands us to be violent to the kuffar” is in keeping with normative Islam, as pointed out in the article below. But violence against the kuffar continues to be ignored as an aberration of Islam, thus giving the enemies of the West an advantage in their jihad against the kuffar.Erdogan says: “Our God commands us to be violent towards the kuffar (infidels). Who are we? The ummah [nation] of Mohammed. So [God] also commands us to be merciful to each other. So we will be merciful to each other. And we will be violent to the kuffar. Like in Syria.” That statement is based on this Qur’an verse: “Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves.” (Qur’an 48:29)“Erdogan: ‘Our God commands us to be violent to the kuffar,” by Uzay Bulut, Arutz Sheva, November 15, 2019:On October 25, a leader of a NATO member nation openly incited violence against non-Muslims.On that day, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the Friday prayers at the Great Çamlıca Mosque in Istanbul. He was accompanied by Istanbul’s governor Ali Yerlikaya, mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s chief of police Mustafa Çalışkan and the head of the Istanbul branch of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Bayram Şenocak.After the prayers, the hafiz of the mosque recited the Koranic Verse Al-Fath, which means “victory, triumph, conquest” in English. Then Erdogan took the microphone, reciting a part of the verse in Arabic and then in Turkish. He told the congregants:“Our God commands us to be violent towards the kuffar (infidels). Who are we? The ummah [nation] of Mohammed. So [God] also commands us to be merciful to each other. So we will be merciful to each other. And we will be violent to the kuffar. Like in Syria.”Erdogan then referred to another Koranic verse, As-Saff-13, in Arabic:“Inshallah, God has promised us in Syria: ‘Nasrun minallahi ve fethun karib ve beşşiril mu’minin.’ [‘Victory from Allah and an imminent conquest; and give good tidings to the believers’]. We see it is happening right now. With the permission of Allah, we will see it even more… I will meet some presidents of foreign countries at the Dolmabahce Palace today. I ask for your permission now to go there.”The congregants then cheered Erdogan on, shouting “Allahu Akbar” (Allah is the greatest)….
