A bitter-sweet glimpse into what Jerusalem might have been

[ForeverYoung436]

It is no overstatement to say that the appearance of The Storyteller of Jerusalem (Olive Branch Press) — Wasif Jawhariyyeh’s memoirs in English — is a very significant event.

Far from being an austere, religious place at the heart of political events, Jawhariyyeh’s Jerusalem is a city with a vibrant nightlife, performances by famous musicians from Cairo and Beirut, songs satirizing contemporary events and personalities and partygoers dabbling in recreational drugs.

Jerusalem in the 1920s, it seems, was less the traditional backwater depicted in some accounts of the British Mandate, and more a city whose affluent cultural scene was a smaller version of that to be found in other cosmopolitan capitals in the region and across Europe.

As well as this unique insight into the leisure lives of the upper classes, Jawhariyyeh’s depictions of late Ottoman and Mandate Jerusalem give us eyewitness accounts of the diverse society destroyed by the establishment of the State of Israel.

Here, Muslims, Christians and Jews not only lived alongside one another, but participated in each other’s religious festivals and cultural celebrations, drawing no meaningful distinctions between one community and another.

According to these descriptions, the Jewish festival of Passover and Christian Easter were celebrated almost as one huge event in Jerusalem, with participants from the highest ranks of Muslim officials.

A bitter-sweet glimpse into what Jerusalem might have been | The Electronic Intifada

I have always lamented the destruction of the holy land by Israel.

I remember a period during the 67 war wildly rooting for Israel being convinced that they were a Democracy like us and that the Arabs started this war...

This was the power of Zionist influence in America, the Mass Media continuously feeding us misinformation and control of our politicians trough AIPAC that Americans unwittingly still support fascist regimes in Israel.

But I have faith that the internet will destroy this misinformation.

Of course the Arabs started the war. That not even up for debate.
But whenever there is information about events like this that tell the truth , or in other words, do not favour the Palestinian Arab side, then people like you ALWAYS claim that it is the Zionist controlled media that is behind it.
Its a really cheap trick that you pro Palestinians use all the time.

Let's be precise about this. Nasser of Egypt closed all canals to Israeli shipping, massed troops on his borders, and vowed to destroy Israel. In response to this, Israel actually shot first on Egypt. King Hussein of Jordan was the first to fire on Israel from his side.

 

[pbel]

It is no overstatement to say that the appearance of The Storyteller of Jerusalem (Olive Branch Press) — Wasif Jawhariyyeh’s memoirs in English — is a very significant event.

Far from being an austere, religious place at the heart of political events, Jawhariyyeh’s Jerusalem is a city with a vibrant nightlife, performances by famous musicians from Cairo and Beirut, songs satirizing contemporary events and personalities and partygoers dabbling in recreational drugs.

Jerusalem in the 1920s, it seems, was less the traditional backwater depicted in some accounts of the British Mandate, and more a city whose affluent cultural scene was a smaller version of that to be found in other cosmopolitan capitals in the region and across Europe.

As well as this unique insight into the leisure lives of the upper classes, Jawhariyyeh’s depictions of late Ottoman and Mandate Jerusalem give us eyewitness accounts of the diverse society destroyed by the establishment of the State of Israel.

Here, Muslims, Christians and Jews not only lived alongside one another, but participated in each other’s religious festivals and cultural celebrations, drawing no meaningful distinctions between one community and another.

According to these descriptions, the Jewish festival of Passover and Christian Easter were celebrated almost as one huge event in Jerusalem, with participants from the highest ranks of Muslim officials.

A bitter-sweet glimpse into what Jerusalem might have been | The Electronic Intifada

I have always lamented the destruction of the holy land by Israel.

I remember a period during the 67 war wildly rooting for Israel being convinced that they were a Democracy like us and that the Arabs started this war...

This was the power of Zionist influence in America, the Mass Media continuously feeding us misinformation and control of our politicians trough AIPAC that Americans unwittingly still support fascist regimes in Israel.

But I have faith that the internet will destroy this misinformation.

Of course the Arabs started the war. That not even up for debate.
But whenever there is information about events like this that tell the truth , or in other words, do not favour the Palestinian Arab side, then people like you ALWAYS claim that it is the Zionist controlled media that is behind it.
Its a really cheap trick that you pro Palestinians use all the time.

Provide4 us a link from a neutral source...Is it a religious duty to lie?

 

[ForeverYoung436]

I remember a period during the 67 war wildly rooting for Israel being convinced that they were a Democracy like us and that the Arabs started this war...

This was the power of Zionist influence in America, the Mass Media continuously feeding us misinformation and control of our politicians trough AIPAC that Americans unwittingly still support fascist regimes in Israel.

But I have faith that the internet will destroy this misinformation.

Of course the Arabs started the war. That not even up for debate.
But whenever there is information about events like this that tell the truth , or in other words, do not favour the Palestinian Arab side, then people like you ALWAYS claim that it is the Zionist controlled media that is behind it.
Its a really cheap trick that you pro Palestinians use all the time.

Provide4 us a link from a neutral source...Is it a religious duty to lie?

toastman means that Israel was provoked outragiously and wanted to avoid destruction.

 

[pbel]

I remember a period during the 67 war wildly rooting for Israel being convinced that they were a Democracy like us and that the Arabs started this war...

This was the power of Zionist influence in America, the Mass Media continuously feeding us misinformation and control of our politicians trough AIPAC that Americans unwittingly still support fascist regimes in Israel.

But I have faith that the internet will destroy this misinformation.

Of course the Arabs started the war. That not even up for debate.
But whenever there is information about events like this that tell the truth , or in other words, do not favour the Palestinian Arab side, then people like you ALWAYS claim that it is the Zionist controlled media that is behind it.
Its a really cheap trick that you pro Palestinians use all the time.

Let's be precise about this. Nasser of Egypt closed all canals to Israeli shipping, massed troops on his borders, and vowed to destroy Israel. In response to this, Israel actually shot first on Egypt. King Hussein of Jordan was the first to fire on Israel from his side.

Moshe Dayan said that Israel was intentionally shelling Syria and eve PM Begin made statements that Israel lured the Arabs into this war so they could take the West Bank and Jerusalem...

 

[ForeverYoung436]

Of course the Arabs started the war. That not even up for debate.
But whenever there is information about events like this that tell the truth , or in other words, do not favour the Palestinian Arab side, then people like you ALWAYS claim that it is the Zionist controlled media that is behind it.
Its a really cheap trick that you pro Palestinians use all the time.

Let's be precise about this. Nasser of Egypt closed all canals to Israeli shipping, massed troops on his borders, and vowed to destroy Israel. In response to this, Israel actually shot first on Egypt. King Hussein of Jordan was the first to fire on Israel from his side.

Moshe Dayan said that Israel was intentionally shelling Syria and eve PM Begin made statements that Israel lured the Arabs into this war so they could take the West Bank and Jerusalem...

In fact, Israel kept sending King Hussein messages to stop shelling West Jerusalem.

 

[toastman]

I remember a period during the 67 war wildly rooting for Israel being convinced that they were a Democracy like us and that the Arabs started this war...

This was the power of Zionist influence in America, the Mass Media continuously feeding us misinformation and control of our politicians trough AIPAC that Americans unwittingly still support fascist regimes in Israel.

But I have faith that the internet will destroy this misinformation.

Of course the Arabs started the war. That not even up for debate.
But whenever there is information about events like this that tell the truth , or in other words, do not favour the Palestinian Arab side, then people like you ALWAYS claim that it is the Zionist controlled media that is behind it.
Its a really cheap trick that you pro Palestinians use all the time.

Provide4 us a link from a neutral source...Is it a religious duty to lie?

No, but its a pro Palestinian duty to distort history. What do you need a link for liar?

 

[P F Tinmore]

It is no overstatement to say that the appearance of The Storyteller of Jerusalem (Olive Branch Press) — Wasif Jawhariyyeh’s memoirs in English — is a very significant event.

Far from being an austere, religious place at the heart of political events, Jawhariyyeh’s Jerusalem is a city with a vibrant nightlife, performances by famous musicians from Cairo and Beirut, songs satirizing contemporary events and personalities and partygoers dabbling in recreational drugs.

Jerusalem in the 1920s, it seems, was less the traditional backwater depicted in some accounts of the British Mandate, and more a city whose affluent cultural scene was a smaller version of that to be found in other cosmopolitan capitals in the region and across Europe.

As well as this unique insight into the leisure lives of the upper classes, Jawhariyyeh’s depictions of late Ottoman and Mandate Jerusalem give us eyewitness accounts of the diverse society destroyed by the establishment of the State of Israel.

Here, Muslims, Christians and Jews not only lived alongside one another, but participated in each other’s religious festivals and cultural celebrations, drawing no meaningful distinctions between one community and another.

According to these descriptions, the Jewish festival of Passover and Christian Easter were celebrated almost as one huge event in Jerusalem, with participants from the highest ranks of Muslim officials.

A bitter-sweet glimpse into what Jerusalem might have been | The Electronic Intifada

I have always lamented the destruction of the holy land by Israel.

I remember a period during the 67 war wildly rooting for Israel being convinced that they were a Democracy like us and that the Arabs started this war...

This was the power of Zionist influence in America, the Mass Media continuously feeding us misinformation and control of our politicians trough AIPAC that Americans unwittingly still support fascist regimes in Israel.

But I have faith that the internet will destroy this misinformation.

Indeed, up until 10-15 years ago all of the information we received was single sourced out of Israel.

 

[ForeverYoung436]

It is no overstatement to say that the appearance of The Storyteller of Jerusalem (Olive Branch Press) — Wasif Jawhariyyeh’s memoirs in English — is a very significant event.

Far from being an austere, religious place at the heart of political events, Jawhariyyeh’s Jerusalem is a city with a vibrant nightlife, performances by famous musicians from Cairo and Beirut, songs satirizing contemporary events and personalities and partygoers dabbling in recreational drugs.

Jerusalem in the 1920s, it seems, was less the traditional backwater depicted in some accounts of the British Mandate, and more a city whose affluent cultural scene was a smaller version of that to be found in other cosmopolitan capitals in the region and across Europe.

As well as this unique insight into the leisure lives of the upper classes, Jawhariyyeh’s depictions of late Ottoman and Mandate Jerusalem give us eyewitness accounts of the diverse society destroyed by the establishment of the State of Israel.

Here, Muslims, Christians and Jews not only lived alongside one another, but participated in each other’s religious festivals and cultural celebrations, drawing no meaningful distinctions between one community and another.

According to these descriptions, the Jewish festival of Passover and Christian Easter were celebrated almost as one huge event in Jerusalem, with participants from the highest ranks of Muslim officials.

A bitter-sweet glimpse into what Jerusalem might have been | The Electronic Intifada

I have always lamented the destruction of the holy land by Israel.

I remember a period during the 67 war wildly rooting for Israel being convinced that they were a Democracy like us and that the Arabs started this war...

This was the power of Zionist influence in America, the Mass Media continuously feeding us misinformation and control of our politicians trough AIPAC that Americans unwittingly still support fascist regimes in Israel.

But I have faith that the internet will destroy this misinformation.

Indeed, up until 10-15 years ago all of the information we received was single sourced out of Israel.

Oh please...if I had a quarter for every time I heard or read about a poor Palestinian olive tree, I'd be a rich man.

 

[pbel]

Of course the Arabs started the war. That not even up for debate.
But whenever there is information about events like this that tell the truth , or in other words, do not favour the Palestinian Arab side, then people like you ALWAYS claim that it is the Zionist controlled media that is behind it.
Its a really cheap trick that you pro Palestinians use all the time.

Provide4 us a link from a neutral source...Is it a religious duty to lie?

No, but its a pro Palestinian duty to distort history. What do you need a link for liar?

Because your a little liar that can't man up.

 

[Roudy]

In what specific passage?

These.

9:29-Fight against Christians and Jews ”until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low.”


9:5 Kill the nonbelievers wherever you find them.


9:6-Those who submit and convert to Islam will be treated well. (Those who don’t submit will be killed.)

9:29

"Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled"

No talk of Jews there.

You missed the part in the end days where they Muslims get to slaughter the Jews and Christians break their crosses and become Muslims and join in the slaughter.

 

[Roudy]

It is no overstatement to say that the appearance of The Storyteller of Jerusalem (Olive Branch Press) — Wasif Jawhariyyeh’s memoirs in English — is a very significant event.

Far from being an austere, religious place at the heart of political events, Jawhariyyeh’s Jerusalem is a city with a vibrant nightlife, performances by famous musicians from Cairo and Beirut, songs satirizing contemporary events and personalities and partygoers dabbling in recreational drugs.

Jerusalem in the 1920s, it seems, was less the traditional backwater depicted in some accounts of the British Mandate, and more a city whose affluent cultural scene was a smaller version of that to be found in other cosmopolitan capitals in the region and across Europe.

As well as this unique insight into the leisure lives of the upper classes, Jawhariyyeh’s depictions of late Ottoman and Mandate Jerusalem give us eyewitness accounts of the diverse society destroyed by the establishment of the State of Israel.

Here, Muslims, Christians and Jews not only lived alongside one another, but participated in each other’s religious festivals and cultural celebrations, drawing no meaningful distinctions between one community and another.

According to these descriptions, the Jewish festival of Passover and Christian Easter were celebrated almost as one huge event in Jerusalem, with participants from the highest ranks of Muslim officials.

A bitter-sweet glimpse into what Jerusalem might have been | The Electronic Intifada

I have always lamented the destruction of the holy land by Israel.

I remember a period during the 67 war wildly rooting for Israel being convinced that they were a Democracy like us and that the Arabs started this war...

This was the power of Zionist influence in America, the Mass Media continuously feeding us misinformation and control of our politicians trough AIPAC that Americans unwittingly still support fascist regimes in Israel.

But I have faith that the internet will destroy this misinformation.

Indeed, up until 10-15 years ago all of the information we received was single sourced out of Israel.

We're talking about history. In the last 1500 years every time Jerusalem was under the control of Arabs and Muslims they persecuted and killed the Jews and non Muslims. That is a fact.

 

[Hossfly]

I remember a period during the 67 war wildly rooting for Israel being convinced that they were a Democracy like us and that the Arabs started this war...

This was the power of Zionist influence in America, the Mass Media continuously feeding us misinformation and control of our politicians trough AIPAC that Americans unwittingly still support fascist regimes in Israel.

But I have faith that the internet will destroy this misinformation.

Of course the Arabs started the war. That not even up for debate.
But whenever there is information about events like this that tell the truth , or in other words, do not favour the Palestinian Arab side, then people like you ALWAYS claim that it is the Zionist controlled media that is behind it.
Its a really cheap trick that you pro Palestinians use all the time.

Let's be precise about this. Nasser of Egypt closed all canals to Israeli shipping, massed troops on his borders, and vowed to destroy Israel. In response to this, Israel actually shot first on Egypt. King Hussein of Jordan was the first to fire on Israel from his side.

"Be Prepared"
~~~Boy Scout motto

 

[toastman]

It is no overstatement to say that the appearance of The Storyteller of Jerusalem (Olive Branch Press) — Wasif Jawhariyyeh’s memoirs in English — is a very significant event.

Far from being an austere, religious place at the heart of political events, Jawhariyyeh’s Jerusalem is a city with a vibrant nightlife, performances by famous musicians from Cairo and Beirut, songs satirizing contemporary events and personalities and partygoers dabbling in recreational drugs.

Jerusalem in the 1920s, it seems, was less the traditional backwater depicted in some accounts of the British Mandate, and more a city whose affluent cultural scene was a smaller version of that to be found in other cosmopolitan capitals in the region and across Europe.

As well as this unique insight into the leisure lives of the upper classes, Jawhariyyeh’s depictions of late Ottoman and Mandate Jerusalem give us eyewitness accounts of the diverse society destroyed by the establishment of the State of Israel.

Here, Muslims, Christians and Jews not only lived alongside one another, but participated in each other’s religious festivals and cultural celebrations, drawing no meaningful distinctions between one community and another.

According to these descriptions, the Jewish festival of Passover and Christian Easter were celebrated almost as one huge event in Jerusalem, with participants from the highest ranks of Muslim officials.

A bitter-sweet glimpse into what Jerusalem might have been | The Electronic Intifada

I have always lamented the destruction of the holy land by Israel.

I remember a period during the 67 war wildly rooting for Israel being convinced that they were a Democracy like us and that the Arabs started this war...

This was the power of Zionist influence in America, the Mass Media continuously feeding us misinformation and control of our politicians trough AIPAC that Americans unwittingly still support fascist regimes in Israel.

But I have faith that the internet will destroy this misinformation.

Indeed, up until 10-15 years ago all of the information we received was single sourced out of Israel.

How did you come up with this lie?

 

[toastman]

Provide4 us a link from a neutral source...Is it a religious duty to lie?

No, but its a pro Palestinian duty to distort history. What do you need a link for liar?

Because your a little liar that can't man up.

Man up to what? I asked you what you need a link for and you did t answer my question, like usual.

 

[Roudy]

He got it from internet inti-Farta.com

 

[Phoenall]

It is no overstatement to say that the appearance of The Storyteller of Jerusalem (Olive Branch Press) — Wasif Jawhariyyeh’s memoirs in English — is a very significant event.

Far from being an austere, religious place at the heart of political events, Jawhariyyeh’s Jerusalem is a city with a vibrant nightlife, performances by famous musicians from Cairo and Beirut, songs satirizing contemporary events and personalities and partygoers dabbling in recreational drugs.

Jerusalem in the 1920s, it seems, was less the traditional backwater depicted in some accounts of the British Mandate, and more a city whose affluent cultural scene was a smaller version of that to be found in other cosmopolitan capitals in the region and across Europe.

As well as this unique insight into the leisure lives of the upper classes, Jawhariyyeh’s depictions of late Ottoman and Mandate Jerusalem give us eyewitness accounts of the diverse society destroyed by the establishment of the State of Israel.

Here, Muslims, Christians and Jews not only lived alongside one another, but participated in each other’s religious festivals and cultural celebrations, drawing no meaningful distinctions between one community and another.

According to these descriptions, the Jewish festival of Passover and Christian Easter were celebrated almost as one huge event in Jerusalem, with participants from the highest ranks of Muslim officials.

A bitter-sweet glimpse into what Jerusalem might have been | The Electronic Intifada

I have always lamented the destruction of the holy land by Israel.

I remember a period during the 67 war wildly rooting for Israel being convinced that they were a Democracy like us and that the Arabs started this war...

This was the power of Zionist influence in America, the Mass Media continuously feeding us misinformation and control of our politicians trough AIPAC that Americans unwittingly still support fascist regimes in Israel.

But I have faith that the internet will destroy this misinformation.

Indeed, up until 10-15 years ago all of the information we received was single sourced out of Israel.

Then along comes the internet and the sources become more widespread and diverse. So we start getting unbiased reports of the murders attempted by the muslims. The destruction of Christian and Jewish holy sites and the attempts at hiding all traces of Judaism and Christianity from the M.E.

That is were the truth LIES in the many millions of reports of Islamic atrocities on the Jews.

 

[aris2chat]

The native Jews had every right to be there, however, with mass immigration of Jews for the purpose of taking over the country along with divisive and discriminatory practices by Britain were the engine behind such massacres.

The engine behind all the massacres was the Koran that teaches muslims to "KILL THE JEWS". No other reason is required by the muslims, they are just excuses for being violent bloodthirsty murdering rapists

In what specific passage?

Quran (2:191-193) - "And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah [disbelief] is worse than killing...
but if they desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving and merciful. And fight them until there is no more Fitnah [disbelief and worshipping of others along with Allah] and worship is for Allah alone. But if they cease, let there be no transgression except against Az-Zalimun (the polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc.)"
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."
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".
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."
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,-"
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"
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 captive 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."
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 Arabic word interpreted as "striving" in this verse is the same root as "Jihad". The context is obviously holy war.
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."
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"
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 unbelievers 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."
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..."
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."
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,"
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."
Quran (48:29) - "Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. And those with him are hard (ruthless) against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves"
Quran (61:4) - "Surely Allah loves those who fight in His way"
Quran (61:10-12) - "O You who believe! Shall I guide you to a commerce that will save you from a painful torment. That you believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad ), and that you strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives, that will be better for you, if you but know! (If you do so) He will forgive you your sins, and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow, and pleasant dwelling in Gardens of 'Adn - Eternity ['Adn (Edn) Paradise], that is indeed the great success."
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."

Do you need the hadiths as well?

 

[P F Tinmore]

I remember a period during the 67 war wildly rooting for Israel being convinced that they were a Democracy like us and that the Arabs started this war...

This was the power of Zionist influence in America, the Mass Media continuously feeding us misinformation and control of our politicians trough AIPAC that Americans unwittingly still support fascist regimes in Israel.

But I have faith that the internet will destroy this misinformation.

Indeed, up until 10-15 years ago all of the information we received was single sourced out of Israel.

Oh please...if I had a quarter for every time I heard or read about a poor Palestinian olive tree, I'd be a rich man.

It is just a matter of fact. Look up the address of any main stream news source that reports from the I/P area.

 

[Sally]

Indeed, up until 10-15 years ago all of the information we received was single sourced out of Israel.

Oh please...if I had a quarter for every time I heard or read about a poor Palestinian olive tree, I'd be a rich man.

It is just a matter of fact. Look up the address of any main stream news source that reports from the I/P area.

Now, Mr. Tinmore, I think the readers by now realize that you are trying very hard to be a good Hamas spokesman, but aren't you exaggerating here, especially when pictures have been doctored by mainstream media in an attempt to demonize the Israelis? One thing I think all of us have learned in recent years is just how savage many of these Muslims can be what with their constantly murdering one another in addition to their murdering non Muslims, not only in the Middle East, but in other Muslim countries. Mr. Tinmore is probably crying in his beer that the Israeli Navy intercepted those missiles intended for his friends in Gaza.

 

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Oh please...if I had a quarter for every time I heard or read about a poor Palestinian olive tree, I'd be a rich man.

It is just a matter of fact. Look up the address of any main stream news source that reports from the I/P area.

Now, Mr. Tinmore, I think the readers by now realize that you are trying very hard to be a good Hamas spokesman, but aren't you exaggerating here, especially when pictures have been doctored by mainstream media in an attempt to demonize the Israelis? One thing I think all of us have learned in recent years is just how savage many of these Muslims can be what with their constantly murdering one another in addition to their murdering non Muslims, not only in the Middle East, but in other Muslim countries. Mr. Tinmore is probably crying in his beer that the Israeli Navy intercepted those missiles intended for his friends in Gaza.

He never comments on the murderous savage racist activities of his Brethren . He will either tell you not in " Palestine" or when threads regarding their Savage Uncivilized Behavior are put on the ME board he ignores it