Notable Quotes

Why Recognize Israel?

In an interview aired on Al-Manar TV on the day of Hamas’s victory, Hamas leader Mahmoud AI-Zahar put the organization’s principles forward very clearly, including plans to continue with terror.

Bush America Is Israel’s Shield

America must remain resolute in its battle against global Islamic terrorism or risk serious consequences––including the demise of the Jewish state––United States President George W. Bush said in a speech to American troops in late October. A perceived U.S. loss in the War on Terror would provide the terrorist the means of victory over Israel and eventually the entire Judeo-Christian West, Bush insisted.

Ukrainian University Calls on the UN to “Close Israel”

The Interregional Academy for Personnel Management, known by its Russian acronym MAUP, has issued statements in support of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s recent call to destroy Israel. The Kiev-based university, which has gained international notoriety for its anti-Zionist propaganda and anti-Semitic publications, now wants the United Nations to “close” Israel.

Fatah Agrees- “Wipe Out Israel”

A military wing of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) ruling Fatah faction declared its support for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s desire to see Israel “wiped off the map.” In a leaflet published by Fatah’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the group stressed its “identification with and overall support of the position and declaration of the Iranian president, who called with all honesty to wipe Israel off the map of the world.”

The Desecration of Synagogues in Gaza

“We are Muslims and our religion and traditions don’t allow us to desecrate or destroy places of worship.”

 Abdullah Abudllah, Under-secretary of the PA Foreign Ministry
Al-Jazeerah.info and the Palestine Media Center, September 7, 2005 (before the destruction took place)

Iran president- Israel to be destroyed”

Israel should be wiped off the map” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in October, dampening hopes Iran could temper its hostility towards the Jewish state.

Anti-West Religious Hatred in PA

“Allah, punish our enemies! Your enemies, the enemies of the religion [i.e.Islam]…Allah, punish America and those who set an alliance with it…

Israel’s Eventual Destruction

“Nothing compares to this joy, the oppressed overcomes the oppressor. But our happiness will be complete only with the return of all of our lands––the [West] Bank, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Haifa, Safed, and other stolen cities.”

Peace with Israel after the Disengagement

“We will continue our martyrdom operations [terrorist attacks] inside Israel until all our lands are liberated, by Allah’s will.”

“Annihilate the Infidels” : PA Anti-British Religious Hatred

Less than 24 hours after the July 7 terrorist bombings in London, a Palestinian Authority (PA) 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 adversaries. Allah, count them and kill them to the last one and don’t leave even one”
(Suleiman Al-Satari, PA TV, July 8, 2005).