The people at State who are responsible for this probably didn’t see anything amiss. They probably believe much the same thing, even if they wouldn’t state it in the same lurid terms: they likely think that if Israel would just go away, peace would prevail in the Middle East.
“State Department Tweets Speech by Cleric Who Blames Unrest on Global Zionist Conspiracy,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, March 3, 2015:
The State Department’s counterterrorism office is facing pushback after promoting recent remarks by a Muslim cleric who blamed regional unrest in the Middle East on what he called a “conspiracy” by a “new global colonialism allied to world Zionism.”
The State Department’s official anti-terrorism Twitter account last week tweeted out remarks made by a leading Muslim cleric who, during a speech in Mecca, linked terrorism by the Islamic State (IS) to a plot by supporters of Israel around the world.
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb, a leading voice in Sunni Islam, made the comments during a counter-terrorism rally held in the Muslim holy city last week, according to AFP.
Al-Tayeb “blamed unrest in the region on a conspiracy by what he called ‘new global colonialism allied to world Zionism,’” according to the AFP report, which was linked to by the State Department’s Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications (CSCC).
Al-Tayeb went on to say that the “plot has exploited ‘confessional tension’ in conflict-hit Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Libya,” according to the report.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei communicated the same view as al-Tayeb on Monday, when he tweeted that all of the Western world’s problems “stem from Zionist domination over governments.”
Al-Tayeb also said in his remarks that educational reform in Arab countries could help stem the spread of terrorism, a point that was mentioned in isolation by the State Department in its tweet related to the speech.
A similar sentiment was expressed by State Department Deputy Spokeswoman Marie Harf, who came under fire from critics for suggesting that Islamic State terrorists could be lured away from the jihadi group with better paying job opportunities.
Multiple State Department officials did not respond to requests for comment on al-Tayeb’s comments about Zionism and the reasons why the CSCC tweeted the article referring to the speech.
The State Department’s counter-terror organs have faced criticism in recent months for linking to and endorsing controversial clerics, as well as materials that have called jihad “noble.”
The State Department’s Counter Terror Bureau (CT) was forced to apologize in May for promoting a controversial cleric who runs a group that backed Hamas and endorsed a fatwa authorizing the murder of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
That cleric, Sheik Abdallah Bin Bayyah, is the vice president of a Muslim scholarly organization that was founded by a Muslim Brotherhood leader who called “for the death of Jews and Americans.”
CT apologized multiple times for giving publicity to the cleric and deleted a tweet that related to him.
CSCC came under fire several months later for promoting a controversial anti-terror handbook that called jihad “noble” and urged law enforcement agencies to stop using the term “Islamic extremism.”
“Do not refer to terrorists as ‘jihadis,’” the manual states. “This only emboldens them and gives them a legitimate status in the eyes of the vulnerable. Terrorism is not jihad. Jihad is a noble concept in Islam.”
CSCC at the time claimed that it “was simply sharing information about a new product related to counterterrorism” in linking to the manual….
john spielman says
my back is sore today and I couldn’t understand why- until now! I suddenly realized the “global zionist conspiracy to control the world ” is responsible for it! (sarc)
M S case says
“STATE DEPT TEWWTS SPEECT” Is that all they have time to do passing on some looser on the loose speech. Most everyone knows the muslims have condemned the Jews, Zionism, the west and about everything else except themselves………….oops They have condemned themselves butthe jury is still out.
Mirren10 says
How many mohammedans are in your State Department ?
Angemon says
Asking such a question is a sign of “islamopohobia”, Mirren. I’m sure that, even if some mid or higher level managers are aware of the anti-semitism present in islam, they value their careers more and don’t want to ruin their pension with a bogus charge of “racism” or “bigotry.
AnneM says
They are passing the buck and cannot face the truth.
M S case says
passing the buck and asking for change
Mirren10 says
” … they value their careers more and don’t want to ruin their pension with a bogus charge of “racism” or “bigotry.”
Yep. Cowards and wankers abound.
boakai ngombu says
more in number than the slaves to the Allah god of islam (unknowable; the best of all deceivers) who are in policy and control positions
Lee says
How many Mohammedans? As many as they can recruit. We must always remember that this time Islam didn’t invade the West – it was brought here by NON-Muslim enablers (and the rate of Muslim immigration allowed here in Australia *skyrocketed after 9/11*).
Islam is championed by non-Muslim politicians, non-Muslim journalists, non-Muslim TV, radio, newspapers, non-Muslim lecturers at universities, and non-Muslim teachers at schools. As the Jihad grows, so must community pressure on the traitors among the elites. The traitors must ultimately be punished by the law.
cs says
This guy is a regular at Jihad Watch with the most remarkable absurdities, so guess what? He is seen as an example to the US.
Who is next? Qaradawi?
el-cid says
The State Department has been infiltrated by Jihadists supported by Obama.
This is why Netanyahu had to speak out. Americans need to hear a real leader tell them that their Allies, Israel, stand on the front line against a common enemy.
Of course, the enemy is saying exactly the opposite, sowing moral confusion by blaming the Jews for everything wrong. That fantasy is an opiate that needs to be quickly removed from western minds or we are done for.
Darren says
They don’t even need to bother trying to infiltrate, the Islamic State Department actually comes to them and recruits. Saying you want to destroy the west, and implement Sharia law worldwide, actually looks good on your Resume when applying for a position at the esteemed and vaunted Islamic State Department.
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2014/12/01/us-department-of-state-recruited-at-muslim-brotherhood-convention/
Ernie says
El-cid , you are so right ! Apparantly the fifth column has succeeded that much in infiltrating all government institutions , it has become normative adopting ideas from the muslim brotherhood , hamas etc. Excecuting these ideas is the logical outcome . Stealth -jihad if you ask me . The writing is on the wall . Not so long ago there was the FREE Western World , and we had good reason being proud of it . there was the spirit of optimism . Today , there is just a Western World . We must clean our house , become free again , strong , proud and optimistic ! Your nick name says it all my friend ; we must fight to regain what is taken away from us !
noellsq says
Ya it seems like the news out of the WH is usually against Israel. This small country has been exporting terrible things like ways to better grow crops with less water,putting together local electric companies to gererate power to their remote villages. Discoveries in science and medicine. What are their neighbors exporting Jihad ? It is amazing how the world see this small country with blinders and anti semetic slurs. Yes I might have Islamaphobia but it is well documented in the Quran
Georg says
“CSCC at the time claimed that it ‘was simply sharing information about a new product related to counterterrorism’ in linking to the manual….”
And here is the implication of the assertion in Non-Bizarro World better thought of as the adult realm:
“CSCC at the time claimed that it ‘was simply sharing information about a new product endorsing anti-Semitism while denying Islamic agency (paternally patting the kufi) and justipromotifying Islamic terrorism ‘ in linking to the manual….”
I didn’t know that’s their raison d’etre.
JEFF says
WHAT A BUNCH OF CLOWNS WE HAVE IN THE US STATE DEPARTMENT!!
Darren says
Why are you going to go insult clowns like that? The Islamic State Department makes the Bad News Bears look like the Yankees.
Ricky Black says
I guess Israel wrote the Koran too. LOL
Georg says
That actually made me laugh… ty.
Darren says
The Islamic State Department is at it again. That Bad News Bears of governmental agencies, and I thought the Department of Homeland Insecurity was bad, lol.
Georg says
“vile and ungodly Wahhabis”
Never thought I’d agree with this Looney Tune… Has anyone seen his Twitter feed that will serve as a source of embarrassment for Persians and Muslims for centuries to come? It shows the foresight of a Grandwizard, I mean Grandmaster.
As mentioned, the notion that if Israel disappeared they’d enter utopia highlights the sophistication of their illogic. Notice the only leader who doesn’t believe this right now is Sisi, who’s comparatively barren of illogic. If only the US had some adults at the helm this circumstance could prove advantageous for logic, but that would be so passé and non-groovy-coolly-Scuby Dooey-liberal-tooly. Yuck!
BC says
This nonsense is straight from Hitler, he and his pal Goebbels were constantly shouting about the power of the Jews, which was rather contradicted by the ease with which the Nazis were able to murder them
in huge numbers. as for colonisation there is only one entity trying to colonise people today and that is Islam, which in its various maifestations which state repeatedly that its intention is to dominate everybody.
Yadja says
This is a mantra that Obama began through his Muslims in the WH and it is now being picked-up by Muslims all over the world.
It is amazing to me that anyone would fall for it when everyday we see atrocities throughout the world and the perpetrators are not Jews…….Surprise they are Muslims.
Now we are being bombarded by Muslims telling us that they are going to win and that America will be overcome etc. That again is O’s fault, he is a Muslim and he backs Terrorism. Millions of us in America knew it from the start. Everything he has done since coming into office has been Pro-Muslim and Anti-Christian/American/Military and Israel.
I have no fear of Israel or Jews in my country but Muslims are the first immigrants to come to our country and kill us 3,000 on our own soil. They are the first immigrants we pay billions to protect us from with Homeland Security.
Israel could be destroyed today but it would not stop ISIS.
stylus says
America has become a nation with a rogue govt that rules without its people’s consent.
E. Alexandra Pierce says
Ugh.