“Rabbi Marc Schneier, the president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, initiated the letter.”
Why did they need a non-Muslim to initiate this?
“In the name of Almighty God the most merciful and compassionate, we appeal to you on the basis of humanity and charity to release the remains of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, two Israeli soldiers killed in action, to their families…The Holy Qur’an reminds us that ‘Whoever pardons and makes reconciliation will receive his reward from Allah.’ We ask you to act upon these words and allow the Goldin and Shaul families to bury their loved ones.”
Wait a minute. This sounds as if Ellison, Carson, Rauf and the rest think that Hamas is made up of Muslims. Yet we’re constantly told that jihad terrorism has nothing whatsoever to do with Islam. So why are they addressing Khaled Meshal as if he were a Muslim? Their narrative is getting all tangled up here.
“10 US Muslim leaders urge Hamas to release remains of Israeli soldiers,” JTA, September 26, 2016:
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ten U.S. Muslim leaders, including both Muslims in Congress, urged Hamas to return to Israel the remains of two soldiers.
“In the name of Almighty God the most merciful and compassionate, we appeal to you on the basis of humanity and charity to release the remains of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, two Israeli soldiers killed in action, to their families,” said the letter sent Sept. 21 to Khaled Meshal, a leader of Hamas, the terrorist group that controls the Gaza Strip.
Signatories include Reps. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., and Andre Carson, D-Ind., the two Muslim congressmen; M. Ali Chaudry, the former mayor of Basking Ridge, New Jersey.; Sayyid Syeed, the director of interfaith alliances at the Islamic Society of North America; and Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, who directed an unsuccessful and controversial effort to build an Islamic community center near the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York.
“Both Israelis and Palestinians have felt the pain of war, of losing loved ones and children far too soon,” the letter said. “The Holy Qur’an reminds us that ‘Whoever pardons and makes reconciliation will receive his reward from Allah.’ We ask you to act upon these words and allow the Goldin and Shaul families to bury their loved ones.”
Shaul and Goldin were killed during the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Rabbi Marc Schneier, the president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, initiated the letter. He made it public on Sunday at the annual Washington conference of the Israeli-American Council, where Goldin’s parents were in attendance….

steve brown says
Enemy Infiltration
Northern Virginiastan says
So what’s the catch? How many terrorists do Ellison, Carson, et al, expect Israel to release?
Hari Singh says
Why doesn’t Hamas want to release the bodies?
Well, because they horribly mutilated the corpses and the bodies might also reveal signs of torture thats why.
We have seen bodies of American service men mutilated from Mogadishu to Afghanistan, so this is a no brainer.
Caliph says
I agree Hari Singh, this is a real possibility.
I also can’t help but think, due to the timing, that this is all a bit of muruna to help Hilary get elected. i.e. “Let’s make Palestinians look sensble(good) – so Muslims look better – so all the money Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries contributed to Clinton foundation doesn’t look so bad ( since Muslims are sensible) – so Hilary looks better.”
Never trust a muslim further than you can throw them.
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Why do all “good muslims” end up in hell?
Because they place Mohammed above God.
Punishment for criticizing Mohammed is death, punishment for criticizing God is 3 days to repent.
Mirren10 says
” … because they horribly mutilated the corpses and the bodies might also reveal signs of torture thats why… ”
Unlikely, I think. These young men were killed in 2014, so their bodies are mostly decomposed by now.
Hamas is simply viciously spiteful, and wants to continue to hurt the families as much as possible.
Angemon says
Witless false equivalence.
carol says
I agree. The article almost tricks one into thinking that a Rabbi is stooping to plead for “largesse” from front-line infiltrators “putting perfume on the pig” i.e. a despicable group of aggressive, supremacist killers.
The alien phraseology itself is jarring: “In the name of Almighty God the most merciful and compassionate…the Holy Qu’ran…and its mealy-mouthed rewards for reconciliation etc. (sic).
I think Jews have too much dignity to plead for corpses – at least not when it gets tainted with this brush. I think Golda Meier had it right:
“We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children. We cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children. We will only have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us.”
eur says
Is there any equivalent to CAIR but Christian association in Egypt, Morocco, Pakistan …? NO ,
it is unnecessary..do not we realize that CAIR and all Islamic association are purely political lobbies?
All Islamic associations in the West should be banned because they follow a political agenda (
THEOCRATIC). The message must be controlled in their mosques, only religious themes and if Muslims do not accept .. close all mosques and deport them all ,
Jay Boo says
It would appear that these men are stepping up to the plate even to the point of risking the loss of one Paradise virgin. But, (of course), They are just covering for Islam.
duh Swami says
“In the name of Almighty God the most merciful and compassionate…
One if histories most persistent lies…Nothing good ever comes of it…