Not that the “foreign policy experts” will care. My latest in FrontPage:
The Supreme Sharia Judge of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Al-Habbash, admitted it last Wednesday: the Palestinian war against Israel is a jihad that will never be solved by negotiations.
According to Palestinian Media Watch, Al-Habbash, a close advisor to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, declared: “Jerusalem is the arena of conflict between us and the colonialist project [Israel]… Jerusalem’s [Al-Aqsa] Mosque apparently is the heading for the eruption of the conflict and The Battle of History between Islam and the enemies of Islam; between the Muslims and the enemies of Muslims; between the Islamic culture in all its splendor and human glory and the culture of Satan attempting to establish oppression and aggression at the expense of the culture of truth and goodness… This mosque is decreed to be the arena of the battle between good and evil. This mosque and this wonderful city – the city of history, religion, and culture, Jerusalem – are decreed to be the heading of the conflict… Jerusalem is the heading of this battle, this conflict, and this round, which I and many others see as the key, as the first step, as the spark of the battle of the ‘final promise.’”
The fact that the jihad against Israel is indeed part of “the battle of history between Islam and the enemies of Islam” is abundantly illustrated in my book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS. In that book also, it is also abundantly clear that the “enemies of Islam” are those non-Muslims who refuse to accept the hegemony of Sharia and the second-class status that acceptance would entail for them. Those non-Muslims, according to the Qur’an (9:29), have to be warred against and subjugated.
Imagine sitting down at a negotiating table and facing Mahmoud Al-Habbash on the other side. Do you think he would accept a cessation of the building of “settlements,” or the abandonment of this or that territory, as the price of peace? Do you think he would sign a peace accord with any Israeli negotiators that would involve calling upon Palestinians to lay down their arms, accept the existence of the Jewish state, and live in peace with Israelis?
In fact, he might sign such an accord, but only in accord with Muhammad’s dictum “War is deceit,” and only in line with the stipulations of Islamic law regarding treaty making with Infidels – rules that are based upon Muhammad’s Treaty of Hudaybiyya with the pagan Quraysh tribe. The truce is to be for no longer than a period of ten years, and can only be undertaken at all when the Muslims are weak and need to gather their strength. Once the Muslims have the advantage again, the treaty can be broken any time.
One thing Mahmoud Al-Habbash or any other Palestinian would not do, however, would be to enter into any treaty with Israel that involved Palestinians coexisting peacefully with Israelis as equals on an indefinite basis, in a state in which Sharia is not established.
Al-Habbash made this abundantly clear in his remarks, but the professional diplomats of Washington and the capitals of Europe will take no notice. In reality, all of those who think that the Israeli/Palestinian conflict will be solved through negotiations should heed the words of Mahmoud Al-Habbash. But they won’t. They will continue to think that if only the right combination of concessions is hit upon, the Palestinians will happily agree to live in peace with the Israelis, and that the only reason why all previous negotiated peace accords have failed is because the proper formula was not found.
Well, the proper formula for turning lead into gold has not yet been found either, but I won’t be holding my breath. The failure to heed Mahmoud Al-Habbash and others like him has led Americans down numerous policy blind alleys, and there will be many more. One group that has proven to be particularly unconvinced by reality is diplomats – to say nothing of “foreign policy experts.” And so we will continue merrily on, making the same mistakes again and again and again.
Walter Sieruk says
As for Abbas and his PA likewise for Al –Habbash ,along with the Islamic terror entities and Hamas Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad have with their jihadist scheming along with the PA and Abbas as well as Al- Habbash with their intention of destroying the State of Israel and replacing her with some kind of Islamic “state” with Sharia law in their Islamic agenda that is fated to fail in the end. For all of such Muslim schemes and effort will come nothing in the end. The reason is that all their plots and striving against the State of Israel are all lose in the end .This is because Abbas is greatly overruled by the God of the Bible. Who is the Supreme and Ultimate supporter of Israel. As reflected in the following verses of the Bible. “A man’s heart may be full of schemes, but the Lord‘s purpose will prevail.” Proverbs 19:21. [N.E.B.] Also, Psalm 135:4. This informs the reader that “The Lord has chosen Jacob to be His own and Israel His special treasure.”
Jean Terry says
So true what Mr. Sieruk says. It is plain as plain can be that peace negotiations will never work. I am not a brain but I wonder at the leaders of our country and others who spend so much time trying to make it happen when it never will. And the left wing who believes the “Palestinians” are oppressed. It is a choice they have made to live in conflict. They are not oppressed.
Singh The Sikh says
Jihad against jews everywhere. This morning I believe:
HIKIND SAYS CRIES OF “ALLAH! ALLAH!” HEARD DURING ATTACK IN BROOKLYN
NYS Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) says cries of “Allah! Allah!” during today’s attack in Brooklyn make the nature of the crime clear. “This was a hate crime, absolutely, despite any reports to the contrary,” said the Assemblyman. This evening, Hikind was summoned by the family of Lipa Schwartz, the 62-year-old victim, and asked to stand by them at a press conference where details of the attack were revealed.
“Lipa’s English isn’t perfect,” said Hikind “He’s more comfortable speaking Yiddish, so we want there to be no mistakes. This was a hate crime, not an act of ‘road rage’ as some reports mistakenly called it. The attacker had no previous encounters with the victim. Mr. Schwartz was walking, on his way to say his prayers, when the attacker pulled up in a car, sprang from the vehicle, charged Mr. Schwartz and began to beat him. It’s all right on the surveillance videos! Mr. Schwartz said the attacker spoke a language he believed may have been Arabic. The only words intelligible to him were ‘Israel’ and cries of ‘Allah, Allah!’” Schwartz, an Orthodox Jew, suffered facial trauma and bruises to his head.
Throughout the day, Hikind remained in close contact with Brooklyn South Chief Brian Conroy as well as Deputy Inspector David Wall, commanding officer of the 66th Precinct. He confirmed that the attacker was charged with Assault as a Hate Crime and said there were concerns someone had attempted to minimize the reason for the attack. Hikind praised the NYPD for its quick apprehension of the attacker.
David Grisez says
From what Mahmoud Al-Habash says, it is clear that the problem of Palestinian peace with Israel is a problem with the teaching of Islam. Because of the strong Antisemitism and strong hatred of the Jews taught by the Koran and the Hadiths, the Palestinian Muslims will never make a long term peace with Israel. Also Mahmoud Al-Habash is greatly deceived in his views. He considers Islamic culture to be the culture of splendor and glory, and Israel and the Jews to be the culture of Satan, wow what messed up understanding and thinking. Wherever Islam has gone, it has caused death, misery and destruction.
gravenimage says
Robert Spencer in FrontPage: Palestinian Sharia Judge Admits That Jihad Against Israel Is All About Islam
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So it is. Yet too many fools still believe that this is somehow about “freedom fighting”.
CogitoErgoSum says
Oh, yes, Islam is a religion of goodness and truth. Muslims just love the truth. In fact, they love it so much they have come up with words for four different ways they can keep the truth all to themselves:
1. Taqiyya
2. Tawriya
3. Kitman
4. Muruna
Muhammad must be rolling over in his grave because this man is just freely handing out something as precious as the truth to vile and unworthy infidels.
gravenimage says
+1
mortimer says
Israel assigned to the Jews in the Koran – therefore Muslims may recognize Israel without disloyalty to Islam
The Koran in a number of places assigns Israel to the ‘children of Israel’.
Koran 5.20 uses the word ‘assign’: “O my people (Jews), enter the Holy Land which God has assigned unto you…”
Koran 5.32 lets it slip that “We ordained for the Children of Israel that if anyone slew a person – unless it be in retaliation for murder or for spreading mischief IN THE LAND”
What is ‘the land’ where Jews control the legal system? Obviously, ‘the land’ is Israel assigned to Jews by Koran 5.20.
Moreover, Koran 17.104 announces the return of Jews to Israel during the end times: “And thereafter We [Allah] said to the Children of Israel: ‘Dwell securely in the Promised Land. And when the last warning will come to pass, we will gather you together in a mingled crowd.”
The ‘wound’ of Israel for Muslims lies in the affront to the inflamed, narcissistic pride of Islamic supremacism… rather than a Koranic teaching prohibiting the existence of Israel. The Koran encourages Jews to live in “The Promised Land” of Israel.
Ibrahim itace muhammed says
Yes of course, jihad fighting is a means of resistance against fascism and oppression now taking place at fascist evil Zionist State of Israel. Palestinians are therefore fighting valid jihad acceptable to sharia.
Elisha says
“Valid jihad”
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I’m laughing so hard, I can barely breathe. This is what’s coming for you and your demons, bacon boy:
The end has already been written:
“I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh, And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine; And all flesh will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.” – Isaiah 49:26
Then the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying, “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘I AM EXCEEDINGLY JEALOUS FOR ZION, yes, WITH GREAT WRATH I AM JEALOUS FOR HER.’ “Thus says the LORD, ‘I WILL RETURN TO ZION and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.’ – Zechariah 8:1-3
“The Lord will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall not become greater than that of Judah. In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them. It shall be in that day that I WILL SEEK TO DESTROY ALL THE NATIONS THAT COME AGAINST JERUSALEM.” – Zechariah 12:7-9
For THE LORD HAS CHOSEN ZION;
He has desired it for His habitation.
“THIS IS MY RESTING PLACE FOREVER;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.” – Psalm 132:13-14
The LORD ROARS FROM ZION
And utters His voice from Jerusalem,
And the heavens and the earth tremble.
But the Lord is a refuge for His people
And a stronghold to the sons of Israel.
Then you will know that I am the Lord your God,
DWELLING IN ZION, MY HOLY MOUNTAIN.
So Jerusalem will be holy,
And strangers will pass through it no more. – Joel 3:16-17
I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, My splendor to Israel. – Isaiah 46:13
And one of the elders says to me, “DO NOT WEEP. Behold, THE LION of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, HAS OVERCOME to open the scroll and its seven seals.” – Revelation 5:5
ZION ZION ZION ZION ZION
Are we learning yet?
REPENT AND PRAISE THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD, OUR REDEEMER!
R Russell says
Ibrahim,
Do you not get fed up hating?
It is such a strain on your body. High blood pressure, increased harmful hormones etc.
Your God, Allah only loves those who love him. That is a result of the doctrine of tawhid.
Love cannot exist in a vacuum so Allah cannot love back until he is loved first.
YHWH God, one Being revealed in three persons, gives and experiences love between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, thus he can love those who do not love him. It is part of his Being.
This means he loves you even although you hate him. His love for you is something you can never change. Have you considered this before?
gravenimage says
Of course Ibrahim itace muhammed considers the destruction of Israel and the genocide of the Jews to be “valid Jihad”. He himsef has said how much he looks forward to taking part in the genocide of the Jews.
And what does he consider “fascism and oppression”? Why, Jews living in freedom. Just sickening, but no surprise.
Terra Nova says
It is impossible to negotiate or have treaties with muslims, as soon as something does not please them, the treaties are over. And the Jews need Israel to live in, as they are always almost hunted by people and always by muslim countries. They always want to be superior to anybody else..They must have a big inferiority complex, what I can understand. They never made something within their own country right, and then what you do, you conquer somebody else’s land where they live in peace and have freedom and put your laws on them. Hitler believed that and acted accordingly to that belief. And that will happen again to muslims, what you put in, you get back and one day you want to flee, because you will be on the other side.
gravenimage says
+1
balam says
Mohammad a.k.a Allah must have been an accomplished politician because he also spoke with the fork tongue in the Quran like most politicians of the day.
Ibrahim itace muhammed says
Balam, you mean your satan pagan god you call Holy Spirit speaks to you with anus because he is a homosexual having anus sex with you while you are busy fucking your horrible bad smelly ladies? Ask him to approach me, i will kick him on his penis and head to get him running away from you to avoid horrible bad smells he emits into your anuses.
TWG says
And therrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre’s ibby!
Brilliantly intellectual, for a moslem shitstain.
gravenimage says
This is how Muslims “think”. Ibrahim itace muhammed’s spewings here are very unpleasant, but quite instructive.
Elisha says
“The Supreme Sharia Judge of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Al-Habbash, admitted it last Wednesday: the Palestinian war against Israel is a jihad that will never be solved by negotiations.”
I couldn’t agree more. Jesus Christ will solve it – once and FOR ALL!
“I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh, And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine; And all flesh will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.” – Isaiah 49:26
“The Lord will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall not become greater than that of Judah. In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them. It shall be in that day that I WILL SEEK TO DESTROY ALL THE NATIONS THAT COME AGAINST JERUSALEM.” – Zechariah 12:7-9
Then the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying, “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘I am EXCEEDINGLY JEALOUS FOR ZION, yes, WITH GREAT WRATH I AM JEALOUS FOR HER.’ “Thus says the LORD, ‘I WILL RETURN TO ZION and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.’ – Zechariah 8:1-3
Thanks for playing.
R Russell says
Of course it’s all about Israel
Lands conquered by Islam remain Islamic forever, thus if they go out of Islamic hands they must be conquered and brought back into the umma.
Israel not only has the people who believe them to be the descendants of apes and pigs, hating them for that reason, but also for living in land once conquered by Islam
gravenimage says
True–this is why Muslims are always ranting about reconquering “Al Andalus”.
They especially hate seeing Jews live in freedom, though.