Jihad for the sake of Allah is violent jihad waged against non-Muslims. It is an Islamic religious imperative. It cannot and will not be negotiated away. Yet most mainstream Western “Middle East experts” at all points on the political spectrum still believe that the proper formula can be hit upon in order to bring peace between Israel and the “Palestinians.” In my forthcoming book The Palestinian Delusion: The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process, I examine all the failed plans and negotiations, show why they failed, and what else must be done instead.
“Hamas Official Rafiq Abu Hani Brandishes Handgun and Says to “Heroes of Resistance”: Take Our Livelihood and Buy More Weapons,” MEMRI, March 17, 2019:
Hamas official Rafiq Abu Hani said in a speech that aired on March 17, 2019 on Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas/Gaza) that the goal of the Palestinians is Jihad for the sake of Allah. He then drew a handgun and brandished it, saying: “We all agree that our weapons – in which lie our honor and strength – will be put down only in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.” Addressing Mohammed Deif, the Al-Qassam Brigades, and the “heroes of the resistance” in the West Bank and Gaza, he said: “Take our livelihoods from us and buy more [guns]! Take our salaries and buy more [guns]!”
Following are excerpts:
Rafiq Abu Hani: Our goal is Jihad for the sake of Allah! What is your goal?
Crowd: Jihad!
Rafiq Abu Hani: What is your goal?
Crowd: Jihad!
Rafiq Abu Hani: What is your goal?
Crowd: Jihad!
Rafiq Abu Hani: We all agree that our weapons – in which lie our honor and strength – will be put down only in the Al-Aqsa compound. Oh you despicable traitors, do you think that we would ever sell out this [gun], which we paid for with the livelihoods of our children? By Allah, we say to Mohammed Deif, to the Al-Qassam Brigades, and to the heroes of the resistance in the West Bank and in Gaza: Take our livelihoods from us and buy more of these! Take our salaries and buy more of these!