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Throughout history, Allah has imposed upon the Jews people who would punish them for their corruption...The last punishment was carried out by [Adolf] Hitler. By means of all the things he did to them – even though they exaggerated this issue – he managed to put them in their place. This was divine punishment for them...Allah willing, the next time will be at the hand of the believers.
Muslims Anti Zionists Not Jews: Qaradawi
Prominent Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi has denied any enmity between Muslims and Jews, asserting that Muslims are only opposed to the hostile, expansionist Zionist movement.
"There is no enmity between Muslims and Jews," Qaradawi, the president of the International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS), told visiting Rabbis from the anti-Zionist movement Neturei Karta.
He noted that for centuries Jewish citizens were living in peace and coexistence in Muslim countries.
"Jews were the wealthiest people in Egypt and many Muslim countries," Qaradawi told the three rabbis welcomed to his home in the Qatari capital.
Rabbi Aharon Cohen agreed.
"Jews encountered no problem living in Muslim countries."
Sheikh Qaradawi stressed that Muslims and Jews share common grounds as followers of two Abrahamic religions.
"Jews who believe in the authentic Torah are very close to Muslims," he pointed out.
"Followers of the two religions agree on many rituals and religious practices such as male circumcision, halal slaughtering, banning pork and prohibiting any statutes inside mosques and synagogues."
The prominent scholar noted that Muslims and Jews were subjected to the same persecution following the fall of the Islamic rule in Andalusia, now Spain.
He believes Muslims and Jews, as people who believe in one God, should join hands in fighting atheism, pornography, same-sex marriages and injustice.
A galaxy of prominent Muslim scholars and interfaith experts issue on Monday, February 25, an open letter for the world"s Jewish community calling for a dialogue to improve relations between Jews and Muslims.
Expansionist Zionism
Qaradawi stressed that relations between Muslims and Jews only strained with the emergence of Zionism and the establishment of Israel on the rubble of Palestine.
"Muslims are against the expansionist, oppressive Zionist movement, not the Jews."
The visiting rabbis, each sporting a badge reading "I"m a Jew not a Zionist", shared the same conviction.
"Judaism, which is based on the true teachings of Torah, does not recognize Zionism," said Rabbi Cohen.
"Torah and Judaism do not sanction occupation, killings and driving people from their homes."
Zionism is an international political movement that spearheaded the creation of a homeland for the Jewish People in Palestine.
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Throughout history, Allah has imposed upon the Jews people who would punish them for their corruption...The last punishment was carried out by [Adolf] Hitler. By means of all the things he did to them – even though they exaggerated this issue – he managed to put them in their place. This was divine punishment for them...Allah willing, the next time will be at the hand of the believers.
MEMRI's work has been attacked on three grounds: that their work is biased; that they choose articles to translate selectively so as to give an unrepresentative view of the media they are reporting on; and that their translations are often inaccurate.
Brian Whitaker, the Middle East editor for the Guardian "My problem with Memri is that it poses as a research institute when it's basically a propaganda operation,to further the political agenda of Israel." "MEMRI's website does not mention you [Carmon] or your work for Israeli intelligence. Nor does it mention MEMRI's co-founder, Meyrav Wurmser, and her extreme brand of Zionism.... Given your political background, it's legitimate to ask whether MEMRI is a trustworthy vehicle."
CNN correspondent Atika Shubert and Arabic translators accused MEMRI of mistranslating portions of a Palestinian children's television programme."Media watchdog MEMRI translates one caller as saying - quote - 'We will annihilate the Jews,"' said Shubert. "But, according to several Arabic speakers used by CNN, the caller actually says 'The Jews are killing us."'
I have no need for a site that makes up propaganda by selectively quoting and misquoting Arabic media - why would I?
To rely on real news I refer to news organisations or sites which link to news organisations in full. Loonwatch is a good example.
Memri specials are invariable selective quotes out of context or mistranslated
You forgot to tell us why you felt the need to post this Memri special from 2009?
In an e-mail debate with Carmon, Whitaker asked about MEMRI's November 2000 translation of an interview given by the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem to al-Ahram al-Arabi. One question asked by the interviewer was: "How do you deal with the Jews who are besieging al-Aqsa and are scattered around it?" which was translated as: "How do you feel about the Jews?". MEMRI cut out the first part of the reply and combined it with the answer to the next question which. Carmon admitted this was an error in translation but defended combining the two replies as both questions referred to the same subject. Carmon rejected other claims of distortion by Whitaker, saying: "it is perhaps reassuring that you had to go back so far to find a mistake ... You accused us of distortion by omission but when asked to provide examples of trends and views we have missed, you have failed to answer." Carmon also accused Whitaker of "using insults rather than evidence" in his criticism of MEMRI.
Throughout history, Allah has imposed upon the Jews people who would punish them for their corruption...The last punishment was carried out by [Adolf] Hitler. By means of all the things he did to them – even though they exaggerated this issue – he managed to put them in their place. This was divine punishment for them...Allah willing, the next time will be at the hand of the believers.
shafique wrote:Rabbi Cohen etc above seem to have a different view from those who want to believe the Memri special.
shafique wrote:Why did you dig out this memri special from 2009?
To rely on real news I refer to news organisations or sites which link to news organisations in full. Loonwatch is a good example
