Riiiight....
Here's a couple of interesting recent links on the reality of Islam's view of Jews:
1. Ahmadinejad says Israel must be "annihilated". The Holocaust is a myth. Here. [This, btw, from the leader of a whole country, not just an extremist who has "hijacked the religion of peace"]
2. Prominent Pakistani politician and religious leader says "when the Jews are wiped out... the sun of peace will begin to rise on the entire world". Here. [This time specifically "Jews", note, not just "Israel"]
3. Nonie Darwish on "Why Muslims must hate Jews", Here. [I have a lot of time for Darwish. She's written a number of books on Islam from personal experience. A recommendation: "Cruel and Usual Punishment", in which, inter alia, she talks of the awfulness of polygamy, from personal experience of her mother and the other wives in their family].
3. Pew research: Muslim unfavourable views of Jews Here:
There is no doubt that the common (shall I say leftist?) view of Islamic tolerance of "people of the book" including Jews, is complete nonsense.
In reality, the common and widespread view of Jews in the Islamic world is that they are "enemies" to be slaughtered.
For a more thorough scholarly study of Islamic anti-semitism, there's Andrew Bostom's "The Legacy of Islamic anti-Semitism", based entirely on original Islamic materials.
[h/t to JW and Google...]
Here's a couple of interesting recent links on the reality of Islam's view of Jews:
1. Ahmadinejad says Israel must be "annihilated". The Holocaust is a myth. Here. [This, btw, from the leader of a whole country, not just an extremist who has "hijacked the religion of peace"]
2. Prominent Pakistani politician and religious leader says "when the Jews are wiped out... the sun of peace will begin to rise on the entire world". Here. [This time specifically "Jews", note, not just "Israel"]
3. Nonie Darwish on "Why Muslims must hate Jews", Here. [I have a lot of time for Darwish. She's written a number of books on Islam from personal experience. A recommendation: "Cruel and Usual Punishment", in which, inter alia, she talks of the awfulness of polygamy, from personal experience of her mother and the other wives in their family].
3. Pew research: Muslim unfavourable views of Jews Here:
- Jordan: 100%
- Lebanon: 99%
- Egypt: 98%
- Morocco: 88%
- Indonesia: 76%
- Pakistan: 74%
- Turkey: 60%
There is no doubt that the common (shall I say leftist?) view of Islamic tolerance of "people of the book" including Jews, is complete nonsense.
In reality, the common and widespread view of Jews in the Islamic world is that they are "enemies" to be slaughtered.
For a more thorough scholarly study of Islamic anti-semitism, there's Andrew Bostom's "The Legacy of Islamic anti-Semitism", based entirely on original Islamic materials.
[h/t to JW and Google...]
