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Iranian newspaper: muslims must attack civilians to stop countries supporting Israel
MEMRI ^ | January 27, 2008

Posted on 01/28/2008 3:38:58 AM PST by knighthawk

Kayhan Editor Close To Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei: 'America and Its European Supporters Must Know... That the Price of Supporting [Israel] Will Cost Them the Property and Lives of Their Citizens... If the Heads of Some Islamic States Prevent the Muslim Peoples from Attacking the Zionists... They Can Be Toppled'

In a January 26 op-ed in the Iranian daily Kayhan, the paper's editor, Hossein Shariatmadari, who is close to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, called on Muslims to unite in a retaliatory attack on American, European, and Israeli "sensitive centers" because of "the war crimes that these countries are committing in the Gaza Strip" and because of their support for Israel.

In his op-ed, Shar'iatmadari stressed that American and European civilians must be harmed in these attacks, so as to make the U.S. and the European countries change their policy towards Israel. He further called for harming Israelis worldwide, and explained that Islamic regimes that prevent an Islamic attack on Israel must be toppled, because they are defending the enemy. Following are excerpts from Sharatmadari's op-ed, which was titled "The Defenders of the Enemy":(1)

"The slaughter being carried out by the Zionists in Gaza – which includes the mass murder of Palestinian men, women, and children, cutting off the electricity, water, and fuel, stopping the supply of medicines and food products – along with various other savage crimes, is disgraceful for the Zionists, and for America and its European allies.

"However, it is even more embarrassing and disgraceful for, first and foremost, the heads of several Islamic countries, [including] Egypt, that is insisting on adhering to the abject Camp David Accords and closing the Rafah border crossing [to the Palestinians]; for the cowardly and characterless rulers of Bahrain and the U.A.E., who awarded a prize to the murderer [i.e. President Bush] of the oppressed Palestinian people during his recent trip to the region; and for the Saudi [royal] family, that bears the appellation 'Custodian of the Two Holy Places' but is indifferent to the crimes and violations of the infidel Zionists in the Muslim holy places, and so on.

"But aren't most of the sensitive centers of the Zionists, of the Americans, and of some European states that support Israel already situated within the arms' reach of the Muslims? And aren't the Zionists [vulnerable] and located within arms' reach of the Muslims at the four corners of the earth? What human and legal basis can prevent an attack on these centers and people? Why must the savage, blood-letting Zionists and Americans be permitted to choose the field of battle as they wish? [Why are they permitted] to besiege the oppressed Palestinian brothers and sisters and their children, on the land that belongs to that helpless people, and to shoot at them night and day and to massacre them?

"America and its European and Zionist supporters must know that their support for Israel's crimes will cost them very dearly. Once they discern that this support will cost them the property and lives of their citizens, they will doubtless reconsider their support for the savage Zionists... And didn't the Imam [Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini] teach that if every Muslim pours out one bucket of water, there will be a flood that will sweep away Israel, and destroy it?

"Every time a movement rises up against the Zionist occupier and acts to liberate its homeland, America and its allies accuse it of terrorism, and every state that supports these movements is punished. Why wouldn't the Muslims act the same way, and attack all the supporters of the Zionists everywhere in the world?

"The prevalent legal doctrine in both the Shi'ite school and the Sunni school is that it is permissible to attack anyone whom the enemy uses as a shield in the war against the enemies of Islam. Therefore, if some heads of Islamic states prevent the Muslim peoples from attacking the Zionists – thus constituting a shield that prevents support to the persecuted people of that region – it permissible to topple these defenders of the enemy."

Endnote: (1) Kayhan (Iran), January 26, 2008.


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: europe; iran; israel; khamenei
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So basicly this muslim is against the 'murdering of civilians in Gaza', but calls other muslims to do the same with our citizens...
1 posted on 01/28/2008 3:39:00 AM PST by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

Coexistence with these people is impossible.


2 posted on 01/28/2008 3:51:32 AM PST by vladimir998 (Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. St. Jerome)
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To: vladimir998

“Coexistence with these people is impossible.”

That’s a fact. It’s either them or us.


3 posted on 01/28/2008 3:56:00 AM PST by ought-six
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To: knighthawk
In his op-ed, Shar'iatmadari stressed that American and European civilians must be harmed in these attacks, so as to make the U.S. and the European countries change their policy towards Israel.

Religion of Peace, huh?

4 posted on 01/28/2008 4:08:51 AM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (“We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!” --Duncan Hunter)
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To: knighthawk
Shar'iatmadari stressed that American and European civilians must be harmed in these attacks, so as to make the U.S. and the European countries change their policy towards Israel

So, when Sens. Obama, Clinton or Edwards wants to have a dialog with the Iranians, just where do we start? /s

5 posted on 01/28/2008 4:22:05 AM PST by Renkluaf
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To: vladimir998
'Coexistence with these people is impossible."

Now, now, come on...........

I think Barak O'Barnum ought to sit down and talk w/ these people and share his vision of a brighter tomorrow. He can describe a world where all God's chillen have free health care and a warm nutritious lunch. A world w/o divisions by race, religion or sexual proclivity. A world free of strife, stress and unsightly pantylines.

A world that can be ours if we put our feet together and click our heels three times.....

6 posted on 01/28/2008 4:45:19 AM PST by Pietro
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To: knighthawk
..."the war crimes that these countries are committing in the Gaza Strip"

Exactly. The west should stop the "war crimes" of sending money, food, fuel, electricity, and medical aid to the palis.

7 posted on 01/28/2008 5:03:15 AM PST by CPOSharky (Energy plan: Build refineries and nuke plants, drill for our oil, mine our coal.)
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To: knighthawk
These idiots seem to think that while civilized people do their best NOT to harm civilians and non-combatants during war, there will come a time where they just piss us off to the point where we will say "ENOUGH!" and then they'll learn the price that the people of Dresden and Tokyo paid during WWII.

It will be sad to see tens or hundreds of thousands of civilians in Iran killed, but it will be the direct fault of leaders like this.

Mark

8 posted on 01/28/2008 5:08:38 AM PST by MarkL
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To: holdonnow; FARS; sono; sofaman

ping


9 posted on 01/28/2008 5:09:15 AM PST by AliVeritas (The Christian satan warned you about.)
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To: knighthawk

The tens of billions that have been poured into this cesspool known as the Palestinian Authorithy have spawned only vileness, hate, and mass murder. The’ve received more than enough money to build a great society for them all.

The more Israel gives the so-called “Palestinians,” the more hateful these murderous Islamic terrorists get. Palestine is the homeland of the Jews, as all the world knew until the recent myths of “Palestinian homeland” were cooked up by the Palestinian authority and its handlers and patsies abroad.

The Palestinian Authority has been given pretty much everything it told the world it wanted, but, predictably, the Arab promises all turned out to be lies. The PA signed the Oslo Accords, but did absolutely nothing they promised. The world imposed no penalty for not following through and only gave them more money and more weapons. Israel followed through on everything it promised at Oslo.

All the Palestinian Arabs know how to do is to teach their children to kill. People come from around the world with ideas and programs to build peace; the Palestinian Arabs laugh in private at the naivite of the West, but they take their money.

Any fairminded person who thinks that civilized negotiation is possible with the Palestinian Arabs has been asleep for at least 41 years. These people must be repatriated to surrounding Arab countries where must of them have their roots in any case - under internatinal law this program would be a fair exchange for the the Jews who had to leave Arab lands in 1948. Israel is the one and only homeland of the Jews and it’s tiny. The Arabs have 19 vast countries, yet they have left their brethern in refugeee camps for generations - some brethren the Arabs are!

Arab citizens of Israels who are loyal to the state of Israel would of course stay put in Israel and enjoy the benefits and services of Israeli citizenship they already enjoy.


10 posted on 01/28/2008 5:19:20 AM PST by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: knighthawk

Iran and Syria are the nuclei of the radical Islamic threat.

They are the core threat today in the Middle East. As many know, Iran has been emboldened and rewarded over the years for engaging in these activities. Our inaction after British sailors were taken captive is but one small example, nor was it the first. Our withdraw of troops after the Beirut bombing, something Iran was behind is another example in historical context. The lack of action after Iranian agents went on a killing spree in Europe years past, or the direct threats of their leaders against foreign leaders with complete inaction from the West all adds to this perception. Realize that some of Iran’s senior leaders in their military are actually personally involved with the murders of people in Europe and on the “wanted” list. Their direct meddling in Iraq which includes EFP, IR sensors, MANPADS, 50 cal sniper rifles, GPS (Improves mortar accuracy), money, intelligence and advisors even; despite this killing our troops we’re not willing to take action. You have mock attacks on ships and there too we do nothing nor was the latest bout unique and new, it’s happened several times. In 2006 Iran de facto waged a somewhat successful, at least in their eyes, war against Israel, all funded and logistical supported through back door intelligence channels by Iran, with complete impunity once again.

It’s real simple. Iran over the years has been “taught” that they can achieve their foreign policy objectives through terrorism. They, as in the state of Iran, created some of the terrorist groups found today committing some of these acts! Some of their most senior leaders are no kidding terrorists on a “wanted” list, but even that is downplayed and governments like in Austria where some of these attacks occurred are willing to sell nearly anything to them. What does that tell Iran?

So, now we’re all supposed to be shocked that their leaders advocate more of the same, which they see as being a highly fruitful way to do business? If something in your life brings good results and costs you little, what do you generally do?


11 posted on 01/28/2008 5:56:13 AM PST by Red6 (Come and take it.)
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To: AliVeritas

Time to go Pope Urban again?


12 posted on 01/28/2008 6:11:02 AM PST by sono ("Nietsche is peachy.")
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
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13 posted on 01/28/2008 7:46:30 AM PST by SJackson (If 45 million children had lived, they'd be defending America, filling jobs, paying SS-Z. Miller)
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To: knighthawk

Well we are now starting to see the true face of Islam and its followers.


14 posted on 01/28/2008 7:54:33 AM PST by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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To: Seeing More Clearly Now

All the Palestinian Arabs know how to do is to teach their children to kill.

Most yes, but not all. My mom's co-worker is a Palestinian, born and raised over there. She says he's one of the nicest people she's ever met. There are two Palestinian kids in my Arabic class; both completely Westernized. They may have lived over there for awhile, but coming to the US and living here for a long time and adopting Western culture erases the filth from back home. In some cases, of course. Not all.
15 posted on 01/28/2008 7:58:43 AM PST by G8 Diplomat (Creatures are divided into 6 kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Monera, Protista, & Saudi Arabia)
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To: SJackson

Do you remember the details of the Vienna assassinations?

Basically, three Kurd delegates were murdered during a meeting in Vienna by Iranian agents. The interesting part is that one of the hit-men at the time (I think it was about 1988 - I still lived in Europe at the time) rose to the rank of general and is a key leader who’s planning things like the arms that are flowing into Iraq or the mock attacks on our ships. Towards the end of the Iran - Iraq war, Iran went on a literal killing spree in the Middle East, Europe, and parts of Africa. Dissidents, opposition leaders, people the regime simply didn’t like were dealt with since the resources were now no longer tied up fighting Iraq. While all this was going on you had a Europe that more or less was in denial and thrilled over the end of the Cold War as the wall came down in 1989. But the fact that Rushdie needed armed security 24-7 for his novel “Satanic verses” published 1988 and motivating Khomeini to issue a fatwa for his death seems to not even make most Europeans think there might be a slight problem.

Is the topic of this thread really new?


16 posted on 01/28/2008 8:12:06 AM PST by Red6 (Come and take it.)
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To: Biggirl
Well we are now starting to see the true face of Islam and its followers.

All you have to do is read the Koran and Hadiths and you will know what the religion is all about.

Bin Laden ,Zarqawi and the Infidel killers and the Wahabbi interpretation have it right in my opinion.

To me the rest of the Muslims are heretics, and any Muslim who curries favor with an Infidel is worse than an Infidel.

The Wahabbis know this, and is why so many Muslims get killed along with us Infidels.

The moderate Muslims are traitors to the religion of Islam. They are our "useful idiots". To me .these Infidel collaborators should get out of the religion if they can't practice it's fundamental doctrines. (Subjugate , convert or kill all Infidels)

But hey, we will take all the help we can get fighting this religious cancer. - Tom

17 posted on 01/28/2008 8:21:17 AM PST by Capt. Tom (Don't confuse the Bushies with the dumb Republicans - Capt. Tom)
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To: Red6

And though not directed at political players, the bombing of the Jewish Community Center in Argentina, killing 85 in 1994. Five Iranians under indictment for that. They’ve been causing mayhem since the Embassy takeover


18 posted on 01/28/2008 8:40:43 AM PST by SJackson (If 45 million children had lived, they'd be defending America, filling jobs, paying SS-Z. Miller)
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To: Pietro

“I think Barak O’Barnum ought to sit down and talk w/ these people and share his vision of a brighter tomorrow. “

I wonder how he’ll be received in these countries, him being an apostate and all.


19 posted on 01/28/2008 8:53:48 AM PST by JZelle
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To: JZelle
"I wonder how he’ll be received in these countries, him being an apostate and all."

He'll razzle them w/ his smile, he'll dazzle them w/ his charisma,

and then he'll roll over and give them everything they want.

20 posted on 01/28/2008 8:56:56 AM PST by Pietro
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