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Palestinian Islamist Journalist: 'Why I Hate America'
Palestine Times (London) ^ | November 27, 2001 | Khalid Amayreh

Posted on 03/05/2002 2:29:29 PM PST by vannrox

Special Dispatch 303
November 27, 2001
Terror in America (28)


Palestinian Islamist Journalist: 'Why I Hate America'




Palestinian Islamist journalist Khalid Amayreh published two articles in the November issue of the London based monthly Palestine Times, titled "Why I Hate America," and "Jewish Islamophobia - The Most Virulent of All," in which he articulated his attitude towards the U.S. and Jews. The following are excerpts from the articles:


"I would be dishonest if I said I didn't hate the American government. I do hate it, so really, so deeply and, yes, so rightly."


"America is the tormentor of my people. It is to me, as a Palestinian, what Nazi Germany was to the Jews. America is the all-powerful devil that spreads oppression and death in my neighborhood..."


"America is the author of 53 years of suffering, death, bereavement, occupation, oppression, homelessness and victimization… the usurper of my people's right to human rights, democracy, civil liberties, development and a dignified life…"


"America is the tyrant, a global dictatorship that robs hundreds of millions of Arabs and Muslims of their right to freely elect their governments and rulers because corporate America dreads the outcome of democracy in the Muslim world…"


"…America offers me one of two choices: Either I submissively accept perpetual enslavement and oppression… or become an Osama bin Laden… The distance between being tormented by America's oppressive hegemony and being converted or mesmerized into bin-Ladenism is shorter and smaller than many would think, including the so-called experts in Washington. In fact, I dare say that the first inevitably leads to the second in a straightforward cause-effect relationship. So, please America, don't make me an Osama bin Laden…"


"…It is virtually impossible for me, as indeed is the case for most Palestinians, Arabs, or Muslims, not to hate America so much… Only infra-humans [sic] and quasi-beasts wouldn't hate their evil tormentors and gravediggers. And America is the Palestinian people's ultimate tormentor and gravedigger, as well as the oppressor and killer of millions around the world."


"In fact, finding an Arab these days that doesn't hate America would be like searching for a Jew who is infatuated with Hitler's Germany... I know that a wealthy Saudi emir recently made some sycophantic remarks about being 'an ally of America.' However, it is extremely unlikely that he [meant] what he said…"


"I know that 'hate' is evil, at least a passive evil. And I, personally, really strive not to allow my deep hate for the American government and its murderous policies to be transformed from the static form to the dynamic form. However, others, who may even hate America more than I do, will not be able to exercise as much self-control, as much suppression of their grievances, and as much 'wisdom.'" "…I know hate can be blind and deadly. But, I also know that 'oppression,' as the Holy Koran clearly states, 'is worse than murder' ('wal-fitnatu Ashaddu minal-qatl')[1]… I try to control my hate… But I know too well that I can't be free from the effect until I am free from the cause, and the cause is America's greed, rapacity and hegemony… Please, America, don't make me an Osama bin Laden." [2]


In Amayreh's second article, "Jewish Islamophobia, The Most Virulent Of All," he discusses the purported Zionist and Jewish campaign against Muslims, and states with certainty that these actions will come back to haunt them. He writes, "Since the 11 September terror attacks in New York and Washington, Zionist circles have been almost uncontrollably emitting their profound hatred of Islam in ways unseen since Hitler's Nazi Germany."


"From Occupied Jerusalem, to London, to New York, to California, the Zionist, or the Zionist-controlled press has been propagating one and the same message: kill the Muslims, kill the Arabs, kill the terrorists! The equation of Muslims with terrorists was conspicuous throughout hundreds of editorials, commentaries, talk shows, interviews and even grossly opinionated hard news."


"So, all of a sudden, it seemed as if Zionist and pro-Israeli editors and anchormen, who have a long history of poisoning Western public opinion with concocted lies and myths about the Palestinian cause, finally seized their long-awaited opportunity to display their deep hatred for Islam and Muslims."


"As a result, hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world, already shocked by the infernal terrorism in the U.S. and struggling to ward off fast-spreading Islamophobia that is often accompanied by violent racism, had also to reckon with extremely virulent and rabid Zionist efforts to besmirch, vilify, demonize and even de-legitimize Muslims altogether."


"The seemingly coordinated campaign has been unprecedented in its maliciousness, unmatched in its nefariousness. This vindictive campaign, spearheaded by the Zionist media, but by no means confined to it, carried tacit and often explicit messages so horrifying that they can only be construed to mean or to imply condoning genocide against Muslims…"


"The Jewish Deputy Secretary of Defense [Paul Wolfowitz] suggested that the United States would have to think of 'ending countries' and 'using nuclear weapons against terrorists and countries supporting them.'"


"Henry Kissinger, an evil American politician believed to be responsible for the murder of millions of innocent people from Vietnam to Chile, told CNN on 18 September that 'We must adopt unconventional methods to fight the terrorists,' suggesting that the U.S. should target 'the ideological infrastructure of terrorism.' He neither defined terrorism nor its ideological infrastructure, but everyone knew what he was alluding to: Islam and Muslims."


"Jewish Islamophobia, which occasionally takes the form of brash calls for the mass extermination of Muslims, is not new, of course. The Jews, as we all know, connived and colluded with the polytheists of Quraysh [in the early seventh century A.D.] for the purpose of murdering the Prophet of Islam and eradicating 'once and for all' the fledgling but growing religion. And, as history tells us, in reaction to their treachery, the Prophet ousted them once and for all from the Arabian Peninsula. The Jews never forgave Muslims for this…"


"In Turkey, the Zionists reportedly pressed the military-dominated government to outlaw the teaching of the Koran in private schools. (How about the Talmud, which states that non-Jews are animals in the form of human-beings?!) In Indonesia, the Zionists reportedly sent two of their American representatives to Jakarta to urge the government to exclude religious people from the democratic process…"


"For their part, Muslims should be more vigilant in the face of the rabid Jewish, or Jewish-led, blitz of hatred and vilification. Jews must be made to understand that their vilification of Muslims is more than a 'seized public relations opportunity.' It is a two-way street, as evil will eventually rebound on the evildoer… It is the Jews who initiated this malicious aggression of incitement against Muslims. They will have to bear full responsibility for their ugly folly."[3]






[1] Contrary to what the writer states, "fitna" is usually translated as "civil strife," not "oppression." Thus, the commonly accepted translation of this verse is "civil strife is worse than murder."


[2]Palestine Times (London), November 2001, http://www.ptimes.com.


[3] Ibid.


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OK. Here is what our Allies REALLY think...
1 posted on 03/05/2002 2:29:29 PM PST by vannrox (MyEMail)
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To: vannrox
Anti-semitic hate speech and nothing more.
2 posted on 03/05/2002 2:32:27 PM PST by spqrzilla9
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To: vannrox
"Oderint dum metuant," the noble Romans said. "Let them hate us, as long as they fear us as well." And I hope we give them PLENTY to be fearful of from now on.
3 posted on 03/05/2002 2:36:15 PM PST by Map Kernow
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To: spqrzilla9
Actually............although I support Israel's right to exist, I, for one, do not like Arial Sharon's "grind them (Palestinians) into the dust" policies. Why not turn the occupied territories into the State of Palestine? Oh yeah, Sharon is busy building "settlements" there. I forgot.
4 posted on 03/05/2002 2:39:33 PM PST by VikingsRazeAVillage
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To: vannrox
Such hate must surely create a current of like power in response. Though I doubt he is wise enough to realize it.
5 posted on 03/05/2002 2:44:32 PM PST by Pentagram
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To: vannrox
Nothings their fault, it's all America's and Zionist's fault. A truly diseased mind incapable of believing nothing but Islamist propaganda. Hate is the only thing that unites the Arabic world.
6 posted on 03/05/2002 2:45:00 PM PST by Brett66
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To: vannrox
Could somebody tell this sick SoB to keep his words away from my people. When the hell was teaching of Kuran banned in private schools? What is this Zionist paranioa? What a loser this man is, blaming all the mess his people have created on a few million Jews. If you are strong within, noone can push you into doing anything against your will. Besides, where did this guy get the impression that Jews hated Muslims? Turkey andf Israel are very close allies and have never hated eachother in any peiod of history. If you wage war on a coutry 5 times in 50 years and vow to destroy it and all its inhabitants, you are bound to incite hate in response.

If the Arabs hadn't wanted to lose Jerusalem to non-Muslims so much, they should have thought twice before selling us out to the British and stabbing us from the back while our soldiers were defending it alongside Jewish soldiers in the Ottoman Army during WWI.

7 posted on 03/05/2002 2:47:03 PM PST by Turk2
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Why not turn the occupied territories into the State of Palestine?

They've basically tried that and all it got them was a Jihad.

8 posted on 03/05/2002 2:47:31 PM PST by Brett66
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What I remember was a pre-Sharon 'discussion' of this idea while Israel was still building 'settlements' in these territories.

After Sharon got in.........well, just watch the news.

Basically, I just buy the notion that the Middle East's problems arise from one source and one source, only (namely; the Palestinians, alone).

9 posted on 03/05/2002 2:53:17 PM PST by VikingsRazeAVillage
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CORRECTION -- I meant that I "just DON'T buy the notion...."

Whoops.

10 posted on 03/05/2002 2:55:16 PM PST by VikingsRazeAVillage
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To: vannrox
I will have a lot more to say when I finish my research. Think about this in the mean time. What if Mecca's shrine was destroyed and it was clear who did it. Would you not be all for attacking who did it?, just like we did after 9/11.
11 posted on 03/05/2002 3:02:54 PM PST by Windy-Dave
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To: vannrox
We will defeat each and every one of them.

It is unfathomable to me why people support the "Palestinians".

12 posted on 03/05/2002 3:12:11 PM PST by GunRunner
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This guy needs to lay off the crack pipe for a while.

I notice he did not cite a single specific grievance against the U.S., and he cites a 1300-year-old one against Jews.

13 posted on 03/05/2002 3:17:31 PM PST by B Knotts
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To: vannrox
Quick, someone call the whaaaaaaambulance
14 posted on 03/05/2002 3:20:39 PM PST by GuillermoX
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To: vannrox
Are most Arabs this specific about the reasons they hate the U.S.? I hope the ones who were educated in the U.S. show a little more clarity of thought.
16 posted on 03/05/2002 3:27:29 PM PST by beavus
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To: Turk2
Bump. Great post. : )
17 posted on 03/05/2002 3:43:22 PM PST by SKempis
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To: vannrox
Here is what our Allies REALLY think...

It says, by "Palestinian Islamist journalist Khalid Amayreh". I don't consider him to be an ally of America. I see Khalid Amayreh as a self-tortured soul.

"America is the tormentor of my people. It is to me, as a Palestinian, what Nazi Germany was to the Jews. America is the all-powerful devil that spreads oppression and death in my neighborhood..."

What ignorance! The US government sends Yassar Arafat and the PLO, several hundred million dollars each year. This money comes from the American taxpayers. If the Palestinian's want to continue acting like barbarians, they don't need our financial assistence any longer. That goes for the other Arab/Muslim countries too. Like Egypt. Without America's monetary help, Mubarak would be out of a job.

18 posted on 03/05/2002 3:53:12 PM PST by Reagan Man
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OK. Here is what our Allies REALLY think...

You have been really busy today. (Thanks for the good work.)

But now I'm in a really bad mood...

19 posted on 03/05/2002 4:18:16 PM PST by EternalHope
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To: SKempis
I know. Check out #7
20 posted on 03/05/2002 4:19:26 PM PST by Turk2
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