The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Special Dispatch, February 2, 2010.
The Friday sermon delivered at Bourin Mosque in Nablus on January 29, 2010
was virulently antisemitic, with the preacher making statements such as: “Jews
will always be Jews. Even if donkeys cease to bray, dogs cease to bark,
wolves cease to howl, and snakes cease to bite, the Jews will not cease to be
hostile to the Muslims.”
Palestinian Authority Minister of Religious Endowments Mahmoud Al-Habbash
was scheduled to deliver the Friday sermon, but he arrived late after having
been delayed. He is seen sitting in the audience during the sermon, and
afterwards, he made a short statement.
Following are excerpts from the sermon, which aired on Palestinian Authority
TV.
‘Our Mutual Enmity with the Jews is a Matter of Faith’
Preacher: “Palestine was subjected to a loathsome occupation of its land and
holy places by these neo-Mongols, who perpetrated, on this holy, blessed, and
pure land, acts of killing, assassination, destruction, expropriation, Judaization,
harassment, and the fragmentation of the homeland.
“This is clear evidence of the hatred they harbor, and of their unparalleled
racism. This is the Nazism of the 20th century.
“The Jews are the enemies of Allah and His messenger. They are the enemies
of Allah and His messenger, the enemies of humanity in general, and of the
Palestinians in particular. They are fighting us with all types of crime, and even
the mosques have not been spared their racism.
“For the people who laid traps for the prophets of Allah; arrested them, killed
them, and deceived them; it is a thousand times easier to lay traps for the
followers of these prophets. Our mutual enmity with the Jews is a matter of
faith more than an issue pertaining to occupation and land. […]
“Jews will always be Jews. Even if donkeys cease to bray, dogs cease to bark,
wolves cease to howl, and snakes cease to bite, the Jews will not cease to be
hostile to the Muslims.
“The Prophet Muhammad said: ‘Whenever two Jews find themselves alone
with a Muslim, they think of killing him.’ Oh Muslims, this land, these holy
places, and these mosques will only be liberated when we return to the Book of
Allah, and when all Muslims are prepared to become mujahideen for the sake of
Allah, in support of Palestine, its people, its land, and its holy places.”
‘This Land Will Only Be Liberated Through Jihad’
“The Prophet Muhammad said: ‘You will fight the Jews, and you will kill them,
until the trees and the stones speak, saying: “‘Oh Muslim, oh servant of
Allah…'”
“The trees and the stones will not say: ‘Oh Arab,’ or ‘Where are the millions ,’ or ‘Where are all the Arab people’… They will say: ‘Oh Muslim, oh
servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him; except for the
gharqad tree, which is the tree of the Jews.’ This land will only be liberated
through Jihad.” […]
Preacher: “Oh Allah, take the Jews.”
Crowd: “Amen.”
Preacher: “Oh Allah, take the Jews.”
Crowd: “Amen.”
Preacher: “Oh Allah, take the Jews and their helpers.”
Crowd: “Amen.”
