01-11-2009, 04:46 AM
TROUBLE IN THE HOLY LAND
Cleric demands death for Israelis
'Dispatch [them] to the hellfire, on the wings of the Qassam rockets'
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Posted: January 06, 2009
10:44 pm Eastern
© 2009 WorldNetDaily
An Egyptian cleric has made a television appearance to demand death for Israelis who are attacking positions in the Gaza strip from which members of the Hamas terrorist organization are launching rockets into Israel.
"Allah is with us, and there is nobody with them. Allah is our God, and there is nobody with them. We say to them: We are not equal. Our dead go to Paradise, while your dead go to the hellfire," said Egyptian cleric Safwat Higazi in an appearance on Al-Aqsa Television just days ago.
"We say to them that while our martyrs celebrate in Paradise, your dead find themselves in the Hellfire. We say to you: Dispatch those sons of apes and pigs to the hellfire, on the wings of the Qassam rockets."
The speech was documented and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute, or MEMRI.
The video of the television statement is available on the organization's website for readers who wish to register there.
"Being killed is nothing new to us. It is what we desire and hope for. It is martyrdom, by Allah. This is Allah's victory coming to us. It is Paradise with the first drop of blood of the martyr," Higazi states.
"I refuse to accept condolences or consolation over a martyr. It saddens me immensely when I see on TV a Palestinian woman from Gaza crying and wailing over her martyr. By Allah, I never see such things among the people of Palestine, the people of Gaza. We always see the mothers and wives of the martyrs in Palestine wailing for joy, and preparing another martyr, another man, to raise the banner," he continues.
He suggests that the threat of death means nothing. "You are threatening us with what our souls yearn for," he said.
He expresses a desire that he could be on the battlefield, carrying his gun and gear.
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Cleric demands death for Israelis
'Dispatch [them] to the hellfire, on the wings of the Qassam rockets'
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Posted: January 06, 2009
10:44 pm Eastern
© 2009 WorldNetDaily
An Egyptian cleric has made a television appearance to demand death for Israelis who are attacking positions in the Gaza strip from which members of the Hamas terrorist organization are launching rockets into Israel.
"Allah is with us, and there is nobody with them. Allah is our God, and there is nobody with them. We say to them: We are not equal. Our dead go to Paradise, while your dead go to the hellfire," said Egyptian cleric Safwat Higazi in an appearance on Al-Aqsa Television just days ago.
"We say to them that while our martyrs celebrate in Paradise, your dead find themselves in the Hellfire. We say to you: Dispatch those sons of apes and pigs to the hellfire, on the wings of the Qassam rockets."
The speech was documented and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute, or MEMRI.
The video of the television statement is available on the organization's website for readers who wish to register there.
"Being killed is nothing new to us. It is what we desire and hope for. It is martyrdom, by Allah. This is Allah's victory coming to us. It is Paradise with the first drop of blood of the martyr," Higazi states.
"I refuse to accept condolences or consolation over a martyr. It saddens me immensely when I see on TV a Palestinian woman from Gaza crying and wailing over her martyr. By Allah, I never see such things among the people of Palestine, the people of Gaza. We always see the mothers and wives of the martyrs in Palestine wailing for joy, and preparing another martyr, another man, to raise the banner," he continues.
He suggests that the threat of death means nothing. "You are threatening us with what our souls yearn for," he said.
He expresses a desire that he could be on the battlefield, carrying his gun and gear.