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Steven Emerson,
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May 17, 2017
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Muslim
Brotherhood Invokes Anti-Semitism in Pro-Hamas Statement
by IPT News • May 17, 2017 at
11:41 am
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The Muslim Brotherhood advocates for "resistance" against
Israel and more support to Hamas until "Islamic land is liberated from
the usurping Zionists" in an Arabic language statement released May 8.
The reference to "usurping Zionists," a form of anti-Semitic
incitement, is clearly omitted from the Brotherhood's English
language statement. The statement was released to congratulate Hamas
after electing Ismail Haniyeh to lead the terrorist group's
political wing.
Since Hamas is at the forefront of attacking Israel, a translation by
the Investigative Project on Terrorism shows that the Brotherhood believes
"it is requisite on every free honorable person to support them and
provide the means of legitimate resistance to them; until our holy places,
and our Arab and Islamic land is liberated from the usurping Zionists
(emphasis added)."
This discrepancy is another example demonstrating Muslim Brotherhood
doublespeak – communicating freely to their core supporters in Arabic,
while watering down language in English to deceive Western audiences.
Both the English and Arabic language statements include a Brotherhood
call for "legitimate resistance" – a term Islamists often use to
vaguely reference violence and terrorism aimed at destroying the Jewish
state.
In praising Haniyeh, the Muslim Brotherhood places the Hamas chief among
a long line of Brotherhood leaders.
It encourages Haniyeh "to follow the path of the righteous Salaf
(The Prophet Muhammad and his companions). The lives of our great leaders,
(Brotherhood founder Hassan) Al-Banna, (ideological luminary Sayyid) Qutb,
(Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed) Yassin and (co-founder Abdel Aziz) Rantissi
should inspire him with wisdom and sacrifice."
Hamas recently planned to rescind its status as a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in an attempt to
alleviate tensions with Egypt. Nevertheless, the terrorist organization
refuses to formally sever ties with the Brotherhood.
Hamas refuses to revoke its 1988 charter, which openly advocates for
Israel's demise and "confronting the usurpation of Palestine by the
Jews through jihad" – resembling anti-Semitic language also used by
the Muslim Brotherhood.
It continues to call for Israel's destruction through "armed
resistance" in a recently released political document intended to
re-brand the terrorist organization as a more moderate group.
"Resistance to the occupation, by all means and methods, is a
legitimate right guaranteed by divine laws and international norms and
laws, at the heart of which is armed resistance ... Hamas refuses to
infringe upon Resistance and its weapons, and emphasizes the right of our
people to develop the means of Resistance and its mechanisms," said an
IPT translation of the document obtained by Al-Quds news.
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