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President Trump announced
last week the United States will move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
The Islamic world called for "Days of Rage."
Over the last several days:
- Muslims rioted in 30 locations in
Israel, clashing with Israeli troops in Jerusalem and the West
Bank
- Muslims protested at several
U.S. embassies and in Islamic countries around the world
- Muslims rioted at the U.S. Embassy
in Lebanon, throwing stones, and setting fires
- The Arab League, specifically
Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey the UAE, Malaysia, Iran,
and others have also condemned this decision, and Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas says he will not meet with President
Trump or Vice President Pence when they are in the region in the
near future.
- Several European leaders have
condemned the President's decision
- The Israelis launched air strikes
against Hamas targets
- The U.S. and European media have
reported this story in a way that gives the impression the
rioters are justly upset by a provocative decision by President
Trump. The BBC described the protesters at the U.S.
Embassy in Lebanon as "black flag waiving protesters."
In other words, they were waving the black flags of jihad, also
known as Islamic flags with the statement of faith on it.
The BBC failed to mentioned what the "black flags"
actually were and that jihadis were waving them.
Pakistanis burn a representation of the U.S.
flag during a protest rally in Hyderabad
First fact to lay on the
table: Islam has no claim to Jerusalem - neither in its faith
nor in its history.
The holy cities in Islam
are Mecca and Medina, and, by the way, non-muslims are not allowed
there. There was a brief period of time when Islam's prophet
Mohammad had muslims face Jerusalem to pray in an effort to coerce
and influence the Jews to support him. When the Jews did not,
Mohammad killed them and muslims went back to facing Mecca for
prayers.
In 682 AD, a rebellion led
to Mecca being seized and closed off for the hajj for muslims.
The caliph at the time made a spurious justification for using
Jerusalem for the muslim pilgrimage since it was under the control of
the caliphate at the time.
Jerusalem is not even
mentioned in the Koran.
However, the single point
of contention made by Islamic leaders to the President's decision is
the claim that moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem strips the U.S.
of its ability to objectively broker peace in the Middle East.
This begs the
question: What do all of these muslim protesters, Islamic
nations, and the Palestinian leadership mean when they say they want
"Peace?"
In Islam, "Peace"
is the state that exists when the entire world is under the control
of the Islamic State (caliphate) and sharia (Islamic Law) is the law
of the land. Additionally, Islam requires the holocaust of
the Jews.
The Islamic world has been
calling for the destruction of Israel since its official statehood
seven decades ago.
Where is the "common
ground" here? Is true peace with Islamic nations possible?
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