How can Israel negotiate with the Palestinians when their supporters in Iran want to destroy her. "A moral obligation" to kill all Jews in the Israel, sounds like a threat to us. How about you?
Tell us what you think.
Conservative Tom
Iran: Genocide of Jews is a Moral Obligation
: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei endorsed a new doctrine explaining why it would be ‘legally and morally justified’ to commit genocide and wipe Israel off the map.The article was written by Khameini’s close adviser Alireza Forghani and endorsed by the Supreme Leader whose writings played a critical role in its drafting.
The article has since appeared on numerous Iranian government and military websites.
“Israel is a cancerous tumor in the Middle East,” the article in the ultraconservative Farsi-language Alef news site said. “Israel is a satanic media outlet with bombers. Every Muslim is required to arm themselves against Israel.”
“I have already noted the usurper state of Israel poses a grave threat to Islam and Muslim countries. Islam and Muslim states must not lose this opportunity to remove the corruption from out midst. All of our problems are because of Israel – Israel of America.”
“The first step should be the absolute destruction of Israel. To this end, Iran could make use of long-range missiles. The distance between us is only 2,600 KM. It can be done in minutes.”
The crux of the piece says Iran would be justified in launching a pre-emptive strike against Israel because of the threat the Jewish state’s leaders are posing against its own nuclear facilities.
However, during a lengthy discussion of the ‘jurisprudence of Jihad,’ the article makes it clear that an Israeli strike ‘isn’t required’ and would ultimately serve as a pretext for genocide.
Instead, he says ‘defensive Jihad’ justifies annihilating Israel and targeting its civilian population because Israel has “spilled Muslim blood” and “oppresses” its Muslim neighbors.
“With regard to the fake state of Israel in Palestine, which is included in the first Qibla of Muslims, we must defend the sacred blood of Muslims in Islamic Palestine using any means necessary,” it goes on to explain.
“If the enemy should invade Muslim lands and spill Muslim blood, it is obligatory upon the Muslim masses to use every means possible to defend the lives and property of their brothers. It does not require a judge’s permission.“But regardless of the Israeli aggression against Palestine and the Muslims, it is clear the heads of this fake regime seek to dominate other Islamic lands on its borders and to develop hegemony over the region,” it reads.
The article makes it clear Iran sees no place in the Middle East for the Jews.
The article makes it clear Iran sees no place in the Middle East for the Jews.
“Political subdivisions of states and political boundaries between units are not relevant and what is important is to divide the nations and territories based on beliefs and religions groups, blood and blood. Muslim blood must be separate from Infidel blood,” it says, citing Khameini’s writings.
The document then cites statistics saying 5.7 million of Israel’s 7.5 million citizens are Jewish – as a justification for attack. It then proceeds to break down Israel by region and demographic concentrations in order that the most Jews possible would be killed.
It specifically states that Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa ,contain more than 60 per cent of the Jewish population, which could be hit by Shahab 3 ballistic missiles to “easily kill everyone.”The publication of the doctrine comes after Khamenei announced that Iran would support any nation or group that attacks the ‘cancerous tumor’ of Israel.
Since its publications several Iranian officials have called for a strike on Israel “within the year.”
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are trying to muster a majority in the cabinet in favor of military action against Iran, a senior Israeli official has said. According to the official, there is a "small advantage" in the cabinet for the opponents of such an attack.
ReplyDeleteNetanyahu and Barak recently persuaded Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who previously objected to attacking Iran, to support such a move."
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/netanyahu-trying-to-persuade-cabinet-to-support-attack-on-iran-1.393214
In my opinion, both sides are now engaging in this kind of irresponsible incendiary rhetoric to provoke a paranoid first-strike attack from the other country so that they can claim to be the victim in the conflict. If they both believe that war is inevitable, then this strategy gives them the advantage in world opinion any international sympathy once the fighting begins. This is a very dangerous game.
--David
When an enemy blatantly asserts that they want to wipe you off the face of the earth, one must be prepared. Yes, the rhetoric is becoming strong, however, in that part of the world, one must be strong as meekness is viewed as weakness.
ReplyDeleteThere is a huge difference between being prepared for war and publicly stating that you are on the verge of launching an attack against the other country.
ReplyDeleteEvery country in the world knows that Israel has a strong military and is willing to use it. Remember what happened in Lebanon not so long ago? They have problems, but perceived weakness is not one of them.
Both sides should just tone down the rhetoric before one of them succeeds in provoking the other into firing the first shot.
If the Arab world thought that Israel would use its armies to defeat them, would they be provoking them. That would be as foolish as poking a lion in the eye.
DeleteIt is just the opposite, the Arabs know that Israel cannot do anything without American approval and know that that approval will not be forthcoming from the current administration.
The idea is to make it look like Israel is ratcheting up the rhetoric so that the US will make them pull back, which is a sign of weakness and a viewed victory by the Arabs.
This is a game, a high stakes game that the Arabs are playing. It was no different in 1967 and 1973. Read the history.
Israel, if it must, will do what is in its best interests and if that means the US cuts off military, financial and diplomatic support, so be it.
However, those countries that abandon Israel, will pay the price in the long run as this is not just about Israel, it is the old world order verses what they view as the new world order which does not include the US or Europe except as subjects.
"The idea is to make it look like Israel is ratcheting up the rhetoric so that the US will make them pull back, which is a sign of weakness and a viewed victory by the Arabs."
ReplyDeleteIran isn't doing anything to "make it look like" Israel is ratcheting up the rhetoric. Israel is -- as a matter of fact -- extremely ratcheting up the rhetoric all by themselves, as indicated by that report I quoted. They are doing this themselves.
The strategic question is, "Why are both sides ratcheting up the rhetoric?" I mean, Israel could have planned an attack against Iran secretly instead of making these public pronouncements of their intentions.
Both sides want to provoke the other into a state of unbearable paranoia so that they will fire the first shot. That is their motivation in all this bluster you are hearing from them. That way, their own country is perceived by the world community as the victim and the other country is perceived as the aggressor.
This has become like two kids on the playground engaged in escalating name-calling right before one of them throws the first punch. If you are itching for a fight, you always want the other kid to throw the first punch so that when you go to the principal's office, You can say, "He started it!"
--David