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If Qatar and Turkey Are Involved in Gaza Schools, They Will Deepen Anti-Israel Indoctrination
(Ynet News) Aviram Bellaishe - Hamas is a wing of the Muslim Brotherhood. For decades, Brotherhood clerics issued fatwas obligating every Muslim to armed jihad against Israel. Qatar has hosted the Brotherhood's global leadership for 60 years. In 1961, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the Brotherhood's spiritual leader, arrived in Doha. Qatar funded him and gave him an Al Jazeera platform reaching 60 million viewers. Qatar also transferred billions to Hamas, whose leaders live in Doha five-star hotels. Turkish President Erdogan's AKP party is the Turkish arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, assisting its establishment of schools and media channels throughout Turkey. After Egypt's 2013 coup, Erdogan granted asylum to 1,500 Brotherhood members. On Oct. 25, 2023, Erdogan said, "Hamas is not a terrorist organization. It is a group of mujahideen defending their land." Egypt outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013. But a Washington Institute poll found 75% of Egyptians view Hamas positively, and 94% believe Hamas did not kill civilians on Oct. 7. On Oct. 18, 2023, Al-Azhar University in Cairo, a premier center of Sunni Islamic learning, issued a fatwa declaring that "Zionist civilians on occupied land are not worthy of the description of civilians." While Egypt's government fights the Brotherhood, Egypt's religious establishment supports Hamas. Qatari textbooks teach children that "treachery and treason are among the traits of the Jews." Turkish textbooks call Jews "infidels." If Qatar and Turkey are involved in Gaza schools, they will deepen anti-Israel indoctrination. The writer, vice president of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, has served in senior government positions for over 25 years.