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BDS: A Weapon of Islamic Warfare

(Jerusalem Post) Dan Diker and Harold Rhode - Arab and Muslim leaders publicly declare the same goals as BDS activists: to eliminate Israel as a non-Muslim entity from lands that "belong" to Islam. The Palestinian issue is an Islamic issue because, according to Islamic law, once a territory is captured by Muslims, it remains Muslim forever. Spain, for example, was captured in 712 and remained under Muslim rule until 1492. From a Muslim point of view, Spain will remain Islamic territory forever and will ultimately be ruled by Muslims. Israel was conquered by the Muslims in 637. Therefore, from a Muslim point of view every inch of pre-1948 British Mandate Palestine is Muslim, irrespective of 1948 or 1967 "borders." Notably, Arab Muslim powers insisted that the 1949 lines be labeled only as "armistice lines" because the Muslims could not recognize Jews as having rights to one inch of Islamic territory. Dan Diker is project director, Political Warfare, at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Dr. Harold Rhode served as an Islamic affairs analyst at the U.S. Department of Defense for 28 years.
2016-01-08 00:00:00
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