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MUSLIMSKA RÖSTER I USA

Kansas City, Missouri Friday Sermons By Rockhurst University Professor Mohamed Kohia: The October 7 Hamas Attack Was 'Amazing', 'A Miracle', And 'A Drill' For What Will Come Next'; 'Oh Allah, Annihilate The Crusaders'

Dr. Mohamed Kohia, Professor of Physical Therapy at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, delivered several Friday sermons at the Kansas City Islamic Center following the October 7 Hamas attacks. The sermons were posted on the center's YouTube channel. Kohia said in an October 20 sermon that Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel was "amazing" and a "miracle." He said that the whole world was shocked when a few people from the Islamic resistance crossed into Israel and killed and captured many Israelis. He prayed: "May Allah annihilate the Crusaders."

 On November 17, Kohia said that the October 7 attacks were "just a drill for what is going to come next." He stated that the liberation of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestine in its entirety "is a possibility now." He went on to say that the West is not a civilization; it is merely technologically advanced, and he qualified that "civilization" applies only to Islam.

Torrance, California Imam Mohammad S. Ahmed During Friday Sermon: The Children Of Israel Have A Long History Of Wickedness, Murder, And Occupation; Bursts Into Tears: What Have We Done Wrong To Make Allah Not Choose Us To Be Martyrs Like The Palestinians?

Ahmed went on to say that the Palestinians have been chosen by Allah to be "the best people living on the earth nowadays." He said that the Children of Israel have a long history of cowardice, wickedness, and murder and that Allah has punished them for this. The sermon was posted on the YouTube channel of the Islamic Institute of Torrance.

Santa Clara, California Imam Abdel Malik Ali: The Mask Of The Jews Is Off – They Are The New Nazis; Zionists Are White Supremacist Europeans With No Semitic DNA; Warns Of 'False Flag' Attack In The U.S. Intended To Incriminate Muslims And Curtail Growing Popularity Of Islam; Adds; Muslims Are Seen As Heroes Now Because Of Gaza – The West Has Got A Problem

Friday Sermon At Islamic Center Of Frisco, Texas, By Ghaith Arodaki: This Did Not Start On October 7 — The Jews Are Cursed By Allah; They Control The Media, Financial, Political, Social Systems, Spread Corruption, Fornication, Murder

During a December 29, 2023, Friday sermon at the Islamic Center of Frisco, Texas, which was streamed live on the mosque's YouTube channel, Ghaith Arodaki said that the Jews are cursed by Allah. He said that "this has not started on October 7," but when Satan committed the sin of arrogance. He said that the Jews manipulate and control the media, financial, political, and social systems. Arodaki added that the Jews are guided by Satan and that they spread corruption, fornication, and murder. According to online sources, Ghaith Arodaki is an entrepreneur and a recent graduate of San Jose State University.

UCLA Law Professor Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl In Friday Sermon: The U.S. Lied About Beheaded Israeli Babies And Raped Women, But Remains Silent About Israel Killing Palestinian Women And Children; The U.S. And Israel Blame The Palestinians For Their Own Slaughter, Like The Germans Blamed The Jews

UCLA professor of Law Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl said in a December 22, 2023 sermon streamed live on the YouTube channel of the Usuli Institute that the Israelis and Americans employ the same rhetoric against the Palestinians as the Germans did against the Jews. He also stated that the U.S. lied about beheaded babies and raped women, yet remains silent regarding Israel "executing" Palestinians in front of heir families and killing women and children.

According to the website of the University of California, Los Angels, Dr. El Fadl is the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law. He was also formerly the Chair of the Islamic Studies Interdepartmental Program at UCLA. He is the founder of the Institute of Advanced Usuli Studies ("The Usuli Institute"), a non-profit which describes itself as "dedicated to research and education to promote humanistically beautiful and morally elevating interpretations of Islam."

MUSLIMSKA RÖSTER I AUSTRALIEN

Australian Imam Ahmad Zoud In Sydney Friday Sermon: The Jews Are Bloodthirsty And Treacherous Criminals, Terrorists, And Monsters — Not All the Jews Are Like This, Just Most Of Them

In a December 22, 2023, Friday sermon at Masjid As-Sunnah Lakemba in Sydney, Australia, which was streamed live on the mosque's Facebook page, Imam Ahmad Zoud spoke about the "characteristics of the Jews." He described Jews as criminals, terrorists, and Zionists, but qualified that not all Jews were like this, "just most of them." He continued to say that they are characterized as being bloodthirsty and treacherous. Zoud continued to say that the Jews are cowards and that they fled "like rats" from the mujahideen in Gaza.

HIZBOLLAH

Hachem Safieddine, Head Of Hizbullah's Executive Council: Israel Must Come To An End; It Might Take Multiple Military Confrontations, But We Must Get Rid Of This Artificial And Fabricated Entity

Hachem Safieddine, head of Hizbullah's executive council, said in a December 28, 2023, interview that aired on Al-Alam TV (Iran) that Israel must come to an end. He said that annihilating Israel was the objective of Qods Force Commander IRGC General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by U.S. forces in early 2020, and that this is the goal of all the resistance fighters in the region. Safieddine stated that Israel must come to an end, even if it takes multiple wars and military confrontations. He added that getting rid of "this artificial and fabricated entity" is the "natural and logical goal of anybody who believes in history."

Lebanese Journalist Close To Hizbullah: If Israel Starts A War Hizbullah Will Use Unconventional Weapons

In a January 4, 2024 article, Ibrahim Al-Amin, board chairman of the  pro-Hizbullah Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar, threatened that, if Israel initiates a war against Lebanon, Hizbullah will use unconventional weapons. Al-Amin's article is commentary on a speech given one day earlier by Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, which reviewed on what he perceives as the achievements of the Al-Aqsa Flood campaign, and ended with a threat that, "if the enemy is thinking of starting a war against Lebanon, our fighting will be without any limits, rules or constraints."

Hizbullah Facing Criticism In Lebanon For Firing Rockets From South Lebanon Villages, Thus Endangering Their Residents And Forcing Them To Leave

LIBANON

Lebanese Sunni Islamic Scholar Sheikh Maher Hamoud: 'The Jews Believe That Non-Jews Are Beasts Created To Serve Them; Some Jews Add The Blood Of Gentile Children To Their Matzos'

Sheikh Maher Hamoud, the Secretary-General of the Union of Resistance Ulama, said on a December 27, 2023, show on Palestine Today TV (Palestinian Islamic Jihad) that the "ancient character" of the Jews, that Muslims have "learnt about through the Talmud, the Torah, and the moral values of the Israelites in the Quran" has been exposed. He said that Jews believe that anyone who is not a Jew is a beast that has been created in order to serve the "Chosen People." Hamoud said that they treat others unjustly, take their money, and kill them. He continued to say that some Jews add the blood of gentile children to their matzos, and that they had kidnapped children in Syria for this purpose before the State of Israel was established.

PALESTINSKA MYNDIGHETEN

Advisor To Palestinian President Mahmoud Habbash In West Bank Friday Sermon: 'Criminal America Is Responsible For Every Single Drop Of Palestinian Blood Shed In Gaza—They Will Pay for This'

HAMAS

Senior Hamas Official Osama Hamdan: The Goal Of October 7 Was To Bring International Attention To The Palestinian Cause, Expose The Savage And Nazi Israeli Occupation

Osama Hamdan, a member of the Hamas political bureau, said in a December 25, 2023, interview with TRT Network (Turkey) that Hamas was successful in achieving the goals of the October 7 attack. He said that the purpose of the attack was to bring international attention to the Palestinian cause and that the attack "showed everyone the clear and right face of Israel as not only a savage occupation, but also a Nazi occupation." 

Hamas Political Bureau Deputy Chairman Saleh Al-Arouri Killed In Lebanon – Clips From The MEMRI TV Archive

Saleh Al-Arouri, deputy chairman of Hamas's political bureau, was killed today in Beirut, Lebanon, reportedly in an Israeli airstrike.[1] Al-Arouri, 57, who was based in Lebanon, was the de-facto leader of Hamas's military wing in the West Bank. He served several sentences in Israeli prison, and was released in March 2010 as part of the prisoner exchange deal for kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit.

About a month before the October 7 Hamas attack, Al-Arouri said on Lebanon's Hizbullah-affiliated Al Mayadeen TV: "A total war has become inevitable. We all consider it necessary. We want it. At the resistance axis, the Palestinian people, and our nation, we want this total war. It is not [just] something we say in the media. We talk about it behind closed doors. We are meeting with all the parties that [will take part] in this total war, and we are discussing together the different scenarios and possibilities. We are convinced that it is possible for us... Not that it is possible. We will certainly defeat them."

The following are MEMRI TV clips of Al-Arouri, from August 25 to date. Earlier clips of Al-Arouri are available in the MEMRI TV archives.