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| Libels |
Since the Palestinian Authority was established it has systematically indoctrinated young and old to hate Israelis and Jews. Using media, education, and cultural structures that it controls, the PA has actively promoted religious hatred, demonization, conspiracy libels, etc. These are packaged to present Israelis and Jews as endangering Palestinians, Arabs, and all humanity. This ongoing campaign has so successfully instilled hatred that fighting, murder and even suicide terror against Israelis and Jews are seen by the majority of Palestinians as justified self-defense and as Allah’s will.
Throughout history bogus conspiracy accusations have been used to incite hatred, violence, and mass murder. The myriad conspiracy libels concerning Israel, Israelis and Jews are an integral part of the Palestinian Authority’s ongoing hate promotion. PA libels claim that Israel conspires to infect Palestinians with AIDS, spread drug addiction, conspired and successfully murdered Arafat, and more. The PA’s goal has been to inculcate hatred to the degree that fighting and murdering Jews and Israelis will be glorified as heroic self-defense. |
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| Libel: Israel to destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque |
Both Fatah and Hamas have generated and sustained religious hatred by disseminating the libel that Israel is attempting to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque. With close to 100% of Palestinians identifying themselves as believing Muslims, this claim is highly
inflammatory and is often combined with the call to “defend Al-Aqsa” from the Jews. The Al-Aqsa libel includes numerous fabrications: Israel was behind a mosque fire in 1969; Israel is currently digging under the mosque in order to topple it; Israel plans to replace it with a new Temple; Israel is preparing a missile attack on the mosque, and more. This libel has been actively promoted since 1998.
This Hamas TV cartoon video depicts demonic Jews digging under the mosque in an attempt to topple it.
The following are more examples of the Al-Aqsa libel: |
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Israel to attack Al-Aqsa Mosque before upcoming Israeli elections
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Nov. 25, 2012
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“In a Friday sermon delivered yesterday at the Al-Zamalek Mosque in Cairo, Secretary of the Supreme Islamic Council of Jerusalem Tayseer Rajab Al-Tamimi expressed his appreciation for Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s support for our people during the cruel Israeli attack on Gaza (i.e., Israel’s Pillar of Defense operation that aimed at destroying the terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, November 2012).
He warned of an upcoming Israeli attack against the holy city (i.e., Jerusalem) and the Al-Aqsa Mosque [aimed at] carrying out plans to destroy it and build the alleged Temple in its place, before the upcoming Israeli elections. He said: ‘The oppressive occupation, and its senior statesmen headed by Netanyahu, is determined to carry out every aggressive act to gain popularity among the religious parties and win votes of the radical Jewish right, after their utter defeat and the total failure of their attack on Gaza.”
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Sermon on PA radio: Israel digs under Al-Aqsa Mosque to destroy it
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Radio Voice of Palestine (Fatah), Oct. 26, 2012
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From a Friday sermon by Salah Abu-Farha, Mufti of Jenin broadcast on Voice of Palestine, official PA radio:
“Eid Al-Adha (the Festival of Sacrifice) has come, and the holy places of Islam and Christianity are still being defiled by Zionist thieves and settler packs – the same Israeli occupation forces who dig under our holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in order to destroy it and build their alleged Temple. The Al-Aqsa Mosque is in grave danger because of these thieves. Our people in Jerusalem have bestowed the keys to Jerusalem on you, Mr. President Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, and I beseech most exalted Allah that He help you as their trustee and as guardian of the holy places… Oh Allah, guard the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Spread your protection over it, and watch over it. Allah, cleanse it from the contamination of hostile Jews.”
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Jerusalem Affairs Minister accuses Israel of “invasions of Al-Aqsa [Mosque]”
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Oct. 19, 2012
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PA TV program Good morning Jerusalem interviews Adnan Al-Husseini, Minister for Jerusalem Affairs and Jerusalem District Governor:
Adnan Al-Husseini: “It cannot be that Jerusalem will someday be part of the State of Israel. Every inch of Jerusalem is always speaking the Arabic-Palestinian-Islamic-Christian language. The resolve of the residents of Jerusalem and their struggle against all the oppressive, settling and colonizing acts, prove this… The invasions of Al-Aqsa, for example, what do they prove? In other words, why do they want to drag us into a religious war?”
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Islamic-Christian Council for Jerusalem: Israel's goal is to "build the alleged Temple on the ruins of Al-Aqsa Mosque"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 20, 2012
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"The Islamic-Christian Council for Jerusalem and the Holy Places denounced yesterday the 'invasion of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by extremists and settlers dressed as priests of the alleged Temple, and conducting Talmudic ceremonies in the mosque's plazas...' The Council declared that through all these violations, 'Israel' is trying to achieve its desired goal: To build the alleged Temple on the ruins of the Al-Aqsa Mosque... The Council declared that Jerusalem today is very different from the Islamic and Christian Jerusalem, since acts of Judaization, including demolition, destruction, and banishment, have made the occupied city into something different, [something] adapted to the Jews' extremist goals, and it (the Council) warned that the these programs' crowning achievement will be the destruction of Al-Aqsa and the building of the alleged Temple on its ruins."
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Sheikh warns of Zionist plan to "control," "Judaize," and ultimately destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 20, 2012
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Headline: "Al-Tamimi calls for Arab and Islamic Intifada for Al-Aqsa"
"Elder Judge, former Chairman of the Supreme Council for Sharia Law, and Secretary of the Supreme Islamic Council in Jerusalem, Sheikh Dr. Tayseer Rajab Al-Tamimi, called for a strong Intifada (terror campaign) [to be conducted] by Arab and Islamic nations for the sake of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque. He said that the mosque is subject to daily invasions by settlers and extremist Jewish groups, and [subject] to attempts to desecrate [it], [all of which] are steps in implementing a Zionist plan to seize control and Judaize [the mosque], as preparation for its destruction, and for building their alleged Temple on its ruins."
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Israel carries out "dangerous excavations" under the foundations of Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 14, 2012
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"The [Israeli Arab] Al-Aqsa Institute for Islamic Trusts and Heritage warned yesterday of dangerous excavations being carried out by the Israeli occupation army and its agents beneath the foundations of the Al-Aqsa Mosque... The Institute related to the occupation's false claims that during excavations in the area, various archaeological artifacts were found [dating] from the time of the alleged first and second Temples, [claims that] are dangerous for the Al-Aqsa Mosque from a structural, archeological, and historical point of view... The occupation claims that during the excavations it found archeological artifacts from the alleged first and second Temple periods... Also, the occupation has begun to Judaize the new section of the western wall of Al-Aqsa by placing Talmudic 'prayer and good-luck slips' between its stones."
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PA Minister of Jerusalem Affairs: Israel plans to "divide" Al-Aqsa Mosque between Jews and Muslims
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 14, 2012
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"The Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, and District Governor Adnan Al-Husseini, called for an aggressive Arab, Islamic, and international stand to protect the holy places of Islam and Christianity in the city of Jerusalem, especially the Al-Aqsa Mosque. He added that for a long time Al-Aqsa has been subject to premeditated Israeli steps aimed at dividing it, as happened at the Al-Ibrahimi Mosque (i.e., Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron), thus facilitating the process of building the alleged Temple on its ruins."
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Islamic-Christian Council for Jerusalem: Israel is destroying Al-Aqsa Mosque to rebuild "alleged Temple" on its ruins
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 14, 2012
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"The Islamic-Christian Council for Jerusalem and the Holy Places said yesterday that the most recent excavations beneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque foundations are a final warning [before] the mosque's destruction. The Council declared that Israeli occupation forces plan to damage the blessed mosque's foundation and weaken them, so that they will easily collapse at the first opportunity... The Council's Secretary General, Dr. Hanna Issa, called the digging under the Al-Aqsa foundations a dangerous desecration, a serious attack on the sanctity of the mosque, and a clear statement of the occupation's intentions on the mosque, and its decision to cause its collapse and build the alleged Temple on its ruins."
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PA bureau: Israel seeks to destroy Umayyad palaces near Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Al-Ayyam, Sept. 9, 2012
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| "The [PA’s] National Bureau to Defend the Land and Resist Settlement published its weekly settlement report, noting that… excavations at the Umayyad palaces in the southern area of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and bordering the Marwani Mosque (i.e., Solomon's Stables) continued, with the aim of destroying what remains of the Umayyad Caliphate palaces, and turning them into annexes of the alleged Temple." |
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Israeli excavations under Al-Aqsa Mosque are an attempt to destroy the Mosque
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 7, 2012
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Sheikh Ishaq Feleifel, regular columnist in the religious section of the PA daily:
"The Jews are attempting now to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque by means of excavations they are carrying out beneath it, in order to cause its collapse and to build the alleged Temple on its ruins."
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Israel continues “Judaization” in Jerusalem “to fulfill its dream: to build the alleged Temple… on the ruins of the Al-Aqsa Mosque”
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 28, 2012
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"Yesterday, the Israeli Antiquities Authority workers continued the excavations in the area of the Umayyad Palaces, near the northern entrance to Silwan, to the south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque…
The workers set up signs along the path being constructed in order to mark what they claim is a 'biblical path to the Temple ritual baths'. The signs talk about first and second 'Temple' periods and their walls. New archaeological finds have also been placed in the area, which were presented as antiquities from the period of the alleged Temple…Sheikh Yusuf Ida'is, President of the Supreme Islamic Court, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Islamic Law warned that the occupation authorities continue to implement their Judaization plans against the holy city and the Islamic and Christian holy sites, and especially the Al-Aqsa Mosque. He said that the ongoing excavations in the area of the Umayyad Palaces, along with changing original Arabic names into Hebrew names, aim to implant a false Jewish history, in an unsuccessful attempt of the occupation to prove that it has a history in this city. Ida'is stated that Jerusalem will continue to rebel against Judaization. He said that Jerusalem will remain the capital of Palestine, and that the Jews have no right to it… The Islamic-Christian Council for Support of Jerusalem and the Holy Places yesterday condemned continuing Judaization initiatives and excavations in the area of the Umayyad Palaces and the Silwan neighborhood. It stressed that 'Israel' continues to falsify reality at Noble Sanctuary of Jerusalem (i.e., the Temple Mount) and in occupied Jerusalem generally, in order to fulfill its dream: to build the alleged Temple and the City of David on the ruins of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Islamic history in general. Occupation forces are actively implanting an invented Jewish history in these areas, in order to prove its right to the Noble Sanctuary (i.e., the Temple Mount)."
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Jewish organizations seek to build the Temple “at the expense of Al-Aqsa Mosque”
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 23, 2012
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Headline: "When Al-Aqsa [Mosque] becomes a hostage of the occupiers!"
"Many occupation leaders have recently spoken openly of the possibility that the Al-Aqsa Mosque will be divided, while dozens of Jewish organizations are working to make the legend of an alleged Temple into reality, at the expense of the Al-Aqsa Mosque." |
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Israel is preparing to destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque and build “alleged Temple”
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 23, 2012
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Headline: "Ida'is calls for the convening of an Arab-Islamic summit to address the Israeli plans against [the] Al-Aqsa [Mosque], and the Ministry of Information calls to maintain the Arabness of Jerusalem"
"President of the Supreme Islamic Court and Chairman of the Supreme Council of Islamic Law, Sheikh Yusuf Ida'is, published a press release with the 43rd anniversary of the arson in the Al-Aqsa Mosque as its subject…
Ida'is stressed that the Al-Aqsa Mosque, with all its plazas, domes, walls, gates, open areas and foundations, belongs only and solely to all Muslims throughout the world, and that Jews have no right to it.
He added that this painful anniversary comes in the shadow of an unprecedented attack by the Israeli occupation authorities, aimed at creating biblical parks in the plazas of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in preparation for its division that in turn will be followed by its [the mosque’s] destruction and the building of the alleged Temple in its stead."
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Israel seeks to destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque to build "alleged Temple" on its ruins
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Al-Ayyam, Aug. 23, 2012
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Headline: "Islamic-Christian [Council]: the occupation is planning to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque and to establish the alleged Temple"
"The Council noted in a press release yesterday that the occupation authorities are still acting together with Jewish extremists to achieve their aim, which is the destruction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and building the alleged Temple upon its ruins… Secretary-General of the Council, Dr. Hana Issa, said: ‘Burning the Al-Aqsa Mosque was not an isolated crime against the Mosque… but rather part of a greater Judaization plan directed against the city of Jerusalem in general, with no consideration for the sanctity of the places holy to Islam and to Christianity… in addition to the excavations that Israel has been carrying out for decades, and which have led to the creation of another city beneath Jerusalem.’"
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PA cleric promotes libel that a Jew set fire to Al-Aqsa Mosque in 1969 and warns that Israel plans to destroy it
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 23, 2012
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Headline: "Ida'is calls for the convening of an Arab-Islamic summit to address the Israeli plans against [the] Al-Aqsa [Mosque], and the Ministry of Information calls to maintain the Arabness of Jerusalem"
"President of the Supreme Islamic Court and Chairman of the Supreme Council of Islamic Law, Sheikh Yusuf Ida'is, published a press release with the 43rd anniversary of the arson in the Al-Aqsa Mosque [in 1969] as its subject… Ida'is stressed that the Al-Aqsa Mosque, with all its plazas, domes, walls, gates, open areas and foundations, belongs only and solely to all Muslims throughout the world, and that Jews have no right to it. He added that this painful anniversary comes in the shadow of an unprecedented attack by the Israeli occupation authorities, aimed at creating biblical parks in the plazas of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in preparation for its division that in turn will be followed by its [the mosque’s] destruction and the building of the alleged Temple in its stead."
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PA daily: Jewish organizations attempt to build Temple "at the expense of Al-Aqsa Mosque"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 23, 2012
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Headline: "When Al-Aqsa [Mosque] becomes a hostage of the occupiers!"
"Many occupation leaders have recently spoken openly of the possibility that Al-Aqsa Mosque will be divided, while dozens of Jewish organizations are working to turn the legend of the alleged Temple into reality, at the expense of the Al-Aqsa Mosque."
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Abbas: Israel seeks to destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque and take over Muslim and Christian holy sites
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 22, 2012
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Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas:
"'[The] purpose is to achieve its black goals: Destroying the Al-Aqsa Mosque, building the 'alleged Temple,' taking over the Muslim and Christian holy sites, and destroying its [Jerusalem's] institutions in order to empty it, uproot its residents, and continue its occupation and Judaization.'
Abbas' statement also said that all of Israel's archeological digs and tunnels... will not change the reality of the city... and will not create a [Jewish] right based on fantasy and legends. The statement ended... 'there will be no peace, security, or stability unless the occupation [Israel], its settlements and settlers will be evacuated from our holy city and the eternal capital of our state.'"
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Note: Abbas' statement was also published in WAFA (Palestinian News Agency) on Aug. 21, 2012. |
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Abbas: Israeli excavations under Al-Aqsa are meant to cause its collapse
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 17, 2012
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Headline: "[Abbas] calls for support for effort by Palestinian state to receive full membership in the UN – the President calls for an Islamic solidarity summit to support the multifaceted Palestinian strategy concerning Jerusalem"
"[Abbas said]: 'Our brothers, Palestine is still afflicted by the despicable Israeli occupation, which has turned the day-to-day lives of our citizens into an unbearable hell, for Jerusalem is being Judaized and the excavations under the foundations of the [Al-Aqsa] Mosque continue, with the aim of causing its structure to collapse.'"
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PLO official: The "Zionist dream" is to build the "alleged Temple" over Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 15, 2012
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Headline: "Qurei warns of the dangers entailed in the occupation's intention to build skyscrapers at the southern entrance to Jerusalem"
"Member of the PLO Executive Committee and head of the Department for Jerusalem Affairs, Ahmed Qurei (Abu Alaa), warned against the authorization issued by the so-called Regional Committee for Planning and Construction in the occupation's municipality in Jerusalem, to put up 12 skyscrapers at the southern entrance to Jerusalem (i.e., Jabel Abu Ghneim/Har Homa). In a press release issued yesterday, Qurei added that Jerusalem is currently subject to a most virulent and unprecedented assault of Judaization… Abu Alaa called on the masses of our people to defend Jerusalem, halt the settlers, and protect their holy city from the plans for Judaization and Israelization that the occupation government continues to implement as part of a systematic plan to Judaize the holy city and imbue it with a Jewish character, in order to realize the Zionist dream – of building a greater Jewish Jerusalem and erecting the alleged Temple on the ruins of the Al-Aqsa Mosque."
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