The war is “between two civilizations” and “religious”, “not over borders”
Official PA TV, on Germany announcing it will intervene against South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of “genocide” at the UN International Court of Justice
Director of Jerusalem Research Center at Al-Quds University Ahmed Rafiq Awad: “The war this time has revealed that the war is between two great world views—between two civilizations, between two great ideas, as if we are entering a conflict whose dimensions are not just national and existential. No, clearly there are religious dimensions… This war is not a regular war and is not between two groups that are embroiled in a disagreement over borders or ideas.”
[Official PA TV, Jan. 13, 2024]
The war is referring to the 2023 Gaza war.