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Financial Jihad

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh:

"There is verbal jihad, which is jihad by the tongue, but indeed the time has come for jihad by the sword. This is the battle for Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and not the battle of the Palestine people, or Gaza, or the people of Gaza.  […]

"The second issue is the call to donate money. Dear brothers and sisters, let us call this 'financial Jihad.' The Islamic nation does not make 'donations.'

"This is not just a humanitarian issue, despite its immense importance and Gaza's need for any aid it can get. This is financial Jihad. We should revive this principle of Islamic jurisprudence in our Islamic nation—the notion of waging Jihad with one's life and one's money."  

For those who still believe this – Hamas – is some kind of anti-imperialist movement. No, as he makes crystal clear…it's all about Islam.

Haniyeh, incidentally, is a very wealthy man:

Haniyeh leads a lavish lifestyle in Qatar, and his wealth is estimated at 2.5-4 billion USD. During the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, the IDF recovered receipts for purchases of jewelry worth tens of thousands of dollars by one of his sons.

No doubt his contribution to the financial jihad will be the same as his contribution to jihad by the sword: zilch. Let others do the suffering.

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4 responses to “Financial Jihad”

  1. Joanne Avatar
    Joanne

    Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, or more ridiculous, see this: http://tinyurl.com/k4jte8be.
    The linked article, “Terror TV Station Established in Canada, Supported by U.S. and European Radicals,” at Middle East Forum, is about a newly established all-terror all-the-time channel in North America, funded by left-wing radicals.

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  2. Joanne Avatar
    Joanne

    Oops, the shortened link didn’t work. Try this:
    https://www.meforum.org/65439/terror-tv-station-established-in-canada-supported?utm_source=Middle+East+Forum&utm_campaign=1bf7de7c81-MEF_Westrop_01112024&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_086cfd423c-1bf7de7c81-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&goal=0_086cfd423c-1bf7de7c81-34429090&mc_cid=1bf7de7c81&mc_eid=b71eccdf7a

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  3. Mick H Avatar
    Mick H

    “Established in the wake of the October 7th attacks, Free Palestine TV (FPTV) offers a steady diet of Hamas and Hezbollah propaganda. Its broadcasts are consistently extreme, and its social media channels comprise video clips of terrorist acts and propaganda messaging provided directly by terror groups, as well as posts glorifying the killing of Israelis.”
    Phew. I know comparisons to Germany in the 1930s can be overdone and misleading, but…

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  4. Dom Avatar
    Dom

    And this: “ join Indigenous scholars, leaders, artists, musicians, land defenders from so-called Canada for a LIVE online solidarity fundraiser event in support of Free Palestine TV (FPTV)”
    So-called Canada !

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