MEMRI has translated excerpts from a sermon in which the former Hamas Minister of Culture calls Jews “the most despicable and contemptible nation to crawl upon the face of the Earth.” According to the MEMRI translation:
Following are excerpts from a Friday sermon delivered by former Hamas minister of culture ‘Atallah Abu Al-Subh, which aired on Al-Aqsa TV on April 8, 2011:
‘Atallah Abu Al-Subh: Whoever is killed by a Jew receives the reward of two martyrs, because the very thing that the Jews did to the prophets was done to him.
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The Jews are the most despicable and contemptible nation to crawl upon the face of the Earth, because they have displayed hostility to Allah.
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Allah will kill the Jews in the hell of the world to come, just like they killed the believers in the hell of this world.
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The Jews kill anyone who believes in Allah. They do not want to see any peace whatsoever on Earth.
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The Hamas charter states that it “is one of the wings of the Muslim Brothers in Palestine” and an Israeli TV station has reported that in 2008, Muslim Brotherhood “representatives” traveled to Gaza from Egypt through the open border to meet with Hamas. An earlier media report indicated that shortly after Hamas took over the Gaza strip, Muslim Brotherhood representatives were present to review Hamas military formations. Last June, a Hamas journalist acknowledged the role that the “international Muslim Brotherhood” has played in providing funds for the purchase of weapons.The Global Muslim Brotherhood support Hamas through the Union of Good, a worldwide coalition of charities headed by Global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi.