Excerpt from an essay entitled, “Anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism”:

“The first is to hold-fast to the Islamic viewpoint on this matter and related issues - i.e. that there can never be any legitimacy when the land of Palestine - or any other land which was formerly under the governance of Islam - has been usurped.

“Hence, the ‘two state’ plan is not a valid solution from an Islamic perspective - whether from so-called 1967 borders, or indeed 1948 borders. The land has been illegal occupied and dissected since 1917.”Abdul Wahid, Facebook post, March 12, 2021, https://www.facebook.com/notes/10159049763611869/.

Excerpt from an essay entitled, “Being confident that anti-Zionism is NOT Anti-Semitism”:

“The anti-Zionism=anti-Semitism argument is a political tool. Mostly it is to silence criticism of ‘Israel’, such as in the case of Ilhan Omar. In the case of Jeremy Corbyn it is also a political tool to undermine him and his party in the rat-race of Westminster politics.

“However, it is the legitimacy of the occupation that it most serves to protect. ‘Israel’ is, in the words of the former British diplomat Ronald Storrs, a ‘Jewish Ulster’ in the Middle East - meaning it is a colonial satellite for the west in the Middle East to ensure it maintains control - a springboard to maintain its policy of division and weakness in the region. Indeed, Zionists used this argument, that they would be a colonial tool, in order to win support for their project.”Abdul Wahid, Facebook post, March 12, 2021, https://www.facebook.com/notes/10159049766711869/.

“#Israël this ‘cancerous tumor’ will be eradicated in a few years.” (Tweet)Hollie McKay, “Is Iran’s Supreme Leader preparing to designate his son as the next in line?,” Fox News, December 7, 2020, https://www.foxnews.com/world/is-irans-supreme-leader-preparing-to-designate-his-son-as-the-successor.

“The Bahraini Foreign Minister’s visit to the Israeli occupation and the friendly talks he had with criminal Israeli leaders are deplored and condemned in strong terms. This is an unacceptable act at the Arab and moral levels.

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“The Bahraini Foreign Minister’s visit to the Israeli occupation which coincided with an unprecedented fierce illegal settlement activity in the occupied city of Jerusalem makes the Gulf nation a partner in the aggression against our people’s rights to their lands.”“Statement on Bahraini FM’s visit to Israeli occupation,” Hamas, November 19, 2020, https://hamas.ps/en/post/3091/Statement-on-Bahraini-FM-s-visit-to-Israeli-occupation.

Addressing a crowd in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon:

“Not long ago, our rockets only reached metres from Gaza’s borders. Today, the resistance in Gaza possesses rockets that can reach Tel Aviv and beyond Tel Aviv.”“Hamas and Hezbollah leaders meet in Lebanon,” Middle East Eye, September 6, 2020, https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-palestine-hezbollah-hamas-nasrallah-haniyeh-meeting.

“Today the resistance front, especially Hamas, besides other brothers in Gaza, exercises its pressure through different means against the Israeli enemy, and we have found that after the people of Gaza have sent all those balloons, have invited all those dignitaries from different corners of the world to mediate for the enforcement of ceasefire between the enemy and us.

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“We are in dire need of a strong coalition in the region to repel any threat and reject all foreign interventions; we can stand solid and strong in all areas, including economy, culture, and politics. You are very right that Turkey, Iran, and Qatar, and all others to join such a coalition. It is the right recipe for the dignity and prosperity of the region and Islamic countries.

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“The only enemy is the Israeli regime.

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“The decision-makers in Iran knew, and now they see that we all have the same destiny, and we face the same enemy, and we need to remove it from the region.

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“This entity is the only cause of instability. Our relations are multi-dimensional today. It is not only at the military level, but it is also at the political level, planning level, and we have a common understanding of many political issues. There are collaboration at the discussion level, meeting level, and this collaboration is also being implemented practically in multi visits between Iranian brothers and us either in Tehran or in the region. I hope that we move towards more proper and more strategic steps in favor of the unity of the Muslim Ummah and facing the common enemy (Israel).”Mohammad Mazhari, “Iran, Turkey, and Qatar can form alliance: Hamas representative in Tehran,” Tehran Times, September 7, 2020, https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/452187/Iran-Turkey-and-Qatar-can-form-alliance-Hamas-representative.

On the August 2020 cross-border attacks between Israel and Gaza:

“We initially planned to fight this with all the tools at our disposal…including going through the Great March of Return protests to pressure Israel, even if such a matter led to escalation.”Aaron Boxerman, “Hamas Deputy: We’ll Give Israel Two Months to Implement Ceasefire,” Times of Israel, September 1, 2020, https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-deputy-well-give-israel-two-months-to-implement-ceasefire/.

“The whole of Palestine belongs to the Muslims and must be liberated entirely. We must say no to all negotiations and deals with the Zionist entity and must not compromise on an inch of Palestine despite the bloodshed we witness, as this is nothing but submission to colonial plans to firmly implant this cancerous entity in the Muslim world.”“UAE AGREES DEAL WITH THE ZIONIST ENTITY,” Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain, August 15, 2020, https://www.hizb.org.uk/resources/leaflets/uae-agrees-deal-with-the-zionist-entity/.

Interview with Iran’s Mehr News Agency on normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates:

“The normalization of relations between the UAE and the Zionist regime is as criminal an act as the arson attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque. The arson attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque is an act of transgression against the symbol of the Islamic and Arab ummah, and those who normalize relations with Israel intend to introduce this aggressor as a friend and justify its many crimes. It is not befitting for us as human beings to reduce global problems to the level of personal issues. Someone commits a wrong deed. Should we thank him for it? No, I’d tell him he’s crossed the line. The criminal nature of normalizing relations with the Zionist regime and setting fire to the Al-Aqsa Mosque is the same.”“UAE suffering from Stockholm Syndrome: Khaled al-Qaddumi,” Mehr News Agency, August 25, 2020, https://en.mehrnews.com/news/162737/UAE-suffering-from-Stockholm-Syndrome-Khaled-al-Qaddumi.

Interview with Iran’s Mehr News Agency on normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates:

“In our opinion, the Zionist regime is and will remain the enemy. The regime is destined for destruction and deterioration, and whichever country that has established friendly ties with it will join the regime in the wasteland of history.” “UAE suffering from Stockholm Syndrome: Khaled al-Qaddumi,” Mehr News Agency, August 25, 2020, https://en.mehrnews.com/news/162737/UAE-suffering-from-Stockholm-Syndrome-Khaled-al-Qaddumi.