Anti-Israel

Khader Habeeb, senior PIJ official, May 2013

Author
Date
May 2013
Name of Author
Khader Habeeb
Body

“The equation has yet to change. The Oslo Accords are still the reference and we continue to refuse them, as we see them as a deviation from the correct Palestinian direction, which is to resist and liberate the entire land.”Asmaa al-Ghoul, “Islamic Jihad Movement Maintains Popularity in Gaza,” Al-Monitor, May 7, 2013, http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/islamic-jihad-movement-gaza-palestine.html.

Rhetoric Category

Musa (Robert) Cerantonio, February 14, 2013

Date
Feb. 14, 2013
Name of Author
Musa (Robert) Cerantonio
Body

"One of the leaders of the sons of the pigs and the monkeys in Israel, one of their military colonels, one of the Israeli commanders, said: “If the Islamists take Syria, we are finished.” If they take Syria, Israel is finished. The Muslims will unite, they will have their Caliphate, and they will conquer the world.”Australian Islamist Musa Cerantonio Glorifies Jihad, Supports Jabhat Al-Nusra In Syria,” MEMRI, March 11, 2013, http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/7070.htm.

Rhetoric Category

Abu Ahmad, military spokesman of PIJ’s Al-Quds Brigades in Gaza, January 2013

Author
Date
Jan. 2013
Name of Author
Abu Ahmad
Body

“Every offensive Israel wages on Gaza is usually harder than the previous. This is why we are focusing now to strengthen our infrastructure and to store more weapons… Our local rockets proved their high level of proficiency, especially in the latest round of the battle.”Abeer Ayyoub, “Iran Top Backer of Palestinian Islamic Jihad,” Al-Monitor, January 9, 2013, http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/01/palestinian-islamic-jihad.html.

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Abu Ahmad, military spokesman of PIJ’s Al-Quds Brigades in Gaza, January 2013

Author
Date
Jan. 2013
Name of Author
Abu Ahmad
Body

“Although we lost some of our sites and resources, the Palestinian resistance was able to hit back at Israel harshly, instantly and deep into Israel’s main cities, shaking their security and forcing them into a cease-fire... The most important thing we have learned was that the Israeli enemy needs to be shocked from the first day… You have to send a powerful message on the first day in any future military confrontation with Israel, and this is what we have done. We are in a state of gradual escalation, and Israel will take into consideration our military capability to use this tactic in any future conflict.”Mohammed Suliman, “Armed Palestinian Factions Confident After Battle With Israel,” Al-Monitor, January 10, 2013, http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/ar/originals/2013/01/gaza-military-lessons.html.

Rhetoric Category

Mohammed Morsi, former Egyptian president, January 2013

Date
Jan. 2013
Name of Author
Mohammed Morsi
Body

“Morsy told the senators that the values of Islam teach respect for Christianity and Judaism, and he asserted repeatedly that he had no negative views about Judaism or the Jewish people, but then followed with a diatribe about Israel and Zionist actions against Palestinians, especially in Gaza. Then Morsy crossed a line and made a comment that made the senators physically recoil in their chairs in shock, [U.S. Senator Chris] Coons said. ‘He was attempting to explain himself ... then he said, ‘Well, I think we all know that the media in the United States has made a big deal of this and we know the media of the United States is controlled by certain forces and they don't view me favorably,’ Coons said. The Cable asked Coons if Morsy specifically named the Jews as the forces that control the American media. Coons said all the senators believed the implication was obvious. ‘He did not say [the Jews], but I watched as the other senators physically recoiled, as did I,’ he said. ‘I thought it was impossible to draw any other conclusion.’”Josh Rogin, “Exclusive: Morsy implies Jews control the American media,” Foreign Policy, January 23, 2013, http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/01/23/exclusive_morsy_implies_jews_control_the_american_media.

Rhetoric Category

Ramadan Shallah, PIJ secretary-general, November 2012

Date
Nov. 2012
Name of Author
Ramadan Abdullah Shallah
Body

“Iran has been providing us with the support we needed to defend ourselves in the face of the Zionist occupation. Iran supported us militarily and financially and with all we need to remain steadfast on our land. We hope that all the Arab countries do the same.” Lena Odgaard, “Head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Praises Relationship with Iran,” Al-Monitor, November 30, 2012, http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2012/al-monitor/shallah-interview.html.

Khaled Meshaal, chief of Hamas's political bureau, November 2012

Date
Nov. 2012
Name of Author
Khaled Meshaal
Body

“The popularly elected Egyptian leadership is giving everyone a lesson. The Egyptian leadership has shown that it is taking a new course and adopting a new vision. The era when Israel did what it pleased is over.” David D. Kirkpatrick and Mayy El Sheikh, “Israeli Attacks Are Test of Loyalty for Egypt’s Morsi,” New York Times, November 15, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/16/world/middleeast/israels-gaza-strikes-test-egyptian-leader.html.

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Threat

Khaled Meshaal, chief of Hamas's political bureau, November 2012

Date
Nov. 2012
Name of Author
Khaled Meshaal
Body

“Israel committed itself to lift the blockade of the Gaza Strip and stop killings. The latest Israeli aggression showed that resistance is the ideal choice for establishing a Palestinian state. The results we have achieved are a victory for all Palestinians and a victory for the Arab nation.” “Iran Supplied Gaza with Weapons - Hamas Political Leader,” RIA Novosti, November 22, 2012, http://en.ria.ru/world/20121122/177653686.html.

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Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of the IRGC, September 16, 2012

Name of Author
Mohammad Ali Jafari
Body

“Given Israel’s small land area and its vulnerability to a massive volume of Iran’s missiles, I don’t think any spot in Israel will remain safe.”Steven Lee Myers, “Netanyahu Says Iran Is ‘20 Yards’ From Nuclear Bomb,” New York Times, September 16, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/17/world/middleeast/netanyahu-says-iran-is-20-yards-from-nuclear-bomb.html.

Rhetoric Category

Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General, September 2012

Date
Sep. 2012
Name of Author
Hassan Nasrallah
Body

In case of an American or Israeli strike against Iran: “A decision has been taken to respond and the response will be very great.”Rana Muhammad Taha, “Nasrallah Threatens US on Behalf of Iran,” Daily News Egypt, September 4, 2012, accessed August 4, 2014, http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2012/09/04/hezbollah-if-attacked-iran-could-attack-us-bases/.

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