A professor in the Gaza Strip told Al-Aqsa TV on July 2 that “Israel will be destroyed” but some Jews will be able to escape.
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) reported that Nasr Fahajan, a professor of Islamic Studies, said, “We will liberate Palestine, Israel will be destroyed, and we will establish the Islamic state. The Caliphate will be established in Jerusalem. Israel will be destroyed, and we will establish [the Islamic] state, Allah willing.”
Fahajan added that Allah will show mercy to the Jews “by allowing them to escape.” “The state [of Israel] will be destroyed, but there will be no annihilation of the Jews. … Some of them will be killed, some will be taken captive, and others will escape.” He also suggested that “maybe the Antichrist and his Jewish followers will try to flee in airplanes.”
Gaza Professor of Islamic Studies Nasr Fahajan: When Palestine Is Liberated, the Jews Will Not Be Annihilated. Some of Them Will Be Allowed to Escape Abroad #Antisemitism #Gaza #Hamas pic.twitter.com/1eZshJ6eBJ
— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) July 12, 2021
Various Jewish and pro-Israel Twitter users denounced Fahajan’s comments.
“This is not just one man talking,” StandWithUs CEO and Co-Founder Roz Rothstein tweeted. “This is one Gaza professor reiterating an extremist ideology that promotes hatred and murder with religious justification.”
This is not just one man talking. This is one Gaza professor reiterating an extremist ideology that promotes hatred and murder with religious justification. https://t.co/hQDgIHvGw8
— Roz Rothstein (@RozRothstein) July 12, 2021
Sussex Friends of Israel similarly tweeted, “This is not a militant. Not a terrorist. Not even just an ordinary Gaza resident. This is a professor in Gaza declaring publicly and loudly his wish for the ‘annihilation’ of Jews (NOT Israelis, Jews!).”
This is not a militant. Not a terrorist. Not even just an ordinary Gaza resident. This is a professor in Gaza declaring publicly and loudly his wish for the ‘annihilation’ of Jews (NOT Israelis, Jews!).
If you can’t see the problem with this, you, my friend are beyond help! https://t.co/ACWMfW9eWX
— Self Declared Zionists (@SussexFriends) July 12, 2021
Blake Flayton, Co-Founder of New Zionist Congress and George Washington University student, also tweeted, “They tell you what they’re fighting for. They tell you what future they desire. But western journalists, diplomats, writers, and activists will insist it’s not *really* what they mean—that we’re being unfair.”
They tell you what they’re fighting for. They tell you what future they desire. But western journalists, diplomats, writers, and activists will insist it’s not *really* what they mean—that we’re being unfair. @EinatWilf coined a perfect word for this: westsplaining. https://t.co/nEWKJS2jv0
— Blake Flayton (@blakeflayton) July 12, 2021
