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February 1, 2013

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was ” target=”_blank”>4:42 min video surfacing on the web of him making a case against Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, at the height of which he calls the Jews “the descendants of apes and pigs”. Morsi, clearly irritated by the question, clarified that he’s “not against the Jewish faith” and that “the quotes were taken out of context”, the real context being “the continuing Israeli attacks on Palestinians, the bloodshed of Palestinians.” (Watch the event ” target=”_blank”>more complete explanation from AnsweringIslam.org); I couldn’t find a similar discussion about today’s apes.

The apes and pigs reference stemming from these Qur’anic recounts is used as an expression of religious hatred towards the Jews, a particular choice of wording mostly paired with violent speech of the explicit kind. The reference was used on ” target=”_blank”>here), in an ” target=”_blank”>suicide bomber’s farewell video, in sermons on ” target=”_blank”>here, ” target=”_blank”>Al Rahma TV (Egypt), on ” target=”_blank”>deputy speaker of Hamas parliament, by deputy rector of Egyptian Al Azhar University ” target=”_blank”>@LostRoadToPeace

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