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| Israelis legitimate targets, Canadian Muslim says |
| 2004-10-23 |
| All Israeli citizens over the age of 18 are legitimate targets for suicide bombers and other attacks by the Palestinian "resistance," the president of the Canadian Islamic Congress says, a view that has outraged other Muslim organizations as well as Jewish groups. Mohamed Elmasry believes that because all Israeli men and women must serve in the country's army, they are fair targets for suicide bombings and other "low-tech" weapons Palestinian militants may deploy. He reiterated his position, first broadcast last Tuesday on The Michael Coren Show, an Ontario weekday current-affairs program on Crossroads Television System, in an interview with The Globe and Mail yesterday. "Israel has a people's army and a draft and therefore they should be considered legitimate targets. They are part of the occupying power, and Palestinians consider them targets for suicide bombers as well as other means," Mr. Elmasry said. His organization also conducts an annual survey measuring "anti-Islam" bias in Canadian media outlets through their use of anti-Muslim phrases including "Islamic terrorist" and "jihad militant." Mr. Elmasry singled out the National Post as having a pro-Israel bias, but said yesterday this bias extends to most Canadian news organizations, including The Globe and Mail. Does the schlub need a survey to measure"anti-Islam" bias with his pro-Islamic terrorism comments? |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #7 When this world finally comes to its senses, those people who spew Islamic hatred, as in maggots like Mohamed Elmasry, will become "legitimate targets." It is high time to simply begin offing every single sh!thead who spouts this sort of jihadist claptrap. Our world has neither the time nor resources to make any attempt at politely mediating Arabic culture's endless hatred of the Jews and everything else faintly related to human freedom or enjoyment of life in general. It's time for Islam to confine their displeasure over other ways of life or have theirs ended for all time. Muslims can feel free to voice dissatisfactions about Western culture within their own homes or mosques. If they presume to trot it out of doors for general application, they can feel free to catch a slug for their troubles. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-10-23 1:57:38 PM |
| #6 Ok,I guess this means that every Paleo over 18 is a ligitamet target. Especially when car swarming or at a Hamas funeral march with the RPG and (fake) bomb belt displays. |
| Posted by: dennisw 2004-10-23 1:27:38 PM |
| #5 #1 You can be much younger than 18 an be a suicide bomber. |
| Posted by: Ol_Dirty_American 2004-10-23 11:44:53 AM |
| #4 That must mean the 1 million arab-Israeli citizens are also marked for the gas chambers. Include in the Beduin-Israelis, Druze-Israelis, Christian-Israelis, and atheist-Israelis. The Canadian Islamic Congress' ovens are going to be busy. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-10-23 11:42:57 AM |
| #3 I suppose this makes Israeli children legitimate targets too, since, by standard muslim logic, they grow up into Israeli citizens over 18. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2004-10-23 11:41:35 AM |
| #2 Include Canadian Muslims in that count, too, raptor. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-10-23 11:34:46 AM |
| #1 Ok,I guess this means that every Paleo over 18 is a ligitamet target. |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-10-23 11:29:48 AM |