What motivated the October 7th, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas was a part of a long and wide history of Islamic aggression and violence directed towards Jews (their absolute favourite scapegoat), Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, ‘infidels’, ‘apostates’ etc going back to the 7th century. What motivated Mohammad to attack the Jews and Christians of the region initially is that he was disappointed and butt hurt that Jews and Christians did not accept him as the latest greatest and final prophet of an imaginary friend they refer to as Allah. It’s in the Quran if anyone would like to check it, it’s right there in the first few pages actually. So the Jewish populations and the Christian populations of the area dissed and ridiculed Mohammad for making his outrageous and ridiculous claims and he took offence and then went away for a few years, gathered an army around him, and when he returned he started raiding and killing, raping, enslaving, forced conversions, etc, all standard aspects of the Islamist MO to this day. The religion is so sexually repressive that the only way for young men to have sex, apart from with one another, is to go on ‘jihad’ capture and rape the women of the enemy after murdering the men and elders and enslaving boys and young women. This is all well documented in history. Here are some passages from the Quran, the Islamists ‘perfect book’ recited by their ‘perfect example of a man’ that substantiate what i’m saying here.
Here are some quotes from the Quran, that text that Muslims live by.
“kill the disbelievers wherever Muslims find them” (2:191)
To fight the unbelievers until no other religion except Islam is left (2:193)
The holy Prophet prescribes fighting for Muslims and says that “it is good for Muslims even if they dislike it” (2:216)
The Qur’an takes away the freedom of belief from all humanity and relegate all those who disbelieve in Islam to hell (5:10)
It instructs the Muslims to “slay or crucify or cut the hands and feet off the unbelievers, that they be expelled from the land with disgrace and that they shall have a great punishment in the world hereafter” (5:34)
“Muslims are not to make friendships with Jews and Christians” (5:51)
Allah has promised to “instil terror into the hearts of the unbelievers” and has ordered Muslims to “smite above their necks (beheading) and smite all their fingertips off them” (8:12)
He also assures Muslims that when they kill in his name “it is not Muslims who slay them, but Allah, in order that He might test the Believers by a gracious trial from Himself” (8:17)
Allah orders Muslims to fight unbelievers until there is no more tumult and faith in Allah is practised everywhere (8:39)
He orders Muslims to “strike terror into the hearts of the enemies” (8:60)
The Qur’an demands that Muslims fight the unbelievers, and promises, “If there are twenty amongst you, you will vanquish two hundred; if a hundred, you will vanquish a thousand of them” (8:65)
Allah and his messenger announce that it is acceptable for Muslims to go back on promises (treaties) and obligations with pagans (unbelievers) and make war on them whenever they find themselves strong enough to do so (9:3)
“fight and slay the pagans, seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem” (9:5)
Allah tells Muslims to “fight the unbelievers” and “He will punish them by the Muslims hands, cover them with shame and help Muslims (to victory) over them” (9:14)
The Qur’an prohibits a Muslim from befriending a non-believer even if that non-believer is the father or the brother of that Muslim (9:23)
Calls non-belivers najis (filthy, untouchable, impure) (9:28)
Allah and his messenger want Muslims to fight the Christians and the Jews “until they pay the Jizya (a penalty tax for the non-Muslims living under Islamic rules) with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued” (9:29
He has made the Jihad mandatory and warns Muslims that “Unless they go forth, (for Jihad) He will punish the Muslims with a grievous penalty, and put others in their place” (9:39)
He promises Muslims that fight for His cause, whether they slay or are slain, they will return to the garden of Paradise (9:111)
“murder them (non-believers) and treat them harshly” (9:123)
The Qur’an instructs Muslims to be disobedient towards the disbelievers and their governments and strive against the unbelievers with great endeavour (25:52)
Allah advises Muslims to “strike off the heads of the disbelievers” and after making a “wide slaughter among them, carefully tie up the remaining captives” (47:4)
Although Muslims are asked to be compassionate amongst each other, they have to be “harsh with unbelievers, their Christian and Jewish and Atheist neighbours and colleagues” (48:29)
And here is a bit of history which also substantiates the points i’m making in a rational, well reasoned argument.
Genocide of Jews by Islamic forces through history.
1. Conquest of Medina (627 CE): Muhammad’s forces attacked and expelled the Jewish tribes of Medina, resulting in the deaths of many Jews.
2. Massacre of the Banu Qurayza tribe (627 CE): Muhammad’s forces besieged and defeated the Jewish tribe of Banu Qurayza, leading to the execution of over 800 Jewish men and the enslavement of their women and children.
3. Pogroms of 1033-1034 in Fez, Morocco: Jewish communities were attacked, and many Jews were killed, forced to convert, or expelled.
4. Almohad persecution (1146-1248 CE): The Almohad Caliphate in North Africa and Spain forced Jews to convert to Islam, and many who refused were killed or expelled.
5. Ottoman massacres (14th-16th centuries CE): Jewish communities in the Ottoman Empire faced periodic massacres, forced conversions, and persecutions.
6. Farhud (1941 CE) in Baghdad, Iraq: A violent pogrom against Jews resulted in over 180 deaths and widespread destruction of Jewish property.
7. 1391 pogroms in Tunisia: Jewish communities were attacked, and many Jews were killed or forced to convert.
8. 1465 persecutions in Fez, Morocco: Jewish communities faced violence, forced conversions, and expulsions.
9. 1517 expulsion from Egypt: Jews were expelled from Egypt by the Ottoman Empire.
10. 1834 pogrom in Safed, Ottoman Palestine (now Israel): Jewish communities faced violence and destruction of property.
11. 1886 pogroms in Yemen: Jewish communities faced violence, forced conversions, and expulsions.
12. 1912-1913 pogroms in Shiraz, Iran: Jewish communities faced violence, forced conversions, and expulsions.
The Mufti of Jerusalem during World War II was Haj Amin al-Husseini. He was a Palestinian Arab nationalist and Islamic leader who held the position of Grand Mufti of Jerusalem from 1921 to 1948.
Haj Amin al-Husseini was a strong opponent of Jewish immigration to Palestine, which was then under British rule. He saw the Jewish presence in Palestine as a threat to Arab and Muslim interests.
During World War II, al-Husseini sought to align himself and the Palestinian Arab nationalist movement with the Axis powers, particularly Nazi Germany. He believed that an alliance with the Nazis would help him achieve his goals of preventing Jewish immigration to Palestine and establishing an independent Arab state.
In 1941, al-Husseini met with Adolf Hitler and other high-ranking Nazi officials in Berlin. During these meetings, he expressed his support for the Nazi war effort and his desire to collaborate with the Nazis in the Middle East.
Al-Husseini also helped to recruit Muslim soldiers for the German army and advocated for the extermination of Jews in the Middle East. He saw the Holocaust as an opportunity to eliminate the Jewish presence in Palestine and advance his own nationalist goals.
Al-Husseini’s collaboration with the Nazis was not representative of the views of all Palestinians or Arabs at the time. Many Arabs and Palestinians opposed Nazi ideology and collaborated with the Allies during World War II.
After the war, al-Husseini fled to Egypt, where he continued to play a role in Palestinian politics until his death in 1974.
Here are some times when Christian populations were subjected to genocide by Muslims in the past.
1. The conquest of Syria (634-638 CE): Christian populations were massacred, forced to convert, or expelled.
2. The Battle of Heliopolis (640 CE): Egyptian Christians were killed or enslaved by the Rashidun Caliphate.
3. The Mongol conquest of Baghdad (1258 CE): Christians were massacred, and churches destroyed.
4. The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople (1453 CE): Christians were killed, enslaved, or forced to convert.
5. The Armenian Genocide (1915-1923 CE): Ottoman forces and Kurdish tribes killed an estimated 1.5 million Armenians, many of whom were Christian.
6. The Greek Genocide (1914-1923 CE): Ottoman forces and Turkish irregulars killed an estimated 350,000-750,000 Greeks, many of whom were Christian.
7. The Assyrian Genocide (1914-1920 CE): Ottoman forces and Kurdish tribes killed an estimated 250,000-300,000 Assyrian Christians.
8. The Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990 CE): Christian populations were targeted by Muslim militias.
9. The ISIS atrocities (2014-2019 CE): Christians in Iraq and Syria were subjected to massacres, forced conversions, and enslavement.
10. Boko Haram, a terrorist organization, kidnapped approximately 276 schoolgirls from Chibok, Nigeria in 2014. The majority of the girls were Christian. The kidnapped girls were subjected to forced conversions to Islam, physical and emotional abuse, and forced marriages to Boko Haram fighters. Many were also forced into sexual slavery and used as human shields.
Here’s a list of historical Jewish sites destroyed or damaged by Islamic forces from the 7th century to present:
1. Temple Mount (Jerusalem, 638 CE): The Second Temple was destroyed by the Rashidun Caliphate.
2. Solomon’s Temple (Jerusalem, 638 CE): Also destroyed by the Rashidun Caliphate.
3. Ezra’s Tomb (Basra, Iraq, 941 CE): Destroyed by the Qarmatians, a Shia Islamic sect.
4. Tomb of Esther and Mordechai (Hamadan, Iran, 12th century): Damaged by the Ghaznavid Empire.
5. Jewish Quarter (Fez, Morocco, 1033 CE): Destroyed by the Berber dynasty.
6. Synagogue of the Prophet Samuel (Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, 12th century): Converted into a mosque by the Ghurid dynasty.
7. Jewish Cemetery (Tunis, Tunisia, 1231 CE): Desecrated by the Almohad Caliphate.
8. Great Synagogue (Cairo, Egypt, 1010 CE): Destroyed by the Fatimid Caliphate.
9. Tomb of Rabbi Abraham ben David (Posquières, France, 1160 CE): Vandalized by Almohad invaders.
10. Jewish Quarter (Grenada, Spain, 1066 CE): Destroyed by the Almoravid dynasty.
11. Hurva Synagogue (Jerusalem, 1720 CE): Destroyed by the Ottoman Empire.
12. Tomb of Rabbi Nachman (Uman, Ukraine, 1929 CE): Vandalized by Arab rioters.
13. Jewish Quarter (Hebron, 1929 CE): Destroyed during the Hebron massacre.
14. Great Synagogue (Aleppo, Syria, 1947 CE): Torched by Arab rioters.
15. Jewish sites in Iraq (1941 CE): Destroyed during the Farhud pogrom.
Here’s a list of some significant Christian sites destroyed or damaged by Islamic forces since the 7th century
1. St. John’s Basilica (Ephesus, Turkey) – destroyed by the Umayyad Caliphate in 654
2. Church of the Nativity (Bethlehem, Palestine) – damaged during the Umayyad Caliphate in 639
3. Hagia Sophia (Constantinople, Byzantine Empire) – converted into a mosque by the Ottoman Empire in 1453
4. Monastery of St. Catherine (Sinai, Egypt) – attacked and damaged by the Umayyad Caliphate in 634
5. Church of the Holy Apostles (Constantinople, Byzantine Empire) – destroyed by the Ottoman Empire in 1461
6. St. Mark’s Basilica (Alexandria, Egypt) – destroyed by the Fatimid Caliphate in 1010
7. Cathedral of St. James (Jerusalem, Palestine) – destroyed by the Fatimid Caliphate in 1010
8. Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem, Palestine) – damaged and partially destroyed by the Fatimid Caliphate in 1009
9. Monastery of the Holy Cross (Jerusalem, Palestine) – destroyed by the Umayyad Caliphate in 614
10. St. George’s Church (Lydda, Palestine) – destroyed by the Umayyad Caliphate in 639
Here is a list of Buddhist sites destroyed or defaced by Islamic forces:
1. Nalanda University (Bihar, India): Destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khalji in 1204 CE
2. Vikramashila University (Bihar, India): Destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khalji in 1204 CE
3. Odantapuri University (Bihar, India): Destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khalji in 1204 CE
4. Somapura Mahavihara (Paharpur, Bangladesh): Destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khalji in 1204 CE
5. Dharmapuri Mahavihara (Dharmapuri, India): Destroyed by the Delhi Sultanate in the 14th century
6. Sompur Mahavihara (Animeshlocana, Bangladesh): Destroyed by the Delhi Sultanate in the 14th century
7. Bamiyan Buddhas (Bamiyan, Afghanistan): Destroyed by the Taliban in 2001
8. Mes Aynak (Logar Province, Afghanistan): Destroyed by the Taliban in 2001
9. Ghazni Buddhist site (Ghazni Province, Afghanistan): Destroyed by the Taliban in 2001
10. Hadda Buddhist site (Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan): Destroyed by the Taliban in 2001
11. Jalalabad Buddhist site (Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan): Destroyed by the Taliban in 2001
12. Nagarjunakonda (Andhra Pradesh, India): Destroyed by the Delhi Sultanate in the 14th century
13. Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh, India): Destroyed by the Delhi Sultanate in the 14th century
14. Nagarjunakonda (Andhra Pradesh, India): Destroyed by the Delhi Sultanate in the 14th century
15. Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh, India): Destroyed by the Delhi Sultanate in the 12th century
Here’s a list of 10 Hindu sites destroyed or damaged by Muslim invaders and rulers since the 7th century:
1. Somnath Temple (Gujarat, 1026 CE): Destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni.
2. Vishnu Temple (Mathura, 1018 CE): Destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni.
3. Kashi Vishwanath Temple (Varanasi, 1194 CE): Destroyed by Muhammad of Ghor.
4. Lingaraj Temple (Bhubaneswar, 13th century CE): Damaged by Muslim invaders.
5. Jagannath Temple (Puri, 14th century CE): Damaged by Muslim invaders.
6. Martand Sun Temple (Kashmir, 8th century CE): Destroyed by Sikandar Butshikan.
7. Debal Temple (Sindh, 725 CE): Destroyed by Muhammad bin Qasim.
8. Nalanda University (Bihar, 12th century CE): Destroyed by Bakhtiyar
9. Mahakal Temple (Ujjain, 13th century CE): Damaged by Iltutmish.
10. Chidambaram Temple (Tamil Nadu, 14th century CE): Damaged by Malik
the above is not even close to a complete list on Islamic agression directed at Hindus over the past centuries.
So, we are seeing a long pattern of hatred, prejudice and violence directed at any group that is not Muslim going back far beyond the existence of the modern state of Israel. There for it is completely irrational to blame the Jews or the Israelis for this pattern and those who do blame Jews for it clearly reveal their own ignorance and, in many cases, irrational prejudice by doing so. All are useful idiots in this sense.
The term “useful idiot” is often misunderstood so let’s clarify its meaning.
The term “useful idiot” was originally coined by Vladimir Lenin to describe Western intellectuals and politicians who supported the Soviet Union’s ideology without fully understanding its implications. These individuals were seen as naive and unwittingly promoting the Soviet agenda.
The term doesn’t necessarily imply that someone is an idiot in the classical sense. Rather, it suggests that they are being manipulated or exploited by others, often due to their own biases, ignorance, or idealism.
Intelligent people can indeed be fooled or misled, especially when it comes to complex issues or ideologies. The term “useful idiot” is more about the role someone plays in promoting a particular agenda, rather than their intelligence or cognitive abilities.
Do you see a pattern in history? History repeating itself ad nauseam? And their (Hamas et all and the majority of Palestinians) kids are fully indoctrinated into a culture of hate, of repression and oppression, derision, coercion and intolerance. One can see it in ‘Children’s shows’ such as Hamas produced “Tomorrow’s Pioneers” what the Islamist mindset is, what their philosophy/ideology is and the absolutely sick, twisted, horrible way they go about it. That is ‘normal’ as far as they are concerned. The free Palestine movement is wrong headed and naive at best, absolutely and demonstrably racist and murderous at worst. It empowers and enables Hamas to keep doing what they have been doing, i.e. killing and maiming Israelis along with ‘infidels’, homosexuals and capturing, torturing, and murdering their political opposition. Hamas are known war criminals, religious extremists motivated by demonstrably false world view and indoctrination from birth. Listen to what they say, read what they write, and watch what they actually do. They are violent terrorists through and through. They oppose democracy, they oppose equal rights for all in the law, especially equal rights of women and sexual minorities, they also actively oppose free speech, free press, and separation of church and state, not just in the countries they are on ‘jihad’ in but also in the secular liberal democracies in the west.
Another telling fact is that Islamists are currently on so called violent ‘jihad’ in no fewer than 27 countries RIGHT NOW. One cannot blame Israelis or Jews for this as there are only an appreciable number of Jews in one of those countries and that country is Israel, the one and only Jewish state in the world.
So there is a bit of historical context that hopefully will help you to understand this issue in it’s fuller context and also a bigger picture than just Israel and the middle east.
Important to note that Israel is not alone, though that is clear from the lists I will write it plainly. There is a larger ideological war going on, i.e. Islam vs the western secular democracies, Islam vs. modern civil rights and freedoms, Islam vs. equal rights for ALL in the law. That is the bigger picture. Many of us in the west realize this and recognize that Israel is caught up tragically as a key pawn in the game. We in the west will not fail Israel in standing up for that which is truth, that which just, and right. We want a win/win, peace and prosperity and safety and security for ALL, and that does include Muslims, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, Cargo Cultists, etc and we recognize that the main victims of Islam are, in fact, Muslims. They are in an ideological cage made from bars of fear, hate, and delusion from an early age and it’s a hard one to break free from as at the core of Islam is a repressive, regressive, coercive ideology that murders apostates and ‘infidels’ and uses their so called holy books to justify it so they do not even realize how evil they are actually being, all these centuries. The Christians have been also, the inquisitions, the witch-hunts, and the rape, pillage and conquest of the ‘new world’, various sectarian conflicts (sectarian conflicts also common in Islamic countries, regimes, theocracies) the holocaust also and that is noted and detestable, however, it is Islamists that are, today creating the most death and destruction and unrest, wars and terrorism currently at this time in history and for the past 70 years or so. To add to the tragedy of all of this war, death, murder, kidnapping, rape and torture, destruction including environmental damage read this that i wrote a few days ago. None of these gods are even evidenced to be REAL, it is all a made up fantasy/delusion fabricated by humans to assuage our fear of death and insignificance, lack of comfort with open ended questions and the desire of sociopathic megalomaniacal madmen to control and dominate others.
Countries with Islamist forces on violent ‘jihad’ currently. Note that Islamist forces are perpetrating the same kinds of war crimes in all of these countries, i.e. rapes, murders including mass murders of civilians, kidnappings, forced conversions of young women, heinous tortures and enslavements. Christians were just as bad back in the days of the inquisition, the burning and other forms of persecuting, torturing and murdering ‘witches’ and ‘heretics’, the rape and pillage of the new world, etc. That does not justify the crimes of Islam, however. Currently, at this time in History, Islam is by far the most violent, oppressive, regressive, coercive and problematic religion on the planet. What was once known as and referred to as ‘christendom’ has now, for the most part, evolved into the secular liberal democracies of the west.
1. Afghanistan – Taliban insurgency
2. Algeria – Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
3. Burkina Faso – Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM)
4. Cameroon – Boko Haram
5. Central African Republic – Seleka rebels
6. Chad – Boko Haram
7. Democratic Republic of Congo – Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)
8. Egypt – Sinai Province (ISIS affiliate)
9. India (Kashmir region) – Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed
10. Indonesia – Jemaah Islamiyah (JI)
11. Iraq – Islamic State (ISIS)
12. Israel/Palestine – Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad
13. Libya – Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG)
14. Mali – Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM)
15. Mozambique – Ansar al-Sunna
16. Myanmar (Rakhine state) – Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA)
17. Niger – Boko Haram
18. Nigeria – Boko Haram
19. Pakistan – Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
20. Philippines – Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)
21. Somalia – Al-Shabaab
22. Syria – Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), ISIS
23. Tajikistan – Jamaat
24. Thailand (southern provinces) – Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN)
25. Tunisia – Ansar al-Sharia
26. Turkey – Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) – Islamist elements
27. Yemen – Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), ISIS
