Middle East Interests and Ideals: A Muslim Palestinian Perspective
Samah Alrayyes Norquist Saturday, 1 December 2007
"Islam is a very evil and wicked religion ... I believe the Qur'an teaches violence, not peace."
"God considers this land [Israel] to be His. You read the Bible and He says ‘this is my land' and for any Prime Minister of Israel who decides he is going to carve it up and give it away, God says ‘no, this is mine.'"
"Dore Gold in his latest book, The Fight for Jerusalem said and I quote, ‘Turning part or all of Jerusalem over to the Palestinians would be tantamount to turning it over to the Taliban,' end of quote. I agree."
These are all public statements by prominent Evangelical leaders in the United States—Franklin Graham, Pat Robertson, and John Hagee, respectively. In an age of the speedy flow of information and easy media exchanges, it's impossible for such remarks to remain here at home at not reverberate globally. Given the political prominence of such leaders, their rhetoric has fostered a stereotype of a unified Evangelical stand on the Middle East, Islam, and the Palestinian question.
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