Dr. Mordechai Kedar of Bar-Ilan University defends the Jewishness of Jerusalem, the Jewish capital for over 3000 years. He also defends the right of Israelis to settle in Judea and Samaria, the West Bank.
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Dr. Mordechai Kedar on al-Jazeera TV about Jerusalem and Islam
Dr. Mordechai Kedar of Bar-Ilan University defends the Jewishness of Jerusalem, the Jewish capital for over 3000 years. He also defends the right of Israelis to settle in Judea and Samaria, the West Bank.
More in the Extended Article!
“We were here when your forefathers were drinking wine, burying their daughters alive and worshipping idols” — this was just one of Bar Ilan University political scientist Dr. Mordechai Kedar’s ripostes to questions by an Al Jazeera interviewer two weeks ago, in an interview that has received rave reviews from Israel-lovers the world over for its forcefulness. “They did not expect me to take the discussion to history and especially not to religion,” Kedar told Israel National News. But discuss religion he did in the above video, reminding his interviewer that Jerusalem was not mentioned even once in the Koran and saying directly in fluent Arabic that “Jerusalem is not on the negotiating table,” and that “Jerusalem belongs to the Jews, period.”
“This was very aggravating” for the Al-Jazeera interviewer, Kedar explained, “because in the Islamic view, Islam came into the world to replace Judaism and Christianity, not to live side by side with them. And here, all of a sudden, the Jews are coming from exile and building their state again and G-d forbid they also regained Jerusalem.” Judaism is thus regaining its meaning, and Islam is challenged by this, the Bar-Ilan professor explained. “The mere existence of the State of Israel and the fact that we are in Jerusalem is some kind of challenge to the legitimacy of Islam in their eyes,” Kedar explained.
“This is not pro-Israel public relations,” Dr. Kedar told Israel National News. “This is a battle for the Arab heart, which Israel is apparently losing because Israel gave up on the main tool which should have served it, which is an independent Israeli Zionist satellite channel in Arabic.” Many Arabs, he said, would consider changing their views if such a channel were available.
Anonymous
Classic…
Al-Jazeera interviewer:
“East Jerusalem is occupied, occupied, occupied
[How does he know this? drum role please]
”EVERYONE KNOWS THIS…
AV
Judaism did not “regain its meaning” when Israel was founded. The meaning of Judaism is not to have Israel occupied by Jews or for Jews to look good. Judaism has always had meaning, as long as there were Jews learning Torah and doing mitzvos.
Having said that, yasher koach on sticking it up to the Muslims.
think about it
to know them is to hate them… notice this guy specializes in Arab studies at his University
fatimah
When in doubt about the Koran… ask the Jew! Nope, it doesn’t mention Jerusalem in there! Whoops!
mendel
why did the he say that g-d willing their will be a Palestinian state in the “ west bank”?
We won in 1967 fair and sqaure
All he had to say that we won in the land in 1967. End of story.
theodora
go feiglin if u compromise on the temple mount uve given up the right to all of israel from sea to sea that includes temple mount then jerusalem then judea then all the rest of israel becomes debateable we need real jewish leadership in israel who knows that were there not because jews need to avoid persecution but are there to bring authentic g-dliness into the world
steve
to mendel
Reason he had to say g-d willing was because if he didnt the arabs wold put out a fatwah on him and kill him.
This was gevaldik finally someone stood up to these mamzeirim. If only the government would lern from this professor, he has the right idea.
lawyer frank
to mendel and steve:
He’s a smart Jew – he said “G-d Willing” — not “Knesset Willing” — and I don’t think it’s G-d’s will to have a Palestinian State… this guy chooses his words wisely ;-)
sick of the olmart regime
Dr. Mordechai Kedar for prime minister of isreal (he is one smart cookie)
CM
I was impressed how much Arabic I recognized from a combination of Hebrew and Aramaic!