Hamas is not al-Qaida - comment by Anas Al-Tikriti

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Anas Al-Tikriti, a prominent British Muslim leader, has written in the Guardian about the comparison of Hamas with Al-Qaida:

He (Khaled Meshal) insisted that the Palestinians were fighting against the occupier who had dispossessed them of their homes and lands, regardless of religion, creed or race. He also went on to confirm that the concept of coexistence was largely present in the Palestinian psyche, and that genocide, as suffered by Jews in Europe (and which he described as "horrible and criminal") was alien not only to the Palestinians but to the inhabitants of the region as a whole.His statement that Jews, Muslims and Christians had for centuries lived side by side – implying there was nothing intrinsic to prevent this happening again in the future – is crucial.

Notice the massive barrage of comments (590!) that have been written in response to this important article. The majority of these comments are pro-Israeli as is the case whenever an article that is deemed to be against the interests of Israel is published.

Posted by Bilal at 19:50

Labels: extremism, hamas, khalid mishal