--- On Wed, 7/16/08, Doug Henwood <DHENWOOD at panix.com> wrote:
> From: Doug Henwood <DHENWOOD at panix.com>
> Subject: [lbo-talk] Saudi anti-Semitism
> To: "lbo-talk" <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
> Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 1:20 PM
> [Damn, Ahmadinejad can't hold a (Hanukkah) candle to
> this!]
>
> <http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/07/king-abdullah-saudi-
>
> kids-learn-the-darndest-things-about-killing-jews-and.php>
>
> FOREIGN AFFAIRS
>
> SAUDI KIDS LEARN THE DARNDEST THINGS ABOUT KILLING JEWS AND
> GAYS
>
> THY WILL BE DONE! King Abdullah Saudi Arabia's making a
> big deal
> about how worldly and enlightened they are because they
> invited some
> scary Jews to their big multi-faith religious conference
> that starts
> today in Madrid. Saudi King Abdullah says he organized the
> anything
> goes faith-fest "to promote tolerance, get rid of
> violence, and
> achieve peace and security for all peoples," but
> you'd be better off
> wagering that the old guy (a 9/11 conspiracy theorist, by
> the way) is
> just doing it to make his petro-kingdom an even bigger
> player on the
> geopolitical scene than it already is.
>
> The people at the Center for Religious Freedom are a little
> annoyed
> with all of the ridiculous, self-congratulatory garbage the
> Saudis
> are slinging about this charade, which is why they went to
> the Saudi
> Ministry of Education's website, translated the Saudi
> school
> textbooks available there, and released their findings the
> day before
> the Saudi's big event. Huge surprise—turns out the
> militant theocrats
> are actually pretty tolerant when it comes to killing Jews
> and gays
> and hating on anyone who doesn't share their
> puritanical form of
> Islam. What follows are excerpts from textbooks used by
> Saudi
> children during the 2007-2008 school year, which really
> illustrate
> the House of Saud's devotion to tolerance, peace, and
> interfaith
> understanding. It'll also help explain why a Saudi
> conference is
> being held in Spain.
>
> 1st Grade
> "Fill in the blanks with the appropriate
> words—(Islam, hellfire)
> 'Every religion other than ____ is false. Whoever dies
> outside of
> Islam enters ____.'"
>
> 5th Grade
> "A Muslim is forbidden to love and aid the unbelieving
> enemies of
> God...."
>
> "Which of the following should you love in God, and
> which of them
> should you hate in God?
> Example: One of your relatives who does not pray, does not
> fast, and
> does not worship God.
> Answer: I hate him in God."
>
> "Just as Muslims were successful in the past when they
> came together
> in a sincere effort to evict the Christian crusaders from
> Palestine,
> so will Muslims and Arabs emerge victorious, God willing,
> against the
> Jews and their allies if they stand together and fight a
> true jihad
> for God...."
>
> 8th Grade
> "Lesson Goals: 1) The student notes some of the Jews
> condemnable
> qualities...."
>
> "God told his Prophet, Mohammed, about the Jews, who
> learned from
> part of God's book that God alone is worthy of worship.
> Despite this,
> they espouse falsehood through idol worship, soothsaying
> and sorcery.
> In doing so, they obey the devil..."
>
> "God told his Prophet Mohammed: say to those who cast
> aspersions on
> your religion: has anyone told you who will receive the
> harshest
> punishment from God on the Day of Resurrection? They are
> the Jews,
> whom God has cursed and with whom he is so angry that he
> will never
> again be satisfied. Some of the people of the Sabbath were
> punished
> by being turned into apes and swine. Some of them were made
> to
> worship the devil..."
>
> "God punished the Jews in several ways for their
> unbelief and error.
> Explain the ways...."
>
> 9th Grade
> "The prophet said, 'The hour [of judgment] will
> not come until the
> Muslims fight the Jews and kill them, until the Jew hides
> behind
> rocks and trees, until the rocks or the trees say, 'O
> Muslim! O
> servant of God! There is a Jew behind me. Come and kill
> him'...."
>
> "(1) It is part of God's wisdom that the struggle
> between the Muslims
> and the Jews should continue until the hour of judgment.
> (2) The good
> news for Muslims is that God will help them against the
> Jews in the
> end, which is one of the signs of the hour of
> judgment...."
>
> 10th Grade
> "Basic Elements of Zionist Faith:
> The Jews are God's chosen people and the souls of the
> tribe of Israel
> are a part of God. Other souls are Satanic souls that are
> like the
> souls of animals.
> The world belongs to the Israeli. It is his right to rule
> and he has
> sovereignty over the world in his capacity as God's
> chosen people
> above all humankind...."
>
> "How the Zionists Achieve their Goals:
> Sedition, ruses, and conspiracy theories throughout
> history.... The
> First World War: the Jews played a role in starting it....
> Attempting to inundate peoples with vice and rampant
> prostitution....
> They manage bars in Europe and America, as well as in
> Israel itself.
> Gaining control over literature and the arts; spreading
> degenerate
> pornographic literature, and encouraging perverted trends
> in
> literature, thought and art.
> Gaining control over the film industry in the Western world
> and
> elsewhere.
> Fraud, bribery, theft, and swindles."
>
> "Homosexuality is one of the most disgusting sins and
> greatest
> crimes.... It is a vile perversion that goes against sound
> nature,
> and is one of the most corrupting and hideous sins.... The
> punishment
> for homosexuality is death. Both the active and passive
> participants
> are to be killed whether or not they have previously had
> sexual
> intercourse in the context of a legal marriage.... Some of
> the
> companions of the Prophet stated that [the perpetrator] is
> to be
> burned with fire. It has also been said that he should be
> stoned, or
> thrown from a high place."
>
> 11th Grade
> "The Prophet said, 'Do not greet Jews and
> Christians with the words
> 'Peace be upon you.' If you come upon one of them
> on the road, force
> him to the narrower part.'"
>
> By Nick Curran 07/16/08 10:30 AM
> File Under: Foreign Affairs, Jews, King Abdullah, Muslims,
> Politics,
> Saudi Arabia
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