Anti-American

Nasir al-Wuhayshi, former leader, Summer 2010

Name of Author
Nasir al-Wuhayshi
Body

“Allah will give us victory against [the Americans] and what America awaits in the coming days is greater and worse than what has passed by the will of Allah:
Allah says: (Say: “Do you await for us except one of the two best things [i.e., martyrdom or victory] while we await for you that Allah will afflict you with punishment from Himself or at our hands? So wait; indeed we, along with you, are waiting) [at-Taubah: 52]”“Interview with Shaykh Abu Basir: the Head of al-Qa’idah in the Arabian Peninsula,” Inspire Magazine 1 (2010): 13-17.

Nasir al-Wuhayshi, former leader, Summer 2010

Name of Author
Nasir al-Wuhayshi
Body

“All praise due to Allah. America is the one forcing us to target it. These heinous crimes which the human soul rejects such as the cartoons of the Messenger and holding celebrations and awarding those who curse the Prophet require us to target the Americans. In fact they require us to wipe them out of the map completely. America is a cancer that needs to be removed along with the West that is supporting this criminal behavior and are banning the niqab of the chaste and pure Muslim women.”“Interview with Shaykh Abu Basir: the Head of al-Qa’idah in the Arabian Peninsula,” Inspire Magazine 1 (2010): 13-17.

Zakir Naik, May 30, 2010

Author
Date
May 30, 2010
Name of Author
Zakir Naik
Body

“The pig is the most shameless animal on the face of the Earth. It is the only animal that invites its friends to have sex with its mate. In America, most people consume pork. Many times after dance parties, they have swapping of wives. Many say, ‘You sleep with my wife and I will sleep with your wife.’ If you eat pigs then you behave like pigs.”David Leppard, “Preacher of hate is let into Britain,” Sunday Times (London), May 30, 2010, http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article303906.ece.

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Threat

Ali Khamenei, May 10, 2010

Author
Date
May 10, 2010
Name of Author
Ali Khamenei
Body

“The European races are barbaric. They wear freshly pressed suits and ties, and they smell of eau de cologne, but deep down, they still have the same barbaric nature known from history. They kill with ease. They murder people without any problem. Therefore, beating women in their homes is of no consequence to the [Europeans] and Americans, whereas in an Islamic environment, it is unimaginable.”“Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: The European Races Are Barbaric Races,” MEMRI, May 10, 2013, http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/3844.htm.

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Ramadan Shallah, PIJ secretary-general, December 2009

Date
Dec. 2009
Name of Author
Ramadan Abdullah Shallah
Body

“The United States is the best place in the world to live in. But, unfortunately, the gang in the White House sees everything through Israel's eyes, and the government manipulates the people's vision of what is going on outside the country.” Scott Atran and Robert Axelrod, “Interview with Ramadan Shallah, Secretary General, Palestinian Islamic Jihad,” Perspectives on Terrorism, November 29, 2010, http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/95.

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Ramadan Shallah, PIJ secretary-general, December 2009

Date
Dec. 2009
Name of Author
Ramadan Abdullah Shallah
Body

“The US and Israel heighten Iranophobia to gain the support of Arab regimes, which fear Iran.” Scott Atran and Robert Axelrod, “Interview with Ramadan Shallah, Secretary General, Palestinian Islamic Jihad,” Perspectives on Terrorism, November 29, 2010, http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/95.

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Anwar al-Awlaki, Former Senior AQAP Media Official, November 9, 2009

Name of Author
Anwar al-Awlaki
Body

“The U.S. is leading the war against terrorism, which in reality is a war against Islam. Its army is directly invading two Muslim countries and indirectly occupying the rest through its stooges. The heroic act of brother Nidal also shows the dilemma of the Muslim-American community. Increasingly, they are being cornered into taking stances that would either make them betray Islam or betray their nation.”“The Evolution of a Radical Cleric: Quotes from Anwar Al-Awlaki,” New York Times, May 8, 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/world/09quotes.html.

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Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General, November 2009

Date
Nov. 2009
Name of Author
Hassan Nasrallah
Body

“The American administration's unlimited support to Israel ... places the American administration in the position of the enemy of our nation and our peoples.”Nadim Ladki, “Hezbollah Cuts Islamist Rhetoric in New Manifesto,” Reuters, November 30, 2009, http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/30/us-lebanon-hezbollah-idUSTRE5AT3VK20091130.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of the IRGC, October 2009

Date
Oct. 2009
Name of Author
Mohammad Ali Jafari
Body

After a suicide bomber kills 11 IRGC commanders:

“Behind this scene are the American and British intelligence apparatus, and there will have to be retaliatory measures to punish them.”Michael Slackman, “Iran Blames U.S. and Britain in Attack,” New York Times, October 20, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/world/middleeast/20iran.html.

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Ali Khamenei, March 21, 2009

Author
Date
Mar. 21, 2009
Name of Author
Ali Khamenei
Body

“Today, you are hated throughout the world. If you don't know this, you should. The peoples burn your flag. The Islamic peoples all over the world chant: ‘Death to America!’”“Iranian Leader Ali Khamenei in Response to President Obama's Message to the Iranian People: Change in Words Is Not Enough,” MEMRI, March 21, 2009, http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/2059.htm.

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On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers. 

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