Added: Jun 12, 2008
From: MordechaiKedar
Duration: 5:23
mkedar@mail.biu.ac.il 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. Gil Ronen "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.
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muhannadpal Says:
Nov 13, 2008 - AlQuds IS OUR LAND... AND ITS NOT OPEN FOR MUSLIMS... COME AND SEE EVERY FRIDAY JERUSALEM IS CLOSED FOR MUSLIMS... NO MUSLIM CAN ENTER TO PRAY...ALQUDS IS ARABIAN AND PALESTINIAN... LET KEDAR AND ALL WHO SAYS BARK DAY AND NIGHT... ALQUDS IS OURS BY ALL LAWS
HectorElCapitan Says:
Nov 13, 2008 - I do wish you guys will find a way to stop coexist peacefully
HectorElCapitan Says:
Nov 13, 2008 - I do wish you guys will find a way to coexist peacefully, sorry for the 1th comment :))
AussieJTFer Says:
Nov 15, 2008 - Your land is the pigsty mecca, muslimS shouldnt be in Israel or any other non-muslim country.
muhannadpal Says:
Nov 15, 2008 - me too i wish that israeli government stop racist behaviour against arabs ... we really want to live in peace.
muhannadpal Says:
Nov 15, 2008 - is lam is a relegion.. and muslims may be arabs americans russians and from any other nation... exactly just like judaism and christianity... so u dont have the right to tell any muslim to go anywhere... he his living in his place with others.
muhannadpal Says:
Nov 15, 2008 - so keep ur racism away from us... we lived here for centuries and nobody has right to replace us... u sit there in ur aussie.
bomber1986 Says:
Nov 17, 2008 - OMG! u destroyed any sovereignity in the west bank and now u can excuse urself as free to build there? Nice tactic, destroy the state of a land, and now, ur free to build there ( not occupy)b/c there is no sovereignity over this land. Nice logic! According to the U.N. partition plan, the west bank is within the Palestinian state. Jordan isn't an occupier, its an ally protecting it neighboor. Jerusalem is urs? It hasnt been so for the past 2000 yrs dude!
sammict Says:
Nov 17, 2008 - al-Jazeera is a joke. lol
sammict Says:
Nov 17, 2008 - God the middle east is a shit hole... they are arguing over this? So pathetic
ishaqqq Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - you are the one who made it soo pathetic..with ur American plicy, and now you u are putting the blame on us!!!!
sara5ok Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Mordechai Kedar is known for his objectivity. Arabs should learn how to respect and accept others. Arabs don't know what is history. Their history is built on lies and false basis. Jerusalem is Jerusalem and will remain so. Menachem begin said long time ago after making Jerusalem the capitol of Israel, he said: " Jerusalem is liberated and it doesn't need to be liberated!" Greetings from Kurdistan
pillpell Says:
Nov 22, 2008 - quote from Civilising- (All nations loose their land rights by leaving)yeah thats right and thats why the arabs lost there villages because they left and by the way why did the leave??? haha a change of destiny that the lord made possible. AVRAHAM AVINU GOT THIS LAND FOR HIS OFFSPRING THE HEBREWS,AMO ISRAEL,ISRAELITES FOREVER!
belaw6an Says:
Nov 23, 2008 - حياك الله يا جمال ريان
hothaifah1986 Says:
Nov 24, 2008 - لعنك الله يا موردخاي تفيه عليك يلعن شرفك
odokokan Says:
Nov 25, 2008 - long live israel ! thanks god that the muslim occupation of the land of israel is over!
swedgoy Says:
Nov 25, 2008 - Dr. Mordechai Kedar is 100% right and that Al-Jazeera character is interrupting, unsympathetic, primitive, and unprofessional.
NazarethR Says:
Nov 26, 2008 - its not your business and its not your problem how arabs are living now bad or good , thats is not a reason to kill them and to take there land . and dont tell me : Arabs in Israel live better than their own countries , u cant say to the black ppl in america : heyyy u live better than their ur countries in africa , if u dont like the life here then go back to africa .... ----> its bullshit
benuberalles Says:
Nov 26, 2008 - lol oh how easy it is to blame it all on the Americans... like as if everything was fine and dandy in the middle east before the Americans came! The streets were made of candy and and the land was full of magic and wonder...until the evil Americans came with their...evil policies! give me a fucking break
ajialmedia Says:
Nov 27, 2008 - بأبي أنت و أمي يا حسن نصر الله، يا من زلزلت الصهاينة و أريتهم من هم المسلمون...لبيك يا قدس الإسلام إلى يوم الدين...
chitanaroxy Says:
Nov 27, 2008 - kidar means in moroccan language , mother fucker
voiceofreasoning Says:
Nov 30, 2008 - dhimmi12345 "British has no right in the Middle East" They had as much right as the Ottoman Turks. Turkey even considers itself part of Europe. The difference is that you will tolerate an Islamic Empire but not a Christian one. Israel will be the nation of beggars if America and Europe refuse funding to kill Palestinians.
voiceofreasoning Says:
Nov 30, 2008 - So, koekiedow wishes to refer purely to Muhsin Khan's translation - That is right to think what he thinks but it has to be accepted by the other scholars of Islam.Why don't you look for evidence in the Qur'an to back up his claim. There is noting to claim. Fight with those fight with you and do not transgress and there is no compulsion in religion. Can you support his argument by reference in the Quran or Hadith? Your name dhimmi suggests that you are a paranoid ass.
yonataneshel Says:
Dec 2, 2008 - NazarethR- I agree with you; the fact that Israeli arabs enjoy westerm and modern lifestyle isn't good enough as an argument. BUT I fail to understand what claims do they have against Israel? they still live in their houses, as they always did, so what's bothers them? we didn't took their land- it's still theirs! the live here just like any other Israeli, so what's the problem? we simply changed the flag over this land, from brittish ti Israeli, why can't you live with that?
swedgoy Says:
Nov 13, 2008 - Superior arguments. Mr. Kedar ! kol hakavod!