Perhaps the most-often cited is 2 Chronicles 6:5-6 which declares Jerusalem as the city chosen for the Israelites. ‘You must remember what Amalek has done to you, says our Holy Bible. And whoever kills an animal shall restore it; but whoever kills a man shall be put to death. However, what crime have the innocent civilians, especially the children and women of Gaza committed that they are being punished for? ENDNOTES[1] https://www.npr.org/2017/12/09/569553464/to-some-zionist-christians-and-jews-the-bible-says-jerusalem-is-israels-capital[2] https://network.aljazeera.net/en/pressroom/israel%E2%80%99s-education-minister-al-jazeera-cites-bible-jewish-claim-occupied-territories[3] https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/netanyahu-again-invokes-sacred-scripture-to-defend-israeli-war-on-gaza/3038425[4] https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/31/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-latest-news-today-hamas-clashes-idf-gaza-aid-plan-failure?page=with:block-6540eede8f0824f1348cf515&filterKeyEvents=false[5] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/may/30/christian-fundamentalists-plan-teach-genocide[6] Leviticus 24:19-22[7] Proverbs 3:3-4[8] Zechariah 7:8-10[9] The Holy Qur’an, 42:41[10] Malfuzat [1984], Vol.

Source: The Guardian November 02, 2023 21:55 UTC