Jewish-Christian fundamentalism

Dr. Nora Ahmed

AMERICAN specialist in US history, Gore Vidal pointed out to the newly developing relationship between the Jews and Christian fundamentalists emphasizing that their aim was to use US economic and political weight to advance Israel's interests in the Middle East. Their aim is to subdue the Islamic world through decisive, pre-emptive use of American military superiority.

Despite the malice and hate message that this fundamentalist minority is trying to bring about a clash between the Islamic world and the Christian, the Muslim countries have expressed no outright hate towards non-Muslim communities. Those fundamentalists claim that the Muslim scriptures contain too many violent passages and is against other religions. Reality, however, is a different matter. The essence of Islam's message has always been and remains coexistence.

The Qur'an does not criticize all Jews or Christians, it only critizes some of them because of their wrong doings. The Qur'an has also praised many of them because of their faith and good deeds, Allah says: "Not all of them are alike; of the People of the Book are a portion that stand (for the right); they rehearse the Signs of Allah all night long, and they prostrate themselves in adoration. (Al-Imran 3: 113-115). Also "Of the people of Moses there is a section who guide and do justice in the light of truth." (Al-A'raf 7:159)

It is worthy to note that those Fundamentalists who claim that Islam is intolerant towards other religions do not understand their own texts, which also condemned the acts of those Jews who transgressed against God. Many prophets condemned Jews. Prophet Ezekiel called Israel, "the house of rebels and a rebellious nation." (Ezek. Chapter 2) He also called for the curse of God to "send fire upon Judah's cities" and to make Jerusalem "a heap of ruins."

Prophet Jesus is reported to have said in Mathew 23:13-39 concerning the Jews: "You serpents, you generation of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?" Further he says, "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not! Behold, your house is forsaken and desolate." After this illustration how can those Christian fundamentalists support the designs of a cursed nation like Israel?

The obvious answer is that those fundamentalists do not express any form of a religious belief but rather threaten the wrath of God against those who express disagreement with any policy of the Israeli government. They no longer stand for Christian beliefs as they dismiss the fact that the Jews tried to kill Prophet Jesus. They are blind by hate of the Muslims.

True to their identity, Muslims are overwhelmingly a peaceful people. Where is the so-called "Christian" kindheartedness to the daily killings of Palestinians by the Israeli defence force? The concept of human rights melts away when it is convenient. Why don't those fundamentalists practise what is preached by their own constitution, the Universal Declaration passage Article 25: "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, house and medical care and the necessary social services and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control."