Muslim Brotherhood speaker says Egypt will make Jerusalem its capital.

http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/06/07/219272.html

Egypt's new capital will no more be Cairo, but the new capital will be Jerusalem, a prominent Egyptian cleric said at a presidential campaign rally, which was aired by an Egyptian private TV channel.

"Our capital shall not be Cairo, Mecca or Medina. It shall be Jerusalem with God's will. Our chants shall be: millions of martyrs will march towards Jerusalem" prominent cleric Safwat Hagazy said.

"The capital of the [Muslim] Caliphate will be Jerusalem with God's will" Hegazy said, as the crowds cheered, waving the Egyptian flags along with the flags of the Islamist Hamas group, which rules the Gaza Strip.

"Tomorrow Mursi will liberate Gaza," the crowds chanted.

"We will either pray in Jerusalem or we will be martyred there," Hegazy said.

Great. For every decade, another war.Elraptor

The military industrial complex has to keep chugging along somehow!

I don't know why, but this situation is making me laugh very hard.

Probably something about pyramids and jewish slaves.

That doesn't make sense. Why would the third holiest city be the capital of the Mulsim Caliphate? And by the way I don't think they're talking about only egypt here..themajormayor

Slightly misleading title, still facepalm-worthy.

But islam is a religion of peace.

Also, I hope the jews "martyr" the hell out of them with their Superior air force.

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]That doesn't make sense. Why would the third holiest city be the capital of the Mulsim Caliphate? And by the way I don't think they're talking about only egypt here..kraychik

But islam is a religion of peace.

Also, I hope the jews "martyr" the hell out of them with their Superior air force.

TopTierHustler

As my friend said, it's not the religion, it's the people.

Israel sure got their money's worth for ceding Sinai.

And my optimism for the secular future of Egypt is dashed within a couple hours.Zeviander

It was never a realistic aspiration in the short term, and there's still hope that there won't be religious extremism while they deal with the economy. The big loss here is that Egypt is a major player in the Israeli-Palestinian talks, and this rhetoric seriously hampers hopes of getting any progress done on that front.

[QUOTE="TopTierHustler"]

But islam is a religion of peace.

Also, I hope the jews "martyr" the hell out of them with their Superior air force.

EliteM0nk3y

As my friend said, it's not the religion, it's the people.

As my friend said, it's not the religion, it's the people.EliteM0nk3y

[QUOTE="EliteM0nk3y"]

[QUOTE="TopTierHustler"]

But islam is a religion of peace.

Also, I hope the jews "martyr" the hell out of them with their Superior air force.

TopTierHustler

As my friend said, it's not the religion, it's the people.

I liked them better when they worshiped cats and the Sun.

Ace6301

Pretty sure that they abused Jews back then....

[QUOTE="kraychik"][QUOTE="themajormayor"]That doesn't make sense. Why would the third holiest city be the capital of the Mulsim Caliphate? And by the way I don't think they're talking about only egypt here..themajormayor

EDIT - It recently (like six months back?) became news again in certain parts of the media because MEMRI translated a speech given from some Muslim Brotherhood high-level official (maybe it was Mosri) about marching to Jerusalem and reclaiming it as the new capital of the inevitable Islamic caliphate.

[QUOTE="Ace6301"]

I liked them better when they worshiped cats and the Sun.

jerk-o-tron2000

Pretty sure that they abused Jews back then....

[QUOTE="jerk-o-tron2000"]

[QUOTE="Ace6301"]

I liked them better when they worshiped cats and the Sun.

Ace6301

Pretty sure that they abused Jews back then....

[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="jerk-o-tron2000"]

Pretty sure that they abused Jews back then....

kraychik

[QUOTE="jerk-o-tron2000"]

[QUOTE="Ace6301"]

I liked them better when they worshiped cats and the Sun.

Ace6301

Pretty sure that they abused Jews back then....

They still abuse Jews so that's not really too different. Back then they at least had some cool mythology. Now they're rolling with the Abrahamic crowd which has incredibly boring myths.

It would be awesome if I could be buried in a pyramid....I wish I could sneak inside one and die there.

[QUOTE="Ace6301"]

[QUOTE="jerk-o-tron2000"]

Pretty sure that they abused Jews back then....

jerk-o-tron2000

They still abuse Jews so that's not really too different. Back then they at least had some cool mythology. Now they're rolling with the Abrahamic crowd which has incredibly boring myths.

I wish I could be buried in a pyramid....I wish I could sneak inside one and die there.

[QUOTE="jerk-o-tron2000"]

[QUOTE="Ace6301"]

They still abuse Jews so that's not really too different. Back then they at least had some cool mythology. Now they're rolling with the Abrahamic crowd which has incredibly boring myths.

Ace6301

I wish I could be buried in a pyramid....I wish I could sneak inside one and die there.

That would actually be a pretty cool way to go. I wonder what they'd do when they find your corpse though.

Take a journal, write down some scary $hit.....Right before you die, Write down something about a shadow game..

Just what the world needs :roll:

If only religion was 100% separated from politics......nah, that's just a fantasy

lol, bye bye Egypt.

[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="jerk-o-tron2000"]

Pretty sure that they abused Jews back then....

kraychik

YET.

Soon they'll let jews in again and then when they aren't looking BAM kristallnacht

[QUOTE="kraychik"][QUOTE="Ace6301"] They still abuse Jews so that's not really too different. Back then they at least had some cool mythology. Now they're rolling with the Abrahamic crowd which has incredibly boring myths.THE_DRUGGIE

YET.

Soon they'll let jews in again and then when they aren't looking BAM kristallnacht

:lol:

[QUOTE="TopTierHustler"]

[QUOTE="EliteM0nk3y"]

As my friend said, it's not the religion, it's the people.

FrostyPhantasm

Basically this, and there's no shortage of scummy people who will use indidviduals' religious beliefs to push their own ideological agendas. It's exactly why I don't like organized religion, it places too much importance on donctrinal conformity thus making it an easy tool for power-hungry opportunists, and at the same time people allow it to have unlimited importance in their daily lives and refuse to seperate the organizations from their beliefs. The negative consequences aren't a reflection on those beliefs or the culture in general, they're a lamentable aspect of religion in general.

This is essentially declaring war on Israel.The-Apostle

No it's not, they're not that stupid. They're not going to war with anyone in the state their country is in now, and were that not the case their entire military is still basically Mubarak's old military. The biggest fallout from this might be the military's reaction, actually, seeing as how they're still in control of the country officially and working on the transition of power. It does hamper the possibility of restarting the Palestinian peace process, though, with a former vital negotiating state switching to the "we will own Jerusalem" rhetoric.

Also, this was the equivalent of a campaign speech, not a policy statement.

The song in the video is actually quite revealing. "Come on you lovers of martyrdom. Brandish your weapons. Banish the sleep from the eyes of all Jews."

How do you deter an enemy that wants to be martyred? The glory of Islam is more valuable than human life. What a f*cking disgusting religion.

The song in the video is actually quite revealing. "Come on you lovers of martyrdom. Brandish your weapons. Banish the sleep from the eyes of all Jews."

How do you deter an enemy that wants to be martyred? The glory of Islam is more valuable than human life. What a f*cking disgusting religion.

PWSteal_Ldpinch

The first step might be to not call Islam a disgusting religion, that's only going to play right into the extremists' narrative.

[QUOTE="PWSteal_Ldpinch"]

The song in the video is actually quite revealing. "Come on you lovers of martyrdom. Brandish your weapons. Banish the sleep from the eyes of all Jews."

How do you deter an enemy that wants to be martyred? The glory of Islam is more valuable than human life. What a f*cking disgusting religion.

theone86

The first step might be to not call Islam a disgusting religion, that's only going to play right into the extremists' narrative.

[QUOTE="theone86"]

[QUOTE="PWSteal_Ldpinch"]

The song in the video is actually quite revealing. "Come on you lovers of martyrdom. Brandish your weapons. Banish the sleep from the eyes of all Jews."

How do you deter an enemy that wants to be martyred? The glory of Islam is more valuable than human life. What a f*cking disgusting religion.

PWSteal_Ldpinch

The first step might be to not call Islam a disgusting religion, that's only going to play right into the extremists' narrative.

[QUOTE="PWSteal_Ldpinch"]

[QUOTE="theone86"]

The first step might be to not call Islam a disgusting religion, that's only going to play right into the extremists' narrative.

Ace6301

[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="PWSteal_Ldpinch"] No. The middle east is the way it is because criticism of Islam is severely restricted. What we need is more open criticism of Islam. I believe that insulting Islam is the best way to weaken and demoralize the religion. F*ck Islam and piss be upon Muhammad.

PWSteal_Ldpinch

[QUOTE="PWSteal_Ldpinch"]

[QUOTE="Ace6301"]If only we had called Hitler a dick more often. Oh why didn't we learn!Ace6301

Ahhh... Religion. Of course.

Dat Democracy.FrostyPhantasm

Democracy has always been contrary to human progression. This shouldn't be of any surprise.