The neighbor of the Messenger of Truth, Muhammad, was a Jew, and when he fell ill, the Prophet visited him. Therefore, accusing Islam and Muslims of hating or killing Jews is meaningless, given the undeniable historical evidence that proves the tolerance of Muslims toward Jews throughout Islamic history.
A Muslim fights only those who fight him and aggress against him ; if his aggressor happens to be a Jew, then he may fight him, but if not, their relationship is based on mutual respect and coexistence under the guidance of Islamic law and its lofty morals. This is what Islam and the Messenger of Truth, Muhammad — peace and blessings be upon him — firmly established in their dealings with Jews and Judaism.
For this reason, I say with conviction and certainty : our enmity toward Zionism stems from this understanding — that Jews were a minority in Palestine under Ottoman protection. How, then, could they turn against a Muslim majority under British occupation and obtain from Britain the Balfour Declaration, allowing them, through armed force and terrorist organizations such as Irgun and Haganah, to occupy a land that had once sheltered them, and a Muslim people who had hosted them with generosity ?
Such deceit, treachery, and crime are unforgivable, and we cannot overlook them or deem them legitimate. It is neither reasonable nor logical to relinquish the land of Palestine to a minority that multiplied with Western support and through illegal immigration — from the perspective of religion, reason, and history alike.
