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May 31, 2010
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MEMRI Flotilla Coverage: Syrian Historian Soheil Zakkar Calls for Suicide Operations following Flotilla Clash

#2492 | 01:45
Source: Syrian TV

The following excerpts are from an interview on the flotilla clash with Syrian historian Soheil Zakkar, which aired on Syrian TV on May 31, 2010.

Soheil Zakkar: Israel, which purports to be a democratic and secular state, and so on, is, in fact, a Talmudic state. A rabbi could be an army officer or a high-ranking official. When he issues a religious ruling, it is considered to be sacred, because according to Talmudic thought, a rabbi receives divine inspiration, and consequently, his rulings have divine legitimacy.

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An entity, which is based on aggressive religious foundations, cannot stop.

Interviewer: Until when?

Soheil Zakkar: Until it is toppled completely, until there is another Battle of Hittin.

Interviewer: A confrontation is inevitable?

Soheil Zakkar: Yes, it is inevitable, and any talk about peace is self-deception. Israel is a malignant disease in an advanced stage. If it accepts peace, the disease will go into remission.

[…]

The masses should get rid of all the leaders who do not follow their peoples’ will, and should wage an Intifada and return to bombing operations on the domestic front – whether they are called martyrdom operations or whatever.

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