Most People Don’t Realize the Most Chilling Aspect of the Anti-Israel Demonstrations

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All over the West since the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre of 1,400 Israelis, Muslim demonstrators have been calling for a new genocide of the Jews, right under the noses of authorities, and yet those authorities have taken no notice. One problem is that the threat was in Arabic, and authorities in Europe and North America don’t generally speak Arabic yet. Another problem is that even when it is translated into English, the threat doesn’t appear at first glance to be as bloodcurdling as it actually is. But as the demonstrations grow more heated, it becomes increasingly unwise for authorities to continue to ignore these clear threats of violence.

The threat comes in the form of a chant, “Khaybar, khaybar, ya yahud, jaish Muhammad sa yaoud,” a rhythmic phrase that lends itself well to public protests and fits right in with the bleating of “Free, Free Palestine!” and all the rest. Most recently, anti-Israel protesters chanted it last Saturday in London, but it has been heard at pro-Hamas demonstrations all over the country. I remember being shocked to hear it from anti-Israel protesters in New York City back in 2014, but by now it has become commonplace at such protests.

The chant means “Khaybar, Khaybar, O Jews, the army of Muhammad shall return.” There is an unmistakable hint of violence in the warning that an army will be along, but one can hear Islamic apologists and their Leftist allies now explaining that the “army of Muhammad,” the prophet of Islam, simply stands for all that is good and true, making the chant nothing more than a declaration that the righteous will prevail over the sinful. Unfortunately, however, the army of Muhammad was more than just a band of spiritual warriors.

According to Islamic tradition, Muhammad, in fact, led actual armies into battle, and on more than one occasion fought aggressive wars. “The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS” details how early Islamic sources say that Muhammad led a Muslim force against the Khaybar oasis, a place that was inhabited by Jews. Most of them were not natives of Khaybar; they had actually been exiled by the same Muhammad from the Arabian city of Medina for not converting to Islam and for supposedly conspiring against him, although the Islamic sources place his demand that they convert before any such alleged conspiracies.

After exiling the Jews of Arabia to Khaybar, Muhammad took his army to that oasis and attacked them there. In doing so, he was not responding to any provocation. After the exiles and the violence that accompanied them, the Jews constituted no threat to him. But Muhammad had just concluded a treaty that was disadvantageous to the Muslims, and to quiet his disgruntled followers had promised them massive spoils in the near future. Khaybar offered that.

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