Shata is no “extremist.” He is just reflecting Qur’anic teaching.
“And when we made a covenant with you and caused the mountain to tower above you, hold fast to what we have given you, and remember what is in it, so that you may fear Allah. Then, even after that, you turned away, and if it had not been for the grace of Allah and his mercy, you would have been among the losers. And you know about those among you who broke the Sabbath, how we said to them, Be apes, despised and hated.” (Qur’an 2:63-65)
“Say, O people of the book, do you blame us for anything other than the fact that we believe in Allah and in what is revealed to us and what was revealed previously, and because most of you are transgressors? Shall I tell you of a worse case than theirs for retribution with Allah? He whom Allah has cursed, on whom his wrath has fallen, and of whose sort, Allah has turned some into apes and pigs, and slaves of taghut. Such people are in a worse condition and farther astray from the sound path.” (Qur’an 5:59-60)
“So when they took pride in what they had been forbidden, we said to them, Be apes, despised and hated.” (Qur’an 7:166)
“The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘A group of Israelites were lost. Nobody knows what they did. But I do not see them except that they were cursed and changed into rats, for if you put the milk of a she-camel in front of a rat, it will not drink it, but if the milk of a sheep is put in front of it, it will drink it.’ I told this to Ka`b who asked me, ‘Did you hear it from the Prophet (ﷺ) ?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ Ka`b asked me the same question several times.; I said to Ka`b. ‘Do I read the Torah? (i.e. I tell you this from the Prophet.)’” (Bukhari 4.59.3305)
“New Jersey Imam Reda Shata In Friday Sermon On ‘The Zionist Personality’: The Quran Says Jews Are ‘The Biggest Liars Among God’s Creations’ – It Is In Their Genes; Forgery Is Like A Religion To Them; They Tried To Kill Prophet Muhammad 11 Times; Adds: ‘These Are The People You Want To Make Peace With?,'” MEMRI, May 9, 2025:
In his May 9, 2025 Friday sermon at the North Hudson Islamic Education Center in Union City, NJ, Sheikh Reda Shata, imam of the Islamic Society of Monmouth County (Al-Aman Mosque) in Middletown, NJ, discussed what he described as the psychological makeup of the “Zionist personality,” citing Quranic references to the Jews. He claimed these are not simply human “characteristics,” but “human genes” passed from one generation to another.
Shata said that according to the Quran, Jews are described as liars, “the biggest liars among all of God’s creation,” and alleged that they cannot stop lying due to a “lying gene.” He claimed a second trait is racism, accusing Jews of bullying “all of God’s creation” while labeling non-Zionists “gentiles.” He urged the audience to read the Talmud.
A third characteristic, Shata claimed, is distortion, describing Jews as the “masters of forgery,” and alleging that forgery is like a religion to them. He listed a fourth trait as deception, claiming that Jews attempted to assassinate the Prophet Muhammad 11 times. He asked the congregation: “These are the people that you want to make peace with?”
On February 2, 2018, Mohamed Moussa, the imam of the North Hudson Islamic Education Center and President of the Tri-State Imams Council, urged Islamic preachers and teachers to avoid language in sermons or classrooms that could be seen as incitement to violence. His comments came in response to several sermons, highlighted by MEMRI at the time for incitement. He also recommended that mosques only employ preachers trained by the Tri-State Imams Council on permissible content. Notably, on May 9, 2025, the same day as Shata’s sermon, Moussa delivered a reciprocal Friday sermon at Masjid Al-Aman, where Shata is imam.
Reda Shata: “From this sermon, you will learn unbelievable things. You will see that the psychological characteristics of the Zionist personality are not human characteristics. No. These are genes. These are human genes. These are genes that are passed down from grandparents to grandchildren.
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“First of all, the Quran describes them as liars. These are the biggest liars among all of God’s creation.
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“They are liars and they know it, but they cannot quit lying, because they have the lying gene. Lying is like a second nature to them. They cannot stop lying. Lying is part of their disposition.
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“The second characteristic the Quran uses to describe them is that they are racist.
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“They talk about antisemitism. Whenever someone speaks up, they accuse him of being antisemite. What Semitism? What Semitism? You have bullied all of God’s creation.
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“They call anyone who is not a Zionist a ‘gentile.’ What’s the story with these ‘gentiles?’ They accuse people of being antisemites… Read a book called the Talmud.
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“Their third characteristic is that they are distorters. They are the masters of forgery.
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“Forgery is a religion to them. They have built their religion on this.
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“Their fourth characteristic is that they are fraudulent. They are the masters of fraudulence and deception.
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“Prophet Muhammad made treaties with them time and time again, but he was the subject of 11 assassination attempts by them. All these attempts failed because Allah said: ‘Allah will certainly protect you from the people.’ These are the people that [you want] to make peace with?”
Glen says
Of course they are not human. Imaginary beings do not have human characteristics.
I am saying Zionists are a figment of your alternate universe, created in your Koran.
Wellington says
Projection again by a bad person. The reality is that Zionism is far readier to protect basic human rights than anything the Islamic world is. The fact that some two million Israeli-Arab Muslims in Israel have far more rights than Muslims do in any of the over fifty majority Muslims nations on Earth serves as a testimony to this truth.
Amazing how so very often so many people, like this doofus in New Jersey referenced in this article, get matters exactly backwards. Extra fitting in this instance since Islam has been getting things ass-backwards from its inception in the 7th century.
gravenimage says
+1
dumbledoresarmy says
He’s projecting.
One of the defining characteristics of a thoroughly evil person is that they project onto their victim – or intended victim – the evil that lies in their own hearts.
Projection… thy name is Islam.
Falsehood: check.
Ruthless supremacism: check.
Forgery: check.
Deceit fraud treaty-breaking: check.
Each of the four accusations that this imam hurls at Jews qua Jews, are perfectly true and applicable descriptions of.. Islam, the Ummah, MUSLIMS.
In particular: taqiyya, muruna, kitman…. ALL Arabic terms used to describe ways of deceiving and destroying intended targets of jihad….
And .. Treaty of Hudaybiyya.
This imam disgusts.
He ought not to be in the USA in the first place…
Expel him.
gravenimage says
Spot on, DDA.
commonsense says
Bravo, dda.
Keys says
“This imam disgusts.
He ought not to be in the USA in the first place…
Expel him.”
That’s the truth! I would like to know how he got in to the USA, and who let him in, and why!
Especially, I like to know who did this. If I guessed Obama (who ran the most transparent Administration ever/sarc), I’d probably be right.
Hrb says
Obama and Biden
somehistory says
It truly disgusts me to read anything from that book of demon filth; but when it takes things from the Bible….the covenant….(God’s promises with the Israelites), the mountain and the Law, and keeping the Sabbath….it makes me want to puke. and so I do.
mozlums don’t understand keeping a covenant. mozlums know lying, hypocrisy, rape, mutilation, injury, death; and they practice all of it every day of the week and five times on Friday.
He is as disgusting as he looks. Time to puke.
Tim gallagher says
A Muslim accusing others of being inhuman is the very definition of insanity. Look in the mirror, followers of barbaric, evil islam, if you want to see totally inhuman attitudes.
somehistory says
Tim, mozlums regularly say this about Jews and Christians; but if someone says anything similar about mozlums. they get all enraged, climb on their war steeds and try to get the person banned, fired, killed….
They create a lot of heat in their kitchens, but they can’t take it.
Isabella Hale says
Exactly right
Tim gallagher says
Thanks for your comments, somehistory and Isabella. Islam is completely evil and was surely created by incredibly evil and inhuman people. Rape and murder and pedophilia are fine and dandy in Islam but playing chess or music and endless other life enriching activities are forbidden. Islam is completely bent and twisted from any civilised persons point of view.
Patricia Erlandsen says
yes
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Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him here to me.”
hilippians 2:15
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so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world
Mohammideans utilise projection as a defence mechanism. This involves unconsciously attributing their own internal anxieties, fears, or doubts to others, rather than acknowledging them within themselves. This can lead to misinterpretations of others’ intentions and the likelihood of negative events, as they perceive external situations as reflecting their own internal struggles.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
What is Projection?
Projection is a psychological defense where individuals attribute their own unacceptable or unwanted thoughts, feelings, or motivations to others.
How Islamists use Projection:
individuals, driven by a core fear of being without support or guidance, project their anxieties and doubts onto the external world. They may believe that others are judging them, plotting against them, or that danger is imminent, even when these beliefs are not grounded in reality.
Examples:
A Type 6 might project their fear of failure onto a colleague, believing the colleague is intentionally sabotaging their work, or project their own self-doubt onto their suspected enemy, assuming they are being criticised.
Impact of Projection:
While projection can temporarily reduce anxiety by externalising the problem, it ultimately hinders them from developing self-awareness and trusting their own judgment. They may create a false reality based on their projections, leading to misinterpretations and strained relationships.
Enneagram Type 6.
rick says
For a people whose education is Madrassa doctrine drilled into their heads to make remarks that required much more than a HS diploma, this Imam Reda Shata to even mention an issue like the “psychological makeup of the “Zionist personality,” while citing Quranic references” is a joke beyond jokes. Nazis included followers who had some education but these Muslims are closer to Hillbillies straight out of mountains who saw one book, at the most, in the entire lives. And students at Columbia and Harvard march in their support? If it weren’t for the horror of so many dead, this entire Muslim Palestinian shahid nonsense is more like a cartoon than anything else.
somehistory says
Rick, “hillbillies straight out of mountains” are Einsteins compared to mozlums.
Hillbillies are smart and talented, if not up on all the latest city stuff. I’ve met many and heard many. They read, just like the rest of us. And they know and understand the world around them; the plant and animal life….much more about those things than “city dwellers.”
mozlums can be compared with….mozlums.
gravenimage says
Good analysis, Rick.
James Lincoln says
rick says,
Some “Hillbillies straight out of mountains” have significantly above average IQs and, under the right conditions, could go on to become doctors, lawyers, airline pilots, engineers, etc.
Check out the early life of Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager for a good example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Yeager
somehistory says
James, some of the best music comes from those “Hillbillies.”
Several years ago, when PBS still had shows worth watching, one of the best ever they had….can’t recall the guy’s name at the moment, Ken something, I think who did those special documentaries…was about the mountain people.
somehistory says
My memory clicked in….Ken Burns. thought I was going to have to look it up.
It might be available on the Tube.
James Lincoln says
somehistory says,
“James, some of the best music comes from those “Hillbillies.”
Very true.
jewdog says
What is this guy talking about? Just because I like to howl at the moon and play fetch with my owner, doesn’t make me any less human. Woof! Woof! Ahhhoooooooooooo!
Isabella Hale says
COMPLETE AND UTTER NONSENSICAL GIBBERISH.. I really mean that.
The Quran and ALL OF ITS ITERATIONS make ZERO SENSE.
It isn’t even coded. IT IS GARBAGE IN GARBAGE OUT.
Mohammud was actually illiterate.. I wonder of people know that.. aside from being a pervert.. and had many wives. Was probably high on hash. WHO KNOWS.
totally OUT THERE.
gravenimage says
New Jersey: Imam says ‘the psychological characteristics of the Zionist personality are not human characteristics’
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Well, of course! How can you be a “filthy Jew” and not want Muslims to murder you? Guess you just aren’t human… sarc/off
࿗Infidel࿘ says
From now on, my first reaction when I see such stories about imams in the US: what exactly is their immigration status? If they are anything other than citizens, vamoose!
Start cancelling them and those who follow them, so that their life becomes so miserable that they voluntarily leave on their own
James Lincoln says
100% agree, Infidel.
Walter Sieruk says
That imam ,by his own words, had just exposed that he is extremely ignorant.
truth says
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️he’s explaining himself. That’s some top level projection right there..
OLD GUY says
He’s just another pitiful excuse of an islamic mouth pice spewing hate.
Hrb says
Islam is.not compatible with any western culture. Muslims will never assimilate into any environment except their own twisted beliefs. These so called imans are so twisted its like they are a seed of a serial killer. We have allowed these people into our country and now.we will have to deal with the shit they do and pull. Look at.UK, Ireland and Europe. They.bring chaos and violence wherever they invade. The muslim Brotherhood and Cair should be designated as domestic terrorists. It has started here in the United States, the whining, the not so small complaints about being insulted because of their twisted beliefs. Muslims will always put their beliefs before the American constitution and Bill of Rights. It’s a war of words right now, but it will go to the next step.of violence. The difference is we Americans have.A God given right in our constitution,.my favorite is the second amendment. Obama has.brought many into the United States, he will have to answer for that. I saw where this.iman used the word “racist” that word was made.up by a Russian in 1927 to make people to conform to communism, so i.would think it is highly in was in the Qur’an. All I can say is America Patriots should be prepared for what is going on with this cult.
GOD BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Dan S says
This guy needs to go back to ice fishing on a lake and leave religion to those who know something about it.
DMS
Walter Sieruk says
That imam who said that absurd and ignorant statement that “the psychological characteristics of the Zionist personality are not human characteristics” that imam had gotten that way of thinking because the Qur ‘ran teaches that Jews are “apes and swine.” inhuman form. Surah 2:65; 7:166.; 5:60.
This leads to the very important question that really should and needs to be asked, which is “The Qur’ an, is it actually Divine or a hoax ?
That that question has already been answered in the book THE ISLAMIC INVASION by Robert Morey on pages 145 through 157 in which he wrote a section on the Qu‘ran with its self-contradictions. Just two of the many he cited are the following “The Qu’ran differs on whether a day is a thousand years or fifty thousand years in God’s sight’ and “Who was first to believe? Abraham or Moses [Sura 6:14 versus 7:143]? The above is inconsistent and illogical. Further, Morey wrote about “The fact that Judaism and Christianity broke up into different sects was used in the Qu ‘ran to prove that they are not of God [Suras 30:20-32. 42:13, 14]. Yet Islam has broken up into many warring sects and therefore cannot be true if the Quran is right.”
Moreover, Morey in his book shows many more contradictions and absurdities in the Qur ‘an, there are and how Muhammad incorporated extra Biblical and Jewish folklore along with pre-Islamic Arabian myth and parts of Zoroastrian and Hindu stories into the Qur ‘an.
Furthermore, the Muslims claim that “the Qur ‘an is the direct, literal word of God unmodified in any way by the Prophet who uttered them at the bidding of God.” In addition , in the book UNVEILING ISLAM by Ergun Mehmet Caner and Eethi Caner has shown that the Qu ‘ran was modified in the following account on pages 45. “Muhammad felt the need to improve on the words of Allah, since he changed Allah’s wisdom for his own on several occasions. A hadith tells of the nonchalant emendations of Muhammad:’ On a number of occasions he [a scribe] had, with the Prophet’s consent changed the closing words of verses. For example, when the prophet had said ‘God is mighty and wise ‘ Adbollah b. Abi Sarh suggested writing down ‘Knowing and wise’ and the Prophet answered that there was no objection. Having observed a succession of changes of this type, Adbollah renounced Islam on the grounds that revelations, if from God could not be changed at the prompting of a scribe such as himself. After his apostasy he went to Mecca and joined the Qorayshites.’ Other writers reveal that later Muhammad and his people did go war with the Qorayshites and he personally killed Abdollah. Obviously Abdollah knew too much and Muhammad wanted Abdollah’s knowledge to die with him.”
In conclusion, the Qu ‘ran is not only a fiction, it’s also a hoax.
Even though the above essay was posted before, it should now be added that the last statement of the above that “the Qu ‘ran is not only a fiction, it’s also a hoax.” To put this in a Biblical way. As in from the Bible, it may be truly explained that the Qu ‘ran is a deceptive work of “the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.” Ephesians 14:12.. [N.I.V.]
Walter Sieruk says
That Jewish hating imam, who spoke of what he called “the Zionist personality” by his own words, had just exposed that he is extremely ignorant.
Nevertheless, his words reveal that it’s important to have a fitting definition of words “Zionist” and “Zionism.” This has been explained “The word refers simply to the right of the Jews to settle in their ancestral homeland, , the word ‘Zion,’ …. Is referring to God’s work through the Jewish people…” [1]
For the Bible reveals, that God had given all this land that now composes the State of Israel, including all of the West Bank, to the Jewish people. This may be found in the Bible, as seen in, for example, Genesis 28:13-15. 35:10-12. Deuteronomy 32:48,49. Psalm 105:7-11. 135:4.
In other words, the Jews have tall this land by Divine Right. Furthermore, the Jewish people should have this land by historic rights as shown in First Kings 4:20,21, 24,25. 8:55, 56.
[1] Miracle of Israel by Gary Frazier and Jim Fletcher