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Aug 08, 2006
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Former Head of Pakistani Intelligence General Hamid Gul: Israel Is Our Main Enemy. It is Either Us or Them. Mecca Was Conquered Only Following the Destruction of the Jewish City of Khaybar

#1233 | 02:56
Source: Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar)

Following are excerpts from a press conference with former director of Pakistani intelligence, General Hamid Gul, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on August 8, 2006:

Hamid Gul: From Ben Gurion to Netanyahu, every Israeli leader has said that Pakistan is their number one enemy.

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Pakistan was established in accordance with the ideology of Al-Madina. This is a widely accepted ideology and theory, because all other ideologies are false. These Israelis know this. When Al-Madina was established, it was established next to [the Jewish city of] Khaybar. Of course, as long as Khaybar was not destroyed, Islam did not spread.

When Mel Gibson, in one of his movies, played a role that was anti-Israeli, anti-Jewish, the Jews claimed that he was an anti-Semite. That American actor, Mel Gibson, said that the Jews caused all the wars. Now he is being sued. Therefore, all the wars, World War I and II, and others... Even at the advent of Islam, the Jews would incite the polytheists against the Islamic state in Al-Madina.

The Jews have always have caused the wars. Mecca was only conquered after the destruction of Khaybar. Mecca was not captured in battle. This indicates that the war was not against the polytheists. Even today, our war is not against America or Europe. Our basic war is against Israel, or the so-called State of Israel. When Pakistan was established, so was India, but we didn't know that the Jews... [Their state] was established along with ours. It is our main enemy. Pakistan was established in 1947 and Israel was established in 1948. It is either us or them. We cannot live together.

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