Islam Online: "the Jews in Palestine have emigrated from various countries, and they have no right in this land"

It has been a while since we last visited the "Ask the Scholar" feature at Islam Online. This one concerns "Fight Ethics Between Islam and Zionism." When is it permissible to kill civilians?

Originally, it is prohibited to kill civilians, women, and children, but certain cases are exempted from this:

1. When all individuals on the enemy side participate in war, as then the term "civilian" would not apply to them.

2. When civilians do things to help militants, as then what they do would be regarded as a "military action."

3. When warriors use civilians, women, and children as a shield and there is no way for Muslim warriors to reach those militants except by killing those civilians.

4. When the enemies kill Muslim civilians, for then their civilians may be treated the same.

5. When a civilian "accepts" usurping a (Muslim) land, he is considered an occupier, and is not a civilian any more.

6. When children themselves are not intended (or targeted) to be killed (deliberately) without doing anything wrong or committing any crime.

It is well known that Israelis, men and women, indulge in war against Palestinians, so they are warriors. They are also usurpers of the (Palestinian) land, because the Jews in Palestine have emigrated from various countries, and they have no right in this land. In Islam, it is obligatory to liberate any Islamic land from occupation. It should also be known that jihad against the Jews is not because they are Jews, but because they are usurpers and warriors.

Glad that was straightened out.

Tags: Islam, Fatwa, Israel, terror