Israel Matzav

'Swords of Islam' threatens to kill 'immodest' women

The 'radical' Islamist group Swords of Islam threatened over the weekend to kill the women who work for the official 'Palestinian' television station, saying that they are dressed immodestly and not in accordance with Islamic tradition.

A leaflet distributed by the Righteous Swords of Islam specifically referred to the women who appear on Palestine TV. "The saying these days is that the enemy has withdrawn from the Gaza Strip and so have our morals," it read. "It's indeed disgraceful that the women working for the official Palestinian media are competing between each other to display their charms."

Referring to the fact that most of the female presenters do not wear the niqab - a veil covering the face of Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab - the leaflet asked: "Where are the decision-makers in this regard? Have we lost our conscience? Have the brothers, fathers and husbands stopped caring about their women?"

The group warned that its members would strike with an "iron fist and swords" against the women who are refusing to cover their faces. "We will destroy their homes," it announced. "We will blow up their work places. We have a lot of information about their addresses and we are following their movements."

The leaflet concluded by threatening to "slaughter" the women for allegedly spreading corruption in Palestinian society by appearing on the screen with their faces uncovered. "The administration and workers at Palestine TV should know that we are much closer to them than they think," it added. "If necessary, we will behead and slaughter to preserve the spirit and morals of our people."

And the reaction from 'Palestinian Authority officials' in Ramallah?

PA officials in Ramallah told The Jerusalem Post that the presence of the extremist groups in the Gaza Strip would "eventually lead to the transformation of the Palestinian territories into a Taliban-style entity."

According to one official, "The day will come when we will miss Hamas. These are extremely dangerous groups that are trying to take Palestinian society back to the Dark Ages."

As if it's not in the dark ages already....

But let's just give them a state reichlet and all of the world's problems will be solved.

Previously at Israel Matzav:

The last throes of Christianity in the Middle East?

The Just Swords of Islam

A new kind of 'honor killing' in Gaza

First they came for the Saturday people and now they're coming for the Sunday people

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:08 PM