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To: lorne who wrote (7219)	5/1/2007 2:12:37 PM
From: lorne	Respond to of 20106

Why I love Israel By an Arab Egyptian, with a Muslim background and an ex-member of one of the most fanatical Islamic groups in the history of Islam (JI). T. Abdelhamid arabsforisrael.com The word Israel for me was the name of one of the greatest profits that as described in the Quran among those who shed tears when they listen to the words of G-d. Just read the following verse to understand my feeling toward the word Israel: ( Quran 19:58 Those were some of the prophets on whom God did bestow His Grace,- of the posterity of Adam, and of those who We carried (in the Ark) with Noah, and of the posterity of Abraham and Israel of those whom We guided and chose. Whenever the Signs of ((God)) Most Gracious were rehearsed to them, they would fall down in prostrate adoration and in tears.) As the reader can see, the verse just made me love the word Israel. Sadly, most Muslims correlate the word Israel to the word “Azraeil” that sound near to Israel but has a totally different meaning as the latter is the name of the ‘Angel of death” that takes the life of people. This created a link in the mind of most Muslims’ children that made them hate the word Israel as it was linked to death so that the first thing they are brought up with is to hate the word “Israel”. I loved the meaning, because the word Jews in Arabic language is “Yahood”. Even though most Arabs hate this word but for me the case was the opposite for the following reason. The word ‘Yahood” in pure literal Arabic language is derived from the word “Hado and Hudna” which mean “returned back”. This word , according to the Quran, was given as a gift from G-d to the Israelites when they “returned back” to him. The following Quranic verse describes this moment when the Israelites were called “Yahood” because they “Hado or Hudna” or “returned back” to G-d: (7:156 the Israelites said: "And ordain for us that which is good, in this life and in the Hereafter: for we have turned unto Thee ‘Hudna Ilaik’."). According to this literal Arabic interpretation, I loved the word ‘Jews” even more and more. I used to ask people around me why do you hate the Jews while this beautiful word represents those who “returned back” to G-d. Sadly, I had no answer as the hatred for the Jews among Arabs and Muslims made them blind to any logic.