Death threat issued against “Zionist agent” Priti Patel

JEWISH CHRONICLE

EXCLUSIVE Message from Damascus-based militia Islamic Jihad says Home Secretary “works under the orders of Bennett, Lapid and Gantz, and…must be held accountable.”

Palestinian jihadis appear to have issued a death threat against Home Secretary Priti Patel in the belief she is an undercover agent for Israel.

The message from Damascus-based militia Islamic Jihad was uncovered by highly influential think tank Policy Exchange following the UK government’s move to bring in a full ban on terror group Hamas, which is a longstanding ally of the Islamist outfit.

It said: “It is clear that there is a Zionist minister in the British government who works under the orders of Bennett, Lapid and Gantz, and who must be held accountable.”

The Arabic version of the statement by Khaled al-Batsh, a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad politburo, employs the feminine form for a minister, and is thought to refer to Ms Patel, who was behind the ban on Hamas.

Experts said designation of ‘agent for Israel’ typically serves as a death sentence in the eyes of jihadists.

Al-Batsh used the phrase “yajibu an tuhasaba” which means “she should be held to account”.

The word “tuhasab” has Islamic resonance and constitutes a threat, but it is not clear whether it is a clear call for violence.

The Jewish Chronicle has alerted the Home Secretary to the message.

Speaking to the Palestinian Donia Al-Watan news outlet, al-Batsch said: “We consider the [British] decision a major aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and an attempt to block the way for all the free people in Britain who demonstrated by hundreds of thousands during the Battle of Sword of Jerusalem, and this decision could deprive them of showing support for the Palestinian cause.

He added: “It is clear that there is a Zionist minister in the British government who works under the orders of Bennett, Lapid and Gantz, and who must be held accountable.”

Sir John Jenkins, senior fellow at Policy Exchange, said:  “Al Batsh’s statement is a clever piece of doublespeak. On the surface, it is simply an intemperate condemnation.

“But by linking the demand for accountability to the accusation that a female minister is under the direct control of the Israeli leadership, he evokes the treatment meted out to Palestinians whom Hamas or PIJ regard as collaborators.

“And he calls on sympathisers in Britain to take action to prevent the proscription taking effect.”

There was cross-party support in the Commons on Wednesday for Hamas to join 78 other organisations on the UK’s list as proscribed terrorist organisations.

The ban is due to come into force today.   It will bring the UK in line with the US and Europe which already proscribe Hamas in its entirety.

December 3, 2021 | 1 Comment »

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  1. Here is Patel’s very strong statement on Hamas being proscribed:

    Today I have laid an order in the United Kingdom Parlaiment to amend schedule two of the Terrorism Act of 2000 to proscribe Hamas in its entirety including its political wing. Hamas has significant terrorist capability including access to extensive and sophisticated weaponry as well as terrorist training facilities and it has long been involved in significant terrorist violence. But the current listing of Hamas createes an artificial distinction between various parts of that organization. It is right that the listing is updated to reflect this. This is an important step especially for the Jewish Community. Hamas is fundamentally and rabidly antisemetic. Antisemitism is an enduring evil which I will never tolerate. Jewish people routinely feel unsafe. At school, in the streets, when they worship, in their homes and online. This step will strengthen the case against anyone who waves a Hamas flag in the United Kingdom an act that is bound to make Jewish people and the community feel unsafe. Anyone who supports or invites support for proscribed organization is breaking the law. That now includes Hamas in whatever form it takes.

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    I had hoped this step would have been taken some time ago. The use of the quasi designation of legitimized wings of terrorist organizations has never been anything more than an open acceptance of support for their terror laiden activities. For civilized nations to tolerate such uncivilized violence is a contradiction in the definition of the term civilized. Very good to see this at last come to pass at last. Very good indeed.