Koran Insists "Jews and Christians Apes and Swine"

It is precisely this capacity for self-criticism that has been glaringly absent from Islam’s internal debate, both among American Muslims and those in the Islamic world. To take just one recent example: When asked about the fact that Muslim radicals make liberal use of the Koranic verse that calls Jews and Christians “apes and swine” and says that they are under the curse of Allah (Sura 5:60), Hussein Ibish of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee relied on American ignorance of Islam and simply denied that such a verse was actually in the Koran. Then he took a page from Al-Maeena’s Zionist demonization clique and suggested that those who asked such questions were simply bigots.

At that moment Ibish had an opportunity to explain that verse in a way that would remove its noxious implications and discredit the radicals who take it at face value. The fact that he chose instead to deny the existence of this verse raises questions about his ultimate goal. Does he want to instill in Americans a positive image of Islam at any cost — even at the expense of the truth?

In dealing with uncomfortable matters in this way he insults both Muslims and non-Muslims. By ignoring Koranic passages like Sura 5:60 and the book’s many calls to violence, moderate Muslims only give non-Muslims reason to suspect their intentions and honesty.

His groups is honoring Helen Thomas - need I say more?

Robert Spencer, NRO