"Based on extensive scrutiny of primary sources from Nazi and Jihadist ideologues, David Patterson argues that Jihadist antisemitism stems from Nazi ideology. This book challenges the idea that Jihadist antisemitism has medieval roots, identifying its distinctively modern characteristics and tracing interconnections that link the Nazis to the Muslim Brotherhood to the PLO, Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, the Sudan, the Iranian Islamic Republic, and other groups with an antisemitic worldview. Based on his close reading of numerous Jihadist texts, Patterson critiques their antisemitic teachings and affirms the importance of Jewish teaching, concluding that humanity needs the very Jewish teaching and testimony that the Jihadists advocate destroying"--
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"A brilliant dissection of the inextricable link between Nazi ideology and Islamic Jihadism's exterminationist Jew hatred. A must-read for anyone interested in understanding the true nature of the current assault on Western values and way of life."---Efraim Karsh, King's College London
"In fluid and elegant prose, the author explores the sources and goals of Jihadism. Patterson demonstrates how the modern mutations of Islam, rather than curtailing and modifying Islam's early proclivities of diminished status and violence toward those designated as Other, especially Jews, both justify and encourage their murder. The link between Jihadism and National Socialism is made evident, showing the close connection between Jihadism and antisemitism. This is a significant study of a widespread, contemporary phenomenon."---Rochelle L. Millen, Wittenberg University
"Patterson has written a provocative and engaging work on the nature of Islamic Jihad. He seeks to highlight the historical and ideological connections between in and Nazi ideology by showing how the desire for Jewish extermination permeates both. He provides for the first time an English translation of the introduction to the Arabic edition of Mein Kampf and underscores the links between the Third Reich and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. Having examined the extent of Jihadism throughout the wider Muslim world, he also outlines various ways to confront this phenomenon. A timely work given the current world political situation and one sure to spark further debate."---Didier Pollefeyt, Vice Dean of Education, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
On the basis of extensive scrutiny of primary sources from Nazi and Jihadist ideologues, David Patterson argues that Jihadist anti-Semitism stems from Nazi ideology. This book challenges the idea that Jihadist anti-Semitism has medieval roots, identifying its distinctively modern characteristics and tracing interconnections that link the Nazis to the Muslim Brotherhood to the Palestine Liberation. Organization, Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, al-Qaeda, the Sudan, the Iranian Islamic Republic, and other groups with an anti-Semitic worldview. Through close readings of numerous Jihadist texts, Patterson critiques their anti-Semitic teachings and affirms the importance of Jewish teching, concluding that humanity needs the very same Jewish teaching and testimony that the Jihadists advocate destroying.
