ISIS released a taped message on Saturday in which leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi threatened Israel, saying the group was getting closer by the day. The tap was posted on Twitter accounts that usually publish Islamic State statements.
“We are getting closer to you day by day, ” leader says on tape. “Do not think that we have forgotten about you. If the Islamic coalition against ISIS were truly Islamic, it would declare that it was cutting ties with its Jewish and crusader masters and that its goal was to kill the Jews and liberate Palestine, ” said al-Baghdadi in the tape.
“The Jews thought we forgot Palestine and that they had distracted us from it, ” he continued. “Not at all, Jews. We did not forget Palestine for a moment. With the help of Allah, we will not forget it… The pioneers of the jihadist fighters will surround you on a day that you think is distant and we know is close. We are getting closer every day.
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“Be confident that God will grant victory to those who worship him, and hear the good news that our state is doing well. The more intense the war against it, the purer it becomes and the tougher it gets, ” Baghdadi added.
“You will never find comfort in Palestine, Jews, ” continued the terrorist leader. “Palestine will not be your land or your home, but it will be a graveyard for you”
“Allah assembled you in Palestine so that the Muslims kill you, so that you may hide behind stones and trees (a Muslim tradition regarding the killing of Jews), ” declared the head of the self-styled caliphate, According Ynet News.
The audio message said air strikes by Russia and by a US-led coalition had failed to weaken the group.
In a message published in May Baghdadi tells Saudi Arabia’s rulers that “their end is near”, adding that Gulf rulers felt threatened by the growing popularity of his group among Sunni Muslims.