NEFA Foundation: Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) Releases Message From German-Speaking Militant
By Evan Kohlmann
The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a new video excerpt from the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) in Afghanistan of an IJU militant threatening in German to carry out revenge attacks on Western countries for the recent Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip. According to the IJU operative, "Dear brothers and sisters, there can be no peace with the enemy... If we are attacked and killed, Allah willing, the Zionists and all of the occupying forces will be attacked and killed. That is the correct balance... Dear brothers and sisters, praise be to Allah, we have prepared some surprise gifts for the occupying powers this coming year." The German-speaking militant also boasted of the origin of his own uniform: "these clothes, what you see here, they are the uniforms of the U.S. military. Praise be to Allah, we seized these military uniforms as booty from U.S. soldiers. Allah willing, we, the mujahideen from the Islamic Jihad Union, will someday reach Tel Aviv, Haifa, Siderot, and throughout all of Israel and Jerusalem. Allah willing, we will seize the uniforms of the Israeli soldiers as booty."
An English-subtitled version of the video can be viewed on the NEFA Foundation website.
