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Friday sermon at the North Hudson Islamic Education Center in Union City, NJ, Sheikh Reda Shata, imam of the Islamic Society of Monmouth County (Al-Aman Mosque) in Middletown, NJ, discussed what he described as the psychological makeup of the "Zionist personality," citing Quranic references to the Jews. He claimed these are not simply human "characteristics," but "human genes" passed from one generation to another.
Shata said that according to the Quran, Jews are described as liars, "the biggest liars among all of God's creation," and alleged that they cannot stop lying due to a "lying gene." He claimed a second trait is racism, accusing Jews of bullying "all of God's creation" while labeling non-Zionists "gentiles." He urged the audience to read the Talmud.
A third characteristic, Shata claimed, is distortion, describing Jews as the "masters of forgery," and alleging that forgery is like a religion to them. He listed a fourth trait as deception, claiming that Jews attempted to assassinate the Prophet Muhammad 11 times. He asked the congregation: "These are the people that you want to make peace with?"
Reda Shata was the subject of a 2006 three-part New York Times profile. At the time, he was the imam of the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, the mosque involved in the 1994 murder of a 16-year old Jewish boy.
On February 2, 2018, Mohamed Moussa, the imam of the North Hudson Islamic Education Center and President of the Tri-State Imams Council, urged Islamic preachers and teachers to avoid language in sermons or classrooms that could be seen as incitement to violence. His comments came in response to several sermons, highlighted by MEMRI at the time for incitement. He also recommended that mosques only employ preachers trained by the Tri-State Imams Council on permissible content. Notably, on May 9, 2025, the same day as Shata's sermon, Moussa delivered a reciprocal Friday sermon at Masjid Al-Aman, where Shata is imam.
Reda Shata: "From this sermon, you will learn unbelievable things. You will see that the psychological characteristics of the Zionist personality are not human characteristics. No. These are genes. These are human genes. These are genes that are passed down from grandparents to grandchildren.
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"First of all, the Quran describes them as liars. These are the biggest liars among all of God's creation.
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"They are liars and they know it, but they cannot quit lying, because they have the lying gene. Lying is like a second nature to them. They cannot stop lying. Lying is part of their disposition.
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"The second characteristic the Quran uses to describe them is that they are racist.
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"They talk about antisemitism. Whenever someone speaks up, they accuse him of being antisemite. What Semitism? What Semitism? You have bullied all of God's creation.
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"They call anyone who is not a Zionist a 'gentile.' What's the story with these 'gentiles?' They accuse people of being antisemites... Read a book called the Talmud.
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"Their third characteristic is that they are distorters. They are the masters of forgery.
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"Forgery is a religion to them. They have built their religion on this.
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"Their fourth characteristic is that they are fraudulent. They are the masters of fraudulence and deception.
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"Prophet Muhammad made treaties with them time and time again, but he was the subject of 11 assassination attempts by them. All these attempts failed because Allah said: 'Allah will certainly protect you from the people.' These are the people that [you want] to make peace with?"
Shata said that according to the Quran, Jews are described as liars, "the biggest liars among all of God's creation," and alleged that they cannot stop lying due to a "lying gene." He claimed a second trait is racism, accusing Jews of bullying "all of God's creation" while labeling non-Zionists "gentiles." He urged the audience to read the Talmud.
A third characteristic, Shata claimed, is distortion, describing Jews as the "masters of forgery," and alleging that forgery is like a religion to them. He listed a fourth trait as deception, claiming that Jews attempted to assassinate the Prophet Muhammad 11 times. He asked the congregation: "These are the people that you want to make peace with?"
Reda Shata was the subject of a 2006 three-part New York Times profile. At the time, he was the imam of the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, the mosque involved in the 1994 murder of a 16-year old Jewish boy.
On February 2, 2018, Mohamed Moussa, the imam of the North Hudson Islamic Education Center and President of the Tri-State Imams Council, urged Islamic preachers and teachers to avoid language in sermons or classrooms that could be seen as incitement to violence. His comments came in response to several sermons, highlighted by MEMRI at the time for incitement. He also recommended that mosques only employ preachers trained by the Tri-State Imams Council on permissible content. Notably, on May 9, 2025, the same day as Shata's sermon, Moussa delivered a reciprocal Friday sermon at Masjid Al-Aman, where Shata is imam.
Reda Shata: "From this sermon, you will learn unbelievable things. You will see that the psychological characteristics of the Zionist personality are not human characteristics. No. These are genes. These are human genes. These are genes that are passed down from grandparents to grandchildren.
[...]
"First of all, the Quran describes them as liars. These are the biggest liars among all of God's creation.
[...]
"They are liars and they know it, but they cannot quit lying, because they have the lying gene. Lying is like a second nature to them. They cannot stop lying. Lying is part of their disposition.
[...]
"The second characteristic the Quran uses to describe them is that they are racist.
[...]
"They talk about antisemitism. Whenever someone speaks up, they accuse him of being antisemite. What Semitism? What Semitism? You have bullied all of God's creation.
[...]
"They call anyone who is not a Zionist a 'gentile.' What's the story with these 'gentiles?' They accuse people of being antisemites... Read a book called the Talmud.
[...]
"Their third characteristic is that they are distorters. They are the masters of forgery.
[...]
"Forgery is a religion to them. They have built their religion on this.
[...]
"Their fourth characteristic is that they are fraudulent. They are the masters of fraudulence and deception.
[...]
"Prophet Muhammad made treaties with them time and time again, but he was the subject of 11 assassination attempts by them. All these attempts failed because Allah said: 'Allah will certainly protect you from the people.' These are the people that [you want] to make peace with?"
