My latest in PJ Media:
As of several days ago, there are no Jews left in Afghanistan: Zabulon Simantov, 62, has departed from his home in Kabul and is headed for the United States. According to the Jerusalem Post, “despite the recent takeover of Afghanistan by the extremist Taliban movement, Simantov had refused to leave the country and had said he was not worried by the new regime. In recent days however, he became increasingly concerned by the threat to his life from the Afghan branch of Islamic State and other terrorist groups, and finally decided to leave.” With his departure, the 1500-year presence of Jews in Afghanistan has come to an end.
That the Islamic State, and possibly also the Taliban, despite Simantov’s insouciance regarding the group, would target an aging lone Jewish man is no surprise. The Jews in the Qur’an are called the strongest of all people in enmity toward the Muslims (5:82); they fabricate things and falsely ascribe them to Allah (2:79; 3:75, 3:181); they claim that Allah’s power is limited (5:64); they love to listen to lies (5:41); they disobey Allah and never observe his commands (5:13). They are disputing and quarreling (2:247); hiding the truth and misleading people (3:78); staging rebellion against the prophets and rejecting their guidance (2:55); being hypocritical (2:14, 2:44); giving preference to their own interests over the teachings of Muhammad (2:87); wishing evil for people and trying to mislead them (2:109); feeling pain when others are happy or fortunate (3:120); being arrogant about their being Allah’s beloved people (5:18); devouring people’s wealth by subterfuge (4:161); slandering the true religion and being cursed by Allah (4:46); killing the prophets (2:61); being merciless and heartless (2:74); never keeping their promises or fulfilling their words (2:100); being unrestrained in committing sins (5:79); being cowardly (59:13-14); being miserly (4:53); being transformed into apes and pigs for breaking the Sabbath (2:63-65; 5:59-60; 7:166); and more. They are under Allah’s curse (9:30), and Muslims should wage war against them and subjugate them under Islamic hegemony (9:29).
Of course, the Qur’an has been in Afghanistan since the seventh century, and Jews have been there even longer than that, so how can I say that Zabulon Simantov has had to flee the country now because of Qur’anic dictates? How did Jews live peacefully in the country (there were over 5,000 there as late as 1948) for so long even while it was ruled and dominated by believers in the Qur’an, and only now have been completely driven out of the country?
As The History of Jihad explains, the answer lies in the Islamic legal system of dhimmitude—the second-class status mandated for non-Muslims under the rule of Islamic law. The “People of the Book,” that is, primarily Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians, are allowed to continue practicing their religions under Sharia rule as long as they submit to the Muslim rulers and accept various humiliating and discriminatory regulations: they cannot hold authority over a Muslim, or build their houses of worship higher than those of the Muslims; they must get off a sidewalk to allow a Muslim to pass; they may not criticize Islam or even bemoan their own plight; and more. If the subjugated people, the dhimmis, do not obey these restrictions, their “contract of protection” (dhimma) is revoked, and they can lawfully be killed.
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Infidel says
Awww…. I was hoping that Simantov would meet and befriend the last Hindu left in Afghanistan, who’s decided not to flee to India but to die at his temple if he’s killed. His reason was that all his ancestors had been priests at that temple, so it might as well end w/ him
Anyway, good for Simantov for fleeing to at least the US, if Israel was for whatever reason unacceptable to him
gravenimage says
Infidel, this is the last Hindu Priest in Afghanistan:
“‘If Taliban kills me, I consider it my Seva,’ says last Hindu priest in Afghanistan, refuses to leave”
https://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-if-taliban-kills-me-i-consider-it-my-seva-the-last-hindu-priest-in-afghanistan-refuses-to-flee-kabul-rattan-nath-temple-pandit-rajesh-kumar-2906343
There are about 50 Hindus remaining in Afghanistan, and they are all in danger. I know that India has offered asylum to them, and I hope they take her up on it.
It is terribly sad to see the last Jew and last Hindus leave Afghanistan–both of which predate Islam there–but it is not safe for any of them there. I hope they all escape.
Infidel says
I thought that India had already evacuated the last Hindus and Sikhs. Except for Rajesh Kumar, I don’t think anyone has declined to leave: if anything, they’ve been desperately trying to get out of there
gravenimage says
Infidel, this is the most recent information I can find on Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan:
“Afghanistan: What does Taliban rule mean for Sikhs and Hindus?”
https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-what-does-taliban-rule-mean-for-sikhs-and-hindus/a-59122249
This is from three days ago.
jule says
One of the saddest things I have ever heard is Blinken telling Islamists they have to be inclusive and follow international human rights. Telling Islamists this in 2021. The ignorance is inconceivable.
mortimer says
Agree. Blinken is blinkered by a total disregard for the core teachings of Islam. He is a naïve Pollyanna and one of the architects of one of the greatest DEBACLES in history.
To return Afghanistan to the Taliban in this way is the most egregious example of GROSS NEGLIGENCE that I can imagine.
All of the Biden handlers should immediately resign. THEY ARE DANGEROUSLY UNINFORMED ABOUT ISLAM and don’t seem to realize the CATASTROPHE THEY CREATED.
In civilian life, anyone who created a much smaller catastrophe would immediately get SACKED and then prosecuted in court.
jule says
Traitorous. Worse than negligent. Much worse for what we know in 2021! And I still think Biden made a deal with China. Something really needs to be done.
gravenimage says
Not as ‘Inclusive’ as Biden’s Handlers Would Like: Last Jew Leaves Afghanistan
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I’m glad to hear that the lonely Zabulon Simantov has left Afghanistan. He was not so well known the last time the Taliban was in power, and would likely not long have escaped being murdered this time. I know his long-suffering family in Israel has said that they will welcome him.
Infidel says
Except that he’s leaving for the US. I read on Wiki that he’d get into trouble in Israel for not giving his wife a ‘get’ religious divorce. Whatever the case and reason, it’s good that he’s getting out
gravenimage says
Infidel, I’m just glad that he is out.
As for his wife, she may not even want a divorce now. I have heard that his whole family is willing to welcome him back. I imagine his coming to the US is an interim thing–certainly no direct flights from Afghanisfan to Israel. But whatever he decides to do, I’m just glad that he is safe.
Roland says
Simonton is no hero. He has abused his family. He has denied his wife, who lives in Israel, a religious divorce for the past 20 years.
Infidel says
I tend to agree w/ you on this one. Putting an empty synagogue over his own family, when he has a congregation of zero. While I’m no Jew, I doubt that the religion prioritizes land over people when it comes to the faith
ploome says
c’mon man
you seriously believe inclusive and diverse includes Jews?
jule says
Yes. But Supremacists will always fight to dominate. Its the definition of Supremacist. They do not belong in this diverse world. Jews most certainly do. Islam is so intent on stealing even Abraham for their Supremacy as well wiping out everyone else. We see who the enemy is. I am not religious but I have read many. Islam is opposite and anti everything that Jesus taught. What does that make them. Anti all teachings of Jesus.There is a word for that and as I say, I am not even religious.
wpm says
I do not know the man or his personal family history ,but that being said I bet if he comes to America he will not go “jihad” like many of the unvetted Afghan Islamic people who we flew out of Afghanistan while leaving American citizens behind. Being the last Jew in Afghanistan is not a good easy place to hold for any person of faith regardless of personal short comings. I being a well fed , well protected, living in a stable country , an American Christian would hate to judge this man who held his faith under the threat of death under and surrounded by people who hate him more then they love life itself.