Oxford student: 'I didn't mean 'Kill the Jews'

OK so now my bullshit alarm is ringing like crazy.

Israeli minister Danny Ayalon was visiting St Edmund’s Hall, a college in the city of Oxford.
Several eye witnesses have Noor Rashid down as saying (or rather shouting) “Itbah Al-Yahud” which is an Arabic phrase meaning “Slaughter the Jews”.

However Mr Rashid then replied that he had been misheard and instead had shouted “Khaybar ya Yahod” however that really isn't much better because “Khaybar ya Yahod” is:

"a classic Arabic battle cry referring to a seventh-century attack by Mohammed on the Jewish community in Khaybar where the Jews were conquered and made to pay half of their income to the Muslim population. "

According to this article: http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/27084/oxford-student-i-didnt-mean-kill-jews

So he wasn't trying to say "slaughter the Jews" but he was giving a battle cry used when conquering the Jews and somehow that's not quite as bad? Hmmmm.

It's hardly better, but I guess by changing it to something only slightly less subtle perhaps he hopes to come across as just someone who is anti-Semitic and not a potential terrorist.

Nevertheless the phrase that he suggested he said isn't that much better or indeed subtle.

I am not sure I have much more to say on this. It pretty much speaks for itself.
A police investigation is continuing, I hope they drag him over the coals. (Not literally. Actually come back to me on that one.)

P.S The Israeli Minister involved wishes to press charges.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7022010.ece

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/israeli-minister-calls-for-action-over-insult-1895822.html

I say good!

Sources:

http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/27084/oxford-student-i-didnt-mean-kill-jews

http://www.hurryupharry.org/2010/02/12/kill-the-jews-says-oxford-isoc-rep/#comments

http://www.thejc.com/print/27084

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/israeli-minister-calls-for-action-over-insult-1895822.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/student-says-slaughter-the-jews-remark-was-misunderstood-1897150.html