Jews are trying to “uproot Islam,” a Syrian preacher claimed last week. 

“Treachery is one of the characteristics of the Jews, just as slyness is one of the characteristics of foxes,” Sheikh Muhammad Ma’moun Rahma stated to a crowd at the Umayyad Mosque of Damascus in a Friday sermon. His comments were translated into English by the Middle East Research Media Institute (MEMRI).

“The Jews dream of ruling the world from their false ‘Temple,'” said the preacher.

“Are you aware, o Muslims and Arabs, that global Jewry holds the political reins in the world’s superpowers?” he added. 

“The entire world knows that the Jews control the sources of knowledge and fortune, in order to take hold of the reins of culture and economy. In America and in Europe, they are now kings of finance, the leaders of the media, and the owners of publishing houses.” 

“They are behind many of the ideological and political movements in the East and West,” he continued, urging followers to read and follow the anti-Semitic forgery Protocols of the Elders of Zion. 

“Their goal is to uproot Islam and bring ruin upon their followers.”