"Khaybar, Khaybar, ya yahud! Jaish Muhammad soufa yaʿoud!" ( Arabic: خيبر خيبر يا يهود جيش محمد سوف يعود; lit. 'Khaybar, Khaybar, Oh Jews! The army of Muhammad will return!') is an Arabic-language rallying slogan referencing the Battle of Khaybar of 628 CE, which began after Muhammad marched with a large Muslim army and besieged Khaybar, an oasis in present-day Saudi Arabia that was home to a notable Jewish community.
The slogan is chanted primarily at public anti- Israel demonstrations, though it has been invoked during Islamist terrorist attacks as well.
The chant has been categorized as antisemitic by the American news broadcaster PBS [1] and the Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel, [2] and by the British advocacy group Muslims Against Antisemitism [3] and the American advocacy group Anti-Defamation League. [4]
The slogan was coined in the late 1980s during the First Intifada by Ahmed Yassin, founder of the militant Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas. [5] [6] [7] [8]
The slogan has since been embraced more widely by Islamists, [9] Islamic extremists and anti-Israel militants. [10] [11] It has been chanted at Islamic extremist and pro-Palestinian demonstrations, including in Jerusalem, [12] [13] Sweden, [14] England, [15] [16] [17] Austria, [18] Belgium, [19] the Netherlands, [20] [21] [22] and Australia. [23] The chant is employed more frequently during periods of violence between Israel and the Palestinians, like during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis and the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. [24] [25]
In Europe, those chanting it have faced criminal charges, including incitement to hatred. [26] [27]
Shaima Dallali stepped down as president of the National Union of Students in 2022 after controversy surrounding allegations of antisemitism, including her previous use of the phrase "Khaybar Khaybar O Jews … Muhammad’s army will return Gaza." [28]
Indonesian terrorist Amrozi, involved in the 2002 Bali bombings, shouted the slogan before being sentenced to death in 2003 in a Bali courtroom. [29]
"Khaybar, Khaybar, ya yahud! Jaish Muhammad soufa yaʿoud!" ( Arabic: خيبر خيبر يا يهود جيش محمد سوف يعود; lit. 'Khaybar, Khaybar, Oh Jews! The army of Muhammad will return!') is an Arabic-language rallying slogan referencing the Battle of Khaybar of 628 CE, which began after Muhammad marched with a large Muslim army and besieged Khaybar, an oasis in present-day Saudi Arabia that was home to a notable Jewish community.
The slogan is chanted primarily at public anti- Israel demonstrations, though it has been invoked during Islamist terrorist attacks as well.
The chant has been categorized as antisemitic by the American news broadcaster PBS [1] and the Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel, [2] and by the British advocacy group Muslims Against Antisemitism [3] and the American advocacy group Anti-Defamation League. [4]
The slogan was coined in the late 1980s during the First Intifada by Ahmed Yassin, founder of the militant Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas. [5] [6] [7] [8]
The slogan has since been embraced more widely by Islamists, [9] Islamic extremists and anti-Israel militants. [10] [11] It has been chanted at Islamic extremist and pro-Palestinian demonstrations, including in Jerusalem, [12] [13] Sweden, [14] England, [15] [16] [17] Austria, [18] Belgium, [19] the Netherlands, [20] [21] [22] and Australia. [23] The chant is employed more frequently during periods of violence between Israel and the Palestinians, like during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis and the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. [24] [25]
In Europe, those chanting it have faced criminal charges, including incitement to hatred. [26] [27]
Shaima Dallali stepped down as president of the National Union of Students in 2022 after controversy surrounding allegations of antisemitism, including her previous use of the phrase "Khaybar Khaybar O Jews … Muhammad’s army will return Gaza." [28]
Indonesian terrorist Amrozi, involved in the 2002 Bali bombings, shouted the slogan before being sentenced to death in 2003 in a Bali courtroom. [29]