Die Liebe zum Hass

October 7, 2023, from a Muslim's perspective: For the liberal Islamic scholar Abdel-Hakim Ourghi, Israel's black Sabbath just over a year ago marks the provisional peak of a fatal development. Hamas terrorists raped women, took babies and the elderly as hostages, tortured, and murdered. And the Hezbollah terrorists planned to replicate similar actions in northern Israel. Where does the openly displayed pleasure in the enemy's suffering come from? Ourghi's thesis: There is a culture of contempt in political Islam, even a 'love for hatred,' which serves as both meaningful and mobilizing for many Muslims. Where there is hatred and contempt, violence is never far away. Those who want to effectively confront hatred and terror must engage with the motivations behind Muslim anti-Jewish and anti-Israel sentiments.