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From: gordon@CSSUN.TAMU.EDU (Dan Gordon)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
Subject: Questions regarding Israel
Summary: What is Islam's attitude towards Israel?
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I have some fundamental questions regarding Islam's attitude 
towards Israel.

1. I know that some prophets mentioned in the Bible (old testament)
are also honored by Islam. Now, many of these prophets prophesied
the return of the Jews (or Israelites) to their land. What is the
attitude of Islam towards these prophecies?

2. This is a highly theoretical question. I know that Islam's
attitude towards Israel is basically negative. However, since the 
start of Zionism, the Muslims have been unable to prevent the 
success of this movement. My question is related to the fact that
(as I understand it) the meaning of Islam is fundamentally a 
submission of one's will to God. Is it theoretically possible for
Islam to consider Israel's existence as (a part of) the will of
God? In other words, could the (relative) success of Zionism - in 
the face of strong opposition - be considered by Islam to be the 
result of God's will?

I would appreciate sincere and knowledgeable replies to these 
questions and not just flames or mere rhetoric.