Traditional Islam: the cause for terror in Israel and worldwide
"The Islamic State does mean what it says," Herrera began. "For the Islamic orthodoxy, the Jews are the first enemy of Islam."
Herrera explained that this hatred stems from the Jews being the first to oppose the prophecy of Mohammed when Islam first debuted in the seventh century.
More than that, however, Islam - like Christianity - blames Jews for the death of their greatest prophet and founder. The fact makes Jews a universal target, bereft of partisan politics that other terror groups use to justify murder, i.e. the "Occupation."
"According to Islamic tradition, the Jews have killed Mohammed - they poisoned him," he said. "You have to pay attention to the fact that in these clips of Islamic State, calling to kill all the Jews, they do not speak about the territories, or about the economic or social problems facing the Palestinians. The basic problem is an ontological one."
The specific language ISIS uses - 'a war of stones and trees' - is based on classical Islamic texts as well, he noted, stating that the End of Days will see the land itself tell Muslims to come and kill Jews.