Netanyahu: Palestinians are Old Testament Amalekites who God ordered the IDF to destroy, 1Sam15:3-23
Channel: NOT The BCfm Politics Show, Bristol, UK
Date: 2023-12-17

NETANYAHU: 'You must remember what Amalek has done to you, says our Holy Bible.'

https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2023/12/14/not-the-bcfm-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-170/

After quoting Ecclesiastes in his opposition to calls for a ceasefire, saying, "The Bible says that there is a time for peace and a time for war … this is a time for war," Netanyahu invoked the biblical name of Amalek in his address to the nation.

Amalek is one of Israel's archenemies in the Old Testament. 

"You must remember what Amalek has done to you, says our Holy Bible," Netanyahu said, echoing the words of  Deuteronomy 25:17, which states: "Remember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt."

Amalek, the 13th son born to Esau, the twin brother of Jacob, and his descendants are depicted in the scriptures as longtime rivals of the Israelites. In 2021, some military analysts speculated the war against the Islamic State terror group in Egypt was a reenactment of an ancient biblical confrontation between Israel and the Amalekites.

They also played a role in one of the more famous scenes from the book of Exodus when the Israelite army, led by Joshua, was attacked by the Amalekites while Moses, Aaron and Hur watched from a nearby hill. Moses noticed that when his arms were raised the Israelites gained the upper hand, but when they were lowered, the Amalekites prevailed (Exodus 17:8-13).

https://www.christianpost.com/news/netanyahu-compares-hamas-to-amalek-rival-of-the-israelites.html