MOSHE MAOZ: Tesekkur ederim [Thank you.] Now my next question is about one of the main issues in the politics in the region: The Arab Peace Initiative. The one that the Saudi and then Arab peace initiative put forth regarding relations between Israelis and other Arab countries in the region, and especially the Palestinians. What is the position of Mr. Oktar regarding this initiative?
ADNAN OKTAR: I say this in all sincerity. There can be no peace without Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), the King Messiah. That is impossible because Shiite belief is very radical and has a harsh way of looking at things. They believe in a phantom Mahdi. There is talk of a Mahdi waiting somewhere like in a cave, who has been invisible for a thousand years, a Mahdi in the form of light. This represents the basis for a very perilous belief. There are millions of people whose pride has been shattered in Palestine. There are people who are filled with rage and anger and a thirst for revenge. As for Israel, it is a society in the position of self-defense, whose people are not left at peace in many parts of the world, that is hated by many people and whose right to exist is denied. This is a very sad state of affairs, but this is the way. They even want to remove Israel from where it is, adopting a logic along the lines of, "Go anywhere you like, but just go." There can be no peace in a region dominated by such ruthless ways of thinking, no peace apart from that which comes with Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). There can be no peace that does not take Allah into account. There can be no peace opposed to Allah. There can be no peace that does not consider Allah and value Him and His words, may He forbid. The suffering to date is proof of that. The bloodshed to date is proof of that. There is no alternative to doing what Allah says. Obstinacy on the subject of the Messiah, Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) brings with it nothing but oppression. That is why devout Jews and Muslims, devout Shiites and our Sunni brothers, have a duty to come together and establish peace by forming an alliance on the subject of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). An alliance between sincere and rational people will resolve this.