Al-Zarqawi's interpretation of Islamic takfir-accusing other Muslims of heresy and thereby justifying his killing-was extreme, which caused friction between him and bin Laden [REF].
Al-Zarqawi's political motives included what he considered the British Mandate for Palestine as a "gift to the Jews so they can rape the land and humiliate our people",[REF] the United Nation's support for American "oppressors of Iraq",[REF] and the "humiliation [of] our [Muslim] nation" [REF].