Far enemy/Definition

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A term of art in radical Islam, it refers to non-Muslim nations considered enemies of Islam; the United States is usually considered first, then Western countries, then non-Muslim non-Muslim countries; Israel is be included in the group, which Osama bin Laden calls the "Crusader-Zionist alliance"