Posted on 05/19/2004 1:19:13 PM PDT by yonif
[IMRA: Shaykh Ikrimah Sabri was appointed by Arafat]
Ramallah Voice of Palestine, official radio station of the Palestinian Authority, carries at 1000 GMT on May 14 2004 a live sermon from Al-Aqsa Mosque. Shaykh Ikrimah Sabri, "mufti of Jerusalem and all Palestine" and chairman of the Higher Islamic Council, delivers the sermon, which he begins by condemning "the criminal British and US forces" for their "lowly acts" against human dignity in Iraqi prisons. These are the first signs of the "fall of the capitalist system," he says.
The imam calls for closing Islamic ranks against all "criminal occupiers." He hails the brave Iraqi resistance against these occupiers. He says: "This is legitimate resistance not terrorism or extremism. Terrorism is embodied by the occupiers themselves."
The mufti says: "It is painful and shameful for Arab and Islamic regimes to resort to the United Nations for international forces to protect people in Iraq, Chechnya, and Palestine. The question is why don't these regimes themselves protect Arab and Islamic states that are being exposed to genocide, occupation, and colonialism?"
Concluding, his first sermon, the mufti says: "O Muslims, O best nation that came to mankind, our great Islam is the religion of dignity, honor, and culture. It calls for unity, amity, cohesion, and equality. It calls for supporting the oppressed and defending the weak, poor, and needy. It calls for their protection and not their abandonment. Muslims must stand one rank against injustice, aggression, occupation, and colonialism."
Shortly after arriving in Jordan this past Saturday, Powell met with the Palestinian leadership. Afterwards, he told reporters that he was pleased to have had a "constructive talk" with Palestinian premier Ahmed Qurei, along with "my colleague Nabil Shaath and so many other of my good friends from the Palestinian Authority." His "good friends"?
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1084857510957&p=1006953079865
Ping.
So some Palestinian terrorist mullah agrees with Michael Moore and the gang at MoveOn.org.
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