Posted on 07/20/2006 5:07:20 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Leading Saudi Sheik Pronounces Fatwa Against Hezbollah
BY ELI LAKE - Staff Reporter of the Sun July 20, 2006 URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/36373
CAIRO, Egypt — One of Saudi Arabia's leading Wahhabi sheiks, Abdullah bin Jabreen has issued a strongly worded religious edict, or fatwa, declaring it unlawful to support, join or pray for Hezbollah, the Shiite militias lobbing missiles into northern Israel.
The day after Hezbollah abducted two Israeli soldiers on July 12, Sheik Hamid al-Ali issued an informal statement titled "The Sharia position on what is going on." In it, the Kuwaiti based cleric condemned the imperial ambitions of Iran regarding Hezbollah's cross border raid.
The surprising move demonstrates that Sunni Muslim fundamentalists in the Middle East are deeply divided over whether Moslems should support Hezbollah, Iran's Shiite proxies in the war raging in Lebanon.
While the Gulf's ascetic Wahhabi sects, who are closer to the ethnic fighting between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq, have opposed Hezbollah in its stand against Israel's forces, other Sunni fundamentalist groups, such as the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, have pledged their solidarity. On Friday, the brothers will host a rally in support of Hezbollah at Cairo's most influential mosque, Al-Azhar.
The profound division between the most violent Muslim enemies of America and Israel may be one reason Arab capitals have not yet exploded in rage about Israel's bombardment of Lebanon. The White House has already pointed to Jordanian, Egyptian, and Saudi government condemnation of Hezbollah.
The latest Arab Israeli war presents a conundrum for many Sunni Jihadists. On the one hand, a chance to join in the resistance against the Jewish state presents a rare opportunity for zealots who revere the Palestinian Arab martyrs that have sacrificed their lives to kill Jewish civilians.
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Oh my!
That global colding must certainly be affecting the underworld. Is that a pig that just flew by?
The war on terror will only be over after a Muslim civil war.
The profound fact about the Muslim enemies of the entire world is that those in the Arab capitals know that the leader of Iran is close to having nukes, and is crazier than an outhouse rat.
Ouch! Now that's an image that will live in my nightmares. :-)
"On the one hand, a chance to join in the resistance against the Jewish state presents a rare opportunity for zealots who revere the Palestinian Arab martyrs that have sacrificed their lives to kill Jewish civilians"
I'm sure these cowardly, uneducated, adolescent, masturbating Arab @ssholes are leaving Iraq in droves to the Lebanese border to fight with their comrades..
You're right, I forgot...Global Warming is the most important problem facing the human race on the planet today. Certainly not anything happening in the Middle East or N. Kor.
I know this because the father of the internet, Al Gore, told us so.
Big Brother knows all and sees all. He protects us. We should all love him. ;-)
"Fatwa""
I looked the word up in Webster's, and it means:
"To suppress a sudden urge to pass gas in a public place, eg like on a church pew."
Used in a sentence:
"Little Jimmy's fatwa in church this morning, saved the whole family from embarrassement."
Bump
What a conundrum! The Muslims can't decide whether to kill Jews and Americans, or each other.
Does anyone doubt the endless bloodletting of an Islamic Caliphate?
It must be confusing being in a religion where there are 10,000 Popes free to make edicts.
They are definitely in need of a reformation.
Agreed. al-Queda is extremely pissed right now. Expect action against the 'rejectors' soon.
Clarity is important!
For the first time in history, we have Arabs condemning Hezbollah. And people say the Middle East can't change.
Wow.
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