In Iran: Support expressed for Palestinian suicide bombings

Al Bawaba ^ | April 11 2002

[knighthawk]

Four prominent Shiite Muslim clerics as well as the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards militia expressed support Wednesday for the Palestinian suicide bombings against Israel.

"Suicide attacks are justified. Those who carry out such acts die as martyrs and will end up in paradise," Grand Ayatollah Yussef Sanei told an office of support for the Palestinian intifada headed by Parliament Member and former ambassador to Syria Ali Akbar Mohtashami.

The organization said three other senior clerics in the Iranian holy city of Qom, south of Tehran, also "justified the attacks and said that support for the intifada is a religious task for all Muslims."

Meanwhile, the commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Rahim Safavi, also justified suicide attacks, Kayhan newspaper reported.

"If a part of the Muslims in the world takes actions against Israel, the Israeli regime is doomed to disappear," he said, encouraging Palestinian activists "to continue their martyr operations."

Iran has close ties with Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

[knighthawk]

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[knighthawk]

In islam, suicide and the killing innocents are strictly forbidden, or it it?

If people want on or off this list, please let me know.

[knighthawk]

FYI

[Icthus]

"..Those who carry out such acts die as martyrs and will end up in paradise,"

They may die as martyrs...but the paradise thing, Don't bet on it.

[Miss Antiwar]

Of course the Iranians support the suicide bombers along with Iraq who happily pays the families of those that blow themselves up to kill hundreds of innocent Israelis a cool $25,000!

These evildoers know no better--all they know is violence, it is bred in them from an early age! No surprise at all!

[Jackie222]

"Suicide attacks are justified. Those who carry out such acts die as martyrs and will end up in paradise,"

Islam...the peaceful religion...

[knighthawk]

It's even $30,000! And the Saudis also throw in mor than 5,000 and give the parents a free trip to Saudi Arabia for a haji. Kuwait gives away free educations to your family too.

[Miss Antiwar]

Is that NOT sickening? I am furious that the US knows this and even speaks to these heads of state!

[KC_for_Freedom]

"Suicide attacks are justified. Those who carry out such acts die as martyrs and will end up in paradise,"

Not in this lifetime will this be justified. This man, and this country are on our list. This level of civilization is too low to be continued. (Wreaks hell in the gene pool.) Lets Roll

[Miss Antiwar]

Arab leaders rebuff plea from Powell

How do you like them apples?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Dante observed suicides in his stories. They were not in paradise.

[mmmmmmmm....... donuts]

I wonder how the cleric would feel if one of Iran's Jews, who get the crap kicked out of them, would blow himself up on the streets of Tehran.