These are dead Parents, Sons, Daughters, Brothers, Sisters, Friends, Family, Americans!
Posted on 09/16/2001 5:49:10 AM PDT by veronica
Islamic Jihad leader lauds attack against US
By Margot Dudkevitch
Islamic Jihad official in Gaza, Abdullah Shami, yesterday praised the terrorist attack on the US declaring he was glad that it had happened.
Speaking to reporters on Channel Two he said "What happened in the US made us extremely happy even if we were not responsible for it."
On Friday, Jerusalem Police detained the Mufti of Jerusalem Sheikh Ikrema Sabri for questioning for three hours on suspicions of contact with a foreign agent, travel without a permit to an enemy country, and incitement.
The allegations related to inflammatory statements he made in a sermon three weeks ago where he allegedly said that the White House will turn black, with God's help, and that America, England and Israel should be destroyed and a meeting he had last week with Hizbullah leader Hassan Nisrallah.
Sabri acknowledged that he had made statements against the US in the past but stressed that he had nothing to do with last week's terrorist attack in New York and Washington.
However he told reporters "clearly, we are against the American bias in Israel's favor."
Police waited until the end of prayers at the El Aksa mosque before taking Sabri for questioning.
Police officials said they suspected Sabri of coordinating resistance activities with Nasrallah who he met last week at a conference. They warned him not to enter Jerusalem again.
From: Patterns of Global Terrorism, 2000. United States Department of State, April 2001.
Other Names
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Islamic Jihad
Jihad Group
Description
Egyptian Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s. Close partner of Bin Ladin's al-Qaida organization. Suffered setbacks as a result of numerous arrests of operatives worldwide, most recently in Lebanon and Yemen. Primary goals are to overthrow the Egyptian Government and replace it with an Islamic state and attack US and Israeli interests in Egypt and abroad.
Activities
Specializes in armed attacks against high-level Egyptian Government personnel, including cabinet ministers, and car-bombings against official US and Egyptian facilities. The original Jihad was responsible for the assassination in 1981 of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Claimed responsibility for the attempted assassinations of Interior Minister Hassan al-Alfi in August 1993 and Prime Minister Atef Sedky in November 1993. Has not conducted an attack inside Egypt since 1993 and has never targeted foreign tourists there. Responsible for Egyptian Embassy bombing in Islamabad in 1995; in 1998, planned attack against US Embassy in Albania was thwarted.
Strength
Not known but probably has several hundred hard-core members.
Location/Area of Operation
Operates in the Cairo area. Has a network outside Egypt, including Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan, Lebanon, and the United Kingdom.
External Aid
Not known. The Egyptian Government claims that both Iran and Bin Ladin support the Jihad. Also may obtain some funding through various Islamic nongovernmental organizations, cover businesses, and criminal acts.
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Any reason now why Israel should not seek and detroy every single member of these murderous thugs?
Dig out 48 hours later and drop on Jericho.
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