Friday, April 21, 2006

Grand Mufti Redux

Grand Mufti of Jerusalem today, Sa’id Sabri

The first Grand Mufti, Amin Al-Husseini, in meeting with Hitler

Excerpts (emphasis mine):

The first “Grand Mufti” of Jerusalem (and third Mufti) was Haj Amin Al-Husseini. In 1921, at the time of his appointment, Amin Al-Husseini had been considered a violent extremist. Later, he would be declared a war criminal in Nuremburg for his actions with regard to the Nazis. In his memoirs, he wrote, “Our fundamental condition for cooperating with Germany was a free hand to eradicate every last Jew from Palestine and the Arab world. I asked Hitler for an explicit undertaking to allow us to solve the Jewish problem in a manner befitting our national and racial aspirations and according to the scientific methods innovated by Germany in the handling of its Jews. The answer I got was: ‘The Jews are yours.’”

Like Amin Al-Husseini, Ikrima Sa’id Sabri’s hatred of Jews is prolific. About them, he has stated, “I enter the mosque of Al-Aqsa with my head up and at the same time I am filled with rage toward the Jews. I have never greeted a Jew when I came near one. I never will. They cannot even dream that I will. The Jews do not dare to bother me, because they are the most cowardly creatures Allah has ever created...”

Sabri’s contempt is not just limited to Jews, though. He also has vitriolic feelings towards the United States. On September 12, 1997, in a sermon he delivered, Sabri stated, “Oh Allah, destroy America, her agents and her allies! Cast them into their own traps, and cover the White House with black!” And less than a month before 9/11, on August 24, 2001, he stated, Allah, destroy the U.S., its helpers and its agents. Allah, destroy Britain, its helpers and its agents. Allah, prepare those who will unite the Muslims and march in the steps of Saladin. Allah, we ask you for forgiveness before death, and mercy and forgiveness after death. Allah, grant victory to Islam and the Muslims...”

Ominously:

With his violent posture towards America, one would imagine that Sabri would want to stay as far from our shores as humanly possible. But that is just not the case. Sabri sightings have occurred in the United States, as recently as last month.

Continue reading The Day the Mufti Came to Town

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Relevant reading: WWII: The Muslim Nazis