Normalizing Ties With Israel Violates Islam
The Council of Religious Scholars and Lecturers, headed by Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, a Yasser Arafat appointed imam at the al-Aqsa mosque has ruled that Arab and Muslim countries normalizing ties with Israel violates the tenets of Islam. During the Second Intifada (2,000-2,005), in which over 1,000 Israeli citizens were murdered, Sheikh Sabri legitimized suicide bombings […]