Jordanian cleric walks back fatwa against killing Jews

[6chars]

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Jordanian-cleric-walks-back-fatwa-against-killing-Jews-432015

A senior Jordanian Salafi sheikh who stirred controversy in the Muslim world recently by issuing a fatwa against the killing of Jews, walked back his comments in a video released Tuesday.

Sheikh Ali Halabi had said in a video from February, which went viral in recent days, that Jews can be killed during war only, and that killing them at other times is a betrayal. When asked by a student if it is permissible to kill Jews in Palestine, the sheikh answered: "Someone who protects you, gives you electricity and water, transfers you money and you work for him and take his money - would you betray him, even if he was a Jew?"
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In his [self] rebuttal, the sheikh called Jews "occupiers and plunderers," who are prone to "betrayal, fraud, cunning and deceit."

Halabi said that jihad against the Jews is a "mandatory jihad...upon any Muslim who accepts Allah as the Lord and Islam as his religion."

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According to a previous article, http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Jordanian-sheikh-stirs-controversy-with-fatwa-against-killing-Jews-431785, "Halabi is one of the most well-known Salafi sheikhs in Jordan and he is the head of the Imam al-Albani religious studies center in Jordan."

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What a relief that he came to his senses.

[6chars]

1. is anti-Semitism one of the root problems of the Arab-Israeli conflict?

The fact that this sheikh was so heavily criticized for saying NOT to kill Jews that he had to reverse his own fatwa is discouraging.

[shira]

2. Well, I think they'd say that even if anti-Semitism is THE root cause......

....it's only due to Jewish actions. So Jews are responsible for antisemitism and hatred against them.

Classy, right?

[shira]

3. Profile in courage. Not. n/t

[King_David]

4. What a bigot...

[leftynyc]

5. Repulsive piece of crap

And a coward to boot.