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Thursday, July 20, 2006

Surprising but true, and reflective of the divisions below the surface of the Arab/Muslim World that belie the posing for the cameras.

NY Sun: Leading Saudi Sheik Pronounces Fatwa Against Hezbollah

One of Saudi Arabia's leading Wahhabi sheiks, Abdullah bin Jabreen has issued a strongly worded religious edict, or fatwa, declaring it unlawful to support, join or pray for Hezbollah, the Shiite militias lobbing missiles into northern Israel.

The day after Hezbollah abducted two Israeli soldiers on July 12, Sheik Hamid al-Ali issued an informal statement titled "The Sharia position on what is going on." In it, the Kuwaiti based cleric condemned the imperial ambitions of Iran regarding Hezbollah's cross border raid.

The surprising move demonstrates that Sunni Muslim fundamentalists in the Middle East are deeply divided over whether Moslems should support Hezbollah, Iran's Shiite proxies in the war raging in Lebanon.

While the Gulf's ascetic Wahhabi sects, who are closer to the ethnic fighting between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq, have opposed Hezbollah in its stand against Israel's forces, other Sunni fundamentalist groups, such as the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, have pledged their solidarity. On Friday, the brothers will host a rally in support of Hezbollah at Cairo's most influential mosque, Al-Azhar.

The profound division between the most violent Muslim enemies of America and Israel may be one reason Arab capitals have not yet exploded in rage about Israel's bombardment of Lebanon. The White House has already pointed to Jordanian, Egyptian, and Saudi government condemnation of Hezbollah.

The latest Arab Israeli war presents a conundrum for many Sunni Jihadists. On the one hand, a chance to join in the resistance against the Jewish state presents a rare opportunity for zealots who revere the Palestinian Arab martyrs that have sacrificed their lives to kill Jewish civilians. But the main group doing the fighting, and instigating the war this time in Lebanon, are supported by the same Shiite state that supplies and funds the militias killing Sunni civilians in Iraq...

That sort of logic has rarely resonated before, or the US would be recognized as the savior of Muslims it has often acted as, but it's good to see it works on occasion. [h/t: Jerusalem Posts]

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Abdullah bin Jabreen, a leading Wahhabi sheik in Saudi Arabia, has issued a fatwa, or religious edict, that strongly condemns the actions of Hezbollah while ordering Muslims not to join or pray for the terrorist group. The sheik joins a Read More

3 Comments

Israellycool is citing to the Jerusalem Post for a report that Lebanese troops "may" fight alongside Hezbollah troops if Israel sends in ground forces..........

Yeah, I've been reading that. That will be too bad for them. They will bear the worst of it, and all on behalf if Hizballah.

syeikh ahmad jabreen is opportunist.
he crazy for money and wealth.. i dont' know
how much money did zionist give to jabreen.
oooo JABREEN you suck!!!
fuck off zionist and US!!!!

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