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Hamas' Spiritual Leader Urges Jihad
Newsday ^ | 2/19/02 | Ibrahim Barzak

Posted on 02/19/2002 8:59:16 AM PST by areafiftyone

Edited on 09/03/2002 4:49:59 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- The spiritual leader of the Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas called on Muslims around the world to launch a holy war, or jihad, to liberate their countries from U.S. influence.

Sheik Ahmed Yassin made the comments in a letter published ahead of this month's Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, which commemorates God's provision of a ram to substitute for Abraham's sacrifice of his son.


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1 posted on 02/19/2002 8:59:16 AM PST by areafiftyone
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To: areafiftyone
Hamas' Spiritual Leader Urges Jihad

Isn't that what they do for a living? I can just imagine the job description:

Must be willing to declare jihad on short notice. Must be willing to export jihad. Must be results-oriented when it comes to the number of times jihad is declared per year. Must be team player, willing to join others in declaring jihad.

2 posted on 02/19/2002 9:11:45 AM PST by lds23
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To: areafiftyone
... "Sons of Islam everywhere, the jihad is a duty -- to establish the rule of Allah on earth and to liberate your countries and yourselves from America's domination and its Zionist allies, it is your battle -- either victory or martyrdom," Yassin said in the letter ...
I would love to help you, Yassin. But tonight's my laundry night. About the duty thing, I got a fatwa excusing me gym class and jihads. Bad knees.
3 posted on 02/19/2002 9:24:36 AM PST by Asclepius
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To: areafiftyone
Yassin, who is paraplegic and rarely leaves his home in Gaza City, castigated the Arab world and accused its leaders of abandoning the Palestinian cause.
Lets take a close look at these so-called leaders of the Islamic cause. Yassin is a paraplegic, OBL is hooked up to a dialysis machine and Mullah Omar has one eye and all seem to call for jihad from the safety of their home or nearest cave.Not only is Islam not a "relegion of peace", but it's being run by a bunch of invalid chicken s**ts!
4 posted on 02/19/2002 9:31:07 AM PST by Far Right Of Left
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To: areafiftyone
We ought to preemptively assassinate this worthless raghead POS, and every other bipedal sphincter who stands up and orders their followers to kill Americans.
5 posted on 02/19/2002 11:01:57 AM PST by LouD
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