Sudan calls for 'holy war' against Israel

times of india ^ | 4/7/02

[knak]

KHARTOUM: Sudan's government-backed militia, the Popular Defence Forces (PDF), issued a nationwide appeal Sunday for volunteers to report to training camps and prepare for "holy war" against Israel.

"This is a call to all parties, institutions, trade unions, students and youths, men and women, to join the camps," the PDF command said in a statement broadcast on state television and radio as well as carried in newspapers.

"Allahu Akbar (God is the Greatest)," it said without specifying how or when the trained volunteers would travel to the Palestinian territories.

The PDF said it has opened training camps throughout Sudan to receive and prepare the "mujahedin for the Palestinian cause and for freeing the Aqsa mosque (in Jerusalem) from Zionist filth."

Sudanese Muslim scholars, meanwhile, decreed that Islamic armies "should not stand with their arms folded while Israel is killing the Palestinians," Al-Sahafi Al-Dawli daily reported on Sunday.

The daily quoted a statement by 44 Muslim scholars calling for the opening of borders to volunteers and for smuggling arms into Palestinian territories. Egypt and Jordan have repeated their commitment to their peace treaties with their neighbour Israel, but Shiite Muslim Hezbollah guerrillas have clashed across the Syrian-Lebanese border with Israel.

The scholars called upon Islamic rulers to declare political and economic boycott of Israel and the United States and to challenge "American interests until the US reverses its hostile policy towards Muslims."

Meanwhile, political parties and trade unions are planning to stage a demonstration here on Monday in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The state-owned Al Anbaa daily reported organizers proposed a 50-dinar (about two dollars) duty stamp be imposed on commercial transactions, with proceeds to be allocated to the intifada.

A fund-raising campaign is currently being launched in mosques and other public places for the purpose. The Workers Trade Unions Federation has so far donated 100 million dinars (about 400,000 dollars), according to Al-Anbaa daily.

[onyx]

Sudan is 18 months late. Actually, 54 years late in calling for a "holy war" against Israel.

[LadyAustin]

Don't they realize they're next after Iraq?

[gaspar]

Sudan has offered a home to the Palestinian terrorists since the late nineteen sixties. Arafat approved the assassination of U.S. Ambassador Noel by Black September operaives in Khartoum in 1973. It has active HAMAS, Hizbollah and Islamic Jihad offices open right now in Khartoum. Sudan's Hasan al-Turabi acted as mediator between HAMAS and Arafat in 1992=1993. Bin Ladin paid for the construction, and helped construct PDF training bases, and as early as 1992 a general jihad was declared against the Southern Sudanese rebels. Anything else you'd like to know?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

What is the elite world opinion from the UN, EU, etc., on the massive starvation and slavery of Christians by Muslims in Sudan? The Holocaust is beginning to seem just another horror...we are witnessing horrors today, and the world/press neglect of true inhuman behavior in nations around the world.

[xm177e2]

Of course, the Arab Muslims in Sudan have enslaved the black Muslims, black Christians, and black Animists. But Israel is the state liberal blacks like to call "apartheid"

[whadizit]

LOL!! Good point.

[whadizit]

Amazing how these countries try to use Israel to divert attention from their own problems. It is so obvious.

[Enlightiator]

The daily quoted a statement by 44 Muslim scholars calling for the opening of borders to volunteers and for smuggling arms into Palestinian territories.

But...but...Islam is the Peaceful Religion (TM)....

[MaggieMay]

The real story is fully 1/4 of the worldwide muslums are extremist. The oil rich arab countries are funding these muslums in the Sudan to persecute the black christians. Yet all we hear about is the Israelis and how upset muslums are over their mistreatment by the west.

[MaggieMay]

There is a article on Drudge right now (I have never posted before, and afraid I'll mess it up). The title is "Sudanese Protesters Call for Bin Laden to Sink Israel". It takes my breath away,I believe we are underestimating the evil at work. Let us not shirk our responibilites, let us bring attention to the extremist Muslim presence in the Sudan.

[knak]

never posted before

You are doing fine. And welcome to FR!