Several Muslim religious leaders issue ‘fatwa’ calling for ‘jihad’ against Israel A number of prominent Muslim scholars have issued a rare religious edict, or ‘fatwa’, calling on all Muslims and Muslim-majority countries around the world to wage ‘jihad’ against Israel. They issued the fatwa yesterday in response to the brutal and indiscriminate Israeli attack on the residents of the besieged Gaza Strip for 17 months. Ali al-Qaradaghi, secretary-general of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), led by Yusuf al-Qaradawi, yesterday called on all Muslim countries to ‘immediately intervene militarily,…
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