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One mistake made by world leaders and even many Israeli leaders, is to see the Palestinian Authority as a secular Muslim leadership that rejects religious war for Allah – as opposed to Hamas. This is a fundamental misreading of Palestinians and the conflict. Fundamentally, the Palestinian Authority's political leaders, like Hamas' leaders, and like most of the Palestinian population, are religious Muslims first and Palestinians second.
The message of all PA religious leaders - some appointed by Mahmoud Abbas himself - is to deny Israel's right to exist on religious Islamic grounds. According to PA belief, Islamic law states that land that was once under Muslim rule must be liberated from the infidels as a mandatory religious obligation. Since the land of Israel was under Muslim Ottoman rule for four centuries the PA is prohibited from making a permanent treaty with Israel that it intends to keep.
PA Shari'ah Judge Nasser Al-Qirem explained this "fact" to worshippers at a mosque in Ramallah during a Friday sermon that was broadcast by official PA TV:
Following other PA religious leaders, Al-Qirem taught listeners that "Palestine" - including all of the State of Israel - is a waqf. A waqf is an inalienable religious endowment in Islamic law. Palestinians define all of Israel as waqf, and thereby Israel exists on Islamic holy land. Palestinian leaders have explained that under Islamic law Muslims are commanded to free the waqf from non-Muslims.
Similarly, PA Supreme Shari'ah Judge Mahmoud Al-Habbash, who is also PA Chairman Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations, has taught that the Western Wall is exclusively Islamic - according to Allah – and that Muslims are obligated to fight anyone who challenges this right:
Repeating that Jews have no rights on Temple Mount, Al-Habbash encouraged the "Islamic nation" to "liberate Al-Aqsa with all means," saying it was their "duty" because it is a waqf:
The message of all PA religious leaders - some appointed by Mahmoud Abbas himself - is to deny Israel's right to exist on religious Islamic grounds. According to PA belief, Islamic law states that land that was once under Muslim rule must be liberated from the infidels as a mandatory religious obligation. Since the land of Israel was under Muslim Ottoman rule for four centuries the PA is prohibited from making a permanent treaty with Israel that it intends to keep.
PA Shari'ah Judge Nasser Al-Qirem explained this "fact" to worshippers at a mosque in Ramallah during a Friday sermon that was broadcast by official PA TV:
Following other PA religious leaders, Al-Qirem taught listeners that "Palestine" - including all of the State of Israel - is a waqf. A waqf is an inalienable religious endowment in Islamic law. Palestinians define all of Israel as waqf, and thereby Israel exists on Islamic holy land. Palestinian leaders have explained that under Islamic law Muslims are commanded to free the waqf from non-Muslims.
Similarly, PA Supreme Shari'ah Judge Mahmoud Al-Habbash, who is also PA Chairman Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations, has taught that the Western Wall is exclusively Islamic - according to Allah – and that Muslims are obligated to fight anyone who challenges this right:
Repeating that Jews have no rights on Temple Mount, Al-Habbash encouraged the "Islamic nation" to "liberate Al-Aqsa with all means," saying it was their "duty" because it is a waqf:
