“There is no religious conflict between us and the Jews,” states the PA supreme Shari’ah judge known for inciting religious conflict
Headline: “Al-Habbash calls on the religious leaders to fulfill their duty towards Palestine and Jerusalem”
(The following is an excerpt of a speech by PA Supreme Shari’ah Judge Mahmoud Al-Habbash at a conference organized by the Indonesian Activity Group for the Al-Aqsa Mosque entitled “The Role of the Religious Leaders in Ending the Israeli Occupation in Palestine and Defending the Sites that are Holy to Islam and Christianity in Jerusalem” -Ed.)
“[PA] Supreme Shari’ah Judge [Mahmoud Al-Habbash] emphasized: ‘The just struggle that the Palestinian people is waging is not against Judaism as a religion; it is a struggle against aggression, against occupation, and against colonialism, and it is a struggle to defend the land, rights, holy sites, people’s lives, dignity, freedom, and justice.’ He continued: There is no religious conflict between us and the Jews. They have a religion, and we are not fighting them due to their religion, but rather we are fighting the occupation and injustice.’ Al-Habbash [added]: ‘There can be no peace or stability as long as the Israeli occupation exists and until the Palestinian people receives its legitimate political and religious rights – which the international laws guarantee – like the rest of the world’s peoples.’”