Israel "is the cause of violence and a lack of security and peace in the entire world,” claims PA Supreme Shari’ah Judge Mahmoud Al-Habbash
Video posted on the Facebook page of PA Supreme Shari’ah Judge Mahmoud Al-Habbash
The video shows PA Supreme Shari’ah Judge Mahmoud Al-Habbash speaking in an online video conference of an international committee, which was held by the Afghani Ministry of Religious Affairs under the title “The Regional Committee of Religious Scholars on Conflict Resolution and Peace in Afghanistan.”
PA Supreme Shari’ah Judge Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “What is being done in Palestine against the Palestinian people is organized state terror (refers to Israeli defensive actions in response to violent Arab riots and Hamas rocket barrages; see note below -Ed.)…
This aggression that is continuing against the Palestinian people in Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and everywhere on the land of Palestine must stop if the world wishes to fight terror. In order to fight terror, we must fight its causes and not just the phenomena of terror. Terror has causes. The absence of stability has causes, just like a disease. When a sick person goes to the doctor, the doctor does not just deal with the symptoms of the disease, but also the causes. What are the causes of the tension and lack of security and stability in the entire region? What are the causes for the spread of terror, violence, and hatred, and for the spread of the culture of hatred and the discourse of hatred in the region and the world? There is one cause for this, dear brothers: injustice. The injustice that is being done to the peoples, the injustice that is being done to the Palestinian people due to the occupation – it is the cause for all the tragedies befalling the region. Even the violent, extremist, and terrorist groups use the Palestinian cause and the name of Palestine to justify their actions. Therefore, in order to put an end to all of this, we must solve the Palestinian problem…
Simply put, the continuation of the current situation of aggression, occupation, and injustice that is being done to the Palestinian people is the cause of there being violence and a lack of security and peace in the entire region, in the entire Islamic world. And perhaps I am not exaggerating when I say even in the entire world.”
Al-Habbash made these statements during the