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| By: israelinsider staff |
| Published: March 7, 2007 |
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Border guards and police arrested the leader of the northern faction of the Islamic Movement, Sheikh Raed Salah, Wednesday for inciting violence and waving Syrian and PLO flags during an East Jerusalem protest.
He and another protester were escorted to the East Jerusalem police department for further investigation.
"This arrest and the police's violent behavior won't dissuade us from continuing our righteous and legitimate struggle," retorted spokesman for the Islamic Movement, Attorney Zahi Nujidat, "It's time they stopped abusing the al-Aqsa Mosque."
Salah, who is known for his inciting speeches, is already under investigation ordered by Attorney General Menachem Mazuz for provoking racism, rebellion and violence -- an investigation which was prompted by his comments at a February protest in Nazareth and his statements concerning the Jerusalem Mugrabi Gate issue.
"It is now the duty of every Arab and Muslim to start a full-out intifada in order to save Jerusalem and the al-Aqsa Mosque," stated Salah.
"The ranks on officers' shoulders are made of the skulls of shahid's, and that is the measure of progress in the Israeli establishment. Whoever kills more, goes up in rank... don't bet on the fate of the Jewish people, and don't sacrifice your future generations... the most beautiful moment in our lives will be when we meet Allah as shahid's in the al-Aqsa Mosque," Salah said.
Deputy State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan decided to begin his investigation in accordance with the attorney general and state prosecutor, prompted by these remarks. |
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