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Last update - 19:35 29/01/2008

Islamic Movement head charged with incitement to racism, violence

By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent

Tags: Ra'ad Salah, anti-Semitism

The head of the Islamic Movement in Israel's Northern Branch, Ra'ad Salah, was charged Tuesday in Jerusalem Magistrate's Court with incitement to violence and racism, over a fiery speech he gave a year ago in which he invoked the blood libel.

During the speech at the February 16, 2007 protest in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Wadi Joz, Salah accused Jews of using children's blood to bake bread.

"We have never allowed ourselves to knead [the dough for] the bread that breaks the fast in the holy month of Ramadan with children's blood," he said. "Whoever wants a more thorough explanation, let him ask what used to happen to some children in Europe, whose blood was mixed in with the dough of the [Jewish] holy bread."

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"Great God, is this a religion?" he asked. "Is this what God would want? God will deal with you yet for what you are doing."

The rally was called to protest the planned Mughrabi bridge construction in Jerusalem's Old City. Addressing the 1,000-strong crowd and assembled press, Salah accused Israel of attempting to rebuild the Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount while drenched in Arab blood.

"Whoever wants to build a house of God should not do so while our blood is still on his clothes, on his doorposts, in his food, in his drink, being passed along from one terrorist general to the next terrorist general," he said.

"You are inciting against us, do not let the ranks on your shoulders tempt you," he continued. "These ranks and stars on your shoulders were made from the skulls of our martyrs. They are ranks of shame, not ranks of splendor. These are ranks of disgrace, not ranks of honor."

Following the speech and Friday prayers, the crowd began rioting and throwing stones at police. According to the prosecution, Salah's speech constituted a "call to commit acts of violence and encouragement of acts of violence, which given the content and context, there was a real possibility that it could lead to acts of violence."

The prosecution said Salah made the remarks "with the objective of inciting racism."

In an interview with Ashams radio, Salah said in response that, "I am willing to repeat before the court all the things I said at the Friday sermon in Wadi Joz or any other meeting with journalists."

"Our statements are the products of conviction, and I will not recant," he continued.

Salah said the decision to indict him, along with Sunday's decision to close the case against officers involved in the deaths of 13 Israeli Arabs in the October 2000 riots, was part of an attempt to pressure and threaten Israeli Arab society. "They want us to be good little boys," he said.

Salah was released from prison in 2005 after serving some two years for having contact with a foreign agent, as well as financial crimes related to the Islamic Movement.

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1.	Blood Libels in the 2000s	14:04	\|	John p.	29/01/08

2.	Shas should be charged with incitment of hatred	14:18	\|	SJ	29/01/08

3.	Lock him up and throw away the key.	14:18	\|	Nik Miller	29/01/08

4.	Lock him up and throw away the key.	14:18	\|	Nik Miller	29/01/08

5.	Now tell me that Raad Saleh isn`t a Jew hater	14:22	\|	Yonatan	29/01/08

6.	Thanks for the Culinary tip.	14:23	\|	H	29/01/08

7.	#1 SJ I have long claimed that Shas is a racist organization	14:34	\|	Yonatan	29/01/08

8.	All racist inciters should be charged including jewish ones...	15:22	\|	Rami	29/01/08

9.	We have the same speeches in the UK	15:44	\|	Josh	29/01/08

10.	reply to # 7 not only is Shas rascist it is dangerous	15:48	\|	SJ	29/01/08

11.	A rabid dog that should be treated as one!	15:49	\|	redmike	29/01/08

12.	SJ and Yonatan	15:50	\|	Shmuel	29/01/08

13.	2 & 7 - your arguements are invalid :-(	15:57	\|	redmike	29/01/08

14.	Hang him	16:15	\|	Avraham	29/01/08

15.	Finally Justice	16:31	\|	Fortuna Benmayor	29/01/08

16.	Repugnant pig-like behaviour are boorish	16:34	\|	Richard S	29/01/08

17.	It is a set-up	16:35	\|	Binyamin Dissen	29/01/08

18.	Israeli Arabs should be annexed to the future Palestinian state	16:45	\|	Rafi	29/01/08

19.	Dangerous man	16:50	\|	Gilad	29/01/08

20.	Last year he protested the digging at the Al Aqsa mosque and this	17:09	\|	lakshmi	29/01/08

21.	This is the real face of Arab/Islamic	17:17	\|	TOMY	29/01/08

22.	#8 - Israeli Incitements to Racism	17:19	\|	DoubleClick	29/01/08

23.	At least he is honest,ALL think the same	17:23	\|	TOMY	29/01/08

24.	Israel, being a liberal democracy, has enabled the Arab Communist	17:26	\|	Avihu	29/01/08

25.	lakshmi baby, you are speaking out of the two sides of	17:49	\|	Taszilo	29/01/08

26.	Look at That Representative of the so called religion of peace	18:04	\|	Joseph . E	29/01/08

27.	RACISTS CANNOT BE TOLERATED IN ISRAEL	18:08	\|	Lou Knee	29/01/08

28.	The internal Arab danger ignored.	18:21	\|	Harold Lane	29/01/08

29.	Salah: It`s More Than Israel That Want`s You To Be Good Boys	18:28	\|	Lavi	29/01/08

30.	Ship this Jihadi to Gaza, then via to Sinai to Arabia motherland	18:42	\|	Genuine Tosefta	29/01/08

31.	Lakshimi: hundreds died during Sharon`s visit? right...	18:42	\|	Richard S	29/01/08

32.	But it`s OK for Chief Rabbi to call for ethnic cleansing of Gaza?	19:14	\|	peacelover	29/01/08

33.	#12 Shmuel of Raanana	19:15	\|	Yonatan	29/01/08

34.	#18 Rafi Don`t make generalities about Israeli Arabs	19:22	\|	Yonatan	29/01/08

35.	Islam drives its preachers and followers insane	19:24	\|	Genuine Tosefta	29/01/08

36.	The Shiek lost his marbles	19:40	\|	Concerned Muslim	29/01/08

37.	The movements head (ha)	20:51	\|	Connie	29/01/08

38.	To 36 from Qalansua	21:06	\|	Rami	29/01/08

39.	Lakshmi: His language is PERHAPS extreme???	21:26	\|	Avi	29/01/08

40.	Josh, how many clerics have been put in jail in Arab states?	21:33	\|	Avi	29/01/08

41.	On Racism: Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will...	21:38	\|	Avi	29/01/08

42.	Concerned Muslim: I really really wish that were true	21:40	\|	Avi	29/01/08

43.	Irony of the Case	22:07	\|	Sandbagger	29/01/08

44.	Rami and Concerned Muslim are their people`s salvation	22:11	\|	Slibovitz	29/01/08

45.	#20	22:41	\|	Moshe	29/01/08

46.	#20	22:53	\|	Moshe	29/01/08

47.	Should Kahne been followed Ra`ad Salah would not be a problem now	23:15	\|	Genuine Tosefta	29/01/08

48.	It is interesting to find out how long Rami and Concerned Muslim	23:18	\|	Genuine Tosefta	29/01/08

49.	#2 & #48	07:20	\|	JES	30/01/08

50.	Yonatan 32	11:25	\|	Shmuel	30/01/08

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