October 09, 2005

When an Israeli Imam speaks, everbody listens

An Israeli-Arab religious leader who preaches holy war is attracting support from hundreds of people, fueling fears among Israel's security services that al-Qaeda is poised to establish a foothold in the country.

Sheikh Nazem Abu Salim, 40, an Israeli citizen and imam at the most prominent mosque in Nazareth - Shihab al-Din - has called for jihad in an Islamic magazine he publishes.

"The jihad should take place in Jerusalem," Nazem, a biochemistry graduate of Beersheba University, wrote in the magazine Ansar Allah.

Nazem also distributes one of the most important books of the global jihad, Al-Taifa al-Mansura. Written in 1993, it directs Islamic fundamentalists to take over all Islamic communities.

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