Nazareth Muslim Cleric Hate
Nazareth imam indicted for fomenting violence, terrorism
Jerusalem Post
11/07/2010
Nazim Mahmoud Salim charged with supporting terrorism on web, praising al-Qaida; implicated by Yafim Weinstein murder suspects.
An imam from a Nazareth
mosque, Nazim Mahmoud Salim, was indicted on Sunday in Nazareth District Court
for incitement to violence and supporting a terror organization. He was arrested
nearly one month ago by the Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) and Israel
Police.
Salim was originally arrested after one of the suspects in the November 2009
murder of taxi driver Yafim Weinstein told investigators that the imam's sermons
were what incited him to commit the murder.
The indictment stated that Salim gave sermons and circulated leaflets to the
worshipers at his mosque that incited them to act against the state. He was
accused of calling his worshipers to act violently on several occasions.
Additionally, the indictment accused him of establishing a website, "Muslim 48,"
to spread those opinions and others, including support for global jihad.
Aside from the Shihab a-Din Mosque in Nazareth, Salim also preached at various
other mosques, including the al-Asqa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Salim had previously called for jihad against Israeli soldiers, the pope, and
all targets that cause harm to Islam. The imam was quoted as saying that "Jews
are Satan," and "Osama bin Laden is loved by God," according to Army Radio.
The state requested that Salim's remand be extended until the end of the
proceedings against him.
Salim's indictment came a few months after the sentencing of northern branch of
the Islamic Movement head Sheikh Raed Salah was sentenced to five months in
prison for attacking a Jerusalem police officer.