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Muslim scholars issue 'fatwa' calling for 'jihad' against Israel as strikes pummel Gaza (www.middleeasteye.net)

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Several prominent Muslim scholars have issued a rare religious decree or "fatwa", calling on all Muslims and Muslim-majority countries to wage "jihad" against Israel after 17 months of devastating war against Palestinians residing in the besieged enclave.

Ali al-Qaradaghi, the secretary general of the International Union Of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), an organisation previously led by Yusuf al-Qaradawi, called on all Muslim countries on Friday “to intervene immediately militarily, economically and politically to stop this genocide and comprehensive destruction, in accordance with their mandate”.

“The failure of the Arab and Islamic governments to support Gaza while it is being destroyed is considered by Islamic law to be a major crime against our oppressed brothers in Gaza,” he said in the decree comprising some 15 points.

Qaradaghi is one of the region’s most respected religious authorities and his decrees carry significant weight among the world’s 1.7bn Sunni Muslims.

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[-] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 176 points 2 days ago

I'm sure Western News will report on this in a completely fair, unbiased, and reasonable way, of course.

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[-] dan69@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

The first steps include: boycott, and divest

[-] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They've been happening already

[Edit] For those that want to take action with BDS: https://www.bdsmovement.net/

There are apps you can get for android & iPhone where you can check is a product is from Israel or an Israeli company and will give latest news and updates

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[-] mlg@lemmy.world 52 points 2 days ago

Meanwhile every Muslim country government bar Yemen: Nah, I don't really feel like it

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[-] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago

I'm only surprised it took so long. I would have thought they'd done this long ago, or at least considered it as obvious. Haven't they been waging Jihad against Israel since its inception?

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Most Arab countries are in bed with Israel. Anyone who stokes the flames there goes to jail. Their top imams speaking out is not a big deal by itself but it does indicate a turning of the tide.

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[-] arifinhiding@feddit.org 12 points 2 days ago

Muftis (and scholars) occupy a prominent position in Islam but their departments often sit within the state. They owe their existence to the state governments they're in. Even if this decree carries weight among muslim communities where fatwas are often studied to their minute detail, respective muslim governments ultimately have the final say on whether they're willing to adopt their decree. With leaders like MBS and others, I doubt there's real appetite for change even if the fatwa in question is in line with traditional islamic laws.