Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi participated in prayers over the weekend in which the preacher urged Allah to “destroy the Jews and their supporters.”In footage of the service from Matrouh governorate’s el-Tenaim Mosque screened on Egyptian state television on Friday, Morsi was shown in fervent prayer as cleric Futouh Abd Al-Nabi Mansour, the local head of religious endowment, declared, “Oh Allah, absolve us of our sins, strengthen us, and grant us victory over the infidels. Oh Allah, destroy the Jews and their supporters. Oh Allah, disperse them, rend them asunder. Oh Allah, demonstrate Your might and greatness upon them. Show us Your omnipotence, oh Lord.”According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Morsi could be seen mouthing “amen” to these sentiments.The service was also attended by the region’s governor and local officials. The footage was recorded and transcribed by MEMRI (the Middle East Media Research Institute). A similar translation was published by the ADL.The ADL’s National Director Abraham Foxman complained Sunday that “The drumbeat of anti-Semitism in the ‘new’ Egypt is growing louder and reverberating further under President Morsi and we are increasingly concerned about the continuing expressions of hatred for Jews and Israel in Egyptian society and President Morsi’s silence in the face of most of these public expressions of hate.” Added Foxman, “The United States and other governments with influence on the Egyptian leadership should publicly urge President Morsi to speak out against this disturbing manifestation of hatred toward Jews.”Earlier this week, the ADL wrote to Morsi urging him to reject statements made by the supreme authority of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie, who called for violence against Jews and Israel.
Egyptian President Morsi Joins Preacher in Prayer for Destruction and Dispersal of the Jews
Following are excerpts from a sermon delivered by Egyptian cleric Futouh Abd Al-Nabi Mansour, Head of Religious Endowment, Matrouh governorate, in the presence of Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi. The sermon aired on Egyptian Channel 1 on October 19, 2012.Futouh Abd Al-Nabi Mansour: […] Oh Allah, absolve us of our sins, strengthen us, and grant us victory over the infidels. Oh Allah, destroy the Jews and their supporters. Oh Allah, disperse them, rend them asunder. Oh Allah, demonstrate Your might and greatness upon them. Show us Your omnipotence, oh Lord.
Egyptian Cleric Shehab Al-Din Abo Zahw: America Is the “Chief Satan of Our Times”; Bin Laden Is “Lion of Islam”
Following are excerpts from an address by Egyptian cleric Shehab Al-Din Abo Zahw, which aired on Al-Rahma TV on April 9, 2012.Shehab Al-Din Abo Zahw: Personally, I do not trust any document coming from America. It is the country of heresy, the source of all heresy, the country of terrorism, the source of all terrorism. America is the chief Satan of our times. It is the destroyer of Muslim homes. It is a cancer spreading throughout the body of the Islamic world.America is Satan’s envoy on Earth. It is the sponsor of depravity, heresy, tyranny, and terrorism, which they dress up as democracy, freedom, and the like, although they couldn’t be any further from that.[…]Our viewer Abu Amin said that any candidates should be like Sheik Al-Zawahiri and Sheik Osama Bin Laden, Allah’s mercy upon him. He is a lion of Islam, and even if we disagree with him on several points, he was doing the right thing by confronting American tyranny. We may disagree with him on certain matters, but he is a lion of Islam.