Qatari-based council: ‘Armed Jihad against Israel an obligation’

The fatwa issued by a clerical council belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood describes Israel as an “infidel enemy”, deems armed Jihad against Israel ‘incumbent upon all Muslims.'

People wave the Palestinian flag during protests outside the Imam Muhammad Abdel-Wahhab Mosque in Doha, Qatar, October 20, 2023

People wave the Palestinian flag during protests outside the Imam Muhammad Abdel-Wahhab Mosque in Doha, Qatar, October 20, 2023

(photo credit: KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

APRIL 7, 2025 20:43

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