January 16, 2016 Jihad, sermon at Al Aqsa by Sheikh Abu Taqi Al-Din Al-Dari

January 16, 2016 Islamic Murder, Mayhem, and Mutilation

Jihad

In a sermon at Al Aqsa by Sheikh Abu Taqi Al-Din Al-Dari, a Palestinian cleric called for jihad against the West and Europe, and for the burgeoning Islamic State to “conquer Rome, Washington and Paris.”

Despite Al Aqsa’s importance to Islam ― it is considered the religion’s holiest site outside Saudi Arabia ― few Westerners are aware of the content of the sermons, lectures and lessons offered there. Many of these sermons are posted on the mosque’s two official YouTube channels and have been translated from the Arabic by my organization, the Middle East Media Research Institute.

What we have found at Al Aqsa is a steady stream of calls for jihad and martyrdom, venomous attacks on Jews, Christians and other non-Muslims, and praise for al Qaeda, Islamic State, or ISIS, and other jihadist groups.

Source: The Wall Street Journal. February 2, 2016.