Egypt cleric slams hajj ban after Hamas blocks pilgrims

Behind the Aegis

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Wed Dec-03-08 06:18 AM
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Egypt cleric slams hajj ban after Hamas blocks pilgrims

CAIRO (AFP) � Egypt's leading cleric Mohammed Tantawi has condemned the blocking of Muslim pilgrims as an "abominable crime" after Hamas prevented the faithful leaving the Gaza Strip over the past four days.

"Whoever prevents (a Muslim from pilgrimage) is committing an abominable crime," state news agency MENA quoted him as saying on Tuesday.

Egypt's government had said it would open its Rafah border crossing with Gaza starting from Saturday to allow 3,000 Palestinians to embark on the hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.

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Rafah is the only Gaza border crossing not controlled by Israel, which blockaded the impoverished territory after Hamas seized power there, routing Fatah.

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Wed Dec-03-08 07:29 AM
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1. Maybe they will let in some food and fuel while they are at it nt

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azurnoir

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Wed Dec-03-08 01:52 PM
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2. So the" Islamists" are putting politics ahead of worship

bad move, and it pains me but I agree with the Egyptian cleric.

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