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| MB in Israel leader shot dead in Jaffa, 2nd man moderately wounded |
| 2021-01-27 |
| [IsraelTimes] Fatality named as Muhammad Abu Nijm; earlier, 145 people arrested overnight in northern village of Tur’an over suspected involvement in brawls, shootings, arson. Arab on Arab — though Hamas loudly proclaims this yet another Israeli assassination — but with potential concerns for Israel. A bigwig in the Islamic Movement ...the Islamic Movement in Israel is the local branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, appearing on the scene in the 1970s, then splitting into the usual militant and political arms: the outlawed militant Northern Branch, based in Umm al-Fahm in the Galilee, and the Southern Branch, based in Kafr Qasim near Tel Aviv, which hopes to achieve the same goals via Israeli politics and is part of the Obama-era Arab Joint List project. It’s been estimated that 10% of Israel’s Arabs are connected to the organization, if only as recipients of its many charities. Raed Saleh is the Northern Branch’s fiery big kahuna, though he fancies the title "Sheikh of Al Aqsa" as more suitable, and openly supports Hamas, Erdogan’s Turkey, and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. He cycles in and out of Israeli prisons for all the usual reasons... was rubbed out and a second man The Northern Branch expanded into Jaffa two decades ago, belatedly attracted by the 40% of the population that is Arab... Mohammad Abu Nijm, a well-known activist in the political movement, ...in this case alternate terms for fiery emir and Muslim terror group, though no doubt he oversaw the charities as well... was critically injured in the shooting. He and the second man were taken to Wolfson Hospital in Holon for treatment, where Abu Nijm later departed this vale of tears. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Jaffa can be a dangerous place but not nearly as dangerous as parts of Chicago. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2021-01-27 08:30 |