Another MEMRI-inspired witch-hunt of Qaradawi
The television network al-Jazeera has been criticised by MPs for broadcasting the sermons of a Muslim cleric in which he celebrates the Holocaust and prays for the killing of all Jews.
John Whittingdale, chairman of the House of Commons Media Select Committee, urged al-Jazeera yesterday to apologise for broadcasting the messages of Yusuf al-Qaradawi and to ban the cleric, one of the network's top hosts, from appearing on screen. "I would hope that anybody who watches it or is aware of it may change their attitude towards al-Jazeera," he told The Times. "I would've thought it is very damaging. Al-Jazeera should apologise."
Andrew Dismore, the Labour MP for Hendon, condemned al-Jazeera for associating itself with Sheikh al-Qaradawi – who hosts one of its most popular segments, Shariah and Life – saying the network should not use live coverage as a means of justifying the broadcast of the sheik's comments. "If they put on somebody who has known racist views they should not be surprised what comes out at the other end," he said.
The Board of Deputies of British Jews said: "These sermons represent hatred in its purest form and epitomise the worst of Islamist anti-Semitism." The complaints relate to a sermon and a lecture by Sheikh al-Qaradawi in which he described the Holocaust as a "divine punishment" and prayed to Allah to kill Jews "down to the very last one".
And what is the source for this latest attack on Qaradawi? Yes, you probably guessed, it's another cut-and-paste job by the Middle East Media Resarch Institute.
Aucun commentaire:
Enregistrer un commentaire