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| Muslims Attack Egypt FM in Jerusalem |
| 2003-12-22 |
| Muslim demonstrators attacked visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher on Monday as he tried to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third-holiest site, in the Old City of Jerusalem, witnesses said. Witnesses said Maher was not injured, but was taken to the hospital after complaining of not feeling well. "I feel faint, hold me" Witnesses said Muslim extremists lunged and shouted at him and threw shoes in his direction. Bodyguards surrounded the minister and whisked him out of the compound. They said he was heard saying, "I’m going to choke, I’m going to choke" as he was being taken away. A convoy raced Maher to an Israeli hospital. Maher was in Israel on Monday for talks with Israeli leaders about resuming peace talks with the Palestinians. Guess they don’t want to talk. OK by me. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #9 An Israeli police spokesman said the attackers were from a fringe Islamic group called the Liberation Party That would be Hezb ut Tahrir. |
| Posted by: Paul Moloney 2003-12-22 6:42:02 PM |
| #8 do these people know how to back a winner or not. If they placed a bet on the absolute favorite in the Kentucky Derby the horse would drop dead at the starting gate as soon as the race started. Now I just wished they back Dean |
| Posted by: Cheddarhead 2003-12-22 4:23:36 PM |
| #7 here is a key para from Haaretz reporting the incident ================================= ...Based on an agreement between Israeli security services and the Egyptian delegation, no Israeli security guards entered the Al Aqsa mosque with Maher. The Israeli guards waited outside, and helped secure Maher's descent off the mount after a scuffle began in the mosque, Channel One TV reported. According to the report, Maher suffered from shortness of breath, and was led to a Magen David medical service station in the area for initial treatment by a doctor. Maher was later evacuated to Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem for further tests. =================================== |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-12-22 3:23:49 PM |
| #6 I think these 2 stories from the BBC may be connected and help explain why the Paleos would attack an Egyptian cleric: Egypt and Israel stick to roadmap |
| Posted by: Jennie Taliaferro 2003-12-22 2:43:22 PM |
| #5 Update: Radical Muslim worshippers have assaulted Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher in the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City and he was rushed to hospital, witnesses, police and security guards say. Initial reports said Maher, 68, was physically beaten and taken unconscious to hospital on Monday but witnesses and police later said he was accosted, jostled and possibly struck several times by a mob shouting that he was a "traitor and collaborator". They threw shoes they had removed for prayers at his entourage and at Israeli police escorting him out of the melee to safety outside the mosque. Striking someone with a shoe is a traditional Muslim insult. An Israeli police spokesman said the attackers were from a fringe Islamic group called the Liberation Party. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-12-22 2:42:30 PM |
#4 4IV #2: OH! Didja get all the way to the bottom of the al-Beeb item ('course they rewrite as they go along.) It The al-Aqsa Mosque is at the Temple Mount site - known to Muslims as the Haram al-Sharif - and is the third most holy site in Islam.Sounds like a holey place all right. |
| Posted by: Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-22 2:06:43 PM |
| #3 Actually, I would think it is much more of a threat to the Paleo Leadership -- Arafish and others -- who might even c o n s i d e r dialog with Israel. "If we do this to the Egyptian, just think of what we will do to you!!!" Build the fence, make it tall, mine it, wire it, put it under survellance 24/7 with remote machine guns (50 cal) or 20mm AP. Fences make good neighbors. |
| Posted by: SamIII 2003-12-22 1:38:22 PM |
| #2 Here's the al-BBC's take The BBC's Jill McGivering, in Jerusalem, says the incident is sure to cause some embarrassment for the Israelis. Huh?! Muslims attack the egyptian fm at a mosque, and it's an embarrassment for the ISRAELIS?! I know, I know, nothing from the commutards at the bbc should surprise me. |
| Posted by: 4thInfVet 2003-12-22 1:16:25 PM |
| #1 Ah, the "(n-1)th holiest site in Islam" meme rears it's ugly head once more... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-12-22 11:36:57 AM |