Palestinian Claim to Jerusalem Causes Rifts in Islam: Peter Baum, the International Political Affairs Editor of Blitz highlighted this issue in a recent op-ed in which he stated that the “false Palestinian claim to Jerusalem that is causing the current violent rifts in Islam.” Baum cited Sheikh Palazzi, secretary-general of the European Muslim Assembly and the Khalifah for Europe of the Sufi Order, who stated unequivocally that the Land of Israel was, even according to Islam, solely intended for the Jewish People: “The Qur’an recognizes the Land of Israel as the heritage of the Jews and it explains that, before the Last Judgement, Jews will return to dwell there. This prophecy has been fulfilled." Claiming Jerusalem as a Muslim holy site is deeply offensive to Sunni Islam. Very interesting article. Sunnis and Shias have been against each other for almost 1300 hundred years. Looks like things will be coming to a head soon. Not just Gog Magog but perhaps an Islamic civil war. :mail:
