Salah slams Israeli decision to outlaw Islamic Movement

Head of the Islamic Movement in 1948 Occupied Palestine, Sheikh Raed Salah, at dawn Tuesday slammed an Israeli decision illegalizing the group’s anti-occupation activism.

Sheikh Raed Salah said in a statement that right after the Israeli occupation slapped its ban on the Islamic Movement, police swooped down on 17 of its offices in Umm al-Fahm at the crack of dawn.

Sheikh Salah added that the Israeli occupation police searched the 17 offices and seized a set of documents and devices before they summoned Sheikh Salah and his deputy, Kamal al-Khatib, along with activist Suleiman Ahmad, for interrogation at an Israeli investigation center in Haifa.

“Such measures are oppressive and unacceptable,” Sheikh Salah said, vowing that the Islamic movement will forever keep up its anti-occupation activism and support of Occupied Jerusalem and the holy al-Aqsa Mosque.

“I am very proud of my position as the movement’s leader,” he said. “I will try all possible means to stop Israeli violations against al-Aqsa and Occupied Jerusalem.”

Headed by Sheikh Salah, the Islamic Movement has been active in campaigns and activities staged in support for the holy al-Aqsa Mosque and Occupied Jerusalem.

Declaring the Islamic Movement illegal means that anyone who is a member or works on its behalf can be arrested and subjected to a term in prison.