Article: ABU BAKAR BAASYIR CALLS FOR HOLY WAR TO HELP PALESTINE.

Jember, Jan 7 (ANTARA): Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Baasyir, the leader of Ngruki Islamic boarding school in Solo, Central Java, has called on Inndonesian Muslims to wage holy war (Jihad) in Palestine against Israeli attacks. "It is mandatory for Muslims to wage jihad in Palestine," Baasyir said after delivering a lecture at Nur Rohman mosque in Sumbersari subdistrict, Jember, on Wednesday. He said Indonesian Muslims should help lighten the burden of the Palestinian people by giving them material or logistical assistance. "If Muslims cannot give material assistance to the Palestinian people, they can pray for them," Baasyir said, adding that the Indonesian government had yet ...

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