Cleric who poisoned the young drip by drip Salvation Army son grew up to preach hate, write Sue Clough and John Steele

In one sermon he advanced "19 reasons why there can never be peace with the Jews", accusing them of being racist, rotten to the core, sexually perverse and experts in temptation and sedition. In evidence, he cited the death of Ilam Ramon, the Israeli astronaut killed in the Columbia shuttl...

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Published inDaily telegraph (London, England : 1969)
Main Author SUE CLOUGH AND JOHN STEELE
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Daily Telegraph 25.02.2003
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Summary:In one sermon he advanced "19 reasons why there can never be peace with the Jews", accusing them of being racist, rotten to the core, sexually perverse and experts in temptation and sedition. In evidence, he cited the death of Ilam Ramon, the Israeli astronaut killed in the Columbia shuttle disaster, as a "splendid example" of Jewish deceit because he died on a Saturday when Jews were not supposed to be at work. The prosecution said [Abdullah El-Faisal]'s sermons amounted to "the drip, drip, drip of poison". The jury of seven men and five women, from which Jews and Hindus were excluded, agreed. They unanimously convicted him of three charges of soliciting murder and three of stirring up racial hatred. The prosecution of El-Faisal, who claimed state benefits while living in Britain, reflects the belief of police and security agencies that the views of extremist preachers are linked to acts of terrorism committed in the name of Islam.
ISSN:0307-1235