ISTANBUL (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) has issued a fatwa (religious decree), calling on all Muslims to engage in all-out confrontation with the Israeli occupation state and its forces after 17 months of genocidal war against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
In a recent statement, IUMS called on all Muslim countries “to intervene immediately militarily, economically and politically to stop Israel’s genocide and massive destruction in Gaza, in accordance with their mandate.”
“The failure of the Arab and Islamic governments to support Gaza while it is being destroyed is considered by Islamic law to be a major crime against our oppressed brothers in Gaza,” IUMS said.
“It is forbidden to support the infidel enemy [Israel] in its extermination of the Muslims in Gaza, regardless of the type of support,” IUMS added.
“It is forbidden to sell weapons to it, or to facilitate its transport through ports or international waterways such as the Suez Canal, Bab al-Mandab, the Strait of Hormuz, or any other land, sea, or air means.”
IUMS also urged the Muslim nation to enforce an air, land, and sea blockade against the Israeli occupation as a means of supporting the Palestinians in Gaza.
IUMS called on all Muslim countries to “review their peace treaties” with Israel and for Muslims in the US to pressure president Donald Trump to fulfill his election promises to stop the Israeli aggression and establish peace.
