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Firebrand Iraq cleric calls to set up unit to liberate Jerusalem if Trump moves embassy
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleMoving the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be a declaration of war on Islam, says influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
“Transferring the US Embassy to Jerusalem would be a public and more-explicit-than-ever declaration of war against Islam,” he says in a statement.
In a break with previous administrations, new US President Donald Trump has indicated he will relocate the US Embassy there from Tel Aviv.
Sadr, a firebrand Shiite cleric whose militia once fought US occupation forces in Iraq, calls for the “formation of a special division to liberate Jerusalem were the decision to be implemented.”
— AFP
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