Iraqi Shia cleric and militia leader, Moqtada al-Sadr sent a clear warning to the United States about a talked-about plan to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, saying President Donald Trump better not do so – it would be considered a declaration of war on Islam.
Trump is due to make his decision about the embassy location known soon.
And the Muslim world is on edge.
Read AFP report below:
“Sadr, a firebrand Shiite cleric whose militia once fought US occupation forces in Iraq, called for the ‘formation of a special division to liberate Jerusalem were the decision to be implemented.’
“Sadr said the Cairo-based Arab League as well as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the world’s main pan-Islamic body, should take a decisive stand on the issue or dissolve themselves.
“The Najaf-based cleric also called “for the immediate closure of the US embassy in Iraq” should Washington go ahead with its promised embassy transfer in Israel.”
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