Imam’s ‘Sermon of Hate’

A US think tank that monitors Muslim extremists has unearthed a February sermon at a Sydney mosque in which an imam called Jews a “criminal, barbaric, tyrannical enemy”, and called for Palestine to be restored “through jihad”.

Telling his congregation Jews had “trespassed”, Imam Abdul Salam Zoud said “these people only understand the language of force”.

He also said “all the billions spent to improve, beautify and highlight the image of the Jews have all gone in vain”.

The sermon, delivered at the As-Sunnah mosque and published on its Facebook page, has been translated by the Middle East Media and Research Institute.

In the sermon, the imam says “jihad for the sake of Allah is the only solution when it comes to the infidel”.

David Ossip, president of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, said: “If we are serious about maintaining communal cohesion and harmony we all treasure, we surely cannot tolerate hate preachers poisoning the minds of their adherents by vilifying other Australians and calling for jihad.”