Radical Iraqi cleric proposes bill to criminalize relations with Israel
Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's political bloc will criminalize the normalization of relations with Israel.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Published: APRIL 24, 2022
The radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Saturday that his political bloc in the Iraqi parliament will submit a bill criminalizing the normalization of relations with Israel. The Iranian regime-linked Sadr tweeted to his 1.8 million followers: "The Sadrist bloc and its allies ... will soon announce a draft project to criminalize normalization and dealing with the Zionist entity at all." He said the "issue of normalization and Israeli ambitions to dominate our beloved Iraq.” According to the Kurdistan outlet Rudaw, Sadr said the prevention of Israeli-Iraqi bi-lateral relations “was one of the core reasons that got the Sadrist Movement involved with the electoral process again.”
Arab nations such as Morocco, Bahrain, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates have normalized relations with Israel under the umbrella of the US-led Abraham Accords, triggering panic among countries with pro-Iranian regime Shi’ite politicians like Iraq and Lebanon.
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Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's political bloc will criminalize the normalization of relations with Israel.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Published: APRIL 24, 2022
The radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Saturday that his political bloc in the Iraqi parliament will submit a bill criminalizing the normalization of relations with Israel. The Iranian regime-linked Sadr tweeted to his 1.8 million followers: "The Sadrist bloc and its allies ... will soon announce a draft project to criminalize normalization and dealing with the Zionist entity at all." He said the "issue of normalization and Israeli ambitions to dominate our beloved Iraq.” According to the Kurdistan outlet Rudaw, Sadr said the prevention of Israeli-Iraqi bi-lateral relations “was one of the core reasons that got the Sadrist Movement involved with the electoral process again.”
Arab nations such as Morocco, Bahrain, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates have normalized relations with Israel under the umbrella of the US-led Abraham Accords, triggering panic among countries with pro-Iranian regime Shi’ite politicians like Iraq and Lebanon.
more........... https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-704987
