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American Muslims Asked to Pray for Palestinians - Demand Action from
Politicians
WASHINGTON, DC (9/26/96) - CAIR is calling on mosques and Islamic centers
around America to hold prayers this Friday for those killed while protesting
the opening of a tunnel near Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. The
prayers, called salat al-ghaib, are performed for those who have died in a
distant place.
ACTIONS REQUESTED:
1) CONDUCT SALAT AL-GHAIB PRAYERS following on Friday, September 26. Contact
local media to have them cover the prayers. Call TV stations and talk to the
"assignment desk." Contact "city editors" at newspapers and "news directors"
at radio stations. Fax a copy of your salat al-ghaib news release to the
"daybook editor" of the local Associated Press office. (Call CAIR to receive
a sample news release.)
2) ISSUE A STATEMENT to the media at the prayers. Sample statement: "The
Muslim community of [insert the name of your city, region or state] condemns
the senseless killings of civilians who are only seeking to defend their
religious and cultural rights in Jerusalem, a city holy to followers of
Islam, Christianity and Judaism. American Muslims also call for the
immediate closure of the tunnel opened near the foundations of one of
Islam's holiest sites, the Haram ash-Sharif ("noble enclosure"), containing
both Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. Most of the buildings above
the tunnel belong to Muslims. These properties include sites of great
historical, architectural and religious importance. The opening of this
tunnel, the cause of the recent violence, could provide an opportunity for
Jewish religious extremists to finally carry out the destruction of these
sites they have attempted in the past. People of all faiths should recall
the 1969 arson attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque, the foiled attempt to bomb the Dome
of the Rock in the 1980s and the shooting deaths in 1990 of 17 Palestinians
who challenged Jewish extremists when they sought to lay a 'cornerstone' at
the holy sites. These were not isolated incidents, but are the result of an
ideology that seeks to erase all traces of Islam in Jerusalem. Muslim and
Christian Palestinians are routinely barred by Israel from religious sites
in Jerusalem. The secretive nature of the tunnel's opening also demonstrates
a disrespect for places of worship and reveals an intention to covertly
alter the status of the city in favor of one faith. This, and other Israeli
measures against Palestinian culture, indicate a lack of commitment to a
just peace in the region. Israel's unilateral action, taken in contravention
of international laws prohibiting occupiers from making fundamental changes
in the territories they control, can only serve to increase tensions in the
Middle East and throughout the Muslim world. We condemn this flagrant attack
on religious rights and sensibilities."
2) RAISE THIS ISSUE with any interfaith groups in your area. Ask that these
groups take a public position on the crisis. These groups have asked Muslims
to take stands on other issues. It is now their turn to act.
3) SEND DONATIONS to help those who are suffering under occupation. Every
mosque should ask each person for at least one dollar.
Donations may be sent to the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and
Development, P.O. Box 83290, Richardson, Texas, 75083-2390. TEL:
214-699-9868 FAX: 214-699-0198
4) CONTACT PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON, The White House, Washington, D.C.,
20500 Tel: 202-456-1414 FAX: 202-456-2461
EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Demand that he condemn the killings and put
pressure on the Israeli government to close the tunnel. The U.S. has veto
power over such actions because of the more than $5 billion in grants,
interest and loan guarantees sent by American taxpayers to Israel each year.
President Clinton must use this power to stop the killing. Fax copies of
your letters to CAIR.
5) CONTACT CANDIDATES for public office to ask that they call for the
tunnel's closure and condemn the deaths of innocent civilians. Bob
Dole: TEL: 202-414-6400 FAX: 202-408-9468 WEB: http://www.dole96.com
6) CONSIDER STAGING A LOCAL DEMONSTRATION this weekend outside candidate's
offices.
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