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	MEMRI Daily: June 14, 2013   MEMRI | MEMRI TV | JIHAD AND TERRORISM THREAT MONITOR | SOUTH ASIA STUDIES PROJECT
	IF YOU LIKE THE FOLLOWING RELEASES, PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO MEMRI'S SUMMER CAMPAIGN Sunni Scholar Al-Qaradhawi: Saudi Clerics Were Right About Hizbullah And I Was Wrong; King Abdullah A Dear Friend Of Mine  Kuwaiti Cleric Shafi Al-Ajami Wishes To 'Have the Pleasure' Of Slitting The Throats Of Ten Hizbullah Members Fighting In Syria   At Cairo Conference, Leading Sunni Clerics Urge Sunnis Worldwide To Mobilize For Jihad Against The Alawite Regime In Syria And Its Shi'ite Supporters  Hizbullah Supporters Threaten To Harm UNIFIL Forces If EU Decides To Add Hizbullah To Terrorist Organization List Special Dispatch No. 5335 Sunni Scholar Al-Qaradhawi: Saudi Clerics Were Right About Hizbullah And I Was Wrong; King Abdullah A Dear Friend Of Mine Following are excerpts from an interview with leading Sunni scholar Sheikh Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on June 9, 2013.   Sheik Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi: "It is not just the army that is fighting in Syria, but the Russians and the Iranians. The Iranians are fighting us through the money they send, and by means of their weapons, their men, and their policies. "The most dominant group that is fighting the Syrian people is the group that calls itself 'Hizbullah' ['Party of God'], although it is, in fact, the 'Party of Satan' 'Satan has overcome them and made them forget the remembrance of Allah. They are the party of Satan. It is the party of Satan that will be the losers.' They have come to fight the Syrian people. They are killing them by the thousands. "But Allah will not let them be. Allah will take revenge on them for the Syrian people. […] "I defended Hizbullah when it was fighting Israel. I defended them when the most important sheikhs in Saudi Arabia warned against Hizbullah, against the strife they sow, against their deception, and against what they harbor within. I defended them. "As it turns out, the position of those clerics was more mature and discerning than mine. I took things at face value. After all, I want to unite the Muslims and bring them together. The Muslims are fighting the Zionists. How could I possibly take the same position as the Zionists? "But it turns out that the sheikhs – may Allah have mercy upon those who have passed away and preserve those who are alive – saw things more clearly than me. "Those people, whom I defended, have come to kill their brethren in Syria." […] "I call upon anybody who is capable, anyone who has experienced fighting anywhere in the world, and can go and help his brothers in Al-Qusseir and those parts, to go and do so, if there is nothing to stop him. "I call upon individuals and countries to do so – especially the countries of the Arab Gulf, who are closest to [Sunni] Syrians, but also upon all the other Arab countries." […] Interviewer: "Are you calling for jihad in Syria?" Sheik Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi: "Jihad is now incumbent upon all Muslims, each according to his capabilities – both individuals and countries. Nobody must spare a thing in helping this country, which will be destroyed if we do not help it. The Islamic nation is capable of helping it. […] "The ulema of Saudi Arabia have long been my beloved brothers. I am not a stranger in Saudi Arabia. I am a member of the Muslim World League and of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy. King Abdullah is a dear friend of mine. Allah be praised, I share nothing but love and trust with these brothers." […] MEMRI TV Clip No. 3866 Kuwaiti Cleric Shafi Al-Ajami Wishes To 'Have The Pleasure' Of Slitting The Throats Of Ten Hizbullah Members Fighting In Syria  Following are excerpts from footage of an address by Kuwaiti cleric Shafi Al-Ajami during a demonstration outside the Lebanese embassy in Kuwait. The footage was posted on the Internet on June 11, 2013.   Shafi Al-Ajami: "I ask the mujahideen in Syria to capture the members of the Hizb-Satan alive, so that we can hear their confessions. I would like to have the pleasure of slitting their throats." Click here to view this clip on MEMRI TV. Note to media and government: For a full copy of these reports, send an email with the title of the report in the subject line to media@memri.org. Please include your name, title, and organization in your email. At Cairo Conference, Leading Sunni Clerics Urge Sunnis Worldwide To Mobilize For Jihad Against The Alawite Regime In Syria And Its Shi'ite Supporters  A conference of prominent Sunni clerics, held in Cairo on June 13, 2013, concluded with a closing statement that was read out by one of the participants. In the statement, a video of which was posted on YouTube, the clerics called on Sunni Muslims worldwide to embark on jihad for the sake of the Syrian people, and urged Arab and Muslim governments to take a firmer stance against the Syrian regime, assist the rebels, and sever their ties with Russia, Iran and China. The clerics also called on soldiers in Assad's army to defect and join the rebels. The following are the main points of the statement: The clerics condemn the crimes that the Syrian regime is perpetrating against its people with the help of its shabiha and of Iran, Iraq Hizbullah, Russia and China. They claim that the purpose of the conference, which was attended by Muslim clerics from all over the world, was to rescue Syria from these crimes, and call on Sunnis worldwide to understand the following truths... Click here to read the full report. Hizbullah Supporters Threaten To Harm UNIFIL Forces If EU Decides To Add Hizbullah To Terrorist Organization List On June 12, 2013, the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar reported that during a visit to Marjayoun by European Union (EU) Ambassador to Lebanon Angelina Eichhorst the previous day, village heads and mayors belonging to Hizbullah warned of the implications should the EU decide to include Hizbullah in its list of terrorist organizations due to the accusation that it was behind the terrorist attack in Burgas, Bulgaria. Click here to read the full report. To view these reports, you must be a paying member of the Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Project (JTTM).  For membership information, send an email to jttmsubs@memri.org with "Membership" in the subject line. Please remember the environment before printing.