Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Muslim Brotherhood:
At the height of the Gulf crisis in late December 1990
an international convention of major figures in the Islamic
Jihad and Muslim Brotherhood movements took place in Chicago
under the aegis of the Islamic Committee for Palestine.
Titled "Islam: The Road to Victory," the invited dignitaries
included Sheik Abd al-Aziz 'Odeh of the Islamic Jihad in
Gaza, Khalil Shikaki of Al-Najah University in Nablus,
Hassan al-Turabi, leader of the Islamic National Front of
Sudan, Sheik Rashid Ghanushi, leader of the Islamic Revival
Movement of Tunisia, Layth Shbilat, a Muslim Brotherhood
member of the Jordanian Parliament, and Sheik Said Sha'ban,
of the Islamic Unity Movement in Lebanon.[54] Two African-
American Muslims spoke at the convention: Imam Jamil al-Amin
of Atlanta, (the former H. "Rap" Brown) and Imam Warith Deen
Muhammad, leader of the American Black Muslim movement, and
self-described as the "Muslim American Spokesman for Human
Salvation".[55]
At the conference, participants discussed the "rise of
Europe and the deliberate effort designed to split the
Muslims all over the world through colonization and
Westernization." [56] Islamic Jihad leader Abd al-Aziz 'Odeh
described the intifada as "the turning point in the struggle
between good and evil." [57] According to the Muslim Journal,
publication of the American Black Muslim movement,
participants at the conference were unanimous in their
rejection of a territorial compromise with Israel, claiming
that Islamic texts support their position:
"One suggestion that was not disputed among
participants was the source of the solution to the present
plight of Muslims all over the world. This was agreed to be
reliance on the solution given by the Qur'an and the Sunnah
[Islamic traditions]. Since land cannot be compromised in Al
Islam [Islam] it means that the Intifadha must be
rejuvenated and encouraged. This is the only way the
liberation of Palestine could be achieved." [58]
Literature distributed at the convention included the
publication of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, Al-Mujahid - The Holy Warrior. Indicative of the violent nature
of the IJMP's agenda is the symbol of the organization
portrayed on the cover of the newsletter. The IJMP seal
features a pair of crossed rifles over Al-Aqsa Mosque in
Jerusalem. On either side of the mosque is a fist pointing
outward, and enclosing the symbol in a circle are the words
"Allah Akbar" - Allah is the Greatest - and the name of the
organization in Arabic.[59]
Fundraising at the convention to "aid the victims of
Israeli occupation" included the donations of the women
participants who expressed their fervor for the cause by
donating their gold and diamond jewelry. [60]
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