The Jerusalem Magistrate Court Justice Shmuel Herbst on Sunday morning 22 Elul sentenced Sheikh Omer Abu Sahrah to eight months in prison. The sheikh has been found guilty of incitement, calling on Muslims from Har Habayis to slaughter Jews.

A complaint was filed against Sahrah two years ago by attorney Chur Nitzri on behalf of Honenu in the name of now MK, Yehuda Glick. Following the complaint, the sheikh was detained and questioned.

In his address on Har Habayis the sheikh shouted “I say here today to the Jews, the time has come to slaughter you, the time has come to fight you, the time has come to murder you and we are willing with god’s assistance, we the righteous Muslims…We wait for the moment the slaughter will begin…when that day will come…”

Honenu praised the court for handling the case and deciding to sentence the sheikh to prison but laments the fact the sentence is only eight months.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)