Page 4 - CUFI UK - Autumn Update 2017

An Islamic extremist sheikh from Jerusalem was DENIED entry to UK a er a CUFI petition reached more than 18,000 signatures in four days.
The former Grand Mu i of Jerusalem, a terrorist-supporting, Holocaust- denying anti-Semite who has previously called for the destruction of Britain and encouraged child martyrdom was DENIED entry into the UK, which prevented him from meeting MPs in the UK Parliament as he first planned.
On 31 August, CUFI learned that Sheikh Ekrima Sabri (the former Grand Mu i of Jerusalem and a current imam at al-Aqsa mosque) was coming to
the UK in September and would be meeting with MPs in Parliament.
Knowing that Sheikh Sabri was bad news (see why on the next page), CUFI got straight to work in finding evidence supporting why Sabri should not be allowed into the UK, let alone enter the Palace of Westminster.
A er breaking the story that evening to our supporters, we immediately launched a petition calling for him to be stopped. Next morning we issued a press release to various media outlets informing them of Sabri’s plans to visit
MPs and provided them with evidence supporting our campaign to stop him.
The story of the “extremist sheikh”, based on the research and information provided by CUFI, made headlines in The Express, Breitbart and a number of Jewish outlets. And by the following Tuesday morning, a er 18,143 petition signatures, we heard that Sheikh Ekrima Sabri had been denied entry to the United Kingdom.
EuroPal Forum, the pro-Palestinian organisation that had invited Sabri
to the UK, issued a statement saying, “Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the former Grand Mu i of Jerusalem” along with one other person “have both been unsuccessful in obtaining an entry visa for technical reasons, and therefore will not be joining the delegation.”
EuroPal claimed that CUFI’s petition “had no bearing on the decision”. However EuroPal’s statement did confirm that “the decision to withhold an entry visa to Sheikh Sabri” was carried out “by the UK immigration authorities”.
It is clear then that he was denied entry by UK immigration authorities. And we have no doubt that our petition, the media and the MPs who
spoke out would have been more than enough to pressure the government into blocking his entry.
What is interesting is EuroPal’s response to our petition. They accused “the Israel lobby” of attempting to restrict Palestinian rights and even called opposition to the Sheikh’s visit “a clear violation against the basic freedom of expression”. As you will see, what Sabri has expressed is more than just talk. He is responsible for inciting violence against Israelis and should never be welcomed into our country.
We want to thank everyone who signed the petition, shared our campaign with others and prayed for Sabri to be stopped. It was our combined voice that made the di erence.
We also want to thank everyone who financially supports CUFI. Your support enables us to be in this position to make an impact.
We believe that this is one of many victories to come and we are galvanised to stand up stronger for Israel and Britain.
..............VICTORY!
HOW YOU HELPED STOP A PROMINENT ISLAMIC EXTREMIST SHEIKH FROM ENTERING THE UK
Sheikh Ekrima Sabri was appointed Grand Mu i of Jerusalem by Yasser Arafat in 1994 and served this position during the Second Intifada. He was e ectively fired in 2006 by Mahmoud Abbas as his popularity with the Palestinian public was growing and his views became more extreme. When someone is fired for being too radical by the person who said, “we welcome every drop of blood spilled for al-Aqsa”, you know they must be extreme. Sheikh Sabri still holds a position as an imam at al-Aqsa and was involved in the recent Temple Mount escalations over the metal detectors.