I got off cheap,’ joked Islamic Movement leader Sheikh Raed Salah after receiving an 8-month sentence for comments during Temple Mount protest that sparked riots leaving 3 Border Police officers injured.
By Kobi Nachshoni
Sheikh Raed Salah, the head of the Islamic Movement Northern Branch, is going back to jail after Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court sentenced him to an eight-month prison sentence for incitement to violence.
Salah was convicted last November for a 2007 speech he made on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
His comment, “Our best moments will be when we meet God as martyrs while Jews are still in the Al-Aqsa Mosque,” sparked a riot that left three Border Police officers wounded.
While the verdict was being read, Salah exchanged joking words with Judge Cjana Miriam Lomp.
Aviel Magnezi contributed to this report.
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