The Criminal Magistrate’s Court of Jerusalem

On Nov. 20, 2007, the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court of the Occupation sentenced Sheikh Dr. Taisir Rajab Al-Tamimi, the Chief of Judges of the Palestinian Authority and the Chairman of High Council of Islamic Law for Palestine, to a suspended sentence of six months in jail and 10.000 Shekels (about 1764 Euros). Sheikh Al-Tamimi had been arrested by the Israeli police during the holy month of Ramadan in 2006 at the entrance of the Al-Aqsa mosque. His crime ? Dr. Tamimi was accused of praying “illegally” in the Al-Aqsa Islamic Mosque in Jerusalem.

Dr. Al-Tamimi told me that after five sessions in the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court of the occupation, the judge, a woman, fined him with 10.000 Shekels and imposed a suspended sentence of six months jail. The judge ordered him to pay the NIS 10.000 within sixty days after the judgment. Dr. Al-Tamimi said that he told the judge that he rejected her verdict on grounds that her verdict was a political decision, that it was a gross violation on his right of religious worship which are privileged under international laws.

title=Dr. Al-Tamimi added that the Magistrate’s Court in Jerusalem is committed to justifying crimes against humanity against the Palestinian people, and that their rulings have no legitimacy. He regards the ruling of this judge in the context of collective punishment against all the Palestinians as he is the chief of judges, the highest Islamic authority in Palestine. Dr. Al-Tamimi said that he plans to file a complaint against the judge of Magistrate’s Court in Jerusalem at the International criminal court in The Haag. He went to Egypt last week in order to coordinate the necessary steps of filing a complaint against this judge in the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court with The Arab Lawyers Union.

I tried to find this ruling on the website of the Magistrate’s court, but this was not possible. It appears that there are no court decisions on the Internet since the end of 2006. This is telling and it might be the result of a dawning awareness among these so-called “judges” that the unjust sentences which they routinely impose on Palestinians constitute crimes within the definitions of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 9 December 1948 and other statutes as codified in the laws of Israel and many other nations. If this law was properly applied, these so-called judges would be themselves sitting in jail, or worse.


At a Conference with Orthodox Archbishop Atta

What would happen if a Cardinal, Archbishop, Patriarch, the Supreme Vicar of Christ, or even a Priest, was arrested, sentenced to jail and fined thousands of Euros because he went during Christmas to pray in a Church or Cathedral of his homeland, and talked about the establishment of friendly relations between the holy religions? This question is addressed to Pope Benedict XVI, to the religious authorities and to the governments who went on Nov. 27, 2007, to the Annapolis Summit to “support the peace talks and negotiations” between the Ehud Olmert of the Israeli Occupation and the American employee, Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas.


At a Peace Demo with Uri Avnery

I know Sheikh Al-Tamimi personally as a peace activist, and I have interviewed him several times. He always participated in International Christian-Jew-Muslim conferences aimed at improving the good relations between the three religions. Sheikh Al-Tamimi is in good relations with many known religious Jewish and Christian personalities, such as Patriarch Michael Sabah, and the authorities of various other Christian denominations. He is a well known and moderate judge, he strongly supports women rights and he took many courageous decisions which served the interests of women in Palestine. I never had any problem with him due to my modern dressing.


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4 comments to The Criminal Magistrate’s Court of Jerusalem

  • Dasvid

    if this is the truth of the matter then let the verdict be swift and justice be served in the name of the holy god almighty jesus his son looks down on his once chosen people and sees they have not reformed from their evil doings to persecute the followers of allah ( may he be blessed) are in the end going to be their falling from grace of the almighty the supreme judge wether you call him david abraham allah or jesus god jehovah or by any other holly name justice is upheld in his eyes those that scorn him today will feel his weight those that make the judgements of the world will come forth with justice or the chains of satan will bind them as well

  • David Stanley Mtl Canada

    This is an urgent matter for the world court to preside over
    the international judiciary must bring justice to bare and leave no stone unturned in it’s findings
    The almighty Jehovah ,his son Jesus ,the gods of Hindu,Buda,Allah ,(may he be praised) ,Abraham and David the supreme judges of the universe will weigh heavy on them.
    If Israel wants to have a jewish country to themselves where they can restrict other then there must be a partition to make way for a Pal Country not state
    we are past the times when aparthied countries are permited to mete out injustice to the people they hold captive.
    May the gods of the universe pass swift justice on this matter
    David from
    Canada
    A time is coming time for the Jews of north America and Europe to decide wether we can continue to support the injustice of Israel .

  • Rabbit

    Come on now, let’s be serious.

    Israel doesn’t follow International or Moral laws.

    They are the great exception, nothing Israel does is wrong.

    They are busy earning their place in Hell.

  • Anna

    Not all of Israel is prepared to join the hands of the Masonic Magistrates (called judges) in Israel. But where are the objectors of such things. The IDF who will not participate to persecute the Palestinian Muslims are sitting in jails (imprisoned by their own for not obeying military orders to kill, hurt, maim their fellow countrymen.) We have a man and his wife who have been imprisoned for not paying the Federal Tax which there is no law that requires this. They have had all their possessions taken from them, in the first days of detainment, the man was gassed for 3 days, then put in deprivation, continued to be humiliated by body searches and due process of law was simply denied him. And just like here in America.
    The Internet as a source of facts and information has removed impt. sites for Americans also. Access to Science and Technology is by membership only as of late. 3 large libraries of biological information through the Environmental Protection Agengy (which gathers and stores this) have been destroyed (paperwork and all) I know this seems off subject.
    But there is a coup and there is a systematic process inway of cover-up of illegal acts and procedures, destruction of pertinent knowledge of verifiable and credible information, a negligent and impotent check and balance system to not only maintain truth, but to work to establish TRUTH. The people taking over the world have brought so much chaos, it is painstaking to hold fast and due process the law that defines liberty and freedom, when the paperwork has been put through the shredder.
    May God grant us all the ability to face this onslaught and hold fast our God-given knowledge of what is right and what is wrong for us, and our neighbor, and to execute justice by the good that we can see and obtain by the Grace of God.

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