PM Netanyahu Condemns Jerusalem Mufti's Anti-Semitic Speech

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu inveighed against the comments made by Jerusalem Mufti Sheikh Muhammad Hussein that glorified the killing of Jews.

"These are heinous words that the world needs to condemn," Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting. He called on Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein to investigate the PA religious leader for incitement after quoting an Islamic text attributed to Muhammad that calls for the killing of Jews.

In response, Hussein denied inciting the killing of Jews, saying he was merely quoting the Islamic text. "I can't change the Hadith," he retorted.

Energy minister and Yisrael Beiteinu MK Uzi Landau, reminded the cabinet that "this is not coming from Hamas, which we are used to - this is coming from Palestinian Authority television.”