Jerusalem. Photo: Berthold Werner.

Israelis are “rapists” and it is a necessity for every Muslim to save Jerusalem from their clutches, the Supreme Leader of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood organization is reported to have said July 5.

According to that day’s edition of Al Wafd, an Egyptian daily newspaper, during his weekly sermon, “Muhammad Badi, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Supreme Guide, confirmed the necessity for every Muslim to strive to save al-Quds [Jerusalem] from the hands of the rapists [Israelis] and to cleanse Palestine from the clutches of the occupation, deeming this an individual duty for all Muslims.”

More specifically, he “called on all Muslims to wage jihad [holy war] with their money and their selves to free al-Quds.”

The article was first reported on by the website Jihad Watch.