The Jerusalem Post April 7, 2025 When asked about the meaning of the new fatwa, Shemer stressed that it continues the line led by the IUMS since the beginning of the war.
“While the immediate implications of this fatwa are not yet fully clear, there is growing fear that the fatwa will expand to become a global religious war against Jews all around the world, in a manner which will directly impact the lives of Jewish communities abroad,” Shemer elaborated.
“Moreover, the war and the images circulating in the media could affect public opinion in Israel’s bordering countries, which would affect the stability of the regimes in them,”
Shemer continued. “However, with all due respect, neither these fatwas nor the perception of our neighboring regimes should guide Israel in its quest to defeat Hamas and its supporters worldwide.”
Shemer concluded 1. “This fatwa illustrates how Hamas is not just a small terrorist organization operating from Gaza, 2. but rather one that is backed by international Muslim bodies and organizations that advocate for the same ideology."
"Dealing with Hamas is, in fact, dealing with that same Islamist ideology, which is international and widespread within the Muslim world.”
