THE government was yesterday urged to reconsider its decision to sever links with the Muslim Council of Britain after senior members of the group released a statement denying they supported violence.
A row broke out after it was disclosed the MCB's deputy secretary-general, Dr Daud Abdullah, signed a public declaration of support for Hamas which appeared to endorse attacks on British soldiers.But yesterday, three senior members of the group,
which has received thousands of pounds of government money for projects, released a statement saying they did not "condone, encourage or support" killing of "any human being" or attacks on British soldiers.The statement, jointly signed by Dr Abdullah, other senior members of the MCB, Labour MP Mohammad Sarwar and two Labour peers, said: "We do not condone, encourage or support the killing of any human being, be they Jews, Zionists, Muslims and non-Muslims
"Secondly, we do not condone, encourage or support attacking British soldiers and warships."Hazel Blears, the Communities Secretary, had called on Dr Abdullah to resign his post after he put his name to the so-called "Istanbul declaration".It reportedly said: "The obligation of the Islamic Nation (is] to regard the sending of foreign warships into Muslim waters, claiming to control the borders and prevent the smuggling of arms to Gaza, as a declaration of war, a new occupation, sinful aggression. This must be rejected and fought." The document, signed by 90 Muslim leaders from around the world, was thought to indicate support for violence against Israel and to condone attacks on British troops.Earlier this week the government's anti-terrorist strategy, Contest 2, promised to take a stronger line with groups which promote extremist views.
By Jack Doyle
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