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Is there a fatwa out on Trump? Anybody know?
I read somewhere that Iran put a 44 million dollar reward for his death. But I didn't see it any
where else so I just thought it was fake.
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From Wiki:
FDD was founded in 2001 as "Emet" (אמת
, which is Hebrew for "truth".[15][16] In the initial documents filed for tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service, FDD's stated mission was to "provide education to enhance Israel's image in North America and the public's understanding of issues affecting Israeli-Arab relations".[16] Its mission broadened after the September 11 attacks in 2001.[16] Later documents described its mission as "to conduct research and provide education on international terrorism and related issues".[17]
John Mearsheimer in 2007, Muhammad Idrees Ahmad in 2014, and Ofira Seliktar in 2018 have described FDD as part of the Israel lobby in the United States.[18][19][20] Sima Vaknin-Gil, director general of Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs, stated that the FDD works in conjunction with the Israeli government, including the ministry.[21]
FDD opposed the nuclear agreement with Iran during the Barack Obama administration.[16][22] It advised the first Donald Trump administration on ways to subvert Iran.[23] Iran announced sanctions against FDD and its CEO in 2019.[22] According to a 2019 article in The Atlantic, "no place else has made an institutional specialty of recommending hard-line Iran policies and offering detailed proposals for how to implement them the way the FDD has done".[22]
, which is Hebrew for "truth".[15][16] In the initial documents filed for tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service, FDD's stated mission was to "provide education to enhance Israel's image in North America and the public's understanding of issues affecting Israeli-Arab relations".[16] Its mission broadened after the September 11 attacks in 2001.[16] Later documents described its mission as "to conduct research and provide education on international terrorism and related issues".[17]
John Mearsheimer in 2007, Muhammad Idrees Ahmad in 2014, and Ofira Seliktar in 2018 have described FDD as part of the Israel lobby in the United States.[18][19][20] Sima Vaknin-Gil, director general of Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs, stated that the FDD works in conjunction with the Israeli government, including the ministry.[21]
FDD opposed the nuclear agreement with Iran during the Barack Obama administration.[16][22] It advised the first Donald Trump administration on ways to subvert Iran.[23] Iran announced sanctions against FDD and its CEO in 2019.[22] According to a 2019 article in The Atlantic, "no place else has made an institutional specialty of recommending hard-line Iran policies and offering detailed proposals for how to implement them the way the FDD has done".[22]
Btw that Fatwa, issued last June, accused Trump and Israel of wanting to assasssinate the Ayatollah and "other religious leaders". Lo and behold...
