WATCH: ‘You can exploit and cheat IDF soldiers,’ says British imam

British Islamic scholar Asrar Rashid said that mercy should not be shown to Israelis when they come to play in Birmingham, and also claimed that cheating an IDF soldier is allowed under Islamic law.


British Islamic Scholar Asrar Rashid: We Will Not Show Mercy to Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans Traveling to Birmingham for the Aston Villa F.C. Match; If You Make a Deal with an IDF Soldier, Take His Money If You Win, But Do Not Pay Him If You Lose – That’s the Islamic Ruling… pic.twitter.com/KQU0VKkfVv

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