The Associated Press
April 5, 2010 - 12:00am
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/world/middleeast/06briefs-cleric.html?ref=midd...


A Saudi cleric announced Monday on his television show that he would visit Jerusalem next week to bolster Muslim claims to the city. If the cleric, Sheik Mohammed al-Areefi, goes ahead with his plan, it would be an unprecedented trip for a prominent Saudi. Jerusalem is the third-holiest site in Islam, but most Muslim countries — including Saudi Arabia — observe a strict boycott of Israel and ban travel there.




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