(The Age-Australia) Australian Prime Minister John Howard has condemned remarks attributed to Muslim leader Sheik Taj Aldin Alhilali, the Mufti of Australia, calling for a jihad against Israel. Sheik Alhilali, Imam of Sydney's Lakemba Mosque, reportedly made the comments in sermons and interviews in Lebanon, where he was also reported to have visited the leader of Hizballah.
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