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PA to Review All Mosque Sermons
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - The PA has decided to impose restrictions on preachers who deliver Friday sermons in West Bank and Gaza Strip mosques, a senior PA security official said Tuesday. "From now on, the preachers will be given speeches prepared in advance by the PA authorities," the official said. "Anyone who does not abide by the text will be fired." The move is seen as an attempt by the PA leadership to stop incitement against Israel and the U.S. in mosques. While the majority of mosque preachers receive salaries from the PA's Ministry of Islamic Wakf Affairs, some mosques in Gaza are controlled by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, making it impossible for the PA to supervise the content of Friday sermons.