Saudi Arabia: muslim man helps non-muslim journalist reach Mecca, is arrested!!

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https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/356955

Saudi Arabian authorities arrested a Saudi citizen who helped an Israeli journalist enter Mecca.

A statement from Saudi authorities read that, “The issue of the journalist who committed this crime has been transferred to the General Prosecutor’s Office so as to take the necessary steps against him.”

The country’s internal security system said that, “The citizen was referred to the General Prosecutor’s Office, since he cooperated with an American journalist who entered Mecca via a route for Muslims, in contradiction to the ordinances for the holy city.”

“A spokesperson for the Mecca-area police said that the police transferred to the General Prosecutor’s Office a citizen who aided the entrance of one of the journalists (not Muslims) who has American citizenship to the holy capital city via the route for Muslims, in a clear violation of the entry regulations to Mecca for non-Muslims. The citizen was arrested and steps have been taken against him.”

“Anyone who comes to the kingdom must respect the regulations, especially with regards to the holy places and the holy religious ceremonies,” Saudi Arabia’s General Security said. “Crimes of this sort are considered a felony and punishments will be imposed on those committing them, based on the regulations.”

On Monday, Journalist Gil Tamari of Israel’s Channel 13 News posted a video of himself driving through Mecca, despite rules banning non-Muslims from entering the city.

Tamari himself was not punished, since he published his report only after his return to Israel, Middle East 24 News reported. However, the trip, which included Mount Arafat, where Muslims gather during the hajj, was not authorized by Saudi authorities.

According to Bloomberg, Tamari’s behavior “provoked controversy on social media and clarified the sensitivities of closer relations between the two countries.”

On Tuesday, Tamari tweeted an apology for his trip, saying he did not mean to offend Muslims….

 

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[syed putra]

There is no such prohibition banning non believers to anywhere on the planet.
And there is no such devine law that those who decides not to believe to be killed.

 

[duluxe]

There is no such prohibition banning non believers to anywhere on the planet.
And there is no such devine law that those who decides not to believe to be killed.

The practice of Islam is illogical!

 

[syed putra]

The practice of Islam is illogical!

Indeed. Especially when practiced by malays where non muslims are barred from using arabic words, prohibited from bon odori and oktoberfest.

 

[duluxe]

Indeed. Especially when practiced by malays where non muslims are barred from using arabic words, prohibited from bon odori and oktoberfest.

whoami will tell you not to judge islam by its followers but by the books. But he forgets its believers are influenced by the books.

 

[Loofydralb]

There is no such prohibition banning non believers to anywhere on the planet.
And there is no such devine law that those who decides not to believe to be killed.

There is also no prohibition to drive on the left side of the road in Saudi. It's an administrative law.
Something you non Muslim cannot discern the difference

 

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A hadith depicts Muhammad saying: “I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslim.” (Sahih Muslim 19.4366)

The muslim countries will take such teachings very seriously, but the teachings on being tolerant they will ignore.