Muslim Appointee To Va. Immigration Panel Resigns
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Kaine Looking Into Videos
UPDATED: 3:02 pm EDT September 27, 2007
RICHMOND, Va. -- A man shown denouncing Israel and praising "the jihad way" resigned Thursday from the Virginia state Commission on Immigration.
Muslim American Society president Dr. Esam Omeish was appointed to the commission by Gov. Tim Kaine.
In a video that appears on YouTube, Omeish is shown at a rally in Washington last year denouncing the invasion of Lebanon during that time by what he calls the "Israeli war machine." Omeish, a surgeon at INOVA Alexandria Hospital, also accused Israel of genocide and massacres against Palestinians and said the "Israeli agenda" controls Congress.
In a separate, undated video, Omeish tells a crowd of Washington-area Muslims, "The jihad way is the way to liberate your land."
A caller to Kaine's radio program Thursday on the Virginia News Network asked the governor about the Omeish appointment and the video.
Kaine said in a statement that he's concerned about Omeish's statements. The governor said Omeish did not want the controversy to distract from the work of the Commission.
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=27259_Breaking-_MAS_Leader_Steps_Down_From_VA_Immigration_Commission&only
UPDATED: 3:02 pm EDT September 27, 2007
RICHMOND, Va. -- A man shown denouncing Israel and praising "the jihad way" resigned Thursday from the Virginia state Commission on Immigration.
Muslim American Society president Dr. Esam Omeish was appointed to the commission by Gov. Tim Kaine.
In a video that appears on YouTube, Omeish is shown at a rally in Washington last year denouncing the invasion of Lebanon during that time by what he calls the "Israeli war machine." Omeish, a surgeon at INOVA Alexandria Hospital, also accused Israel of genocide and massacres against Palestinians and said the "Israeli agenda" controls Congress.
In a separate, undated video, Omeish tells a crowd of Washington-area Muslims, "The jihad way is the way to liberate your land."
A caller to Kaine's radio program Thursday on the Virginia News Network asked the governor about the Omeish appointment and the video.
Kaine said in a statement that he's concerned about Omeish's statements. The governor said Omeish did not want the controversy to distract from the work of the Commission.
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=27259_Breaking-_MAS_Leader_Steps_Down_From_VA_Immigration_Commission&only
posted by jillosophy at 9/27/2007 04:03:00 PM
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