Ahmad Bahar (Palestinian politician)
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Ahmad Bahar | |
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| أحمد بحر | |
| First Deputy Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council | |
| In office 18 January 2006 – 17 November 2023 | |
| Speaker | Aziz Dweik |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 Gaza City |
| Died | (aged 74) Gaza City |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Alma mater | Islamic University of Gaza |
Ahmad Mohammad Bahar (Arabic: أحمد بحر; 1949 – 17 November 2023) was the first deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)[1] since his election to that post on 18 January 2006. Born in Gaza City, Palestine, he was a professor at the Islamic University of Gaza.[2][3]
In 2012, he delivered a televised sermon in which he prayed for Allah to kill "the Jews and their supporters... [and] the Americans and their supporters... without leaving a single one". This statement has been characterized as incitement to genocide.[4]
During the 2023 Israel–Hamas war he was fatally injured by an Israeli airstrike. He died from his wounds on 17 November 2023 at the age of 74.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Bahar to the world: Stand beside Palestinian rights". The Palestinian Information Center.
- ^ "Bahar: Resistance will spare no effort to restore prisoners' freedom". The Palestinian Information Center.
- ^ "PLC: Egyptian ruling on Hamas declaration of war on Palestinian people". The Palestinian Information Center.
- ^ Spoerl, Joseph S. (2020). "Parallels between Nazi and Islamist Anti-Semitism". Jewish Political Studies Review. 31 (1/2): 210–244. ISSN 0792-335X. JSTOR 26870795.
- ^ "IDF strike kills top Hamas politbureau member Ahmed Bahar – report". i24 News. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
