Muhammad Hafiz Saeed, LeT founder and leader, 2005

Date
2005
Name of Author
Muhammad Hafiz Saeed
Body

“[Pakistan] should not solicit help [for the victims of the 2005 earthquake] from Israel. It is the question of Muslim honor and self-respect. The Jews can never be our friends. This is stated by Allah.”Ashley J. Tellis, “The Menace That Is Lashkar-e-Taiba,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 5, March 2012, http://carnegieendowment.org/files/LeT_menace.pdf.

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