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The New York Times once praised his moderation.<\/em><\/p>\n

Spain: “Pacifist” Imam Arrested on Terror Charges<\/h3>\n

Soeren Kern | Gatestone Institute<\/a> | May 11, 2017<\/p>\n

Spanish authorities have arrested a Muslim cleric \u2014 whom the New York Times<\/em> once praised for his efforts to fight radicalization within Germany\u2019s Islamic community \u2014 for alleged ties to the Islamic State.<\/p>\n

Hesham Shashaa (aka Abu Adam), a 46-year-old Egyptian-Palestinian, was detained near Alicante in southeastern Spain on April 26 on charges of aiding the Islamic State, extolling terrorism and promoting Salafi-jihadism.<\/p>\n

The Spanish Interior Ministry said that Shashaa had facilitated the travel to Spain of Islamic State jihadists from Syria and Iraq by providing them with money, refuge and fake documents.<\/p>\n

Most recently, Shashaa had made arrangements for two jihadists \u2014 who are the subjects of international arrest warrants for their membership of the Islamic State \u2014 to travel from Turkey to Spain by providing them with false passports.<\/p>\n

In addition, Shashaa fraudulently tried to obtain for two jihadists letters of invitation with the aim of facilitating their travel from Egypt to Spain.<\/p>\n

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