News Watch Benjamin Moore Paints Teknicolor Paints, Inc. non one A Paint Store and More! AND Great Service Great Products Try Benjamin Moore's NEW washable, scrubbable, and stain resistant, ceramic formulated Matte Flat! FREE!! ) JN Bring this ad in for a FREE QUART of Matte Finish in your choice of color. (1 free quart per customer. Offer expires 3/31/04) Selected news and feature stories from the Detroit Jewish News. wwvv.detroitjewishnews.com/news Teknicolors specializes in custom color matching for the Do It Yourselfer as well as for the Pros. Call or stop in for information about our FREE Faux Finish Workshops! ) Teknicolors the name you can trust! FARMINGTON HILLS 27849 Orchard Lake Rd. 248-994-1300 l I g Birmingham 33422 Woodward Ave. • 248-646-5924 Pontiac 51616 Woodward Ave. • 248-745-0003 . 12 MILE * Digest Visit us at www.teknicolors.com or at one of our 3 convenient locations A Rare Breed Zionist Muslim offers unusual perspective in defending Israel. Back In Time Look for Alexis P. Rubin's "This Month in Jewish History" for March. www.detroitjewislmews.com DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News I is not uncommon to hear a non-Jew defend Israel and Zionism in the name of Western, democratic and American values as well as Christian scripture. But a Muslim defending Israel based on Muslim scripture and values is a rare breed. Rare indeed is Sheik Professor Abdul Hadi Palazzi. According to Sheik Palazzi, an Italian Muslim leader who kicked off an American speaking tour in Detroit on Feb. 17, Zionism is a bridge to bring Muslims and Jews together. He also expressed his views that the primary victims of Wahabbi Islam are not Jews and Christians, but Muslims; that "regime change" is needed in Iran and Saudi Arabia; that Israel, as a Jewish State, should stretch from the "[Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea;" that Oslo was a great victory for terrorism as is the road map; and that a Palestinian state would create more problems than it would solve. So who is this sheik, and why does he say these things? Sheik Palazzi holds a Ph.D in Islamic sciences by decree of the grand mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has served as an imam for the Italian Islamic commu- nity and lectures in the department of the history of religion at the University of Velletri in Rome. Straightforward but mild-mannered, Sheik Palazzi speaks passionately about the havoc wreaked by a small minority of Islamic extremists. Wahabbism is "an imperialist approach that believes in conquering the world and imposing its beliefs by force," maintains Sheik Palazzi, who says the most important Islamic scholars of Ottoman times called it "a dangerous heresy." In 1921, when the British gave the Hejaz and Arabia — today's Saudi Arabia — to the Saud family, they strengthened Wahabbism by paving the way for its conquest of the holiest Muslim cities. "The first battles of Wahabbism 812070 v44eet, .? ,, FEATURING • Wall Units • Bedrooms • Dining Rooms • Home Theatre • Tables • Offices • Kitchens & Baths SPECIALTIES • Woods • Formica • Stones • Glass Lucite dotCOM SURVEY you do anything in Q . • Will celebration of Purim this year? To answer, click on Jewish.com Last week's Jewish.com survey question asked: lois Hai on, Allied Member ASID III 248-851-6989 Budget Generators Should the U.S. Constitution be amended to ban same-sex mar- • riages? Home & Commercial Generator Systems Of 444 votes, 194 (39 percent) of the vote said yes, and 272 (61 percent) said no. Power Problems — Outages? NeVer Lose ro wer Again! Light up your whole home from $ 1995 includes generator • 24 Hour Emergency Service • Stan Zeron Mike Hovey Call for you Free Estimate 248.705.3126 248.722.5090 jnadvertisers online www.detroitjewishnews.com/advertisers 805200 Ira Kaufman Chapel... www.irakaufman.com NO CHECK BOOK REQUIRED FINE JEWELRY Tapper's Jewelry ... www.tappers.com NEW 2004 BUICK LE SABRE VIDEO SERVICES Power windows, power seat, CD, cruise control VIP Video Services...www.vipvideoservices.com *Plus tax, title, plates. All rebates to dealer. Expires 3/13/04. Stk. #109714 1 6 3/ 5 2004 20 T2M2ROFF BUICK www.tamaroff.com GIFTS DetailsArt.com ... www.detailsart.com * 248-353-1300 28585 Telegraph South of 12 Mile • Southfield For online advertising, call 248-354-6060 r a'