Founder Of Islamic Website Gets 2 1/2 Years
The founder of a radical Islamic website that praised figures like Osama bin Laden and Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison for using the site to threaten Jewish groups.
Yousef al-Khattab, 45, of Atlantic City, N.J., who was born a Jew, started the Revolution Muslim website in 2007.
Al-Khattab admitted posting articles encouraging readers to take unspecified action against Jewish leaders and publishing names and addresses of Jewish leaders and shuls.
Prosecutors say numerous people who have been convicted of terrorism-related offenses were readers of Revolution Muslim.
Defense lawyers say it is conjecture to assume people were inspired to plot attacks by reading the site. They acknowledged that al-Khattab crossed a line by urging confrontation, but said he was trying to exercise his free-speech rights.
This article appeared in print on page 2 of edition of Hamodia.
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