Sheikh Ekrima Sa'id Sabri (Arabic: عكرمة سعيد صبري; born 1939)[1] is a religious leader and former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine from October 1994 to July 2006.
Mahmoud Abbas removed Sabri as mufti in July 2006, reportedly for his growing popularity and open expression of racially charged, one-sided political views.
[3] In a 1999 interview regarding the political situation on the Temple Mount, Sabri stated, "If the Jews want peace, they will stay away from Al Aqsa.
"[4] In a 2000 interview with the Italian newspaper la Repubblica, Sabri responded to a question about the Holocaust by stating, "Six million Jews dead?
"[6] On 20 February 2005, Sabri appeared on Saudi Arabian Al Majd TV to comment on the assassination of Rafic Hariri, the former Lebanese Prime Minister.