ABSTRACT
Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi is an extremely popular Egyptian-Qatari Muslim legal authority who wields great influence upon large swaths of the Muslim public. Qaradawi owes his popularity and influence mainly to successful use of the media, namely, television, internet and the circulation of his books. Different studies analyze Qaradawi's methods of making legal decisions and rulings. There are studies about Qaradawi's intervention in establishing various institutions, such as the European Council for fatwa and research (ECFR), the International Union of Muslim scholars (IUMS), etc. Sami Baroudi discusses Qaradawi's concept of Jihad in a global perspective in which he integrates the Jihad against Israel. Organizations under the auspices of Qaradawi, such as the International Jerusalem Institute, play an active role in the ongoing incitement against the State of Israel and the Jewish people by presenting the conflict as a legitimate Islamic struggle against the Judaization of Jerusalem.
