Iraqi religious leader Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday expressed his support for pro-Palestinian encampments at universities in the United States and called for an end to police action against them. “We call for a halt to the crackdown on voices advocating for peace and freedom,” Sadr said in a statement. “The voice of American universities demanding an end to Zionist terrorism is our voice.” Sadr once led a militia fighting American forces following the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein. He retains a devoted following of millions among the country’s majority Shia Muslim po…