Posted on 04/20/2004 5:16:58 PM PDT by yonif
Gaza Palestine Satellite Channel Television in Arabic, official television station of the Palestinian Authority, and Gaza Voice of Palestine in Arabic -- Second Program -- official radio station of the Palestinian Authority broadcasting from Gaza -- at 0950 GMT on 2 April 2004 carry a 30-minute live sermon from Shaykh Zayid mosque in Gaza.
Shaykh Ibrahim al-Mudayris delivers the sermon. After praising God and His messenger, he condemns Jews for "killing Palestinians and destroying their homes." The Palestinian Land Day celebrations, he says, have proved the Palestinian people's "loyalty to this land." "Palestine," he says, "loves those watering its soil with sweat and blood," adding that Jews "do not love this land because they are not prepared to sacrifice their lives or their money for its sake."
In the second sermon, the imam continues to focus on the Palestinian Land Day, stressing that the Palestinian people "are ready to sacrifice their lives and their property" for the sake of their land. Warning that nobody will enjoy security unless the Palestinians' plight comes to an end, he says: "The American people will not enjoy security and safety as long as their government continues its bias toward the Zionist entity." He also warns that the US Administration will cause "destruction to the American people" as a result of its "bias toward the Zionist entity" and that "nobody will enjoy security and safety on this land unless we enjoy the same." Killing and displacement take place everywhere in the world as a result of the failure "to resolve the Palestine question." The imam then calls on the Arab countries "to extend financial aid to the Palestinian people to continue jihad," condemning "the Zionist prime minister's threats to the Palestinian Authority's president." He also regrets the failure of the Arab leaders "to hold a summit meeting in Tunis."
In conclusion, the imam asks God "to protect our sanctities," to stand by the Palestinian people, to avenge the killing of Palestinian citizens, to punish Jews and their American supporters, and to strengthen resistance in Palestine and Iraq.
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