“… What interests us as Moslems is the Moslem religious edict concerning the Palestinian problem. Our position is firm and will not change. All of Moslem Palestine remains one indivisible unit that cannot be partitioned. There is no difference between Haifa and Nablus, between Lod and Ramallah or between Jerusalem and Nazareth, since the land of Palestine is holy land that is the exclusive property of all Moslems from the East and from the West. No one has the right to relinquish it nor to divide it. The liberation of Palestine is the obligation of all the nations of Islam and not only incumbent upon the Palestinian nation alone… Allah must give a victory to our fighters for Jihad (Holy War).”

Yosuf Abu Snenah, Arafat-appointed cleric delivered these words at Al Aksa Mosque, in Jerusalem, to thousands of Moslem worshippers on Friday, April 30, 1999.

Film taken by a Palestinian TV crew, with transcription provided by Palestinian Media Watch.

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