For Palestine
by Carlos Latuff
Silver Lining
Food for thought
Thousands of Jordanians, Egyptians rally in support of Jerusalem
Posted by on November 26, 2011
AMMAN, (PIC)– Tens of thousands of Jordanian citizens rallied on Friday in Suweima village in the Jordanian Valley, only 25 kilometers away from occupied Jerusalem, in support of the holy city.
Ibrahim Al-Keylani, delivering the Friday sermon at the village, said that the Jordanians were displaying solidarity with their Palestinian brothers.
He championed resistance as the only hope for the liberation of the holy Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem, warning that the holy city was the target of a systematic Judaization campaign at the hands of the Israeli occupiers.
Participants torched Israeli flags and replicas of the alleged Jewish temple, which the Jews were seeking to build in place of the Aqsa mosque.
In Cairo, around 5000 Egyptians held a similar rally at the Azhar mosque to declare solidarity with Jerusalem and the Aqsa mosque on the international day for solidarity with occupied Jerusalem.
A statement delivered on behalf of the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, said that Jerusalem was a red line and that Muslims would never allow anyone to harm it.
Tayyeb asked Muslims worldwide to mobilize efforts and to confront the Israeli Judaization of Jerusalem.
Khalil Al-Hayya, a political bureau member of Hamas, told the rally that Arabs and Muslims should stand united to liberate Jerusalem, adding that the Israelis were planning to destroy the Aqsa mosque.
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Dear Zee, It has been about a year since I realized that the destruction of Al Aqsa was a definate, determined plot.
I may sound conceited but it is true that I know more about this than most of my neighbors; and in the same breath know only the bare minimum of the steadfast, on-going conspiracy against the Holy Place and even Jerusalem.
What can be done realistically, besides uniting with the defenders, trying to inform ppl, most of whom are overwhelmed witih their own problems of survival?
How to display to the world that the ppl with reputations for loving law, tolerance and morality are duplicitous and self serving?
I have only questions, no solutions.
I want to thank you for your efforts & tireless work of educating & truth telling for me & all the others that rely on your site. Tnx, you are the best. KB
Hey!
Thank you dear Kate and all your wonderful, caring and insightful comments. Also for your support!
People need to be more proactive in warning against any harm to Al Aqsa or any part of Jerusalem because that would keep the Zionists at bay until a larger solution is found. If the Zionists sense no one cares anymore they will destroy all Muslims and Christian sites in Jerusalem as quickly as they can.