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Al-Quds () International Day 2005 :::Special Edition:::

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 31—(al-Masakin) nation the most oppressed people in The International Day the world due to the catastrophes of Quds was observed inflicted upon them by and with vigor by Muslim the global arrogance. Shi’ites around the world Oct. 28, According to al-Manar Television boycotted by the Palestinian people celebrating Sunni’ites. In this day under the most cruel and Portland, Jerusalem inhumane military occupation: Day organizers after “tens of thousands were not 26 years of allowed into the Aqsa Mosque protesting on this World Qods Day 2005, Tehran. to perform the Last Friday day were prayer in Holy , they incapable of producing an were face with soldiers who threw on event worthy of media “We don’t them tear gas and hot water. In coverage. International have any and Syrians celebrated the that was problems occasion in Yarmouk refugee camp. declared by Imam Khomeini in with Thousands demonstrated in the streets 1979. Judaism, of the camp raising flags of Palestine, which is a Palestinian factions, and . In the Iranian capital millions divine Most of the slogans stressed on the took to the streets declaring religion. importance of preserving the Weapons their commitment to defend the Zionism, of the Resistance.” Al-Manar Holy city of Jerusalem and in which is Television also reported that support of the remarks of the the main in Jakarta besieged the US embassy Iranian President Mahmud problem, and chanted: "Go to hell USA and Ahmadi Nejad’s remarks to the is only a ." effect that “Israel” must be small part “wiped out.” Demonstrators of Jewish Al-Manar Television was placed on reportedly chanted "Israel must society,” Washington’s list of terrorist be annihilated…we support Rafsanjani organizations in 2004. The FBI Palestinians…Quds belongs to said. threatened al-Masakin in March of Muslims.” 2005 with the same fate.

The Tehran Times reported that former ’s Daily Star reported that Iranian president and Expediency Palestinian refugees at massive rally in Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Sidon Rafsanjani said in his Friday sermon at “spoke with a unified voice on Friday Tehran University that Palestinian in rejecting UN Security Council 2

Resolution 1559, stressing the need to maintain the weapons of the Palestinian resistance.” The resistance groups assembled there displayed a banner that read: “The liberation of Palestine is the duty of every Muslim.” Secretary General in South Lebanon Khaled Aref reported said: “In the name of the Palestine Liberation Organization and Fatah, we declare that the arms of the resistance inside and outside Palestine are sacred and will never be an issue for discussion.”

The Gulf Daily News reported that thousands of people chanted " and Jewish Nazism and the Zionist Israel" as they entity’s policy of political demonstrated in assassination and massacre was support of the castigated in Damascus, Syria. Palestine in Sheik Yassin of the Islamic Manama Bahrain. Resistance Movement, , was Carrying assassinated March 22, 2004. Palestinian flags and chanting Manama, Bahrain government decision to lift the Islamic slogans they A demonstrator in marched along the Shaikh ban on Israeli imports, Manama remarked: announcing the launch of a Khalifa bin Salman "Since they took the Highway, separating petition signing effort to reject Palestinian land by normalization of relations with Sanabis from the Seef force, then why District. The protest Israel. should they protest culminated in the burning when someone calls of hand-made Israeli and They also called on Arab and for them to be Islamic countries to bar the American flags and an removed by force?” effigy painted in red, white from using their and blue, resembling grounds as a launching pad for American symbol Uncle Sam. A large attacks against other Arab and American flag was also laid on the road Muslim nations. for demonstrators to stamp over. Aljezeera Info reported 5,000 Bahraini In Beirut, Lebanon tens of thousands of demonstrators, mainly Shiites, took to flag-waving supporters cheered and streets who criticized the recent applauded, more than 6,000 Hezbollah 3 guerrillas in black, olive and green military uniforms and fatigues marched in formation through Hezbollah's south Beirut.

Members of the Hezbollah military showed off their commando training with spectacular aerial acrobatics during the annual rally to mark Al-Quds Day, Jerusalem Day, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 28, 2005. Karachi, Pakistan Hezbollah paraded its army in Beirut in a massive show of strength to counter The Palestinians were trying to reach international calls to disarm. Meanwhile Jerusalem so they could pray at Hezbollah Secretary General Sheik the al-Aqsa Mosque on the last Friday of backed beleaguered the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Syria in the face of intense pressure over Some members of the crowd attempted the U.N. probe into the assassination of a to break through the checkpoint, Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafik spurring security forces to use the stun Hariri. grenades, the Border Police said.

In al-Quds itself, Zionist Gestapo fired No casualties were reported. stun grenades at worshipers trying to enter the masjid al-Aqsa. According to Police officers were deployed Hezbollah news sources, the Jewish throughout the Old City and at the Gestapo Mishtarah and Jerusalem city entrances to al-Quds on Friday as some police threw stun grenades at hundreds 200,000 Muslim worshipers prayed at of Palestinians the al-Aqsa Mosque, “Israel” Radio gathered at the A-Ram Furious demonstrations also erupted in checkpoint north Karachi, Berlin, and Damascus. Pro- of Jerusalem (al- Palestinian demonstrators clashed with a Quds) on Friday Zionazi counter demonstration in Berlin. morning, in an Militant demonstrations were also effort to reported in Copenhagen, London, and maintain the elsewhere in Europe. closure imposed on the West A mighty show of solidarity was made Bank in the in Damascus, Syria. AsiaNews.IT wake of reported that tens of thousands of people Wednesday’s take to the streets to protest against the bombing in Hadera. charges made against Syria by the UN Iranian Bajis which recently voted to implement Un 4

resolution 1559 which calls for the mandate on Lebanon" and to halt disarmament of Hezbollah and several mounting aggressions against Syria. Palestinian resistance groups. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah accused main Western governments of supporting In Syria, the Israel at the expense of grand Mufti of the Palestinians and the the Syrian Arab Arabs, was supported Republic by voices in the Arab Ahmed El press. Nasrallah Hassoun accused important Arab appealed to tens states like and of thousands of of people in the adopting a passive capital’s main attitude towards square attacking American ambitions to the injustices and challenges Bombay, India dominate the region, pointing out the country is facing in a that Syria was being punished for delicate moment when the refusing to capitulate. He asked in “United States and its allies are trying to public how it was possible that the text trick people with their ‘political’ of the international investigation report accusations.” He renewed his appeal for had been leaked to Israel before being the liberation of Jerusalem from all the handed over to the UN Secretary enemies of God and Islam, criticizing General. the terrorist acts committed by the against Syria’s allies. Nasrallah also denounced the report of Kofi Annan's envoy Terry Roed Larsen Hezbollah’s Sec. General Sayyed which he accused of implanting division Hassan Nasrallah remarked “We don’t and sectarianism between the Lebanese accept legality from Red-Larsen or and the Palestinians and among anyone else.” Referring to Kofi Annan’s Lebanese themselves, as well as between envoy Terje-Roed Larsen (Terry Roed the Lebanese resistance and the Larsen) who spearheaded the measure. government, stating furthermore that "the aim of Larsen and his masters is to The Arab Monitor disarm the Addressing a vast Palestinian camps crowd of and the Lebanese participants in the national resistance" celebrations of and accusing Larsen World Day in of "practicing solidarity with international Jerusalem, the mandating on secretary general Lebanon". The of Hezbollah former Lebanese called on the Arab Prime Minister League to stop the project to Selim al-Hoss also warned install "an international Lahore, Pakistan against the dangers of foreign 5 intervention in Lebanese internal affairs and of using the UN Security Council resolution 1559 as a tool to force divisions on the Lebanese people. Hoss invited to take action against these dangers by unifying the ranks against foreign projects.

Nasrallah’s speech accused the Americans and the international community, the latter guilty in his views, “of being enslaved to the interests of the mighty”. London, UK Nasrallah reiterated his full support to Syria, a “sister country”, and expressed his conviction Syria was not involved in called for the “truth about the Hariri the assassination of former Lebanese assassination, which is not in the Mehlis Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. report but concealed in the hearts of the true accomplices”.

Nasrallah thanked the true lovers of peace, not only in Lebanon and in Syria, but also around the world, a world that is still seeking a true, lasting and just peace through a just solution to the Palestinian question.

Finally, the Hezbollah leader said that his group was prepared to meet all components of Lebanon’s society and expressed total respect for the common values that bind Christians and Muslims.

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Lebanon. Oct. 28, 2005

He also denounced the danger of the reports—one by German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis; the other by Norwegian Terry Roed Larsen —and