Four sermons, excerpts of which were disseminated by IMRA (courtesy of the U.S. government's FBIS), were broadcast on July 19 in different areas of the Arab world. The following are excerpts from the sermons:
"O God, deal with the enemies of religion. O God, deal with Jews and their supporters and Christians and their supporters. Shake the land under their feet. Instill fear in their hearts, and freeze the blood in their veins."
-- Sheikh Akram Ahmad Abd-al-Razzaq al-Ruqayhi on official Yemen television
"Allah has afflicted us with sedition and an enemy who does not fear us, but sweeps our towns, kills our children, and imprisons our heroes. [This would not have happened] had we carried out God's orders, especially jihad, and had Muslims carried out their God's orders for jihad and not listened to this empty talk about peace. What peace is this when Al-Aqsa Mosque is being desecrated and curfew is being imposed on Muslim territories? The Muslim must carry out his God's order."
-- Sheikh Ahmad Abd-al-Raziq featured on official PA television
"O God, support our brother martyrs for your sake everywhere. O God, grant them victory in Palestine, Kashmir, and Chechnya. O God, deal with the aggressor Jews and all aggressive infidels."
-- Sheikh Abd-al-Rahman al-Sudays, on Saudi Government television
"O God, help our people in Palestine and the Golan. O God, annihilate the Zionists and make them destroy themselves."
-- Sheikh Dr. Ziyad al-Din al-Ayyubi on official Syrian radio
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