PA TV reports on Abbas' speech calling on Palestinians to “defend” Al-Aqsa Mosque “in any way whatsoever”
Official PA TV broadcast quotes from PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ speech at the Second Fatah Congress under the following headlines that were visible on the screen:
“President [Mahmoud Abbas] calls on his people to defend the Al-Aqsa Mosque and prevent the settlers from entering it in any way whatsoever.”
The following is an excerpt of Abbas’ speech referred to on PA TV:
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “It's not enough for us to say: ‘There are those carrying out Ribat’ (religious conflict / war over land claimed to be Islamic). We must all carry out Ribat in the Al-Aqsa [Mosque]. It's not enough for us to say: ‘The settlers have arrived [at the Mosque]’. They have come, and they must not come to the Sanctuary (i.e., Temple Mount). We have to prevent them, in any way whatsoever, from entering the Sanctuary. This is our Sanctuary, our Al-Aqsa and our Church [of the Holy Sepulchre]. They have no right to enter it. They have no right to defile it. We must prevent them. Let us stand before them with chests bared to protect our holy places.”
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“President [Mahmoud Abbas] calls on his people to defend the Al-Aqsa Mosque and prevent the settlers from entering it in any way whatsoever.”
The following is an excerpt of Abbas’ speech referred to on PA TV:
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “It's not enough for us to say: ‘There are those carrying out Ribat’ (religious conflict / war over land claimed to be Islamic). We must all carry out Ribat in the Al-Aqsa [Mosque]. It's not enough for us to say: ‘The settlers have arrived [at the Mosque]’. They have come, and they must not come to the Sanctuary (i.e., Temple Mount). We have to prevent them, in any way whatsoever, from entering the Sanctuary. This is our Sanctuary, our Al-Aqsa and our Church [of the Holy Sepulchre]. They have no right to enter it. They have no right to defile it. We must prevent them. Let us stand before them with chests bared to protect our holy places.”
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