Friday 26 July Sermon on Saudi Government TV: "O God, destroy the tyrant
Jews and their supporters for they are within your power"

[FBIS report (A US government service)]

Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia TV1 in Arabic, official television station of
the Saudi Government, on 26 July 2002 at 0936 GMT carries a 14-minute live
sermon from the holy mosque in Mecca.

Shaykh Usamah Bin-Abdallah Khayyat delivers the sermon. He begins by
praising God, the messenger, and his companions, calling on Muslims to abide
by the religious duties and to worship and obey God. He devotes the first
part of his sermon to warning Muslims against arrogance.

In the second part of the sermon, the imam prays to God: "O God,
strengthen Islam and Muslims. O God, protect the religion; destroy the
enemies of Islam, the tyrants, and the corrupt; close the Muslims' ranks;
and give wisdom to their leaders." He goes on: "O God extend your
support to the mujahidin everywhere. O God, help them score victory in
Palestine, Khashmir, and Chechnya. O God, destroy the tyrant Jews and
their supporters for they are within your power."

The imam does not touch on any political issue.