"O God,destroy the Jews (brothers of monkeys and the sons of pigs)...destroy
the Christians " Yemeni Friday sermon 4 October 2002
[FBIS (a US Government service) Report]

Sanaa Republic of Yemen Television in Arabic, official television station of
the Republic of Yemen, on 4 October 2002 at 0859 GMT carries a 39-minute
live sermon from the Grand Mosque in Sanaa.

Shaykh Akram Abd-al-Razzaq al-Ruqayhi delivers the sermon...

Turning to the issue of Jerusalem, the imam says that all Muslims "should
protect holy Jerusalem, the point of Muhammad's departure to the seven
heavens." He wonders if Muslims have lost faith and are ready to leave
Al-Aqsa Mosque to the "brothers of monkeys and the sons of pigs." He
urges Muslims to stop the injustice against "our brothers in Palestine,
Iraq, and the other Islamic countries." The imam then criticizes Islamic
rulers, ulema, and peoples for failing to extend support to the
Palestinians, regretting the fact that "even demonstrations staged in
support for the Palestinians have been suffocated."

In the second part of the sermon, the imam urges Muslims to launch "jihad"
for the sake of Al-Aqsa and Jerusalem and to extend every support to the
Palestinians. He also urges Yemenis to stage a march in Sanaa after the
Friday prayers to assure Palestinians that Muslims stand by them. He also
wants them to tell "the United States, Jews, and the world that
Jerusalem is for Muslims, that it is Palestine's capital, and that we will
not dispense with it."

Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, give support to our mujahidin
brothers. O God, give victory to Islam and Muslims and disappoint
falsehood and its followers. O God, give a clear and urgent victory to
our mujahdin brothers in Palestine." He goes on: "O God, destroy the
Jews and their supporters and destroy the Christians and their supporters.
O God, shake the ground under them. O God, instill fear into their hearts
and freeze the blood in their veins."