Supreme Leader: Liberation of Palestine Responsibility of All Muslims
News number: 9104254353 15:50 | 2012-08-16
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Supreme Leader: Liberation of Palestine Responsibility of All Muslims

TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali
Khamenei underlined the importance of this year's International Quds Day
rallies, and reiterated that liberation of the Palestinian territories from
the hands of the usurper Zionist regime is the responsibility of all
Muslims.

Ayatollah Khamenei noted that liberating Palestine from the grip of Israel
and its allies is a religious duty for all Muslims across the world.

He also called for an enthusiastic participation in demonstrations marking
International Quds Day.

During a meeting with hundreds of veterans from the Iraq-Iran war on
Wednesday, Ayatollah Khamenei said that a high turnout on Quds Day would
give a crushing response to the enemies of Islam and Palestinians.

The Leader described the occupation of the Palestinian territories and the
formation of the Israeli regime as the root of evil in the Middle East.

"Had this conspiracy not taken place, these wars, divisions, and
interventions by colonialists and oppressors would not have occurred," the
Leader stated.

The last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan is dubbed as 'the international
Quds Day' during which worldwide Muslims stage demonstrations to voice their
strong protest and outrage at the occupying regime of Israel.

The International Quds Day was started by the late Founder of the Islamic
Republic, Imam Khomeini, as a way of expressing solidarity with the
Palestinians and underscoring importance of Quds to Muslims.