Sheikh: "The stones of Jerusalem say to it [Israel], 'You are a foreigner'"
“The Supreme Muslim Council organized a [protest] vigil and sit-down strike on the 47th anniversary of the Naksa (i.e., ‘the setback,’ Palestinian term for Israel's victory in the Six Day War) and in support of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the steps of the Damascus Gate, one of the most famous gates of the Old City, as part of the events of the Global March to Jerusalem, and concluded with a rally with speeches and a march to the Al-Aqsa Mosque…
The Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, warned of the occupation’s intensifying Judaization projects in Jerusalem. He continued: ‘The oppressive occupation is trying to Judaize the people and the stones, and to obliterate the city’s Islamic and Arab landmarks. But Jerusalem will remain the heart and eternal capital of Palestine.’
Fatah Revolutionary Council member Hatem Abd Al-Qader said: ‘On this anniversary and this [protest] vigil, we recite the Al-Fatiha Sura (opening Sura of the Quran) over the souls of the Martyrs (Shahids), salute the prisoners, and emphasize that the occupation does not scare us and will not alter our will despite all its actions.’ He continued: ‘Jerusalem will remain Islamic, Arab, Palestinian, and the occupation is ephemeral, as were all those who were foreign to it [Jerusalem]. We are warning the occupation lest it continue its aggression against Jerusalem and [the] Al-Aqsa [Mosque], for [we] will not stand for this, and we will hold the occupation fully [responsible] for its consequences.’
Deputy Head of the Islamic Movement in the 1948 territories (i.e., Israel) Sheikh Kamal Khatib: ‘… 47 years have passed since the occupation of Jerusalem; despite this, the people of Jerusalem say to the occupation: “You are a foreigner;” the stones of Jerusalem say to it: “You are a foreigner; and the land and skies of Jerusalem say: “The occupation is foreign, and it will leave, just as all the previous occupations left.”’”
The Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, warned of the occupation’s intensifying Judaization projects in Jerusalem. He continued: ‘The oppressive occupation is trying to Judaize the people and the stones, and to obliterate the city’s Islamic and Arab landmarks. But Jerusalem will remain the heart and eternal capital of Palestine.’
Fatah Revolutionary Council member Hatem Abd Al-Qader said: ‘On this anniversary and this [protest] vigil, we recite the Al-Fatiha Sura (opening Sura of the Quran) over the souls of the Martyrs (Shahids), salute the prisoners, and emphasize that the occupation does not scare us and will not alter our will despite all its actions.’ He continued: ‘Jerusalem will remain Islamic, Arab, Palestinian, and the occupation is ephemeral, as were all those who were foreign to it [Jerusalem]. We are warning the occupation lest it continue its aggression against Jerusalem and [the] Al-Aqsa [Mosque], for [we] will not stand for this, and we will hold the occupation fully [responsible] for its consequences.’
Deputy Head of the Islamic Movement in the 1948 territories (i.e., Israel) Sheikh Kamal Khatib: ‘… 47 years have passed since the occupation of Jerusalem; despite this, the people of Jerusalem say to the occupation: “You are a foreigner;” the stones of Jerusalem say to it: “You are a foreigner; and the land and skies of Jerusalem say: “The occupation is foreign, and it will leave, just as all the previous occupations left.”’”