Iran's Khamenei urges Muslim revenge for Jerusalem dig

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Iran's Khamenei urges Muslim revenge for Jerusalem dig*

'Destruction, conflict and tension constitute the nature of the Zionist
regime'

Dudi Cohen
Latest Update: 02.07.07, 22:17 / Israel News--YNetNews

Iranian president says provocative act will lead to the deterioration of
hostilities in the region. Iranian supreme leader urges Muslims to
revenge Jerusalem dig. Livni: Leaders merely 'inciting religious flames
for political gain'

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Israel's excavation work
at the Mugrabi gate near the Temple Mount was a "provocative action
which would lead to the deterioration of hostilities in the region," the
Fars news agency reported Wednesday evening.

The Iranian president added that "destruction, conflict and tension
constitute the nature of the Zionist regime."

He also called on the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and
the world Muslim states to "foil the devilish plot of the Israeli
regime," and slammed the United Nations over what he described as "their
silence in the face of the incident."

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini echoed
Ahmadinejad's statement, claiming that "the destruction of al-Aqsa was
part of a premeditated plot against Muslims."

Supreme leader calls for revenge

A few hours earlier, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
condemned the Jerusalem excavations and called on Islamic nations to
retaliate against Israel .


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''The world of Islam should show a serious reaction to the Zionist
regime's insult to Al-Aqsa Mosque,'' Iranian state television quoted
Khamenei as saying during a meeting with Ramadan Abdullah Shallah,
leader of the Islamic Jihad organization.

"Silence is not an option given these actions, the Muslim world must
respond," said Khamenei. Khamenei did not say what sort of response he
intended, but said Israel should be made to ''regret'' what it is doing.

Khamenei also addressed the violent clashes within the Palestinian
Authority: "Everyone, including the Palestinian factions and Islamic
states, needs to make an effort to agree on a ceasefire soon so that the
enemy's plot will fail.

"Hizbullah's victory, the successes of Hamas and Iran's achievements all
fulfill Allah's promises and fill the hearts of Muslims with hope and
determination," said Khamenei.

Syria joins criticism

Meanwhile Damascus also condemned the Mugrabi works on Wednesday. A
Syrian Foreign Ministry official told the state-run news agency that,
"Syria strongly condemns these violations, and considers them a blatant
affront to Muslim waqfs and the feelings of Muslims worldwide."

Jordanian King Abdullah also had harsh words regarding the works on
Tuesday: "Israeli excavation works near the al-Aqsa mosque in the holy
city of Jerusalem have led to a dangerous rise in Middle East tensions
and could derail revival of Arab-Israeli peace talks.

"What Israel is doing in its practices and attacks against our sacred
Muslim sites in Jerusalem and al-Aqsa is a blatant violation that is not
acceptable under any pretext," the monarch was quoted by the state news
agency Petra as saying.

Islamic leader arrested

Israeli police, meanwhile, detained Shiekh Raad Salah, head of northern
chapter of the Islamic Movement, along with six other activists on
Wednesday after they attempted to enter the excavation site near the
Temple Mount.

The men were detained after a confrontation with police forces at the
entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem.

Foreign Affairs Minister Tzipi Livni responded on Wednesday to the
criticism against Israel, saying "the Temple

Mount is the most sacred place for the Jewish people. The State of
Israel would never harm freedom of religion to people of all faiths in
Jerusalem.

"There are irresponsible people, who know perfectly well that there is
no damage being done to any holy site, who are abusing the Israeli
democracy to incite religious sentiments for political gains," she said.

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