Ra'ed Salah, the Islamist preacher who has several times called for Israel's destruction, told 60,000 Arab supporters in Um el-Faham on Friday that Jerusalem would soon be “liberated” from Israel – and that Israeli Arabs should use their growing demographic power to do something about Israel's control of the city.
Salah urged his audience to “take action” to remove the Israelis from Jerusalem. “Are you satisfied that for forty years Jerusalem has been under occupation, while you are 20% of the population of this country? You are the infantry that must defend the Al-Aqsa mosque. The dangers to Al Aqsa will not disappear until the occupation ends,” he said.
Salah urged his audience to “take action” to remove the Israelis from Jerusalem. “Are you satisfied that for forty years Jerusalem has been under occupation, while you are 20% of the population of this country? You are the infantry that must defend the Al-Aqsa mosque. The dangers to Al Aqsa will not disappear until the occupation ends,” he said.