About 2,000 Arabs held a pro-Saddam Hussein rally in Gaza City yesterday. The Associated Press reports that leaders of the event, representing the local chapter of Hussein's Baath party, handed out checks of $10,000 to the families of 36 Arabs killed by IDF troops over the past several months. Hussein recently raised the payout to families of suicide bombers from $10,000 to $25,000.
During the demonstration, Palestinians carried pictures of Saddam and pledged to fight on Iraq's side should the western allies launch a strike to Baghdad. Hamas leader Sheik Achmad Yassin made an appearance at the rally. He incited the crowd to continue targeting Israeli civilians and soldiers.
During the demonstration, Palestinians carried pictures of Saddam and pledged to fight on Iraq's side should the western allies launch a strike to Baghdad. Hamas leader Sheik Achmad Yassin made an appearance at the rally. He incited the crowd to continue targeting Israeli civilians and soldiers.