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September 11, 2002       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1031666134522

Palestinians Rally in Gaza for Saddam Hussein

(Jerusalem Post/AP) - About 2,000 Palestinians demonstrated in Gaza on Tuesday to express support for Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, as rally organizers distributed checks from him to the families of Palestinians killed in clashes with the Israeli army. The marchers carried pictures of Saddam and vowed to support the Iraqi leader if the United States carries out a broad military action against him. "We, the Palestinian people, are standing with Iraq and its people in front of the American offensive. We are one body," said Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, the spiritual leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas, responsible for dozens of suicide bombing attacks in Israel.

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