[Reuters] Al-Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri dismissed U.S. President Barack Obama's expression of concern over deaths in Gaza as an empty gesture on Tuesday and said Washington remains a main enemy of Muslims. "I remind our mujahideen brothers that our enemy in Gaza is not only Israel but the Zionist-crusader coalition, with America, the leader of evil...at its head," he said in an audio recording posted on Islamic websites. "The Zionist-crusader campaign against Islam and the Muslims cannot be defeated without warfare," Zawahri said, calling the devout to join a jihad.
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