Threats of War over Jerusalem

December 1, 2010

“There is no peace without Jerusalem. There is no stability without Jerusalem. If Jerusalem is dishonored, if Jerusalem is disgraced, if [Jerusalem] is lost, it may leave the door open to all possibilities of struggle, all possibilities of war. The term 'war' cannot be erased from the lexicon of this region as long as Jerusalem is occupied, as long as Jerusalem is disgraced, as long as the residents of Jerusalem are being targeted. It's not possible; Jerusalem has to return to its owners. And we are its owners.”

—Mahmoud Al-Habbash, Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Religious Affairs in his Friday sermon with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in the audience, PA TV (Fatah), August 20, 2010, translated by the Palestinian Media Watch

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