[h=1]US and Israeli flags are burned in protests across the Muslim world condemning occupation of Palestinian territories[/h]
PUBLISHED: 20:55, 1 July 2016 | UPDATED: 01:32, 2 July 2016
Iranians staged rallies across the country today, with protesters condemning the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and chanting 'death to Israel'.
Tens of thousands of people marched in the capital, Tehran, as part of the Qods Day rallies held each year on the last Friday of Ramadan.
Qods - or al-Quds in Arabic - is the Farsi name for Jerusalem, which is one of Islam's holiest cities, as well as being key to the Christian and Jewish faiths.
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A mock-up of the Statue of Liberty with portraits of Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir - both hate figures in Iran - are displayed prior to being set on fire in Tehran
Iran does not recognise the state of Israel and has long resented its control of Jerusalem.
In 1979 the late Ayatollah Khomeini announced the last Friday of Ramadan would be a day of rallies in support of the Palestinians, whose lands in the West Bank and Gaza were conquered and occupied by Israel in 1967.
The United States, because of its long-term support for Israel, is also subject to regular vitriol in Iran.
An Iranian with his face painted in the colours of the Palestinian flag (left) stares at the camera as a Statue of Liberty model is set on fire, along with a photograph of Tony Blair
Protesters trampled the Israeli flag and chanted 'down with the USA'.
Similar rallies took place among Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen and some other countries with Shi'ite Muslim minorities.
Just before Friday prayers the deputy commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard, General Hossein Salami, hit out at Israel.
He also criticised Iraqi Kurds for allegedly provoking unrest along Iran's western and northwestern borders, where Iranian forces have clashed with Kurdish separatists.
General Salami said: 'I warn...officials in northern Iraq to fulfil their commitments. We will decisively destroy any place that is the origin of threats against our ruling system, and we will be unbound by any cautions.'
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Shi'ite Muslims burn mock coffins painted with the American and Israeli flags in Lahore, Pakistan. Iranians
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Shi'ite rebels known as Houthis, hold Palestinian flags during a rally to mark Al-Quds (Jerusalem) day in Sanaa, Yemen
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A street painted in the colours of the Israeli flag is pictured being trampled on by Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims during a parade marking the annual al-Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, in Baghdad
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Shi'ite rebels known as Houthis brandish weapons as they chant slogans during a rally to mark Al-Quds (Jerusalem) day in Sanaa, Yemen today
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- Tens of thousands of Iranians take part in al-Quds Day rallies against Israel
- The day, named after Jerusalem, has been held annually in Iran since 1979
- Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq, Pakistan and Yemen also burned Israeli flags
PUBLISHED: 20:55, 1 July 2016 | UPDATED: 01:32, 2 July 2016
Iranians staged rallies across the country today, with protesters condemning the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and chanting 'death to Israel'.
Tens of thousands of people marched in the capital, Tehran, as part of the Qods Day rallies held each year on the last Friday of Ramadan.
Qods - or al-Quds in Arabic - is the Farsi name for Jerusalem, which is one of Islam's holiest cities, as well as being key to the Christian and Jewish faiths.
.
+5
A mock-up of the Statue of Liberty with portraits of Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir - both hate figures in Iran - are displayed prior to being set on fire in Tehran
Iran does not recognise the state of Israel and has long resented its control of Jerusalem.
In 1979 the late Ayatollah Khomeini announced the last Friday of Ramadan would be a day of rallies in support of the Palestinians, whose lands in the West Bank and Gaza were conquered and occupied by Israel in 1967.
The United States, because of its long-term support for Israel, is also subject to regular vitriol in Iran.
An Iranian with his face painted in the colours of the Palestinian flag (left) stares at the camera as a Statue of Liberty model is set on fire, along with a photograph of Tony Blair
Protesters trampled the Israeli flag and chanted 'down with the USA'.
Similar rallies took place among Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen and some other countries with Shi'ite Muslim minorities.
Just before Friday prayers the deputy commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard, General Hossein Salami, hit out at Israel.
He also criticised Iraqi Kurds for allegedly provoking unrest along Iran's western and northwestern borders, where Iranian forces have clashed with Kurdish separatists.
General Salami said: 'I warn...officials in northern Iraq to fulfil their commitments. We will decisively destroy any place that is the origin of threats against our ruling system, and we will be unbound by any cautions.'
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Shi'ite Muslims burn mock coffins painted with the American and Israeli flags in Lahore, Pakistan. Iranians
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Shi'ite rebels known as Houthis, hold Palestinian flags during a rally to mark Al-Quds (Jerusalem) day in Sanaa, Yemen
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A street painted in the colours of the Israeli flag is pictured being trampled on by Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims during a parade marking the annual al-Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, in Baghdad
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Shi'ite rebels known as Houthis brandish weapons as they chant slogans during a rally to mark Al-Quds (Jerusalem) day in Sanaa, Yemen today
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ISIS gloats with horrific images of bodies strewn between tables 'from inside Bangladesh restaurant where they killed at least 20 and injured 40' - as police finally end siege and free 14 hostages
The Islamic State's media agency has released gruesome images allegedly taken inside the Bangladesh restaurant stormed by Islamist gunmen as the bloody siege comes to an end. Piles of dead bodies are pictured strewn across the floor between tables with half-eaten plates of food still on them. According to Amaq, ISIS's official media outlet, these are the bodies of the diners taken hostage at the upmarket Holey Artisan restaurant on Friday night in Dhaka.
The Islamic State's media agency has released gruesome images allegedly taken inside the Bangladesh restaurant stormed by Islamist gunmen as the bloody siege comes to an end. Piles of dead bodies are pictured strewn across the floor between tables with half-eaten plates of food still on them. According to Amaq, ISIS's official media outlet, these are the bodies of the diners taken hostage at the upmarket Holey Artisan restaurant on Friday night in Dhaka.
In 1979 the late Ayatollah Khomeini announced the last Friday of Ramadan would be a day of rallies in support of the Palestinians, whose lands in the West Bank and Gaza were conquered and occupied by Israel in 1967.
Even Britain's Daily Mail reposts this lie of the Arab narrative as if it were a fact. The fact is there were no 'Palestinians when Israel RECAPTURED the lans from Jordan in a DEFENSIVE WAR. Jordan held this land from 1948-1967, during which time they removed tombstones from Jewish graves and used them as urinals for public restrooms. Erasing Jewish history is part of the neverending Arab/Muslim war on Israel. No surprise a British paper plays along either. None at all.
Even Britain's Daily Mail reposts this lie of the Arab narrative as if it were a fact. The fact is there were no 'Palestinians when Israel RECAPTURED the lans from Jordan in a DEFENSIVE WAR. Jordan held this land from 1948-1967, during which time they removed tombstones from Jewish graves and used them as urinals for public restrooms. Erasing Jewish history is part of the neverending Arab/Muslim war on Israel. No surprise a British paper plays along either. None at all.
