Thousands expected at anti-Israeli demonstrations in Iran
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 08:38.
Thousands are expected Friday at Iran's annual nationwide anti-Israeli demonstrations with the standard slogans "Death to Israel" and "Death to America" to be echoing throughout the country.
The late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, had declared the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan to be the "Quds Day," intended to be a day to call for the liberation of Jerusalem from Israeli occupation.
After Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem, or Quds in Arabic, is the holiest place for Muslims.
State television reported that hundreds of thousands would attend Friday's state-organized Quds demonstrations.
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