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April 8, 2024 Special Dispatch No. 11261

At Houston, Texas Al-Quds Day Rally Speakers Praise October 7 Hamas Attack, Martyrdom, And Jihad; Add: Hizbullah Leader Nasrallah Highlighted That Martyrdom Is Good, A Goal; Our Leader Khamenei Said That The Cancerous Tumor Of Zionism Will Be Destroyed

April 8, 2024
Palestinians, United States | Special Dispatch No. 11261

Speakers at the Iran's International Al-Quds Day rally held in Houston, Texas, in front of the Israeli consulate on April 5, 2024 praised the October 7 attack, martyrdom, Jihad, and resistance. A female speaker referenced Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah's speech from March 29, 2024. She said that Nasrallah wanted this audience to recognize that "martyrdom is good, martyrdom is a goal. [...] martyrdom is Jihad."

Another speaker referenced the words of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, saying that Zionism is a cancerous tumor, which must be destroyed. The event's master of ceremonies led the crowd in chants: "Resistance is the only way!" "Flood of Al-Aqsa, Flood of Al-Aqsa! We are with the Intifada! On the streets we will flood... Honoring the Martyrs' blood!" Participants chanted: "HPD [Houston Police Department], KKK, IDF – they're all the same!"

Videos from the rally were posted on Sayed Sarim's YouTube channel. Participants in the rally wore t-shirts emblazoned with "Flood of the Free" the slogan chosen by the Iranian regime for the 2024 International Al-Quds Day. Houston Al-Quds Day rallies have traditionally been organized and advertised by the Houston Islamic Education Center. Three participants in the rally were arrested and charged with interfering with a Houston Police Department officer.

To view the clip of the Quds Day rally in Houston, Texas, click here or below:

'This Annual Event Comes On The Backdrop Of The Al-Aqsa Flood From October 7'; Nasrallah Wants Us To Recognize That Martyrdom Is Good, Martyrdom Is The Goal; 'What Is Martyrdom? Martyrdom Is Jihad... Jihad Is To Rise Against Those Who Act Against Allah'

Man 1: "This annual event comes on the backdrop of the Al-Aqsa Flood from October 7."

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Woman: "This past Friday, on the 19th of Ramadan, Sayyid Hassan [Nasrallah] called into light the significance of the words of Imam Ali on the eve of his martyrdom.

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"He said this so we may recognize that martyrdom is good, martyrdom is a goal. But does this mean that we don't cry for the ones who are martyred? Of course we cry. But despite the overarching grief, we are proud or our martyrs.

"So what is martyrdom? Martyrdom is Jihad. And what is Jihad?

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"Jihad is to rise against those who act against Allah, His message, and His law."

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'Israel Has Been Exposed As A Rogue Entity'; 'The Cancerous Tumor... Known As Zionism... Will Undoubtedly Be Uprooted And Destroyed'

Man 2: "Israel has been exposed as a rogue entity. World thinkers have started discussing the assurance of Israel's demise.

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"As our leader [Khamenei] has stated, we all know the magnitude of the tragedy of the occupation of Palestine, and the formation of the cancerous tumor in that country, known as Zionism.

"It will undoubtedly be uprooted and destroyed."

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MC: "From the water [of the Jordan River] to the water [of the Mediterranean Sea]..."

Crowd: "From the water [of the Jordan River] to the water [of the Mediterranean Sea]..."

MC: "Palestine is Arab!"

Crowd: "Palestine is Arab!"

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'Flood Of Al-Aqsa! We Are With The Intifada!'; 'HDP [Houston Police Department], KKK, IDF – They're All The Same!'

MC: "With our soul and our blood, we will redeem you, Al-Aqsa!"

Crowd: "With our soul and our blood, we will redeem you, Al-Aqsa!"

MC: "No to humiliation!"

Crowd: "No to humiliation!"

MC: "The gate of Al-Aqsa is made of iron..."

Crowd: "The gate of Al-Aqsa is made of iron..."

MC: "It can be opened only by martyrs!"

Crowd: "It can be opened only by martyrs!"

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Man 1: "To the PA [Palestinian Authority], we convey..."

Crowd: "Resistance is the only way!"

Man 1: "By the mothers, whose sons they lay..."

Crowd: "Resistance is the only way!"

Man 1: "By the mothers, whose sons they lay..."

Crowd: "Resistance is the only way!"

Man 1: "The martyrs' faces we proudly display..."

Crowd: "Resistance is the only way!"

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Man 1: "In Al-Aqsa we will pray!"

Crowd: "Resistance is the only way!"

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Man 3: Ibrahim Al-Nabulsi, the late martyr, his mother said that we do not bury our martyrs, we plant them in the earth so that they maybe seeds that grow the fire who will redeem our people and bring us to liberation."

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Man 1: "Flood of Al-Aqsa, Flood of Al-Aqsa!"

Crowd: Flood of Al-Aqsa, Flood of Al-Aqsa!"

Man 1: "We are with the Intifada!"

Crowd: "We are with the Intifada!"

Man 1: "On the streets we will flood..."

Crowd: "On the streets we will flood..."

Man 1: "Honoring the martyrs' blood!"

Crowd: "Honoring the martyrs' blood!"

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Crowd: "HDP [Houston Police Department], KKK, IDF – They're all the same! HPD, KKK, IDF – they're all the same! HPD, KKK, IDF – they're all the same!"

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