Al-Sahwa [Archives:2005/835/Press Review]

14 Apr. 2005
Main headlines

– Sheik al-Ahmar: the Arab governments are demanded for speeding up reforms

– Conflicting news on the fate of al-Houthi and Razami, The government confirms closeness of decisiveness and the JMP demands the parliament for a decent investigation

– University teachers affirm their insistence on strike

– The British embassy resumes its services, the US State Department warns its citizens from travel to Yemen

– The wounded in wars stage an open sit-in in Sana'a

– Chairman of the Yemeni Center for Strategic Studies: Political reform, key for economic development

– An official report confirms the Yemeni authorities seizing of gunboats aiming the support for networks of sabotage and terror in Yemen

– Arresting boats tying to carry out smuggling operations to Eritrea

Columnist Zaid al-Shami writes saying the Aqsa Mosque has a great status in the soul of each Muslim because it is one of the sanctities mentioned in the Quran and it is the first place to where the Muslims had directed their faces in prayers.

The fanatic Jews have repeatedly launched aggressions on the Aqsa Mosque and during the twentieth century had committed more than forty attacks, some committed by groups and some individual, the latest of those attacks and violations was in the year 2000 when Sharon entered by force the Aqsa Mosque courtyard under protection of more than three thousand soldiers and the sons of al-Aqsa confronted them and resulted in the Aqsa intifada.

On the 10th of this month, the extremist Jews prepared to storm the Aqsa and the Palestinians grouped themselves in thousands to protect the Aqsa against any aggression and repelled those extremist Jews. Our admiration of the Palestinian heroes does not pardon or relieve us from the duty of defending the Aqsa. Unfortunately, we have not heard any reactions but very few timid statements and calls.
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