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Jihad will 'liberate Palestine'
20/12/2006 12:11 - (SA)
Dubai - Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri said in a video aired by Al-Jazeera television on Wednesday that only jihad can bring about the liberation of occupied Palestinian territory.
"Any road other than jihad will only lead to loss. Those trying to liberate the land of Islam through elections based on secular constitutions or on decisions to surrender Palestine to the Jews will not liberate a grain of sand of Palestine," said Osama bin Laden's right-hand man.
On the contrary, "their attempts will lead to choking jihad and besieging the mujahedeen", he said.
Muslims will not win the West's approval if they retreat, irrespective of their skills in manoeuvring and talking, Zawahiri said.
It was not immediately clear when the videotape was recorded, and its authenticity could not be independently confirmed.
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