Khamenei Calls for Muslim Unity 

for Israel's 'Annihilation'

Iranian supreme leader uses annual Hajj pilgrimage 

message to insult Israel and call for support for Hamas.

By Ari Yashar

First Publish: 10/3/2014, 1:29 PM

Ayatollah Khamenei

Reuters

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday used his annual
message to Hajj pilgrims heading to Mecca to insult Israel and call for its
"annihilation."

The speech comes ahead of Eid al-Adha on Friday, the Muslim holiday
celebrating Abraham's "sacrifice of Ishmael" in an appropriation of the
original Torah story, and like his speech for Eid al-Fitr in July was replete
with unfounded barbs hurled against the Jewish state.

"The conspiring enemy is aiming to stoke the fire of a civil strife among
Muslims, to misdirect the motivation for resistance and jihad and to secure
the Zionist regime and the servants of Arrogance (America - ed.) –
who are the real enemies," said Khamenei referencing the
bloody conflicts rocking the Muslim world.

Calling for Muslim unity against Israel, the same Friday that Arab MK
Ibrahim Sarsour (Ra'am-Ta'al) called for the establishment of the "United 
Islamic States" and bashed Israel as being "crueler than ISIS
(Islamic State)."

Khamenei likewise accused Israel of having "no limit or boundaries
 regarding viciousness, cruelty, and trampling underfoot all human
standards and ethnics. Crimes, genocide, mass destruction, the killing of
children, women and the homeless...they take pride in."

The statement is ironic given Iran's horrific human rights history;
 just this Monday it was reported that an Iranian psychologist was
executed for "heresy" after eight years in prison, and on Wednesday
Iran was to execute a woman who defended herself from rape.

Khamenei continued "contrary to the idiotic dreams of power and
 stability for this regime that the filthy officials of the Zionist regime
dream, day-by-day this regime has moved closer to
implosion and annihilation."

In response, Khamenei called for the Islamic Jihad and Hamas
 terrorist groups in Gaza to "reinvigorate their endeavor, determination
 and resolve...Muslim nations should require their governments
to lend real and serious support to Palestine."

Iran supplied Hamas with rockets used in its recent terror war on Israel,
and is continuing to develop its nuclear program even while engaged
in nuclear talks with world powers.

Khamenei back in January publicly revealed that the negotiations
with the US about Iran's nuclear program are merely a tactic to stall 
international pressure and gain time to continue
nuclear development.