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Sheikh Qaradawi led a delegation of 50 clerics from 14 countries and was greeted by Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniya.
"Our whole ambition is to die on the path to Allah, and for long life to Palestine," he said on arrival, adding that he was last in Gaza in 1958.
"I am sure we will conquer. Nobody thought that the people would triumph and oust the tyrants who ruled Egypt and Tunisia. And Syria will also emerge victorious, as well as Islam," he said, referring to the Arab Spring revolts.
Haniya, in a welcome address, said it was "an honour for us to receive the sheikh of the Arab Spring on the soil of Palestine."
Qaradawi has said the aim of the three-day trip to Gaza was to "support its people and participate in lifting the (Israeli) blockade against them."
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"Our whole ambition is to die on the path to Allah, and for long life to Palestine," he said on arrival, adding that he was last in Gaza in 1958.
"I am sure we will conquer. Nobody thought that the people would triumph and oust the tyrants who ruled Egypt and Tunisia. And Syria will also emerge victorious, as well as Islam," he said, referring to the Arab Spring revolts.
Haniya, in a welcome address, said it was "an honour for us to receive the sheikh of the Arab Spring on the soil of Palestine."
Qaradawi has said the aim of the three-day trip to Gaza was to "support its people and participate in lifting the (Israeli) blockade against them."
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