Appealing specifically to Al-Qaida supporters living in the Levant, Bin Laden described how "great an opportunity" it would be for "arriving brothers from Palestine--who were prevented from waging jihad on the hills of Jerusalem--to... hasten to take their positions among the ranks of the mujahideen in Iraq... Then, there shall be a move towards the blessed al-Aqsa... The mujahideen coming from outside shall encounter their brothers within... and the Muslims shall delight in their clear victory."

During his speech, Bin Laden insisted that control of Palestine shall only be reclaimed "with iron and fire" and admonished Muslims that "the nearest field of jihad today to support our people in Palestine is the Iraqi field, so it is necessary to be concerned with it, focus on it, and support it."
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