Gaza! We will come
Volunteer groups have made similar requests in the past and the government never responded. Student leader Esmaeil Ahmadi said the students want to fight Israel in support of Hamas. Five student groups and a conservative clerical group launched the registration drive for martyrdom-seeking volunteers last week and asked the government to allow them to stage the attacks. In an open letter to Ahmadinejad, the students said "volunteer student martyrdom-seeking groups ... are determined to go to Gaza. You are expected to issue orders to the relevant authorities to pave the way for such action." The students started signing up volunteers after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei issued a religious decree Dec. 28 saying anyone killed while defending Palestinians in Gaza against Israeli attacks would be considered a martyr. Ayatollah Khamenei's religious decree was not considered a government decision and did not oblige the government to launch attacks against Israel. At a gathering two days later in Tehran, students distributed registration forms. Israel's bombardment of Gaza, which has killed hundreds of Palestinians, has outraged many in Iran and throughout the rest of the Muslim world. On Dec. 30, dozens of Iranian students broke into the British Embassy residence in Tehran, condemning Britain's support for the Israeli air assault that started Dec. 27. The students pulled down the British flag and raised a Palestinian flag at the compound's entrance before police forced them to leave. The protest lasted about half an hour, and no injuries were reported.
Volunteer groups have made similar requests in the past and the government never responded. Student leader Esmaeil Ahmadi said the students want to fight Israel in support of Hamas. Five student groups and a conservative clerical group launched the registration drive for martyrdom-seeking volunteers last week and asked the government to allow them to stage the attacks. In an open letter to Ahmadinejad, the students said "volunteer student martyrdom-seeking groups ... are determined to go to Gaza. You are expected to issue orders to the relevant authorities to pave the way for such action." The students started signing up volunteers after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei issued a religious decree Dec. 28 saying anyone killed while defending Palestinians in Gaza against Israeli attacks would be considered a martyr. Ayatollah Khamenei's religious decree was not considered a government decision and did not oblige the government to launch attacks against Israel. At a gathering two days later in Tehran, students distributed registration forms. Israel's bombardment of Gaza, which has killed hundreds of Palestinians, has outraged many in Iran and throughout the rest of the Muslim world. On Dec. 30, dozens of Iranian students broke into the British Embassy residence in Tehran, condemning Britain's support for the Israeli air assault that started Dec. 27. The students pulled down the British flag and raised a Palestinian flag at the compound's entrance before police forced them to leave. The protest lasted about half an hour, and no injuries were reported.
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