December 31, 2010:  After Friday prayer all throughout the West Bank, members of Hizb ut-Tahrir gave a bold speech that instigated the rage of the Palestinian Authority resulting in more than one hundred arrests and numerous attacks on members of HT including verbal and physical assaults against women and children.  Mostly evident in Bidya near Salfeet.  The Palestinian Authority unleashed its Security Forces against innocent bystanders.  Many of whom were physically assaulted and detained because of their relation to members of Hizb ut-Tahrir.  They used a variety of scare tactics to try to arrest as many Hizb ut-Tahrir members as possible, while threatening their wives and children.  In Bidya, there were reports of physical assaults against women as they tried to prevent various Security Forces from beating their husbands, brothers, and sons.

The message was clear to on-lookers as they watched in shock and dismay as the Palestinian Authority ravaged through people's homes and belongings searching for certain members of Hizb ut-Tahrir, especially those who gave the speech after the Friday Khutba. The Palestinian Authority was on a hunt-down and was given license to use any means necessary to bring those who vocally oppose their actions, thus including firing live bullets in the air to clear the streets. 

The speech rang clearly through Palestinians' minds and hearts reminding the vast public of the betrayal and corruption by their regime.  The Palestinian Authority used to chant the mantra that Palestine will be liberated from the sea to the river and will never relent or forfeit an inch of the Holy Land.  Now the Palestinian Authority regime is negotiating with the occupier for only 20% of their land.  What happened to their honor and pact to the millions of Palestinians?  They have subjected their people to corruption especially against women and the upcoming generations.  Using tax dollars and external support to fight against Islam and morals to achieve their gains.  They heed the call of the Americans and Jews to fight against their own people trampling against their own Supreme Court and Laws to extinguish the call to the Truth.

The speech also pointed out the case of Mohammad Al-Khateeb, a civilian, who was unjustly sentenced to six months under martial law despite being found innocent of any charges by the High Court of Palestine.

The speech reminded them that they are the best Ummah---they are the descendants of the Prophet (pbuh), the Sahabah (ra), and the martyrs who forsake their lives in the name of Allah swt. Do not be afraid of any existing regime for it is Allah swt who holds your life and rizqa (livelihood) in His Mighty Hands.  Be brave as the former mujahideen were in the face of the enemy.  Palestine is not for the PA to abandon to the Jews ---the Holy Land belongs to each and every single Muslim in the world. 

The Hizb concluded the speech by reinforcing its message to the masses that it will not cease its call for the Khilafah "Caliphate" to be brought into existence which will liberate all occupied lands and rescue oppressed Muslims world-wide. No regime will be able to stop Hizb ut-Tahrir from spreading its message to the Muslims world-wide.  The Khilafah "Caliphate" will restore the lost dignity to its Ummah, restore its pride and glory to the Muslims.

((... لِلَّهِ الْأَمْرُ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَمِنْ بَعْدُ وَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ (4) بِنَصْرِ اللَّهِ يَنْصُرُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ (5)

   {To Allah belongs the command before and after. And that day the believers will rejoice in the victory of Allah. He gives victory to which He wills, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.} (Ar-Rum 4-5).

By; Manal Baader

Bayt Al- Maqdes

London 26th December 2010 - On 26th December 2010 Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain held a special event to examine the betrayal of Pakistan's rulers in light of the latest Wikileaks revelations. The event was chaired by Rizwan Hussain, member of Hizb ut Tahrir's Pakistan Committee and was addressed by Imam Qaiser Raheem and Khaja Pervez Hassan

In recent days some Swedish media have attempted to create a link between Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) and the "Swedish Bomber" by introducing malicious rumours and unfounded assertions. Hence we feel obliged to point out the following:

HT is a political party aiming at re-establishing the Islamic State (the Khilafah "Caliphate") in the Islamic world

Titles:

• UK:40 percent of Muslim students want Sharia law
• Summit lets Turkey flex its diplomatic muscles
• US Congress approves crusader bill
• U.S. official: Al Qaeda in Yemen bigger threat than in Pakistan
• Pak-Army assured to launch offensive in NWA: Munter
• WikiLeaks: U.K. trained Bangladeshi ‘death squad'

 News Details:

UK:40 percent of Muslim students want Sharia law
The whistleblower website 'Wikileaks' has revealed the outcome of a 2009 poll in the secret US diplomatic cables, saying that 32 percent of Muslim students in 30 universities across the UK believe killing in the name of religion is justified, while 40 percent want Muslims in the country to be under the Sharia law. The Daily Mail quoted a cable from January 2009 as saying that the survey, which was conducted on 600 Muslim and 800 non-Muslim students, also found that found 54 percent wanted a Muslim party to represent their worldview in the Parliament. The cable suggests increasing radicalization among Britain's young Muslims. According to another U.S. cable, dated February 5 2009, reaching out to Britain's Muslim community was a 'top priority' for U.S. embassy staff. "Although people of Muslim faith make up only 3 to 4 percent of the UK's population, outreach to this key audience is vital to U.S. foreign policy interests in the UK and beyond. ... This is a top Mission priority," the paper quoted the cable, as saying. The February cable outlined a plan 'engagement and community capacity-building' to counter the possible growth of 'violent extremism' in the UK.

Summit lets Turkey flex its diplomatic muscles
Turkey, a stable and fast- growing economy, hosts leaders from Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asian states at an economic summit on Thursday which illustrates Ankara's growing regional influence. Plagued by conflict but blessed with vast oil and gas reserves, the Eurasia region has seen its geopolitical significance increase. The summit of the 10-member Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is expected to produce few concrete results, but its significance lies in the attendance of some of the region's high-profile political leaders. The meeting, which will be attended by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, demonstrates Turkey's ability to network in a region where world powers struggle for trust. Ahmadinejad, who held one-to-one talks with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan late on Wednesday, is in Turkey a month before planned nuclear talks with six major powers in Istanbul. Turkey, a rising Muslim democracy that has applied to join the European Union, has cultivated its eastern neighbors to consolidate its position as a link between Europe on the one hand and the Middle East and Central Asia. Turkey will use it to showcase its growing diplomatic assertiveness and project a foreign policy it defines as having "zero problems with neighbors."

US Congress approves crusader bill
The US Congress has approved a bill authorizing the Pentagon to spend $160bn in Iraq and Afghanistan during this budget year. A previous version was rejected because it included several controversial measures, including one to allow gays to serve openly in the military. This year's bill, which received largely bipartisan support in Congress, agreed to $725bn in defense proposals, including $158.7bn for combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The legislation would also raise the pay of troops by 1.4% and allow the children of members of the military to stay covered under the military's health care until they are 26-years-old. Other provisions in the legislation include:
$75m to train and supply weapons to Yemeni counter-terrorism forces
$205m for a programmers with Israel to develop a mobile defense system
$11.6bn toward the development of security in Afghanistan
$1.5bn to Iraqi security forces

U.S. official: Al Qaeda in Yemen bigger threat than in Pakistan
The administration's top counterterrorism adviser said Friday that the al Qaeda group based in Yemen poses a greater threat to Americans than Osama bin Laden's group based in Pakistan. John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, said the Yemen-based group, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, is "increasingly active" in reaching out to find terrorist recruits, even in the United States."Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is now the most operationally active node of the al Qaeda network," Brennan said during a forum at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.Brennan's remarks came a day after the release of the annual Afghanistan/Pakistan review and President Barack Obama's outline of his view of the threat posed by al Qaeda from its Pakistan base."It will take time to ultimately defeat al Qaeda, and it remains a ruthless and resilient enemy bent on attacking our country," Obama said Thursday.

Pak-Army assured to launch offensive in NWA: Munter
US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter said that Pak-Army has assured to launch offensive in North Waziristan. Talking to media here US Ambassador Cameron Munter said that Pak Army has assured to conduct operation in North Waziristan while the Army would itself decide operation timing despite US demand of immediate offensive in the area. He said that Pak Army is making serious efforts for elimination of terrorism. He said that America wants complete elimination of extremists groups from Pakistan and Afghanistan and military and security cooperation with Pakistan would be further increased in this connection. He said that America wants to strengthen democratic institutions in Pakistan. He said that the government of Pakistan would have to take such steps that would increase trust of Pakistani masses over America.

WikiLeaks: U.K. trained Bangladeshi ‘death squad'
The British government has trained a paramilitary force accused of hundreds of killings in Bangladesh, according to leaked U.S. embassy cables. The Guardian newspaper said the cables described training for members of the Rapid Action Battalion as being in "investigative interviewing techniques" and "rules of engagement." One cable notes that U.S. training for the battalion in counterterrorism would be illegal under U.S. law because of human rights violations. The newspaper said the battalion has been accused by human rights activists of being a "death squad" responsible for more than 1,000 extra-judicial killings since it was established in 2004. In March, the battalion's leader said it had killed 622 people in "crossfire."