Michigan Islamic scholar Ibrahim Yassine said in a July 1, 2016 International Quds Day rally in Detroit that was uploaded to Shiatv.net that Israel "must be annihilated by the efforts of the believers." He said that the Palestinian cause was not about Palestine, but about the very existence of a "plundering entity" that spreads corruption all over the world.
Ibrahim Yassine: "Palestine is not a mere political and regional issue. The Palestinian cause is not about Palestine per se. It is about the existence of a plundering entity that spreads corruption in the land – not just in the Middle East but across the world. Allah has promised that this plundering entity will be annihilated, and it must be annihilated, by the efforts of the believers."