Jerusalem Day (Quds Day) rallies in Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends an anti-Israeli rally on the occasion of Jerusalem day (Quds day) on August 26, 2011 in Tehran, Iran. Most Islamic states mark the annual event, which happens on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. Jerusalem Day (Quds Day) was launched by the founder of the Islamic republic of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini, in the early of 1980s. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian