MEMRI Special Dispatch
June 8, 2012 Special Dispatch No.4779
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6438.htm

Dr. Subhi Al-Yaziji, Dean Of Koranic Studies At Islamic University Of Gaza,
On Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV: We Hope To Conquer Andalusia (i.e. Spain) And "To
Raise The Banner Of The Caliphate Over The Vatican, The 'Rome' Of Today"

Following are excerpts from an interview with Dr. Subhi Al-Yaziji, dean of
Koranic studies at the Islamic University of Gaza; he is also a former head
of the Palestinian Islamic Scholars Union in the Gaza Strip and former
department head at the Ministry of Religious Endowments.

The interview aired on Al-Aqsa TV on May 25, 2012:

Subhi Al-Yaziji: "The conquest of Andalusia (i.e. Spain) is an old dream,
something Muslims proudly hope for and will continue to hope for in the
future.

[...]

"We place our hopes in Allah and trust that the day will come when our
triumph will not be restricted to Palestine.

"Our hopes go beyond that – to raise the banner of the Caliphate over the
Vatican, the 'Rome' of today, in accordance with the hadith of the Prophet
Muhammad: 'Constantinople shall be conquered, and then Rome.'" [...]