Gaza-Sheikh Ahmad Yassin visits Islamic University

(22 Oct 1997) T/I 10:20:32 The founder of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, on Wednesday (22/10) visited the Islamic University in Gaza, where he was welcomed by several thousand people. SHOWS: GAZA, 22/10 Ext mosque at University; WS palestinian youths waiting for Yassin; students shout Allah-Akhbar; Sheikh Yassin arrival; Yassin in crowd; Yassin wheelchair lifted out of crowd; WS muslim women seated at meeting; PAN crowd; women separated from men; CU Rantisi listening; SOT Hamas spokesman Abdel Aziz Rantisi: "I feel Israel is insisting on security just for Israelis. I am promising (Israeli Defence Minister Yitzhak) Mordechai that we will continue to struggle against the terrorism of Israel. I believe the Palestinian Authority will be more wise in the future. They found that cracking down on Hamas brings nothing, it just weakens the palestinians as a whole. I believe that there will be no answer, the Palestinian Authority will not accept the proposal of Mordechai"; Ws crowd at meeting; CA Yassin seated next to Rantisi; WS crowd; RUNS 3.01 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...