„Ismail Ahmed Mohamed Hasan, Palestinian ambassador to the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea], hosted a reception at his embassy on Friday on the occasion of the birth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il … The ambassador said in his speech that Kim Jong Il’s revolutionary career is an outstanding example as a state leader possessed of brilliant idea and creative caliber. He devoted himself to the freedom of the country and its people’s happiness and the victory of the oppressed people’s struggle, the ambassador noted … He said that the DPRK government and the Korean people would as ever send invariable support and solidarity to the just cause of the Palestinian people for regaining the legitimate national rights.“ (Der israelische Blog Elder Of Ziyon: „Palestinian ambassador to North Korea praises its leaders as ‚brilliant, devoted to freedom‘“)
