Here is What Osama Bin Laden Said In 10-Year- old 'Letter To America'

By- Shivanshi Srivastava

Decades-old letter of former Al Qaida chief Osama bin Laden is going viral on social media.

After bin Laden's 2002 'Letter to America' sparked a debate about US support to Israel in its current conflict with Hamas.

The issue gained prominence after users started sharing link to The Guardian's transcript of the letter, which was written a year after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

In the letter, Bin Laden addressed the American people and sought to answer the following questions. 

He asked, "Why are we fighting and opposing you?" and "What are we calling you to, and what do we want from you?"

The letter includes anti-semitic language, as per NBC News.

Bin Laden's letter also criticised US support for Israel and accused US of aiding the oppression of Palestinian people. 

The former Al Qaida chief also criticised US interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Chechnya and Lebanon.

The White House has criticised the sharing of the message, saying "no one should ever insult the 2,977 American families still mourning loved ones by associating themselves with the vile words of Osama bin Laden".