New bin Laden message coming on Israel - monitor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pending new message from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been announced on Islamist message boards and addresses the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel, an Internet terrorism monitor said on Thursday.

The announcement appeared on various militant message boards with a banner announcing Israel's anniversary as the topic, said the monitoring service of the U.S. author and analyst who goes by the name Laura Mansfield.

In his previous message, on March 20, bin Laden urged Muslims to keep up the struggle against U.S. forces in Iraq as a path toward "liberating Palestine."