Iran to keep helping Palestinians against Israel with no reservation
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Tehran will keep helping the Palestinians with no reservation, and calls on other Muslim countries to follow suit.
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Speaking in a Friday meeting with the ambassadors of Muslim countries and participants of the 33rd Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran’s stance on the issue of Palestine is a principled and definitive one.
"Since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution to this day, we have remained in this position - meaning we have helped and will continue to help Palestine and the Palestinians without any consideration and we view this the duty of the whole Islamic world," the Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei touched on the enemies’ efforts to "distort" pronouncements by the late Father of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini and Iranian officials about the elimination of Israel.
“We are in favor of Palestine and its independence and salvation, but the elimination of Israel does not mean the elimination of the Jewish people, because we have nothing to do with them, as a number of Jews live safely in our country.
“The elimination of Israel means the elimination of the fake Zionist regime and that the Palestinian people, be they Muslim, Christian or Jewish who are the main owners of that land, should be able to choose their government," the Leader said.
They should also be able to "kick out outsiders and thugs like [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and run their country, which of course will happen," Ayatollah Khamenei added.
Ayatollah Khamenei described the issue of Palestine as the biggest plight of the Muslim world which has displaced a nation from its home, and underlined the significance of unity among Muslim nations in resolving the issue.
“Had Muslim countries maintained even the minimum levels of unity, we would not have so many plights in the Muslim world today,” the Leader said.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the Leader said the US, Israel, and enemies of Muslim unity are hostile to all Islamic countries.
“The nature of Islam is based on rejection of tyranny, arrogance and hegemony; therefore, they are opposed to Islam and all Muslim states in principle,” he said, rejecting the notion that they are only hostile to Iran.
The Leader pointed to the insulting remarks made by Americans about Saudis, and said Washington has shown its clear hostility toward Saudi Arabia and its nation by expressing their intention to loot the Arab kingdom’s wealth and saying that Saudis have nothing but money.
“Based on the Arab dignity and Islamic honor, their audience [the Saudis] must know what duty they have vis-a-vis such insults,” Ayatollah Khamenei noted.
He referred to the US presence in the region as a source of trouble, corruption, insecurity, and the formation of such groups as Daesh, and stressed the need for Muslim nations to get familiar with Washington’s true and hypocrite face.
The Leader warned that the US’ main weapon today is infiltrating into sensitive centers, creating division among nations, creating mistrust among governments and people, and implying that giving in to Washington is the only way to resolve the problems.
“This weapon is even more dangerous than the military and hard weapons,” he warned.
The Leader also stressed the need for Muslim communities, governments, ethnic groups, and sects to avoid harming each other, and remained united against their common enemy, and described it as the first step in unifying the Islamic world.
“At higher levels, Islamic countries must join hands in science, wealth, security, and political power and strive to achieve a modern Islamic civilization,” he said, adding that the Islamic Republic of Iran considers it as its ultimate goal.
The Leader's meeting with the guests of the Islamic Unity Conference was held on the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his great grandson Imam Sadiq, the sixth Imam of Shia Muslims.
The 33rd edition of the International Islamic Unity Conference was inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday.
Organized by the Iranian-based World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, the three-day event aims to establish unity and synergy among Muslims.
Addressing the opening ceremony, President Rouhani said the only profiteers of division among Muslims are the foreign actors in the region.
“Ummah Unity in Defense of al-Aqsa Mosque” is this year’s theme of the conference. This is the second consecutive year that Palestine has become the focus of the Unity Conference.
