Saturday, April 08, 2006

IRNA: "Palestinian politician hails Iran's role in defence of Muslims"

From Islamic Republic News Agency:
Iran is considered a frontline in the defence of Palestinian rights and those of the Islamic ummah, a Palestinian official said here Saturday.

The upcoming international conference in support of Palestinian rights in Tehran is of great significance given the current complex situation, Palestinian National Campaign Front Secretary-General Khalid Abdul-Majid told IRNA.

The conference, dubbed `Qods and Support for the Rights of the Palestinian Nation', is scheduled to be held in Tehran on April 14-16 upon the initiative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.

Palestinians have always longed for peace and stability since they came under the grip of the occupiers and arrogant powers at the beginning of the 20th century, Abdul-Majid added.

He also blasted the indifference of Arab countries towards the plight of the Palestinians, saying "some Arab heads of state have been in collusion with America and Israel against the Palestinian nation."
"After the signing of the Camp David Agreement by Cairo and Tel Aviv in 1978, the Palestinian nation has had real support only from the Islamic Republic of Iran," he said.


Participants in the upcoming conference in Tehran should make use of the opportunity to get together to pressure governments to give more financial and spiritual aid to the Palestinians, he suggested.

He urged Islamic countries to form an information network to support the Palestinian resistance against the occupying Zionist regiem.

Defeating the `Greater Middle East' Initiative of the US and Zionist regimes requires cooperation among all countries in the region, he concluded.

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