Conference reviews threats facing Aqsa

A conference on the Palestinian nation’s rights as well as the threats facing the Aqsa mosque was staged in Tehran on Sunday with activists from 35 countries on attendance.

The conference was organized by the International Union of pro-Palestinian NGOs that is based in Tehran and was established 15 years ago.

It was held under the banner of “in unison with al-Aqsa” and reviewed the heroic struggle of the Palestinian nation and namely their current anti-occupation intifada that is well into its ninth month.

Several personalities spoke to the conference excerpts of which follows. 

Palestinian issue, beyond combat against Israel

Iranian Judiciary Head, Sadeq Amoli Larijani says the Palestinian issue is beyond a combat against Israel rather it is a war against the entire global colonialism.

Amoli said Palestine has turned into a yardstick to test the international claims on human rights, adding those who claim to profess human rights have kept silence towards scores of war crimes by the Zionist regime.

The Judiciary head added that Israel was fabricated as a cancerous tumor amid negligence of nations.

Palestinian issue must be treated as Muslim primary issue

Deputy of international affairs in the IR Leader’s office, Ayatollah Mohsen Qomi says the Palestinian issue stands as the primary issue of the Muslim community and should be treated as such.

 “Palestinian issue deals with a combat between two political discourse one the discourse of hegemony and the other the resistance,” Qomi said, adding there is a combat between those who claim to profess human rights and those who have suffered violations.

Ayatollah Qomi said Israel serves as agent of colonialists in our region, adding efforts must be made to keep the Muslim community from infighting and instead, help them to focus on the Palestinian issue.

The senior authority also called for further boosting the Palestinian nation’s military capabilities, adding the enemies of Palestinian nation only understand the language of bully.

Palestinian infighting, a major problem

Secretary General of the Iran-based International Union of pro-Palestinian NGOs, Zahra Mostafavi said the Palestinian infighting has dealt a major blow to the Palestinian issue.

Mostafavi touched on the May 15 Day of Nakba (1948 forced eviction of Palestinians from their land) and slammed certain Arab states for serving the Israeli objectives by unleashing internal conflicts in the region.

“The Muslim community as the primary source of hope for Palestinians suffers from back-to-back conspiracies,” the activist deplored, adding however that Palestinian youths have overcome the situation and rose in defense of the Aqsa mosque.

“They have created a new equation in the face of the Zionist enemy,” she said, adding any position that may fan the divisions in the Muslim community would be condemned.

Nsrallah leader warns of threats facing Aqsa mosque

Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has warned against the threats facing the Aqsa mosque, adding the Muslim community has a major responsibility to fend off the threats.

Sayyed Nasrallah made the remarks in a message to the international conference, read out by his representative, Sheikh Ali Damoush.

Nasrallah said the fabrication of Israel inside the Muslim community in 1948 was an international conspiracy, adding Israel fights in the frontline of the new and old colonialism against the Muslim community.

“The Palestinian issue is not solely a Palestinian-Israel issue, rather it is a confrontation between the new and old colonialists against the Muslim community,” he said.

In another regard, the Lebanese leader warned that nowadays efforts are made to pit Muslims against one another and keep them from helping the Palestinian nation.

Saudi, Israeli tool for cheating Muslims

Washington Friday prayers Imam, Mohammad Asi says enemies of Muslims seeks to complete the occupation of Palestine by keeping Muslims from the Palestinian issue through fanning internal Muslim schism.

"Zionist regime of Israel is an apartheid criminal regime," he said, adding the existence of Israel goes amid Muslim indifference towards the Palestinian issue.

"Policies by certain states on Palestine run against Islam," he said, adding in order to save Muslim states from the ongoing destructive infighting, they must refocus on the Palestinian issue.

Anti-Zionist rabbi: Israel has no legitimacy

Neturei Karta rabbi, David Veis has expressed hope the world would one day realize the conspiracy behind the fabrication of Israel in 1948.

"As an anti-Zionists Jew, I declare my full opposition to the Israeli occupation of Palestine and consider no legitimacy for the existence of Israel," he said, adding anyone who reads Tirah would consider Israel as such.

Veis said there is no capacity for establishing a state like Israel while Palestinians as its true owners are residing in it, referring to the 1948 forced eviction of Palestinians from their land.

Iran would help Palestine at any cost

Secretary General of World Assembly of Ahlul Beit, Mohammad Hassan Akhtari warned about the existence of a large-scale treason against Muslims in the region, saying the conspiracy was brewed by the US and the wealth of Arab states.

The personality warned about a covert Arab normalization of ties with Israel, adding the move comes amid an indifference towards the Palestinian issue and the current Palestinian intifada.

Akhtari said however that Iran was ready to help the Palestinian nation at any cost, adding Iran waits to see the prediction of the late Imam Khomeini about the eventual collapse of Israel.