Imam Khamenei: All Muslim Nations Duty-bound to Support Palestine
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Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei said all Muslim countries have a responsibility to support Palestinian resistance, which should be a source of unity in the Islamic world.
The Imam made the remarks in an opening speech to the 6th International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada [Uprising] in Tehran on Tuesday.
"Despite the differences that exist among Islamic countries - some of these differences are natural, some originate from the enemy's plot and the rest are because of negligence - the issue of Palestine can and should be the pivot of unity for all Islamic countries," the Imam said.
His Eminence said the top priority of the Islamic world and all those fighting for freedom across the world is the Palestinian cause and unity to support that cause.
"One of the achievements of this valuable conference is announcing the first priority of the world of Islam and freedom fighters all over the world, which is the issue of Palestine and the creation of an atmosphere of harmony and unanimity with the purpose of achieving the lofty goal of supporting the people of Palestine and their truthful and justice-oriented fight," the Imam said.
Palestine has been the site of increased tensions since last August, when ‘Israel' imposed restrictions on the entry of Palestinians into the al-Aqsa Mosque's compound in East occupied al-Quds/ ‘Jerusalem'.
Protests against the restrictions have been met with a deadly ‘Israeli' crackdown, which has in turn prompted strengthened Palestinian resistance, known as the third Palestinian intifada.
In his Tuesday address, the Imam said the third intifada, while being subject to more severe suppression by the ‘Israeli' regime than the previous two, will "begin a very important chapter" in the history of resistance.
"The intifada that has begun for the third time in the occupied lands... is still moving forward in a bright and hopeful manner. And by Allah's permission, we will see that this intifada will begin a very important chapter in the history of fighting and that it will inflict another defeat on that usurping regime [Israel]," Imam Khamenei noted.
The Imam pointed to the phased development of the ‘Israeli' occupation and said the cure for the disaster should also come in stages.
"From the beginning, this cancerous tumor has been developing in several phases until it turned into the current disaster. The cure for this tumor should be developed in phases as well," he said.
"Until today, several intifadas and a constant and continuous resistance have managed to achieve very important phased goals. The Palestinian intifada continues to gallop forward in a thunderous manner so that it can achieve its other goals until the complete liberation of Palestine," the Imam added.
The Imam emphasized that as long as the name and memory of Palestine and resistance are preserved, it will be impossible for the ‘Israeli' regime to strengthen its foundations.
Imam Khamenei also said that resistance's success has lain in "imposing a war of attrition on the enemy. In other words, it has managed to defeat the main plot of the Zionist regime, namely dominating the whole region."
The Imam further noted that the "dangers originating from the presence of the Zionist regime should never be ignored," neither should the needs of resistance in the West Bank, "because the West Bank shoulders the main burden" of intifada.
"Supporting the resistance is the responsibility of all of us," Imam Khamenei said, adding, "No one has the right to have special expectations of them in return for assistance."
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
