Hamas envoy: US, Israel not after peace in region

6 October 2007

Tehran-The United States and Israel are not seeking any peace in the region despite what they have claimed, Hamas envoy in Tehran, Abu Ossama Abd al-Moti, said Friday evening.

Speaking on the sidelines of an Iftar (fast breaking dinner) ceremony, the envoy slammed an upcoming US-sponsored conference on Palestine which is expected to be held in the US in November.

Referring to the conference as "part of a conspiracy against the Palestinian nation," Abu Ossama said that it aimed to eliminate the government of Ismail Haniyeh and the political Islamism in the region.

The conference is also to be held in order to prepare the grounds for an attack against Iran, Syria and Lebanon, the envoy said.

He noted that the conference "will not reach any of its goals as launching attacks against the three countries requires a peaceful situation in the region."

Abu Ossama supported Iran's plan to hold a referendum in entire occupied lands to solve the Palestinian crisis.

However, he noted that the US, Zionist regime and Europe would never even think about such a plan as its implementation would lead to complete decline of Israel.