Iranian Officials Support Palestine on Qods Day

5 October 2007

Tehran-On the occasion of the World Qods Day, the Iranian senior officials by participating in a rally condemned crimes of the Qods occupying regime and its supporters and supported the oppressed Palestinians.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Friday condemned the atrocities of the Zionist regime against the oppressed Palestinian people and said, "Why don't you let the black box of the Zionist regime be decoded? He asked supporters of the Zionist regime while addressing ralliers in the World Qods Day rallies.

"If the Western leaders are not members of the Zionist party, they should allow an international fact finding group decode the black box," he added.

"Nations should be allowed to conduct research on crimes of the Zionist regime and decode the black box for its atrocities," Ahmadinejad continued.

"They violate sanctity of prophets and insult human dignity and democracy and say they have nothing to do with these acts.

"You have turned what you call Holocaust into a holy issue and do not let anybody raise any question about it." Ahmadinejad stated, "Events took place in the World War II.

Later, they committed a historical genocide in Palestine. They ratified unlimited and holy rights for themselves and introduced all nations as criminals.

"They allowed themselves to commit whatever crimes under the pretext of the Holocaust. They even built secret prisons in Europe and attacked and imposed economic sanctions against a nation who did not officially recognize the Zionist regime."

"Today, Qods is not an issue only related to Palestine and the Middle East but a case of world of humanity," Ahmadinejad said.

He stated that creation of the Zionist regime, continuation of its existence, its performance and unlimited support for the regime (by the US) are an insult to human dignity.

The president said, "The world should know that the Iranian nation hates massacre. It regards agents of the World War II and Hitler as dark and black faces."

He stressed that the Palestinian people would not give up their right until liberation of Palestine and condemnation of criminals.

Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi joined the World Qods Day rallies today, held on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadhan.

The ayatollah said, "World Qods Day makes afraid arrogant states, especially the Zionist regime."

Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel told IRNA on Friday while marching with people," Palestine issue will never be put into oblivion by the world's Muslim nations."

He said Iranians' high turnout in today's demonstrations sends an important message to global arrogance and the usurper Zionist regime that Muslim nations are fully aware of the ongoing conditions worldwide.

First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi said here Friday that the Zionist regime and its structure are marked with crimes, so nothing but resistance would work against this illegal entity.

Minister of Culture and the Islamic Guidance Mohammad-Hossein Saffar-Harandi here Friday stressed the vital role of the Islamic world's support for the Palestinian people.

Speaking to IRNA on the sidelines of the International Qods Day rallies, Saffar said, "Qods Day is a day when the glass palace of the enemies of Islam shattered."

He went on to say " Qods Day is a day of confrontation between the whole blasphemy against the whole Islam and a symbol of shouting of the world oppressed people against arrogant powers."

Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar called the World Qods Day as a symbol of integration of all Muslim nations.

While marching with other people in Tehran streets, Najjar told IRNA, "Qods Day is a memory of late Imam Khomeini."

The minister went on to say, "Holding free elections is the best solution for Palestine issue."