On Eve of Al-Quds Day; World Resolute to Annihilate Israel

01/09/2010 Iran's Association for liberation of the holy al-Quds (Jerusalem) slammed Western and US support for Israel, insisting that global resolve to annihilate the Israeli regime has strengthened.

"The US and European Union, as staunch allies of the occupying Zionist regime (Israel), and certain Arab and Muslim governments are openly and covertly supporting the illegitimate Israeli regime and its extensive crimes, particularly the oppression of the Palestinian people," the association said in a statement on Wednesday, two days before the International Quds Day.

The statement also censured US-led efforts to bring "betraying and compromising" Palestinian elements to the negotiating table with Israel.

"However, on the other side of the Palestinian coin, there is the resistance movement of a new generation that selflessly engages in battles against the occupiers of their homes and land," it said.

"This generation has strengthened the international resolve to annihilate Israel," the statement added.

The association also emphasized that Israeli policymakers and planners have reached an understanding that following Israel's 33-day war against Lebanon's Hezbollah and the 22-day war in Gaza, "the alarm bell for eradication of the Jewish government in Palestine has started ringing." It insisted that victory is near.

The association called on all Muslims across the globe, particularly the vigilant Iranian nation, to massively take part in the International Quds Day rallies.

Initiated by the late founder of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Imam Khomeini, the International Quds Day marks the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims throughout the globe are urged to hold rallies in support of the Palestinian resistance against what Imam Khomeini commonly referred to as "the illegitimate Israeli regime occupying Palestine."

Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said Israel has been created by colonial powers with the aim of halting the growth of Middle Eastern countries.

In a statement published on Tuesday, Rafsanjani praised Imam Khomeini, for his initiative in establishing the Quds Day as it has influenced the global equations and assured the Palestinian people that they are not alone in their resistance against Israel's crimes, Fars news agency reported.

According to Rafsanjani, the creation, existence and future of Israel has been planned by a number of Western powers to move the dissident Jews away from Europe and also extend their control over the strategic Middle East region.

The chairman of the Expediency Council noted that arrogant powers have so far employed different tactics such as creating division among regional countries to maintain the existence of Israel.

According to Rafsanjani, while unity must be the concern of Palestinian resistance groups within Palestine, the Islamic world should provide financial and intellectual support for the resistance against Israel.

Source: Press TV

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