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182603
Tue, 05/17/2011 - 08:27
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Iran condemns killing of Palestinians on Nakba Day
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has strongly condemned the killing of Palestinian demonstrators who marched on Israel’s borders with Lebanon, Syria and Gaza in a mass show of mourning over the 1948 occupation of Palestinian lands.
On Sunday, the Palestinian demonstrators gathered in different cities across the Middle East to commemorate the May 15, 1948 occupation of Palestine, known as the Nakba Day (the day of catastrophe). But the Israeli soldiers opened fire on Palestinian demonstrators in Lebanon, the West Bank and the Golan Heights, killing and wounding hundreds of people.
“This action of the Zionist regime goes against all the international norms and is in contravention of the international conventions,” Salehi said, calling on the international forums to promptly launch an investigation into the Zionist regime’s recent criminal action.
The Iranian foreign minister praised the Palestinian people and the Islamic ummah for organizing this great movement, saying undoubtedly this movement was inspired by the Islamic awakening which has taken place in the region.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Salehi insisted on the Palestinians’ right to return to their homeland, emphasizing that the only way to counter the Zionist regime’s suppressive policies is putting up a widespread popular resistance against this regime.
Salehi again assured that the Islamic Republic of Iran will stand by the oppressed Palestinian people who staged widespread rallies on Nakba Day and said that this movement promises a bright future for the Islamic ummah.
In 1948, the Zionist regime forced 760,000 Palestinians out of their homeland to the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and neighboring Arab states and hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated and destroyed.
Since then, the vast majority of Palestinian refugees have been prohibited by Israel from returning to their homeland and reclaiming their property.
On Sunday, the Palestinian demonstrators gathered in different cities across the Middle East to commemorate the May 15, 1948 occupation of Palestine, known as the Nakba Day (the day of catastrophe). But the Israeli soldiers opened fire on Palestinian demonstrators in Lebanon, the West Bank and the Golan Heights, killing and wounding hundreds of people.
“This action of the Zionist regime goes against all the international norms and is in contravention of the international conventions,” Salehi said, calling on the international forums to promptly launch an investigation into the Zionist regime’s recent criminal action.
The Iranian foreign minister praised the Palestinian people and the Islamic ummah for organizing this great movement, saying undoubtedly this movement was inspired by the Islamic awakening which has taken place in the region.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Salehi insisted on the Palestinians’ right to return to their homeland, emphasizing that the only way to counter the Zionist regime’s suppressive policies is putting up a widespread popular resistance against this regime.
Salehi again assured that the Islamic Republic of Iran will stand by the oppressed Palestinian people who staged widespread rallies on Nakba Day and said that this movement promises a bright future for the Islamic ummah.
In 1948, the Zionist regime forced 760,000 Palestinians out of their homeland to the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and neighboring Arab states and hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated and destroyed.
Since then, the vast majority of Palestinian refugees have been prohibited by Israel from returning to their homeland and reclaiming their property.
