Praying in Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem (French)

This year, we welcome International Jerusalem Day at a time when humanity is witnessing one of the most horrific crimes of genocide in history.

The profound human tragedy that has befallen Palestine, especially in Gaza, during the past six months, is another unfortunate and sad example of the historical violation of the rights of the oppressed and resisting Palestinian people, the violation of international laws in the occupied territories, the blatant use of force, and the commission of the types of internationally known crimes against landowners. Indigenous Palestine by the temporary and illegal Israeli entity.

These days, not only are innocent Palestinian men, women and children being killed by these criminals, but hospitals, medical and relief centres, mosques and churches are also not spared the crimes of the authorities and soldiers of this brutal artificial entity.

There is no doubt that the practices of the Zionists can be considered a violation of the clearest principles of human rights and a clear example of a complex set of crimes against humanity, genocide, apartheid and ethnic cleansing.

The continuation of genocide and war crimes of all kinds in the Gaza Strip, and the killing of more than 33 thousand Palestinians, the majority of whom were women and children, within about six months, in addition to the artificial Israeli entity preventing the delivery of humanitarian aid and food supplies to the entire Gaza Strip, and resorting to starving the people of Gaza. ; With the aim of continuing the genocide against women and children and forcibly displacing the population of the Gaza Strip to the Egyptian Sinai desert and Jordanian lands, the alarm has sounded for a humanitarian catastrophe unprecedented in this century.

Serious goals of the entity

Today it has become completely clear that among the dangerous goals of the Israeli entity is to impose a complete siege on the Gaza Strip, prevent the delivery of immediate and sufficient humanitarian aid, create the conditions for a social and civil collapse, and eliminate all aspects of life and the historical and cultural identity of Palestine. The attempted forced displacement of the population of the Gaza Strip is clear evidence of the malicious policy pursued by the criminal Zionist entity in deliberately destroying the Palestinian people and the Palestinian identity.

Today, more than ever, it is necessary for the international community, the UN Security Council, the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Court to look into the components of the genocide and mass murder committed by the Zionist entity in the Gaza Strip. In order to take effective deterrent and punitive measures in this context.

In addition, as an urgent and vital measure, it is necessary to fully reopen the Rafah crossing and other humanitarian crossings as soon as possible with the assistance of the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the international community to provide conditions conducive to the return of refugees and save the lives of women, children and Gaza residents.

At the international level, in constant communication with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, we have held wide-ranging talks on cooperation in the humanitarian field. In all these talks, as well as consultations with Islamic countries, the priority of providing aid in conjunction with stopping the war was seriously emphasized. Although the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross took important steps in this regard, these humanitarian efforts did not yield the desired results. Because of the complete complicity of the White House and some Western countries with the Israeli entity.

It is extremely unfortunate that, despite nearly six months having passed since the brutal attacks launched by the Zionist entity on the Gaza Strip, we still see chronic inaction from the international community, especially the United Nations, and the Security Council, whose main mission is to ensure international peace and security.

It is quite clear that the United States is a major party in continuing the war and obstructing efforts to stop it.

Strong will and firm faith

On the other hand, it was hoped that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation would play its deterrent role in stopping the war, by employing its various political and economic capabilities and the pressure tools available to it, but despite holding various meetings, this organization has not yet played the effective role expected of it.

We hope that during the remaining days of the holy month of Ramadan, with the efforts of Islamic countries, and with the international community showing practical responsibility, serious measures will be taken to deliver humanitarian aid and save the oppressed residents of Gaza from famine. We also hope that, with the blessings of this holy month, regional, Islamic and international unity and cohesion and global efforts will crystallize. To support the oppressed Palestinian people more effectively than ever before, and to take serious, effective and deterrent regional and international measures; To end the brutality of the apartheid Zionist terrorist entity against the oppressed Palestinian people.

There is no doubt that despite the painful humanitarian conditions and the state of war prevailing in the Palestinian territories, the Palestinian Muslim people and the residents of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank stand with strong will and firm faith; In defense of their homeland and their internationally recognized natural rights, they continue to resist against the criminal occupation entity with full determination.

Today, the entire world is enveloped in grief over what happened to Palestine and to an oppressed and powerful people whose tragic circumstances reflect the suffering of humanity and the pain of the free people of the world in the clearest way.

We are fully confident that at this historical moment, all the peoples of the world who love freedom and peace demand that the necessary foundations be prepared by the international community, especially the United Nations and Islamic countries. To take practical steps towards a lasting peace and the full realization of the violated Palestinian rights, and to end the horrific crimes committed by the Zionist entity in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

The Islamic Republic of Iran; Believing in the necessity of realizing the full rights of the Palestinian people, and ending the largest and most heinous occupation in this century, it has proudly stood by the Palestinian people throughout the past decades.

While the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasizes the importance of the Palestinian issue as the first issue of the Islamic world, and the need for the international community to consider the occupation as the real and fundamental root of the crisis in West Asia and to consider the Zionist entity the most important cause of insecurity and instability in the region, it believes in the necessity of finding a radical solution to this chronic historical crisis that has constituted A deep wound in the body and conscience of humanity and the Islamic world.

Imam Khomeini initiative

International Quds Day, which was launched at the initiative of Imam Khomeini (may God have mercy on him), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran; To responsibly draw the attention of the whole world to the Palestinian issue is not only an important opportunity to declare global solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people, express disgust at the usurping Zionist entity and condemn the supporters of this artificial, criminal entity, but it also represents a great opportunity to address the true roots of the old and painful Palestinian crisis.

While the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation came as a natural response from the Palestinian people to the types of crimes committed against them, violations of their natural rights, killing and oppression of their children, and insults to Al-Quds Al-Sharif and Islamic holy sites, the Zionist occupation entity and its known supporters seek, by focusing on this operation, to accuse the resistance and the Palestinian people of being... They started the current war on Gaza, and they are trying in a clumsy way to divert the attention of world public opinion from the truth and the real roots of the Palestinian crisis, while the real root of the crisis lies in the 75 years of occupation of the land of Palestine by an artificial entity without roots, and the violation of the basic, natural and legitimate rights of the people genuine.

Unless real attention is paid to the root of the crisis and responsible action is taken to address it, sustainable peace and security will not be achieved in the region and the world.

So, International Jerusalem Day is an opportunity to think about a real, responsible and sustainable solution.

The Islamic Republic of Iran, while emphasizing the natural and inherent right of the Palestinian people to legitimate resistance against occupation and oppression, has taken a responsible step to put forward a democratic initiative for the Palestinian issue and register it with the United Nations. Believing that holding a referendum under the supervision of the United Nations among the indigenous inhabitants of Palestine, Christians, Muslims and Jews, would end the oldest and most painful crisis in the region and the world for a century.

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