Khatami's Remarks Reiteration ofIran's Stance on Middle East
May 17, 1999 - 0:0
Since President Seyed Mohammad Khatami entered the Presidential Office, on Pasteur Square, in 1997, the Iranian officials have been maintaining a low-key stance on the Palestinian issue. But such an attitude did not signify a change in Iran's official stance on the Palestinian issue and liberation of the Holy Qods, as announced by the founder of the Islamic Republic the late Imam Khomeini. In fact, the Iranian officials have been waiting for the world to realize that neither Israel nor the United States are serious about their commitments under the Oslo Agreement signed in 1993. Today, the world is coming to realize that what Iran said six years ago about the so-called peace process and the U.S. double standard policy was absolutely true.
Even those Palestinian leaders who signed the peace treaty with Israel and their Arab supporters now seem totally frustrated because the Zionists have reneged on all the agreements previously reached with the Palestinians. During his three-day visit to Syria, President Khatami also met with the Palestinian leaders who were not caught in the trap of the so-called peace process. The Iranian president is on record as stressing that "Iran will continue to support the Palestinian cause".
The President's statement sparked an expected reaction from the U.S., and an American official, Martin Indyk, said, "Mr. Khatami's meeting with leaders of militant Palestinian factions and his strong support for continued resistance against Israel worries the U.S." Before the U.S. officials start worrying about Khatami's remarks, they should ask themselves whether there is any other alternative but the armed resistance open to the oppressed Palestinians and the Lebanese who are trying to liberate their homeland from the occupation of the Zionists. If those officials think free from any biases for only a moment, they will find out that, under the present circumstances, armed resistance is the only option open to the Palestinian and Lebanese freedom-fighters.
indeed, armed struggle against the usurpers, aggressors and those violating internationally recognized laws and accords is justified by all standards.
Even those Palestinian leaders who signed the peace treaty with Israel and their Arab supporters now seem totally frustrated because the Zionists have reneged on all the agreements previously reached with the Palestinians. During his three-day visit to Syria, President Khatami also met with the Palestinian leaders who were not caught in the trap of the so-called peace process. The Iranian president is on record as stressing that "Iran will continue to support the Palestinian cause".
The President's statement sparked an expected reaction from the U.S., and an American official, Martin Indyk, said, "Mr. Khatami's meeting with leaders of militant Palestinian factions and his strong support for continued resistance against Israel worries the U.S." Before the U.S. officials start worrying about Khatami's remarks, they should ask themselves whether there is any other alternative but the armed resistance open to the oppressed Palestinians and the Lebanese who are trying to liberate their homeland from the occupation of the Zionists. If those officials think free from any biases for only a moment, they will find out that, under the present circumstances, armed resistance is the only option open to the Palestinian and Lebanese freedom-fighters.
indeed, armed struggle against the usurpers, aggressors and those violating internationally recognized laws and accords is justified by all standards.