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Iranian Students: Leave Palestine Alone, Think About Us!


(Student Movement for Democracy in Iran) Now that the people of Iran want to establish peaceful relations with the U.S. and believe that both the nations of Israel and Palestine have the right to exist, the Islamic Republic continues to support the mandatory observation of the Day of Ghods [an implied reference to Jerusalem]. The act of observing a day in support of violence is a lunacy that is neither advantageous to the Palestinian nation nor does it coincide with the national interests of the people of Iran. The defense of peace and calm in the Middle East is not attainable through the support for terrorists and war-mongering groups; rather, it is to be attained through the pursuit of political dialog between the two sides while simultaneously removing the roots of fundamentalism, terror, and violence.
2002-12-24 00:00:00
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