Normalization of Ties with Israel A Clear Betrayal of Palestinian Cause: Iran’s FM
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s foreign minister slammed the normalization of ties between some Arab states and the Israeli regime, describing it as a clear betrayal of the cause of Palestine.
“We consider the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime to be a clear betrayal of the Palestinian cause of liberation from the Israeli occupation and aggression,” Hossein Amirabdollahian said, addressing the first Regional Islamic Unity Conference in the western Iranian city of Sanandaj on Wednesday
He further said that holding a referendum involving all the people of Palestine is the sole political solution to the Palestinian issue.
The Iranian top diplomat added that the Islamic Republic had presented an initiative to the United Nations to solve the Palestinian issue diplomatically.
“This initiative has been registered at the United Nations. The plan is based on holding a referendum with the participation of the original inhabitants of Palestine, including Muslims, Jews, and Christians.”
The Iranian foreign minister went on to say that the first step of the plan was to launch a fund with the help of the UN and volunteer countries to cover the expenses of the referendum.
The second step was to conduct a population census of all the original inhabitants of Palestine, including those living in the besieged Gaza Strip, the Israeli-occupied territories, and all over the world, he said, adding that a referendum could be held under the supervision of the UN afterwards.
Amirabdollahian further stressed that the elected representatives would later decide about the fate and future of their country.
He said holding a referendum on the fate of Palestine with the participation of all original inhabitants with different religions had first been proposed by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over two decades ago.