Conclusion of Al-Qods conference supporting the Palestinians

At the invitation of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, the third international conference in support of Palestinian Intifada was held in Tehran on 14-16 April 2006 under the title "International Conference on Al- Qods and in Support of the Rights of Palestinian People."

The conference was attended by the Speakers, Presidents and delegates from national and consultative legislative assemblies, ulema, thinkers and academic, cultural, political and combatant personalities from different countries of the world.

The Conference was held for the purpose of extending full support to the rights of Palestinian people and protecting sacred sites of the divine religions.

The participants in the conference reviewed current developments in the region in light of the prevailing international circumstances.

They particularly noted the escalation of pressures on the Palestinian people and declared their solidarity and full support for their resistance in facing the Israeli usurpers until their full rights are restored.

They also sympathized with the pains and suffering of the innocent Palestinian people, and while remembering the memories of the martyrs of Palestine underlined on the following points:

1) The Conference underscores that Palestinian cause is pivotal for the Arabs and the Muslim ummah (nation) and it is the duty of both Arab and Muslim ummah to support the people of Palestine who the are in the vanguard of the ummah in the struggle for the freedom of Palestine.

2) The Conference considers the Zionist regime presently on the soil of Palestine as usurper, unfamiliar, non-native, and foreign to the regional Arabic and Islamic fabric, and legally and legitimately has no right of existence.