The International Conference on Supporting Palestine Intifada is a conference on supporting Palestine's Intifada by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Diverse authorities and political activists from different countries of the world participate in the meeting.The final statement for the conference on supporting Palestine Intifada - Tehran (25/4/2001) (Special file) Retrieved 5 Nov 2017
Background The Iranian Parliament passed a law as "Supporting Islamic Revolution Of Palestine" in 1990. According to this law, the Islamic Republic of Iran supports the oppressed people of Palestine; as well as this, it assigns a task for the boards of the directors of the Iranian Parliament to extend its support (in different ways) for Palestinians and to hold a conference(s) till Palestinians regain their rights.The law of supporting Palestinians Islamic Revolution The Iranian government has used the conference to highlight anti-Israel discourse.
The conference 1991–2017 The international conference on supporting Palestine Intifada was held six times between 1991 and 2017: in October 1991, then in 2001, 2006, 2009, 2011, and February 2017.Goals of international conference on supporting Palestine Intifada www.humanrights-iran.ir
The 7th conference During the initial coordination meeting of the 7th International Conference to Support the Palestinian Intifada, the Secretary-General highlighted the significance of the upcoming 45th Quds Day, saying the world was observing the emergence of a novel form of resistance within the occupied territories. He mentioned that Hassan Nasrallah has suggested that engaging in combat with Israel may no longer be necessary, as they are seemingly withdrawing from the occupied territories.International Conference on Supporting Palestine farsnews.ir Retrieved 3 December 2023 He stated the aspiration of the conference to become a tool for creating power, parallel to the battle in the occupied territories, as a soft and comprehensive battle with "the Zionists" in other regions of the world.The first coordination meeting of the international conference to support the Palestinian intifada was held Retrieved 10 December 2023
Membership
There are diverse authorities/political activists from different countries who participate in the conference. For instance, 700 guests from 80 countries of the world participated in the sixth conference, including Iranian high-ranking officials (e.g., the Supreme leader of Iran as the highest-ranking authority in Iran –Ayatollah Ali Khamenei_, (former) President Rouhani, the speaker of the (former) Parliament of Iran Ali Larijani,Larijani's lecture in the International Conference on Supporting Palestine Intifada+Film and others such as:
Hadiya Khalaf Abbas, the speaker of People's Council of Syria, Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior spokesman for the Palestinian organization Hamas. Nabih Berri, the speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon. Pandikar Amin Mulia, the speaker of the Parliament of Malaysia. Ramadan Shalah, the chief of Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine. Naim Qassem, the second in command of Hezbollah with the title of deputy secretary-general. Khalid al Ma'awali, the speaker of the Parliament of Oman.700 foreign guests participated in Tehran meeting www.iran-newspaper.com6th International Conference on Supporting Palestine Intifada started by attendance of internal and external prominent characters www.farsnews.com
Board of Trustees members According to the statute of the secretariat, 4 members of the Islamic Council together with the secretary general constitute the Board of Trustees.Amir Abdullahian remained the Secretary General of the International Conference to Support the Palestinian Intifada Retrieved 30 December 2023
The Secretary General Hossein Amirabdollahian is the Secretary General of the International Conference to Support the Palestinian Intifada, following a ruling in 2020 by the Speaker of the Islamic Council (Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf).The International Conference to Support the Palestinian Intifada -- Amir Abdullahian remained the Secretary General of the International Conference to Support the Palestinian Intifada Retrieved 30 December 2023
Final statement
The participants in the sixth conference, emphasized on the necessity of further attempts to terminate the occupying Palestine and to be pursued for the unity in Palestine lands, and forming the independent country of Palestine, and al-Quds to be its capital. Meanwhile, this statement rejected the "normalization" of the relationship to "the Zionism Regime", and asked all countries to break off their relationship with this regime.The final statement of the 6th conference on supporting Palestine Intifada Retrieved 4 Nov 2017(The complete text) .. The final statement for the conference. Tehran: the option of resistance is the only way for Palestine to be liberated.
See also International Islamic Unity Conference (Iran)
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