Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Friday received the country's officials along with participants of the International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran.
Daily ‘Express Tribune’ said Iran’s Supreme Leader said on Friday that calls for the abolition of Israel target the “imposed state” not the Jewish people.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the future of the land should be decided by Palestinians of all faiths, Jewish as well as Christian and Muslim.
“We are not anti-semitic. Jews are living in the utmost safety in our country. We only support the people of Palestine and their independence,” he said.
‘The Nation’ in its report said Iran is not calling for the elimination of the Jewish people, but believes people of all religions should decide Israel’s future, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday.
“All nations need peaceful nuclear energy, but Western monopolists seek to keep this energy in monopoly,” Khamenei said.
“Westerners know that we are not seeking nuclear weapons because of our principles and (religious) beliefs,” he said.
‘Pakistan Observer’ reported that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said calling for the elimination of the state of Israel does not mean the elimination of the Jewish people.
Talking to participants at an Islamic conference in Tehran he added Iran is not calling for the elimination of the Jewish people, but believes people of all religions should decide Israel’s future.
Daily ‘Business Recorder’ said Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei said the future of the land should be decided by Palestinians of all faiths, Jewish as well as Christian and Muslim.
“The ‘abolition of the Israeli regime' … does not mean the abolition of Jewish people; we have no problem with them," Khamenei told a meeting of Islamic countries in Tehran.
Khamenei said that the “enemies of Islam," including Israel and the United States, seek to sow discord between Islamic countries and called for unity in the face of the “common enemy".
Another daily ‘Pakistan Today’ said Iran is not calling for the elimination of the Jewish people, but believes people of all religions should decide Israel’s future, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday.
“It means that the people of Palestine – be they Muslim, Christian or Jewish – should choose their own government.”
‘The News, in its report said that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has said that calls for the abolition of Israel target the "imposed state" not the Jewish people.
He said the future of the land should be decided by Palestinians of all faiths, Jewish as well as Christian and Muslim.
"We are not anti-semitic. Jews are living in the utmost safety in our country. We only support the people of Palestine and their independence," he said.
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