By Deutsche Welle
11 Feb 2024, 1:00 PM EST
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi called this Sunday (02/11/2024) for Israel to be excluded from the UNduring the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Islamic revolution of 1979, commemorated with rallies in Tehran and other large cities.
Support for the Palestinian cause and the fight of the terrorist group Hamas against Israel in the Gaza Strip, in addition to criticism of Western countries, was the main theme of the traditional ceremonies.
“We propose to exclude the Zionist entity from the United Nations“Declared Raisi. “What is happening today in Gaza is a crime against humanity,” he stated in a speech in the capital’s Azadi Square, where chants were made of “down with the United States,” “down with Israel,” and “down with the United Kingdom.”
In addition, The president accused Israel of having “violated 400 declarationsresolutions and agreements” signed within “international organizations”.
Iran, which does not recognize Israel as a country, is one of the main supporters of Hamas in the conflict that broke out on October 7 after an unprecedented attack by the Palestinian terrorist movement in southern Israel that left more than 1,160 dead, most of them civilians. .
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