On the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (s.w.a.), the heads of government branches, a group of government officials, ambassadors of Islamic countries and participants in the International Conference on Islamic Unity met with the Leader of the Revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei, this morning November 15, 2019.

The following are the excerpts of the statements his eminence made at this meeting: 

"Naming this week, the “Week of Unity” in the Islamic Republic is not just putting a name, nor a political tactic. It is a heartfelt belief. The Islamic Republic truly believes in the need for the unity of the Islamic nation."

"Islamic Unity has degrees:
1. Lowest level: non-aggression between religions
2. Unity against a common enemy
3. Solidarity in Islamic Goals
4. Highest level: unity in making a modern Islamic civilization
If Muslims had observed the lowest level, this suffering wouldn’t exist in the Islamic World, & Palestine wouldn’t be like this."

"Our position on the case of Palestine is definitive. Early after the victory of the Revolution, the Islamic Republic gave the Zionists’ center in Tehran to the Palestinians. We helped the Palestinians, and we will continue to do so. The entire Muslim world should do so."

"In the remarks of Imam Khomeini (r) and the Islamic Rep’s officials, the issue of "the abolition of the State of Israel" has repeatedly been raised. This doesn’t mean the abolition of the Jewish people; we don’t want them harmed. This means the abolition of the imposed regime and state."

"The abolition of the Zionist regime means the Palestinian people, the true owners of the land, choose their own government and oust people like Netanyahu. This is going to happen, like the Balkans, which became independent after 60 years, and the nation returned to their country."

"We are with the people and for the independence of Palestine; we are not anti-Semitic. The Jews live completely safe in our own country, Iran."

"We seek and cherish unity. Islamic unity has enemies, esp. the U.S. govt. and the Zionist regime. The U.S. is not just Iran’s enemy. They are hostile to the Muslim world, to Palestine, and to the nations of W Asia and N Africa. The nature and logic of Islam is why they are hostile."

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