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The occupation of Israel is not an end to the affair

Everyone must know that the goal of the great powers in creating Israel does not end with the occupation of Palestine. They are planning to make all the Arab countries share in Palestine's fate, God forbid. Today, we are spectators of the Palestinian combatants' struggle in their holy war (jihad) to place the destiny of Palestine into the hands of the Palestinians; we are onlookers as these freedom fighters take their lives in their hands and bravely rise up in holy war against occupation and aggression and to free Palestine and the occupied lands; we are spectators of what the hands of the imperialist appointees did to these freedom fighters yesterday in Jordan and what they are doing to them today in Lebanon; we are spectators of the propaganda that is instigated by the imperialist appointees and the machinations that are carried out by them, in various ways, all with the aim of distancing the Muslim groups from the Palestinian combatants and of throwing the battle out of the strategic areas - for it would have given them a prime opportunity to deal a serious blow to the forces of Israel and Zionism, this usurping enemy.

Under such circumstances, do the Muslims and the heads of the Islamic states not have a duty and a responsibility before God? Morally and rationally are they not obliged to help? Is it right that the Palestinian freedom fighters be massacred by imperialist appointees in areas under imperialist sway while others remain silent in the face of this crime and even collaborate and conspire together to throw this freedom-bestowing jihad out of its most suitable and strategic zone? Do not the Arab governments and the Muslim residents of this region know that with the annihilation of this jihad, the other Arab countries will not be safe and secure from the malevolence of this perverse enemy?

Imam's message in support of Palestine, 10 November 1972 (19 Aban 1351 AHS). Sahifa-yi Nur, Vol. 1, p. 193.

 

The danger of Israel is one facing all Middle Eastern and Islamic countries

The heads of the Islamic countries should be aware that this germ of corruption which has been planted in the heart of the Islamic countries has not been put there merely to suppress the Arab nation, rather it is dangerous and harmful to the Middle East region as a whole. The plan is for the domination and supremacy of Zionism over the Islamic world and the further colonisation of the rich lands and abundant resources of the Islamic countries. Only through self-sacrifice, perseverance and the unity of the Muslim governments can freedom from the evil of this black incubus of colonialism be found. If one government fails to act as it should in this vital matter which now faces Islam, then it is incumbent upon the other Muslim governments to persuade it to co-operate through reproaches, threats and the severing of relations. It is the duty of the governments of Islamic oil-producing countries to use their oil and the other means they have at their disposal as weapons against Israel and the imperialists, and to refuse to sell their oil to governments supporting Israel.

Imam's message to the Muslim governments, 7 November 1973 (16 Aban 1352 AHS). Sahifa-yi Nur, Vol. 1, p. 201.

 

The fate of Lebanon awaits other Islamic lands

It is obvious that the heads of the Muslim governments, and in particular the Arab governments, should unite and try to get rid of Israel, this corrupt entity, for if they procrastinate, then it is feared that, God forbid, this affair will be repeated in other similar countries. I ask God the Exalted to sever the hands of the foreigners and their supporters (from the Islamic lands) and I pray for the independence of the Muslim governments. May God's blessings and peace be upon those who follow the guidance.

Imam's message in support of the Palestinians and the people of southern Lebanon, 22 March 1979 (12 Rabia II 1398 AS / 2 Farvardin 1357 AHS).

 

Israel is not content merely with the Golan Heights

With your union you should pluck this germ of corruption out from amongst you. If you do not, then this cancerous growth will spread to other places. For it will not be content merely with the Golan Heights, for they (the Zionists) are of the opinion that the Jews are superior to all other races and the land from the Euphrates to the Nile belongs to Israel and should be returned to it. Yet you are sat arguing over an unimportant, a very insignificant matter, and you are focusing all your energy on Iran, lest Iran should at some time say something. All the organs in Iran are shouting out: we have no designs on other governments or other nations save to unite with them and drive the corruption out of the region. Yet still you bear animosity towards Iran. Why should this be so? The nation's leaders, the nation's intellectuals, the region's `ulama and the `ulama of countries everywhere should think seriously about just who the enemy  and who the friend. They must throw the enemy out and offer the hand of unity to the friend. This problem must be solved with the help of all the Muslims, and as long as unity fails to exist amongst all Muslims, this problem will remain.

Imam's speech dated 24 January 1982 (4 Bahman 1360 AHS). Sahifa-yi Nur, Vol. 16, p. 21.

 

Israel will not be content with its present boundaries

Time and again attention has been called to this point that Israel will not be content with its present position, it will go forward a step at a time and with each step it takes it will say: 'we don't have any further designs, this is an end to it now.' Tomorrow it will go one stage further. Today it is Lebanon, tomorrow, God forbid, it will be Syria, the day after Iraq and so on.

Unfortunately these governments, instead of rising up against these people, these inhuman people, instead of opposing them, instead of uniting to stop them, don't even repudiate them. At present, they (the governments of the Islamic world) are rushing to strengthen Israel's position, and this has brought shame on everyone in the Islamic countries, on the leaders directly, and, indirectly, even on the people of those countries, for they have chosen leaders to represent them who do just whatever they like and pave the way for whatever humiliation they want for Islam and the Muslims, while they do nothing to stop them. To whom should we turn with these problems?

The Muslims, especially the oppressed of the region, should know that by replacing one pawn for another - which is perhaps meant to deceive the Palestinian and Lebanese fighters - Israel will never be dissuaded from its malicious aim which is sovereignty over the countries of the Muslims from the Nile to the Euphrates, and that America, which is baring its talons and showing its teeth in the region, will completely support a pawn such as Israel, the executer of all its crimes in the region. One should not lose sight of their political games. Those who back Israel should know that by doing so they are strengthening a biting, venomous serpent which if given half the chance will, God forbid, destroy the progeny of the region. They should not give this dangerous creature such an opportunity.

Imam's message for the pilgrims to the sacred House of God, dated 3 September 1983 (12 Shahrivar 1362 AHS). Sahifa-yi Nur, Vol. 18, p. 93.

 

Greater Israel

This is the second pawn now to have been brought into play. Yitzak Shamir, who is now set to be the prime minister, has announced his plan from the start saying that Greater Israel should become a reality, Palestine should be completely destroyed and all the places in Israel's hands are an integral part of Israel. Greater Israel means an Israel stretching from the Nile to the Euphrates or in other words encompassing all the regions inhabited by Arabs, which besides Egypt surely includes the Hijaz too. Yet they (the Arab governments) sit by looking on, while a large number of them even co-operate and want to officially recognise Israel and so on. These are disasters which have come to pass in our century, but unfortunately the Muslims, or rather the Muslim governments, are indifferent and do not allow their own countries, the ordinary people (in these countries), to speak about this matter. Truly this world exists in a suppressive environment, a suppression created by these two superpowers.

Imam's message dated 6 September 1983 (15 Shahrivar 1362 AHS). Sahifa-yi Nur, Vol. 18, p. 101.

 

Israel will not be content with these agreements

On 5 June 1983 (15 Khurdad 1362 AHS), when,( praise and thanks be to God the Exalted), the power of Islam and the government of the Islamic republic is the talk of the region, I warn the governments of the Islamic countries to desist from making past mistakes and call on them to offer one another the hand of brotherhood, and by humbling themselves before God and relying on the power of Islam, to sever the oppressive hands of the world-devouring tyrants and plunderers, in particular America, from the region, to condemn this American/Zionist/Lebanese accord which strengthens American dominance in the region and will allow Israel to conquer the Islamic country of Lebanon and subsequently the other Arab and Islamic countries, and to nullify it through action. They should know that Israel, as I have said again and again and as you have heard time and again, will not be satisfied with these agreements. It sees the Arab governments from the Nile to the Euphrates as usurpers, and sooner or later with the help of America it will put its malicious plan into action if, God forbid, it should find the opportunity and if the Arab governments do not awaken from their deep slumber. Is it not a source of shame for the Muslims and the governments of the Islamic countries that America, from the other side of the world, can govern their destinies and through the usurping infidel, Israel, can ensnare and ruin them all.

Imam's message on the anniversary of the 15 Khurdad uprising dated 5 June 1983 (15 Khurdad 1362 AHS). Sahifa-yi Nur, Vol. 18, p.12.

 

From the Nile to the Euphrates

What could be better  for all the governments of the region to muster all the power at their disposal to wipe Israel off the map? This maleficent Israel which has put the innocent Palestinians in the state they are now in, which has committed all these outrages against brave Lebanon, has encroached upon the countries of the region and has transgressed their borders. What could be better  for regional governments to take hold of one another's hands and free the region from the iniquity of Israel and its supporter America? As I have reminded you time and again, Israel considers the area from the Nile to the Euphrates to be its own and it sees you as usurpers of its lands - although at present it does not have the nerve to explicitly state this - in the same way as Saddam, the brother of Israel, also strives to dominate the region; and if supposing he achieves this - which will never happen - he will deprive everyone of peace.

Imam's message on the occasion of the great religio-politico gathering of hajj and the auspicious feast of `Id al-Qurban, dated 29 August 1984 (7 Shahrivar 1363 AHS). Sahifa-yi Nur, Vol. 19, p. 48.