Hanieh Praises Iran Efforts towards Palestine

Source: Al-Manar TV, 26-9-2008
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Hanieh sent a message to the leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Ayatollah Imam Ali Khamenei as well as to the Iranian President and leadership for the occasion of the international day of Al-Quds. Hanieh praised efforts by the Islamic Republic to keep alive the Palestinian cause "the way Imam Khomeini wanted it to be." Imam Rouhollah Khomeini started the initiative of marking Al-Quds Day annually on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and calling for Jerusalem to be returned to the Palestinians. Hanieh called on the Iranian leadership to give heed to the suffering of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip due to the "Israeli" blockade adding that Palestinians adhere to their rights on top of which is having Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as an eternal capital of the state of Palestine.