Meshaal made the remarks in an address to officials and scholars from 70 countries who had gathered at a conference on the Palestinian Intifada in Tehran on Saturday.
As the first speaker of the conference, Meshaal thanked the Islamic Republic for hosting the conference, saying, “If Iran was not that powerful, we could never attend such a gathering.”
During his speech, he said that after the failure of various alternative plans to settle the issue of Palestine, the only option for liberation of the holy Qods is “resistance.”
Commenting on some disagreements between the Palestinian parties about recognition of Israel, he said the plan presented by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is worth mulling over, but the United States and the Zionists exposed their true face as they have started efforts to stymie the plan.
On Sept. 23, Mahmoud Abbas presented his proposal for recognition of Palestinian statehood and full UN membership to the United Nations, setting a process in motion.
Meshaal said Abbas is resisting pressure exerted by the U.S. and Israel.
“In this moment of history that the true face of the Zionists has been revealed, Mahmoud Abbas and our brothers in the Fatah movement as well as other independent figures should make efforts to achieve unity,” the Hamas political leader stated.
Nabih Berri criticizes Arab states for creating tension in Syria
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, during his speech at the conference, strongly criticized some Arab states and said the money, which should be spent in support of the Palestinian people, is wasted for creating tension in Syria.
He said Iran and Syria are among the countries which have stood up to the aggressions that Israel has committed, adding the internal conflict in Syria should be settled without any foreign interference.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Berri said the fundamental need of the Palestinian people is unity.
Muslim nations seek liberation of occupied territories: Iraqi speaker
The speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Usama Abdul Aziz al-Nujayfi, during his speech at the conference, described the Palestine issue as an Islamic-Arabic issue and said all Muslim nations around the world want the occupied territories be liberated.
“We should pave the way for liberation of occupied territories and help the Palestinian refugees return to their own sovereign state with the holy Qods as its capital,” he added
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