The Secretary General of World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought said to end the Israeli occupation is the sole way to maintain peace and security in the region and called for efforts to unite the Islamic nation in a solid front against the Israeli regime.

Dr Hamid Shahriari, in his address to the second International Islamic Unity conference held in Baghdad on Wednesday, stressed lack of solidarity among Islamic countries on top of the issues challenging Muslim world, reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).
 
He said,” We are witness to the crimes Israeli regime commits against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip owed to its impunity in the international arena, an issue that has provoked the world people in massive pro-Palestine rallies.”
 
The cleric condemned the US and the western allies of the Israeli regime who oppose any threat against the regime even veto of all Security Council resolutions that might target Israel.
 
Dr Shahriari stressed the importance of such conferences in support of the Palestinians and said,” Once the Islamic communities move towards a “united Islamic nation”, that would make a beginning for honor and transcendence of the Muslims across the globe and an end to all their economic, security and political problems.”
 
He referred to the key developments across the world of Islam, on top of which the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood that was a natural and firm response to the atrocities of the occupying Israeli regime and said,” This operation was independently scheduled by the resistance fighters and revealed the fracture in the Israeli intelligence system and undermined the fake pomp of the regime.”
 
Dr Shahriari referred to more than eight months of Israeli genocidal war that has left nearly 35,000 people killed, nearly 80,000 injured, most of them women and children while the UN Security Council has not complied with its responsibilities in face of the crimes Israeli regime committed against the Palestinian nation.
 
The Secretary General of World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought referred to efforts by some countries to promote normalization deal with Israeli regime and also their green light to the crimes by Israel calling that a shame for the countries that pursue normalizing their relations with the infanticide regime.
 
According to the cleric the next issue is the all-out support of the western countries for Israeli regime as they see Israel as a guarantee to their interests in the region quoting the US president who said,” If the Israeli regime did not exist at all, Washington would create an Israeli regime in the region.”
 
Dr Shahriari hailed the Islamic Republic of Iran for conducting Operation True Promise and hailed that as a response to the terrorist operation the Israeli regime carried out against Iran’s consular building in Damascus.
 
He added,” The operation was conducted following the inaction of the Security Council regarding the complaint Islamic Republic lodged at the international body” stressing that the Israeli regime must expect such responses if it makes a similar move.
 
The senior scholar highlighted a united Islamic nation as number one solution in the face of enemies calling on the entire world of Islam to lodge a complaint at the International Criminal Court and urge the legal institutions to investigate into the genocidal war the Israeli regime has waged against the besieged Gaza during the past months.
 
He said the sole way to end the occupation of Israel is elimination of the regime so that Palestinians can cooperate for establishment of a government chosen by themselves.
 
The senior Iranian cleric urged Muslims to take practical measures in support of the Palestinians in face of a regime that does not comply with any international law.
 
The Secretary General of World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought made the remarks at the second International Islamic unity conference in Baghdad that convened a number of Shia and Sunni scholars from Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Kuwait, Iran and Turkey.
 
The participants discussed their views on “Al-Aqsa Flood, Issues and Identity” and also Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip hitting the world headlines for the past seven months.
 
The Iraqi capital hosted the first Islamic unity conference in March 2023 as dozens of Muslim scholars and elites discussed the issue of Takfir (excommunication), bids for normalization with Israeli regime and the role of media in boosting Islamic unity among other topics.