West, America and Zionism

The purpose of the arrogant powers that created Israel

Since the first day up until today, the arrogant and colonial powers of the world created and preserved the usurping Israeli regime as a tool to pressure Arab governments as well as the Islamic governments in the Middle East region. They are planning to keep this poisoned dagger in the heart of the world of Islam forever. And today the Great Satan is holding the leash of this trained dog. Therefore, it is not surprising that repeated and constant violations of international regulations and human rights in the worst possible way, repeated attacks on its neighbors, overt terrorist operations and kidnappings and daily stockpiling of atomic and similar weapons – which is considered a great event if it is done by any of the countries that are not in a subject-master relationship with America and the other superpowers – are acceptable from the Zionists. It is not surprising that these actions do not cause any serious objection by the arrogant network of the world, especially the Great Satan.

Western contradiction: efforts to save animals while keeping silent in the face of continued killing of human beings

Today evil and satanic powers – namely, the arrogant powers, represented by America – have risen up against humanity and human values. The lives of millions of people have no value for these people. You saw that Israel killed, injured, displaced and disturbed tens of thousands of people and left many people bereaved in 15, 16 days, but the arrogant powers of the world did not show any kind of reaction. These people deploy their organizations and spend money out of hypocrisy to save a cat that is stuck in the well of a certain house. Or sometimes they put on such a humanitarian face that even we who know them well start to wonder whether they are saying those things out of genuine sympathy or out of hypocrisy!

Double standards of western printed press regarding Israeli crimes

Of course, the conscience of the Islamic Ummah was truly provoked. Western printed press showed the highest level of indifference in this regard and they deserved to be blamed most. The radio stations and printed press of the Zionist regime are not expected to behave in a different way. They are murderers and murderers are not expected to condemn their own crimes. But why would the printed press of the so-called free world speak in support of injustice so much? Why would they keep so silent and regard the tragedies as insignificant? Recently an Arab attacked a number of people in America with a gun and apparently he did not cause much damage and harm. Notice how much uproar the American press have caused in this regard over the past few days. All newspapers, all printed press and all mass media of the west reflected the news about the Muslim Arab’s attack throughout the world. But they have kept completely silent in the face of that bitter event and even if they reflect the news, they distort the facts completely. They simply pin the blame for such a tragedy on a particular person. These are cases of injustice. The people who work for and manage the press in America and in the west – how prejudiced, cruel and non-liberal they must be to act with so much indifference in the case of this event.

Western double standards regarding terrorism

The state terrorism of the fake Zionist state has been pressuring the people of Palestine for more than 50 years. The people of Palestine have been trampled upon under Zionist boots. The Zionists openly destroy houses, kill the Palestinian people and youth, arrest Palestinian men and insult Palestinian women. This is clear terrorism that even Israelis do not deny and they admit that they are carrying out acts of terror. These people ignore these things, but they label as Palestinian terrorism the actions of a young Palestinian who does something out of anger to defend his honor and his home and to confront in small measure those who have attacked his country. This is why we say they are supporting the anti-terror movement. This is what they mean by terrorism. The regional nations truly hate America and its European branch, England. This hatred is not limited to our people: all regional nations hate them. It is they themselves who have created this hatred. This hatred is caused by those who attack the rights, independence, honor, people and borders of a country. Why do they complain about being hated? Yes, we hate you.

… In spite of all the grand claims constantly made by the American government and the media affiliated with it regarding the need for global leadership, human rights and other such things, America is standing behind the Israeli government. It is really surprising how shameless certain statesmen of the arrogant governments can be. They think this is in defense of justice – the people who do not understand the meaning of justice.

The American government does not understand the meaning of justice. Which of their actions were based on justice? They consider these crimes a just war and a war on terrorism. This is while they openly defend the worst acts of terror. They really make humanity blush with embarrassment.

… Occupied Palestine is another example. The Israelis still occupy territories in front of the eyes of the people of the world and they imprison, torture, put on trial and exile people. They still drop bombs on cities. And the world is not showing any reaction. What is more surprising is that the world of arrogance criticizes those oppressed people and say, “Why do you defend yourselves?” The world of arrogance consists of America – which is more evil and wicked than the rest of them – and its followers … Instead of telling the occupier, “Why did you occupy their homes?”, the world of arrogance is telling those who are defending their homes, “Why do you defend yourselves?” Notice what an evil new order has been established over the world. Is this what they call “the new world order”? Imagine that a bullying thug forces his way into the house of a group of orphans. He occupies the house, takes what is in the house, takes away the food and occupies the rooms. He occupies the house and locks up the children in the storeroom or creates certain limitations for them.

And if the children find an opportunity to protest, the bullying usurper frowns immediately and says, “You always talk about fighting. What about peace? Go after peace. You are so bad-tempered!”

The rights of a nation were sacrificed at the feet of the Zionist immigrants who entered occupied Palestine. During its fifty-year life, the survival of this fake state has been based on constant suppression, killing, lying, deception and invasion of innocent people. This is what Israel is. But then the American President – whose comments are really surprising – shamelessly tells global public opinion that they want to cooperate with Israel in order to prevent terrorism. One really wonders what to call this position. This is called lack of vigilance, injustice, arrogance and bullying. What is the meaning of what they say? Today the most dangerous and the most evil terrorists in the world are the same people who are ruling occupied and oppressed Palestine. You want to cooperate with these people to confront terrorism and terrorists? Which terrorists? The people who have been displaced from their homeland? The people who clench their fists and protest once in a while after so many years because they are frustrated by this pressure? Are they terrorists?

… I always tell those who feel weak, “Why would you be deceived by their propaganda? Why would you think when America speaks about human rights in Iran, it is really worried about violation of human rights? They do not care about humanity. They violate human rights more than anybody else. They are the same people who in broad daylight burnt eighty people to death in a building in one of the cities of America without feeling bad about it [reference to Waco massacre]. Do you think they care about humanity and human rights? What do they know about human rights?

Terrorism is not a new phenomenon. It is not a product of modern times. But the introduction of dreadful weapons, which facilitated tragic mass killings, has made this reprehensible phenomenon a hundred times more fearsome and dangerous. Another important and shocking point is the evil calculations of the hegemonic powers which have introduced terrorism into the cycle of their policies and plans as a tool to achieve their illegitimate goals. The historical memory of the nations of our region will never forget how colonial governments organized ruthless terrorist organizations such as the World Zionist Organization and similar organizations and how they gave rise to the Deir Yassin tragedy and similar events in order to occupy Palestine and to force its oppressed people out of their homes. Since its establishment up until today, the Zionist regime has openly continued its terrorist activities inside and outside Palestine and it has shamelessly announced them. Current and previous leaders of the Zionist regime openly take pride in their history of terror and - in certain cases - their participation in terrorist activities.

… This is while America and its European followers label as terrorists the Palestinian resistance groups who are fighting an unfair battle to save their homeland. This deceptive definition of terrorism is one of the main pillars of terrorism in the modern world. From the perspective of the leaders of the order of domination, terrorism is whatever that threatens their illegitimate interests. They label as terrorists the resistance fighters who are defending their legitimate right of countering occupiers and interferers, but they do not recognize as terrorists their evil and mercenary centers which are threatening the life and security of innocent people. One of the essential things that this conference can do is to present a clear and accurate definition of terrorism.

From an American perspective, the Palestinians are terrorists and Israel is defending itself

The current American President defends the actions of the usurping Israeli government and says that Israel is defending itself. Israel carries out these killings and the US President says that Israel is defending itself. He declares that Israel is combating terrorism by doing these things. Killing women, children and youth and destroying Palestinian houses with bulldozers – is this self-defense? The people who are defending themselves are the Palestinian people. The people who are frustrated by the oppression of the usurping occupier are the Palestinian women and men who can no longer tolerate the oppression and who have come to the conclusion that the only way to save themselves is to step into the arena. Who would be prepared to let his young child go and die in a bloody event in one hour? This is why a mother holds her young child in her arms and kisses him, but she does not cry. She says that she is prepared to send her child [on a martyrdom mission]. Notice what they have done to this mother. Notice what they have done to a nation whose people are prepared to send their young children into the arena. Notice what they have done to a nation whose people say if they had a hundred young children, they would send all of them to be killed like that. What have you done to this country where 17- and 18-year-old girls are prepared to blow themselves up among the Zionist enemies? You have not left these people any option. But then the US President says that the Israeli government is defending itself. Is this self-defense? Is this a logical comment? Is this comment appropriate for a president? Is this comment appropriate for a government that considers itself the leader of the world and says that the entire world must obey it? The people of the world are expected to support this cheap and weak reasoning? You have humiliated a nation. You have occupied their homes through deception and violence. You have made their life gloomy. You have humiliated them on a daily basis. When they travel from one city to another, they are controlled by foreigners in their own homes and in their own country. If they attack and kill a foreigner, the cabinet members of Israel sit down together and pass a law which allows Israelis to assassinate these people whenever they see them. Where else do these things happen in the world? Other than the Zionists, who is doing these things? But then the US President labels this nation as a terrorist nation and in defense of the real terrorists who are violent and shameless, he says, “They are defending themselves.” Is it possible for the American government to adopt a position that is worse than this? Israel started its actions after America’s approval. If America had not sanctioned their actions, if America had not given them a green light, if America had not promised to support them, they would not have dared act like that. They count on America’s illogical support and this is why they commit all these crimes.

Therefore, America is an accomplice to all the crimes that are taking place in Palestine. Pay attention! The Intifada of the Palestinian nation is the uprising of a nation. The Palestinian nation has started taking action. Do not blame this on other people. A nation has risen up. Its pride, honor, identity and awareness have made it step into the arena. And now you call them terrorists? Are these people terrorists? The Israeli government claims that it is faced with a small group of people, so why do they force their way into Palestinian houses? Why do they destroy houses? Why do they commit so many crimes in the street and in public places? Just go and confront the small group. What have women and children done wrong? Their logic is totally flawed: wrong premises, wrong conclusions. But then a president makes those comments in front of the people of the world and in order to increase his credibility, he also condemns this and that government – the government of Iran, Iraq, Syria and other countries. Such claims make the people of the world hate America. They are not paying attention.

Liberalism: disgraced in the issue of Palestine

There a few things that are the most important weaknesses government officials suffer from. A few days ago I discussed them briefly at Imam Khomeini Square [in the city of Isfahan] and today I will discuss them more with you dear youth. One problem is that the ideology of certain government officials and their revolutionary and Islamic faith are weak.

These government officials are intoxicated with political prescriptions of the west, prescriptions that have proven to be wrong. Western liberal democracy has disgraced itself. There was a time when liberal democracy was claimed to be the highest point of perfection that human thought and action could ever achieve. It was claimed that nothing could be better than liberal democracy. I believe these claims are a sign of being narrow-minded. It is wrong to claim that it is not possible for human beings to go beyond a certain achievement. No, human beings can accomplish infinitely better achievements.

This liberalism is what has given rise to the issue of Afghanistan and the issue of Palestine. This fake humanism of the west is what has ignored the Palestinian nation for fifty years and is determined to wipe it out. They do not ask themselves whether Palestine existed in the world or it is just a myth. If you accept that there is a country called Palestine, where are its people? They wanted to wipe out a nation and a geographical entity off the face of the earth. Today their humanism, liberalism and democracy have reached a point of suppression where they are not even prepared to let a foreign news agency report the events of Afghanistan. This is what the west calls the free flow of information. This prescription has been disgraced and it has been proven wrong. This is while certain government officials in our country – who have gained dignity and respect thanks to the Islamic Revolution and who might inspire respect among a few people by announcing their support for Islam, Imam Khomeini and the Revolution – suddenly start to support western liberal democracy, which is exactly the opposite of Islamic democracy. Basically, Islamic democracy and Islamic freedom are totally different from western liberal democracy. There are a few such people in the country. Of course, I am thankful to God that our senior government officials are deeply committed to Islamic principles. The enemy has not been able to spread its intellectual and political influence over sensitive areas. Today the heads of the three branches of government and our senior officials are deeply committed to the ideals of Imam Khomeini and the Revolution. But there are a few such people in certain organizations, an issue which I briefly discussed a few days ago

America’s animosity towards jihadi groups

The Americans openly announced that they were prepared to give money to any group that stands up against Hamas in Palestine and they did so. They also provided propaganda facilities. But despite this and to the great frustration of American officials and the Zionist usurpers, members of Hamas achieved victory in the election. If free elections are held today in any part of the Islamic world, the same thing will happen again and anti-America groups will win those elections because this is the political orientation of the people of nations and this is how they feel.

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The Most Important Problem of the Islamic World Selected Statements by Ayatollah Khamenei About Palestine