Iranian Ambassador Accuses Western Media Of Framing, Invasion Is Actually Carried Out By Palestine, Not Israel

Iranian Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad Boroujerdi during a media gathering at his residence in Jakarta, Tuesday (31/10/2023). (ANTARA/Asri Mayang Sari)

Iranian Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad Boroujerdi accused the western media of trying to change the truth about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. "They (West countries) want to create a framing that the invasion is Palestine and the victims are the Zionist regime of Israel," Boroujerdi said at his residence in Jakarta, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, October 31. Boroujerdi explained that the crisis in Palestine lasted decades ago when the Israeli regime occupied Palestinian territories and began to carry out massacres, killings and deprived the rights of the Palestinian people. Not when Hamas launched Operation Hurricane Al Aqsa on October 7th. "Of course, one of the things that can be considered a mistake is if we think the crisis in Palestine has occurred since a few weeks ago, since Operation Badai Al-Aqsa. Meanwhile, this problem began decades ago," he said. Based on a number of texts and documents from the United Nations, Palestine is an occupied territory and the occupying party is Israel. "Based on this fact, legal defense is the right of the Palestinian people, whenever and anywhere," he said. According to Boroujerdi, the main goal of the Israeli regime is genocide and they want to carry out mass killings in Palestine, 'clean up' the Palestinians and unite their occupation. To date 8,500 people have been victims of the Palestinian Gaza Strip, of which 70 percent of the victims are women and children. "Currently more than 4,000 children and 2,000 unarmed women have been killed by Israel. Twenty-five journalists have also died in the hands of the Zionist regime. As you know journalists have immunity and must be in a safe state when on the battlefield. However, the Zionist regime committed the killing of them". According to him, the Zionist regime does not comply with any standard regulations or regulations that are recognized internationally against the state of war and carry out massacres against the community, attack hospitals, kill innocent parties. "This is all against international law and is against what has been mutually agreed upon." Boroujerdi also expressed his gratitude that in the current situation the Indonesian government, namely President Joko Widodo and Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, clearly condemned various mass attacks and killings in Palestine. He also appreciated the attitude of Islamic institutions in Indonesia such as Muhammadiyah and Nahdatul Ulama (NU), mosque imams, community groups, political parties and various movements that occurred in Indonesia that supported the Palestinian people and condemned the attacks of thezionist regime.