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Trump’s Decision Insults 1 Billion Muslims, Millions of Christians: Hezbollah Chief

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Speaking in a televised speech to the Lebanese nation from Beirut on Thursday, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah referred to the US president’s decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Zionist regime, and said, “It was the second Balfour declaration. I expect to hear voices in the Arab and Muslim world saying it was meaningless.”

He emphasized that Trump’s decision would have negative consequences for all adding that, “We must all shoulder our responsibilities in face of US president’s move because this is a very dangerous act.”

He noted that following Trump’s remarks, the Israeli regime would definitely try to expand its dominion over the greater Quds.

“With this move, the sacred places of Muslims and Christians especially al-Aqsa Mosque, will be in grave danger as the Zionists will seize this opportunity to pose a major threat to Muslims’ sanctities.”

Nasrallah also warned that remaining silent in face of Trump’s decision is very dangerous, and Washington may feel free to do whatever it wants in the Arab world.

He further called the United States a country that does not respect international resolutions and ignores international treaties.

Nasrallah went on to say that the US is openly insulting al-Aqsa Mosque, its people, and their cultural identity. He stressed that Washington’s move must be strongly condemned with mass protests and through showing solidarity with the oppressed nation of Palestine.

“It is important to emphasize that al-Quds is the eternal capital of the Palestine, and we must stand against its Judaisation.”

He said the least the Arab and Muslim states could do is to summon their ambassadors from the United States to protest at US administration’s measure.

“We call on the Muslim world to stop the wars and internal conflicts in Yemen, Libya and Syria and seek solutions to these problems,” underpinned Nasrallah.

In the end, the Hezbollah leader called on all people to take part in a huge rally against Trump’s decision, which will be held in on the southern suburbs of Beirut next Monday.

In a short speech delivered at the White House, US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Israeli regime on Wednesday.

His announcement drew condemnation from US allies, and a furious reaction from Palestinian leaders and the Muslim world. Within minutes of Trump’s announcement, US embassies and consulates in several countries were the scene of protests. On Thursday, heavy clashes also erupted between Palestinians and Israeli forces in several cities including Hebron al-Khalil, Jerusalem al-Quds, Gaza, and Bethlehem. Infuriated demonstrators set fire to US flag and Israeli forces used water cannon and tear gas injuring many of them.

The United Nations Security Council is likely to meet on Friday to discuss the move, after a request by eight countries on the 15-member body, including the UK, Italy and France.

Iraq Summons US Ambassador over Jerusalem Decision

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmad Mahjoub announced that the ministry has summoned the US ambassador in Baghdad, Douglas Silliman, and handed him a memo protesting the decision by Trump.

In its statement, Iraq also demanded on Thursday that the US government backtrack on a decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israeli regime’s capital saying that “we caution against the dangerous repercussions of this decision on the stability of the region and the world.”

“The US administration has to backtrack on this decision to stop any dangerous escalation that would fuel extremism and create conditions favourable to terrorism,” reads the statement.

Dozens of Iraqis protested the decision in Baghdad vowing to return in greater numbers the following day after Friday prayers.

Trump reversed decades of US policy on Wednesday and recognized Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of Israeli regime, imperilling Middle East peace efforts and upsetting the Arab world and Western allies alike.

Turkish President in Greece on First Visit since 1952

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IFP Media Wire
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In an interview with Greece’s local broadcaster Skai TV on Wednesday night, the Turkish president assured the Greek people that the era of strained relations between the two neighbors “have become history now.”

“Trust and stability are our two most important principles” in bilateral relations, Erdogan said.

He is scheduled to meet with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday, a day before traveling to northern Greece to visit the Muslim community there.

Before landing in Athens, however, he did touch on the highly controversial issue of reviewing the 94-year-old Treaty of Lausanne.

In 1923, some five years after the conclusion of World War I and almost a year after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Treaty of Lausanne was ratified between Turkey and the allied forces, including Britain, France, Italy, and Greece, in a bid to settle territorial disputes in the wake of the war, and on August 1924, it ultimately came into force, delineating the borders of Turkey and Greece.

Over the years, however, the two NATO allies have suffered strains over their sea boundaries and almost slipped into a military confrontation over an unpopulated small island in the Aegean Sea in 1996. Tensions have eased ever since, however.

“Airspace and territorial waters and the different measurements can be improved. I think during the course of time, all of the treaties need a revision, and Lausanne, in the face of the recent developments needs to be spruced up, a revision if you will,” Erdogan further said.

The Turkish president’s comments angered his Greek hosts, prompting them to express worries.

“The interview today with Erdogan raises serious worries and questions. The Greek government and the prime minister hope the visit is an opportunity to build bridges, not walls,” said Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos in a statement released late Wednesday.

Tzanakopoulos added that respecting the treaty in its entirety was the only “non-negotiable cornerstone” on which all kinds of real cooperation between the two sides must be founded.

He added that Erdogan’s allusions to revisions of the accord were not in accordance with the “spirit” of what Athens sought to achieve in bilateral diplomatic relations with Turkey.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Erdogan touched on the hot issue of extraditing individuals considered by Ankara to have been involved in a failed coup against the Turkish government last year, saying Prime Minister Tsipras had promised to return them to Turkey in 15-20 days.

“Unfortunately, these [putschists] are still in Greece. We need to follow these very carefully,” Erdogan said.

Relations between Turkey and Greece were strained in May after a Greek court ruled not to extradite eight Turkish soldiers who had fled to Greece following last year’s coup attempt.

Ankara says the men — who fled to Greece in a military helicopter as the mid-July 2016 coup unfolded — had been involved in efforts to overthrow Erdogan and has repeatedly demanded their extradition.

Greek courts have so far blocked two extradition requests by Ankara, drawing an angry rebuke from Turkey and highlighting the tense relations between the countries, which also remain at odds over territorial disputes regarding the ethnically-split Cyprus

Iraqi Top Shiite Cleric Blasts US Decision on Jerusalem

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IFP Media Wire
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Ayatollah Sistan’s office issued a statement on Thursday and said Washington’s move “hurts the feelings of hundreds of millions of Arabs, Muslims.”

The statement came after US President Donald Trump defied overwhelming international opposition and said his country will recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the “capital” of Israel, directing the State Department to prepare for moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv.

The announcement has triggered a chorus of condemnations from around the world.

“This decision is condemned and decried, it hurt the feelings of hundreds of millions of Arabs and Muslims,” it said. “But it won’t change the reality that Jerusalem is an occupied land which should return to the sovereignty of its Palestinian owners no matter how long it takes.”

The statement also called on the Muslim world “to combine its efforts” towards that goal.

The Iraqi government on Thursday slammed Trump’s announcement and called on Washington to backtrack on the move.

“The US administration has to backtrack on this decision to stop any dangerous escalation that would fuel extremism and create conditions favorable to terrorism,” a government statement said.

Iraq’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said it had summoned the US ambassador in Baghdad to hand him a memo protesting Trump’s decision.

The UN Security Council has also announced an emergency session on the US move on Friday upon a request by eight member states.

Palestinians to Take Control of Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal: Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In reaction to the US provocative decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital, Brigadier General Jazayeri underlined “Israel has occupied the Palestinian territories” adding the continuation of the Palestinian resistance against this cancerous tumour of Israel reveals that the occupying regime will never feel safe.

“The Zionist regime has no way but to leave the region completely or get destroyed,” he was quoted as saying on Thursday in a Farsi report by Tasnim News Agency.

He also stressed the American nation should know this fact that the current plight in the region is deeply rooted in the policies adopted by their “wicked politicians.”

The spokesman also said the American administration and the occupying regime have regulated their regional policies based on “a wrong analysis of the region’s developments”, maintaining that the dire situation of the Middle East and the abnormal status of the Arab world would provide them with an opportunity to fulfil their long-term policies towards the Palestinian territories.”

“But like their other estimations about Iraq, Syria and Yemen, the US and the Zionist regime will end up in failure in the occupied territories,” he concluded.

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 7

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The top story in all Iranian newspapers today was the remarks made by the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a Wednesday meeting with top Iranian officials, ambassadors of Muslim states, and guests of Islamic Unity Conference.

The papers widely covered the Leader’s reaction to the US president’s decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Zionist regime and move its embassy to the city.

The National Students’ Day in Iran also received great coverage, with several papers referring to hot debates between reformists and conservatives in Iranian universities.

Another top story today was the championship of Iran’s weightlifting team which claimed the world title in the US for the first time in its history.

The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Iran Leader: Pharaoh Today Is US, Zionist Regime, Their Followers in Mideast

2- Reformist, Conservative Activists Mark National Students’ Day with Hot Speeches

3- Iran Weightlifting Team Crowned as World Champion

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 7

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Iran Leader: Palestine to Be Liberated

2- Iran Claims World Weightlifting Title for First Time

3- Trump’s Trap

  • From Muslims to Pope, from Europe to Egypt, China Condemn Trump Decision on Jerusalem

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 7

 

Iran:

1- Iran President: Islamic Civilization Can Be Realized through Moderation

2- Political Passion in Universities on Students’ Day

3- Trump’s Dangerous Gamble

  • Europe, Muslim Leaders Outraged by Trump’s Decision to Move Embassy to Jerusalem

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 7

 

Javan:

1- Iran Leader: Muslim World to Stand against US Plot in Al-Quds

2- Iran Leader Pardons, Commutes Sentences of 1,007 Convicts

3- Chief-Commander: In Fight against Deprivation, IRGC Not Looking for Economic Benefits

4- Controlling Aftershocks of Saudis’ Plot in Yemen

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 7

 

Kayhan:

1- Al-Quds Capital of Palestine, Don’t Play with Fire!

  • World Warns Trump

2- Iran Leader Praises Weightlifting Champions, Wrestler Who Refused to Play against Israel

3- Reactions to Saleh’s Death

  • Saudi Arabia, UAE’s Back Broken after His Death, Yemenis More United

4- Customs Office: Domestic Wheat Production Enough, No Need for Import

5- 4,150 IRGC Projects Inaugurated in Iran to End Deprivation

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 7

 

Khorasan:

1- Millions of Yemenis Thank God for Stability Created after Saleh Sedition

2- History-Making in US Territory: Iran’s First Championship in World Weightlifting

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 7

 

Shargh:

1- Rouhani in Phone Call with Turkish President: Al-Quds Inseparable Part of Palestine

2- Iran Foreign Ministry: Tillerson Should Get More Familiar with Consequences of US Policies

3- Deputy Head of Red Crescent Society Fired for Weak Performance in Earthquake

4- Iran Leader: Recognizing Al-Quds as Capital of Zionist Regime Shows Desperation

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 7

Iranian Scientists Produce Sweets for Diabetics from Seaweeds

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Delaram Nokhbeh Zare and Shahrokh Khani, two faculty members of Islamic Azad University of Bandar Abbas, in collaboration with the University’s Development Centre, succeeded in producing new sweets with a different taste for diabetic patients.

“These sweets are made from the nectar of a (sweetening) plant called Stevia and a seaweed called Spirulina,” IRNA quoted Nokhbeh Zare as saying in a Farsi report.

She also noted that Stevia is a plant native to South America that is being cultivated in various European countries these days, and has been cultivated in Northern Iran for several years.

This Iranian scientist also added that Stevia is a strong sweetening plant that can be a good alternative to refined sugars.

This plant reduces blood pressure and cures diabetes and high blood sugar, according to her.

“Spirulina is also a type of seaweed which is very high in protein,” said Nokhbeh Zare.

Mideast Countries Condemn Trump’s Decision on Jerusalem

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IFP Editorial Staff
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From the Jordanian parliament came a call for people to take to the streets and protest at the US embassy in Amman, as Jordan and the Palestinians on Wednesday called for an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers to discuss Trump’s decision. The meeting is likely to take place on Saturday, a diplomatic source said.

Meanwhile, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey all warned the US president against such a move.

At a joint press conference in Ankara on Wednesday, both the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and King Abdullah of Jordan spoke out against the US decision.

“Such a step would only play into the hands of terror groups,” Erdogan said ahead of the announcement, adding that “no one has the right to play with the destiny of billions of people for personal ambitions”.

King Abdullah, meanwhile, said, “Jerusalem is key to stability of the entire Middle East”, adding that Turkey and Jordan would stand “shoulder to shoulder to face challenges”.

During a recent visit to Washington, King Abdullah attempted to dissuade the Trump administration from adopting the controversial decision, saying such a move would derail peace efforts and stoke anger from both Muslims and Christians across the region.

Jordan — a key US ally and partner in the anti-ISIS coalition in Iraq and Syria — has a sizeable Palestinian population and is concerned that the US decision will ignite unrest in the Palestinian territories that could spill over into the country and boost extremism in the region.

“Trump’s decision would lead to a Palestinian uprising, which could spark domestic unrest in Jordan that has influential Palestinian circles,” Zaid Nawaiseh, a political analyst based in Amman, said ahead of Trump’s announcement on Wednesday. “Jordan is in the eye of the storm. It is already struggling with economic woes, and it is aware the peace process has reached a dead-end.”

Jordan, too, has a stake in Jerusalem al-Quds, since it serves as the custodian of Al Aqsa mosque, Islam’s third holiest site — a role stipulated in an unpopular peace treaty Jordan signed with Israel in 1994.

“The issue of Jerusalem is sensitive and controversial for the Palestinians, Arabs and the Muslims,” said Osama Al Sharif, a political columnist. “The timing is completely difficult to understand, provocative and goes right into the heart of the credibility of the US as an honest broker or mediator.”

In Israel’s northern neighbour, Lebanon, president Trump’s decision provoked demonstrations by Palestinian communities across the country.

“The decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem clearly demonstrates the level of Arab dignity and the dignity of Muslims in the head of a superpower that no longer possesses greatness, only insolence and immorality,” said Abed Salameh, who lives in Nahr Al Bared, a Palestinian settlement in northern Lebanon.

There are more than 400,000 Palestinian refugees registered with the United Nations in Lebanon, many living in the country’s 12 official “camps”, which are in reality cities made up largely of concrete apartment blocks.

Lebanese leaders also condemned the decision on Wednesday, and more demonstrations were expected on Friday in the country.

The Hamas representative in Lebanon, Ali Baraka, met Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Wednesday “to discuss Palestinian-Lebanese relations”.

Baraka issued a statement saying he had delivered a message to Hariri from Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and received assurances of Hariri’s support in rejecting the American announcement.

“We perceived Prime Minister Hariri’s keenness on Jerusalem and its Arabism, and he stressed that Lebanon refuses the Judaisation of Jerusalem and the American decision,” the statement read.

“He said that the Lebanese state will take diplomatic and political measures with the Arab and Islamic states and the international community to support the cause and the Arabism of Jerusalem and in refusal of the biased American decision.”

The US “are telling us in a direct way that they are with Israel,” Baraka told The National after the meeting. “This will create an uprising in Gaza and the West Bank. No Palestinians will accept this.”

Lebanese interior minister Nohad Machnouk meanwhile tweeted “Jerusalem is ours and we will bring back the splendour of Jerusalem”. The tweet included a clip from a song about Jerusalem by the Lebanese singer Fayrouz.

On Wednesday afternoon, ahead of the planned US announcement, there was no visible increase in the presence of Lebanese security forces around the American embassy in Beirut. The embassy itself is in a well-fortified compound on a hill outside of the city, where it was relocated after a bombing in 1983 at its location in downtown Beirut that killed 63 people.

In Egypt, Israel’s neighbour to the south, the only visible sign of protest was a lecture cancelled at the American Research Centre “due to unforeseen circumstances”. But the international security consultancy, Control Risks, released an advisory note saying demonstrations were to be anticipated in the coming days against president Trump’s expected announcement on Jerusalem, particularly near US embassies, in pubic squares and outside mosques after Friday prayers, and warned that “any such demonstrations have the potential to devolve into unrest”.

Persian Gulf Arab States Shirking Responsibility Regarding Palestine: Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Wednesday statement, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected the final statement issued at a summit of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Kuwait, calling it a clear example of a lack of proper understanding of realities and priorities in the Middle East.
“The recent statement shows the [P]GCC is ignoring the realities in the region and is turning a blind eye to the realities and priorities at this sensitive juncture, and clearly proves the inefficiency and sterility of the Council gripped by internecine divisions and unrealistic policies,” said the spokesman.
“Rather than addressing the key problems facing the Muslim world and supporting oppressed Palestinian people and discussing the provocative plan of relocating the US embassy [from Tel Aviv] to holy al-Quds, the [P]GCC has simply made worthless comments in this regard and clearly dodged its Islamic and human responsibility vis-à-vis Palestine,” the spokesman noted.
“The GCC meeting has not mentioned the crimes committed on a daily basis by Saudi Arabia and its few accomplices against innocent Yemeni people, and by iasuing this statement, the council has turned a blind eye to the killing of innocent children and women and the imposition of hunger and diseases against millions of Yemenis, and is standing by terrorists.”
“The meeting was held at a time when the disunited members of the council were at the height of their differences, and when the council, without turning to the root causes and key supporters of terrorism and the Takfiri ideology, levelled some unfounded and false accusation against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which plays a pivotal role in fighting terrorism in the region. The council is strongly advised to walk towards a profound and precise understanding of the realities in the region, and to urge its members not to opt for aggression and bullying against other members and to recognize the rights of its citizens.”
Qassemi once again stressed Iran’s entitlement, as history shows, to govern the three islands of Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb, and dismissed the baseless allegations in the statement regarding the three islands as blatant interference in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s sovereignty and a violation of international regulations.
“Making such baseless and false claims cannot change historical and legal realities. Rather than pursuing policies of adventurism and acquisitiveness, the [P]GCC had better adopt wise and honest approaches to settle the problems in the region,” the spokesman said.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has always expressed its readiness for negotiations and consultations with [P]GCC members in a bid to ease tensions and working out a final solution to the problems in the region and believes that the use of force and the killing of people and turning to aliens will not help solve problems; history is littered with such bitter and unsuccessful experiences,” Qassemi concluded.

FM Zarif: Al-Quds to Remain Arab, Muslim City

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a recent tweet, Zarif noted that if half of the money spent by some regional rulers to support terrorism, extremism, sectarianism and incitement against their neighbours was spent on liberation of Palestine, today we would not witness the US’ nonsense remarks and its efforts to sanctify and consolidate “a fateful promise from those who do not own to those who do not deserve” [the Balfour Declaration].

“Like it or not, al-Quds will remain an Arab and Muslim city,” reads the tweet.

 

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