Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Israel has no place in the Middle East

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Iran will continue to support Palestinian cause: Ahmadinejad
Tehran Times Political Desk

DAMASCUS – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Iran will continue to support the Palestinian cause and Israel has no place in the Middle East.

The Iranian president made the remarks in the Syrian capital Damascus on Tuesday.

Ahmadinejad arrived in the afternoon and went to the People’s Palace in Damascus, where he was given a red carpet welcome by President Bashar al-Assad followed by a closed-door meeting. It was his first visit to Syria since July 2007.

“There are no bright prospects for the Zionist regime… They know that all regional nations oppose them and they have no place in the region,” Ahmadinejad said in a press conference with al-Assad.

“No liberal human being will recognize the illegitimate Zionist regime,” he added.

Commenting on relations between Iran and Syria, he said, “Iran sees no limitations hindering the expansion of its ties with Syria.”

Asked about Iran’s support for the Palestinians, Ahmadinejad replied, “The path Iran has taken in support of the Palestinians is the right path, and we will continue on this path.”

“Iran will continue its support for the Palestinian nation and will make efforts to unite them.”

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad submits bill on Universal Jurisdiction and international war crimes, awaits Majlis and Guardian Council approval

View Rate : 1125 #            News Code : TTime- 189890        Print Date : Monday, February 23, 2009 Ahmadinejad submits intl. war crimes bill Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad presented a bill to the Majlis on Sunday calling for the investigation of international war crimes. In January, the cabinet approved the bill calling for the prosecution of individuals charged with committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, especially against Muslim people, in any part of the world. According to the bill, massacring people or depriving them of basic necessities and blocking the supply of humanitarian assistance with the aim of exterminating all or part of a population because they practice a particular religion or inhabit a particular region are all considered genocide and those convicted of such offenses will be sentenced to death or receive a prison sentence ranging from 15 years to life. Displacing people, racism, rape, and other similar inhumane actions perpetrated against a civilian population on a large scale in order to carry out the policies of an organization or a government are deemed to be crimes against humanity and those convicted of such offenses will be sentenced to 10 to 20 years imprisonment, the bill states. The bill also defines the deliberate murder of people, illegal confiscation of assets, forcing captives to fight against their own country, taking hostages, using toxic weapons, starving civilians, and recruiting children under 15 year olds for military operations as war crimes. If the bill is approved by the Majlis and the Guardian Council and becomes a law, the Iranian Judiciary will designate some of its courts in Tehran for holding trials

Photos: Iranian President Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets Lebanon’s Samir Qantar in Tehran

Mon Feb 9, 5:17 AM ET

Samir Qantar of Lebanon speaks to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) during an official meeting in Tehran February 9, 2009. Qantar, a jailed Lebanese guerrilla and reviled by Israel for a 1979 attack that killed four, was released in July 2008 as part of a prisoner swap between Israel and Lebanon after 30 years of imprisonment. The man in the centre is an unidentified interpreter.REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN)

Mon Feb 9, 5:51 AM ET

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) welcomes Samir Qantar of Lebanon during an official meeting in Tehran February 9, 2009. Qantar, a jailed Lebanese guerrilla and reviled by Israel for a 1979 attack that killed four, was released in July 2008 as part of a prisoner swap between Israel and Lebanon after 30 years of imprisonment.REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN)

Photos: Former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami emerges from political retirement to challenge Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in next electio, June 2009

Tue Feb 3, 4:48 PM ET

Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, gestures to his supporters during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday Feb. 3, 2009. Calls have been steadily growing for Khatami to come out of political retirement to challenge hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June’s presidential elections.(AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

Tue Feb 3, 4:41 PM ET

Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, gestures to his supporters during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday Feb. 3, 2009. Calls have been steadily growing for Khatami to come out of political retirement to challenge hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June’s presidential elections.(AP photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)