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There is no cure for the conflict in Palestine except the annihilation of the Zionist regime. Annihilating the Zionist regime does not at all mean massacring the Jewish people of the region. The logical statement that our magnanimous Imam (r.a.) made -- that Israel should be annihilated -- is based on humane principle. We presented to the world the practical solution for this, and no one could criticize it reasonably. We said that a poll and a referendum should be conducted so that the people who live in, come from, and belong to this region can determine who should rule over it. We said that the people should resolve such issues in Palestine.

[Giving the people the right to choose]--This is the meaning of annihilating the Zionist regime: this is the solution. Moreover, it is a solution that is reasonable and favored by today's standards of logic around the world: this is a most practical solution. We even put forward a proposal to the United Nations and a number of international organizations in charge of such affairs, and this proposal was discussed among them.

There is no cure for the problems that this savage regime -- whose policy is to carry on with an iron fist, with cruelty and savagery, that does not care about or denies the killing of people and children, attacking different regions and causing destruction -- has created except its destruction and annihilation. If by Allah's favor that day comes, and if it is annihilated, so much the better. But, what is the solution so long as this usurper regime of an illegitimate entity survives? The cure is decisive and militant resistance against it.

Palestinians must demonstrate immense power in the face of Zionists. Not one person should feel that if it had not been for the missiles of Gaza, the Zionist regime would have ceased their incursions. Take note of what Zionists are doing to the West Bank: this is while there are no missiles, weapons, or even guns in the West Bank. The only weapons that the people can arm themselves with are stones! Realize what the Zionist regime has been doing there: whatever it wants. It destroys people's homes, it destroys their farmland, it destroys their lives, and it humiliates and belittles the people. If they want to, the Zionist cut off the water on them and blacks them out by cutting off their source for electricity.

The Zionists could not tolerate someone like Yasser Arafat who compromised with them: they besieged, humiliated, poisoned and destroyed him. It is not the case that if we decide not exert power, in the face of the Zionists, that they will tolerate us, show mercy to people, and observe their rights. The only cure that exists before the Zionist regime is annihilated is that the Palestinians manage to confront them in a powerful manner.

If they exert power, it is possible that the other side -- which is this wolfish and violent regime -- will retreat, as they are looking for a truce with all their might. --This means that they have become desperate. They kill all people, including children, and exert their cruelty excessively, but they are desperate. They are in dire straits, and this is why they are seeking a truce.

 

July 23, 2014