Organized by the Felicity (Saadet) Party Istanbul Provincial Presidency and attended by valuable participants from many Islamic countries, the 'Freedom of Palestine and Jerusalem Conference Against the Plans of Zionism' held.
The program held in Istanbul started with the recitation of the Holy Quran, followed by the National Anthem, and the opening speech was made by the Istanbul Provincial Chairman of the Saadet Party, Ömer Faruk Yazıcı.
Yazıcı started his speech by thanking the participants.
"We see what a difficult time the Islamic world is going through. We see that the events taking place in the Islamic geography are not independent of Zionism. The Islamic world is in a state of separation. We see it as a requirement of our faith to ensure that the cause of Free Jerusalem is on the agenda of all Muslims. We reject normalization with Israel as there is atrocities in Jerusalem every day," Yazıcı said.
“INVADERS CONTINUE THEIR VILE ATTACKS”
The opening session of the Conference for the "Freedom of Palestine and Jerusalem Against the Plans of Zionism" started with the speech of Saadet Party Chairman Temel Karamollaoğlu.
Karamollaoğlu stated that they are saddened by the increase in attacks against the Islamic world.
"The invaders continue their vile attacks this year, as they do every year in Jerusalem. If Jerusalem is not free today, I see no other reason than that we have lost our sensitivity. No one is unaware of Israel's nefarious plans. Muslims know about the Greater Middle East Project. The destructive plans of the Zionists cause more suffering every day. We cannot fulfill the requirements of what we know about Zionism," Karamollaoğlu said.
“Isn't it time to take up our responsibilities?”
Saadet Party Chairman Karamollaoğlu drew attention to the silence of the Islamic world against Israel and said following words:
"A tribe that was persecuted by Pharaoh and Hitler has come to compete with them today. If a speck of what happened in Palestine had happened in a Western country, the whole world would have stood up. Isn't it time to take up our responsibilities? When will we establish the unity of our hearts, languages and verbs? When will we resort to prayers, when will we establish our unity and solidarity against Israel?"
“ZIONISM IS A COLONIALIST MOVEMENT”
The final speech of the opening session of the Conference for the Freedom of Palestine and Jerusalem Against the Plans of Zionism was delivered by Prof. Dr. Sami Al-Aryan, Director of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Center for Islam and Global Relations.
"Israel attacks and persecutes Muslims. Our problem is Zionism. Zionism is a colonialist movement. They consider themselves superior to other people. The weak and fragmented state of the Islamic Ummah is very sad," he said.
“JERUSALEM IS THE HEART OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD”
Aleaeddin Boroujerdi, Deputy Secretary General of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening, "I am grateful to Saadet Party for their invitation to this conference. I convey the greetings of Dr. Ali Akbar Walayeti to all of you. I respectfully commemorate the efforts of Erbakan, an important figure in the history of Turkey, regarding unity in the Islamic world and Palestine. Palestinian land belongs to the Palestinian people. Jerusalem is the heart of the Islamic world," he said.