MESOP MIDEAST WATCH MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 10418
Iran-Backed Conference In Damascus On The Topic Of Israel’s Demise: Israel Is A Malignant Tumor That Will Be Eliminated Thanks To The Syrian Armed Forces, And The Lebanese And Palestinian Resistance
A conference recently held in Damascus, Syria, was devoted to the topic of Israel’s demise. Organized by the Al-Quds International Institute, which is affiliated with Hamas, the conference was attended by senior members of this institute and by representatives of Palestinian organizations and factions in Syria, such as Isma’il Al-Sindawi, the coordinator of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Syria. Also present were Iranian and pro-Iranian figures, such as Amin Shokravi, a representative of the Iranian embassy in Syria, and Muhammad Al-Buhaisi, chair of the Iranian-Palestinian Friendship Society.
The conference participants stated that Israel was a temporary phenomenon and that the struggle against it would eventually lead to its collapse. The main lecture, delivered by Syrian researcher Shadi Diab, presented data allegedly indicating that Israel is bound to disappear, and stressed the importance of Palestinian resistance in achieving this objective. Diab called on the Palestinians to take advantage of Syria’s and Iran’s support in order to continue the resistance.
It should be noted that this is not the first conference held by the Al-Quds International Institute in Syria in the recent years with the participation of Iranian representatives. Events of this sort are part of the efforts to promote the agenda of the Iranian regime in Syria, a regime which places the elimination of Israel at the heart of its ideology and supports terrorist organizations such as Hizbullah, Hamas and the PIJ in order to achieve this aim.
The conference in Damascus (image: Facebook.com/qii.press, November 30, 2022)
This report reviews some of the statements made at the conference.
Conference Chair: The Steadfastness Of The Palestinian People Is The Basic Factor In The Elimination Of Israel
The conference was chaired by Yousuf As’ad, member of the executive council of the Al-Quds Institute’s Syria branch, who also delivered the opening address. He said: “The Israeli occupation, which represents global Zionism, does not have the characteristics of a state, and any state that lacks such characteristics is necessarily temporary… The steadfastness of the Palestinian and Arab people is the basic factor in the elimination of ‘Israel,’ on whose [survival] the West has wagered. Generations that believe in the Palestinian cause are the most important condition for [achieving] the disappearance of this oppressive entity.”
Syrian Researcher At The Conference: The Zionist Entity Will Collapse Sooner Or Later; Palestinians Should Take Advantage Of Syria’s And Iran’s Help In Order To Eliminate It From The Region
According to the Syrian state daily Al-Thawra, the first lecture at the conference, delivered by Syrian researcher Shadi Diab, presented data indicating Israel’s inevitable demise. He said: “[The first] piece of data is the demographic problem facing the [Israeli] entity, and its failure to achieve harmony among its [Jewish] residents, who immigrated [to it] from different parts of the world and have different identities, cultures and languages, different circumstances and widely differing goals. This entity never managed to achieve a consensus among these sectors, who came from all over the world, and this disparity is evident in the struggle and fierce competition that currently prevail in the political arena and in the government of this entity, between the various political, ethnic and religious sectors, such as the Ashkenazi, Sephardi and Haredi [Jews], between right and left, between religious and secular people, between the civilian and military sectors, etc.
“The Zionist media conceals these struggles and disagreements and prevents [the publication of] any information about them inside and outside the [Zionist] entity. The emigration of the entity’s residents in times of crisis and war is one of the most prominent facts indicating that these residents feel no sense of belonging to Israel and do not believe in its future. Nothing is keeping them there except interests and their luxurious lifestyle, and when these disappear they quickly leave the entity in favor of their original homelands or any other country where they can realize their interests.”