Message on the Savage Zionist Attack on Palestinian Fasting Muslims

In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

The brutal attack by the Zionists on the ranks of worshippers in the occupied city of Hebron, which left dozens dead and hundreds injured, is one of those exemplary crimes that the hand of Zionist oppression and fanaticism has always produced, consistent with the cruelty and wickedness of the usurpers of Palestine. This painful tragedy is reminiscent of other mass killings by the Zionists throughout the occupation period, with the difference that today this great crime occurs before the eyes of all the people of the world. Will the consciences indifferent to what happens to Palestinians in their homes awaken with this incident? Will the false claimants of peace with the usurping enemy realize their mistake? Will the assemblies and governments claiming human rights, which have ignored the greatest violation of a nation's rights in Palestine for years, end their shameful silence this time and confess their past sins? Will the American government accept that it is complicit in the blood of innocent Palestinians because it has always unconditionally supported the Zionist government, or will they once again pass by this shocking incident without paying attention to its dimensions and understanding its instructive meaning, just as they have ignored the great tragedy of this era in Bosnia and Herzegovina? However, the Palestinian nation will undoubtedly take the necessary lesson from it. Today, once again, this bitter truth has become clear to that oppressed nation that they are forced to fight in their own home to be able to live there. It has become clear that the Zionists, despite the courteous statements of some of their leaders, are the same racist and fanatical savages of fifty years ago. And if they find the slightest opportunity or excuse, they will inflict the most brutal blows on the Muslim homeowners. Even the most skeptical Palestinians have realized that the arrogant regimes that speak so much about the security of the Zionists give the least importance to the security of Palestinian Muslims, otherwise the Israeli army would not dare to massacre the sacred ranks of worshippers in this way. Palestinians can obtain their right to life and the right to live in their home by arming themselves and striking at the interests of the usurping government. This is the lesson of the Friday morning incident in Hebron. Muslim governments and nations also have a great responsibility. The least that Muslim governments can demand is the handing over of the killers and their collaborators in the Zionist army to the Palestinian Muslims for the execution of Islamic retribution and the dismissal of the commanders of that army. Of course, the ultimate and unique remedy is the removal of the usurping Zionists and the handing over of Palestine to the Palestinians of every religion and nation. I extend my condolences to the oppressed Palestinian nation, especially the families of the martyrs of this incident, and I ask Almighty God for the forgiveness of the deceased, the healing of the fasting wounded, the improvement of the condition of Muslims, and the just resolution of the Palestinian issue, and I request everyone to pursue this matter with all their strength.

Friday, the fourteenth of Ramadan 1414

Seyyed Ali Khamenei

6/12/72