Details of anti-Zionism motion adopted by Iranian Parliament

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Iranian lawmakers have approved a motion unanimously to counter the hostile measures of the Israeli regime. The Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee have approved a double-urgency motion that outlines the manner of confrontation on the national and international scale against the Israeli regime. The committee released on Sunday the approved version of the scheme under the “The Motion for Confrontation against the Zionist regime’s Actions Targeting Peace and Security”. Article-1 of the motion tasks all national organizations to deploy available national and international capacities towards confronting the Israeli regime’s actions against the oppressed Palestinian nation and Muslim countries, including Iran, as well as the regime’s role in disrupting regional and international peace and security. As instances of the regime’s actions against Palestinians that warranted confrontation, it cited Tel Aviv’s large-scale and systematic violation of human rights through continued occupation of Palestinian and other territories, setting up of illegal settlements across the occupied Palestinian territories, attempting annexation of more Palestinian land, and keeping Palestinians under siege. Article-2 obliges the Foreign Ministry to lay the groundwork for the creation of the Islamic Republic’s Virtual Embassy in Palestine within six months, and submit the results for approval to the cabinet. The Ministry is also required to conduct consultations with the countries that it saw fit. Article-3 refers to the government’s obligation to cast comprehensive support to the Palestinian people under a previous law; the Article entails the provision of a list of organizations, economic, commercial, financial, scientific, cultural and research institutions, natural and legal persons, etc in line with the implementation of such support. the list is to be annually provided by a committee consisting of the Industries Ministry, Intelligence Ministry, Economy Ministry, the Central Bank of Iran, the IRGC’s intelligence organization, IRGC Quds Force, and the Foreign Ministry. Based on the Article, the Foreign Ministry will chair this committee. It is also obliged to deliver an annual report in this regard to the Parliament. Article-4 prohibits the issuance of any license for direct or indirect participation of natural or legal persons, including companies, organizations, institutions or non-governmental organizations affiliated with the Zionist regime in all exhibitions or any domestic or international expos or gatherings. Article-5 strictly prohibits the use of any Israeli software and hardware inside the country. Article-6 states that any intelligence or espionage cooperation in favor of the Zionist regime is deemed Moharebeh (enmity) and "corruption on earth", and the perpetrator will be severely punished. Article-7 bans any cooperation, interaction, political agreement or exchange of information with official and unofficial institutions and individuals affiliated with the Zionist regime Article-8 prohibits any action such as security, military, political, cultural, media, propaganda, direct and indirect economic and financial assistance, that is aimed to enhance the Zionist regime. During the Parliament’s session on Sunday, the Foreign Ministry was also asked to pursue Iran’s initiative for “realization of the nationwide referendum in Palestine” -- a plan that the Islamic Republic has devised with the emancipation of the territories from Israeli occupation in mind. The parliamentary committee demanded that the Iranian government provide support for various domestic and international parties, who engage in activities targeting the occupying regime. The government was also required to try preventing the prospect of any normalization with Tel Aviv on the regional scale and among the world’s Muslim countries, and outline the “Zionism worse than Apartheid” mindset across various international organizations.