Zionism is an ethnocultural nationalist movement that emerged in Europe in the late 19th century and aimed for the establishment of a homeland for the Jewish people through the colonization of Palestine, an area roughly corresponding to the Land of Israel in Judaism, and of central importance in Jewish history. Zionists wanted to create a Jewish state in Palestine with as much land, as many Jews, and as few Palestinian Arabs as possible. Following the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Zionism became Israel's national or state ideology.
A homeland for the Jewish people is an idea rooted in Jewish history, religion, and culture. The Jewish aspiration to return to Zion, generally associated with divine redemption, has suffused Jewish religious thought since the destruction of the First Temple and the Babylonian exile.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was President of Iran from 3 August 2005 to 3 August 2013, and during that time had repeatedly made contentious speeches and statements against Israel. Ahmadinejad refused to call Israel by name, instead calling it the “Zionist regime”. He has called for the "elimination of the Zionist regime". Ahmadinejad took part in a protest called "The World Without Zionism" and has derided Israel on numerous occasions. He has urged regional powers to cut diplomatic and economic ties with Israel and halt oil sales. Tensions have risen over Iran's nuclear program. He has also provided funding, training and arms to Hezbollah and Hamas.
The Islamic Republic of Iran officially recognises Palestine as a state. Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, rejects a two-state solution and implies that Palestine is inseparable, while Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for a free referendum for the entire Palestinian population, including Arab citizens of Israel, to determine the type of government in the future Palestinian State, while reiterating that establishment of a Palestinian State alongside Israel would "never mean an endorsement of the Israeli occupation".
During the British rule in Mandatory Palestine, there was civil, political and armed struggle between Palestinian Arabs and the Jewish Yishuv, beginning from the violent spillover of the Franco-Syrian War in 1920 and until the onset of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The conflict shifted from sectarian clashes in the 1920s and early 1930s to an armed Arab Revolt against British rule in 1936, armed Jewish Revolt primarily against the British in mid-1940s and finally open war in November 1947 between Arabs and Jews.
Anti-Zionism is opposition to Zionism. Although anti-Zionism is a heterogeneous phenomenon, all its proponents agree that the creation of the modern State of Israel, and the movement to create a sovereign Jewish state in the region of Palestine—a region partly coinciding with the biblical Land of Israel—was flawed or unjust in some way.
Falastin was an Arabic-language Palestinian newspaper. Founded in 1911 in Jaffa, Falastin began as a weekly publication, evolving into one of the most influential dailies in Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine.
Labor Zionism or socialist Zionism was the left-wing, socialist variant of Zionism. For many years, it was the most significant tendency among Zionists and Zionist organizations, and was seen as the Zionist faction of the historic Jewish labour movements of Eastern Europe and Central Europe. Labor Zionism eventually developing local movements in most countries with sizable Jewish populations. Unlike the "political Zionist" tendency founded by Theodor Herzl and advocated by Chaim Weizmann, Labor Zionists did not believe that a Jewish state would be created by simply appealing to the international community or to powerful nations such as the United Kingdom, Germany, or the former Ottoman Empire. Rather, they believed that a Jewish state could only be created through the efforts of the Jewish working class making aliyah to the Land of Israel and raising a country through the creation of a Labor Jewish society with rural kibbutzim and moshavim, and an urban Jewish proletariat.
Matzpen is the name of a revolutionary socialist and anti-Zionist organisation, founded in Israel in 1962 which was active until the 1980s. Its official name was the Socialist Organisation in Israel, but it became better known as Matzpen after its monthly publication.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Government's Reciprocal and Proportional Action in Implementing the JCPOA Act is a bill that was passed by Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly to allow the Government of Hassan Rouhani implement the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The act repealed Iran Nuclear Achievements Protection Act. The bill was introduced after 5 of the 15 members of Majlis special commission for examining the JCPOA issued a joint statement criticizing the commission report and lawmakers voted against fast-tracking the bill to the extent recommended by the report.
The International Conference on Supporting Palestine Intifada is a conference on supporting Palestine's Intifada by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Diverse authorities and political activists from different countries of the world participate in the meeting.
The Association for Defense of Freedom and the Sovereignty of the Iranian Nation was an Iranian political organization founded at the end of the winter of 1986.
The Protection of the Islamic Revolution of the Palestinian People Act is a plan that was passed on May 9, 1990 by the Islamic Consultative Assembly. The Act refers to the illegal occupation of Palestinian territories by the Zionist regime and the need to support the Palestinian people in restoring their legal rights.
The Act to Obliging the Government to Provide Comprehensive Support to the Oppressed Palestinian People is a plan that was passed on December 31, 2008 by the Islamic Consultative Assembly in accordance to the Article 123 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Act refers to the humanitarian aid of the Iranian nation to the oppressed nation of Palestine and condemnation of the crimes of the Zionist regime against them.
The law countering the hostile actions of the Zionist regime against peace and security is a plan that was approved by the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran on May 20, 2020, in accordance with Article 123 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This law is a plan claimed by the Islamic Consultative Assembly and includes 16 articles to prevent the relations between the people, citizens and companies of Iran with the people and companies of Israel in the framework of the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This law refers to a role to prevent any relations between Iranian and Israeli citizens.
Israel won't exist in 25 years is a statement of Ali Khamenei in a speech about Israel after the Iran nuclear deal framework, which was published on his Twitter. According to Khamenei's official website, this sentence was chosen as "the most important and memorable sentence of Khamenei" in 2015. This slogan is used in propaganda and also in the Quds Day.
Down with Israel or Death to Israel is a political slogan against Israel, which is also used in Iran and other countries such as Iraq and Mexico. Every year, Iranian pilgrims sing the slogan of "death to Israel" during the Hajj rituals and the ceremony of disavowal of polytheists. This slogan is especially chanted against Israel by demonstrators on Quds Day and is often accompanied by the burning of the Israeli flag. This slogan has also been used in the atmosphere of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran. In the film released from Iran's missile exercise during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency, the slogan "Death to Israel" was written on ballistic missiles that were fired at replicas. This slogan in Iran does not mean a mere political slogan, but an expression of the vision of the Iranian government towards Israel's current in the region.
The Gaza War (2008–2009) was accompanied by the stance of many countries and organizations in the world. In Iran, the war were accompanied by the reaction of the people and government officials. The most important of these reactions are the Fatwa of Jihad by Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, and the sit-in and attack on foreign embassies.
Salah Al-Zawawi or among Iranian Salah Zawawi was born in Palestine and was the ambassador of the Palestinian government in Iran. He was the second ambassador of Palestine in Iran after Hani al-Hassan and held this position from February 1981 to 2022. He is one of the founding members of the Fatah movement and the former Palestinian ambassador to Algeria, Brazil and Kenya.
