Larijani slams Gaza proposals
BEIRUT: A senior Iranian politician on Thursday described
proposals put forward by Middle Eastern and European states to end the
Gaza conflict as “honey injected with poison” that would not protect
Palestinian rights.
Ali Larijani, a major figure in the Islamic Republic and its speaker
of parliament, was apparently referring to ideas put forward by Egypt
and France to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group
Hamas, which is backed by Tehran.
“These plans were called plans to deal with massacres in Gaza. Some
of these plans were proposed by some of the states in this region and
some of them were put forward by some of the European states,” Larijani
told reporters in Beirut.
“We agree that these proposals do not protect the rights of the
Palestinian people. These proposals are proposals ... resembling honey
injected with poison,” he said after talks with Lebanese Parliament
Speaker Nabih Berri.
BEIRUT, Friday, Reuters
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