West seeks to divide, conquer Muslims

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the enemies of Islam seek to create discord among Muslim countries to continue oppressing them.

If Muslim countries unite to confront the aggressions against the interests of the Muslim world, they can become a great power and prevail over Israel and its supporters, Ramin Mehmanparast said on Wednesday.

“We believe that there is an ulterior motive in the conciliation scheme between the Zionist regime [of Israel] and some of the Palestinian groups,” Mehmanparast told ISNA regarding the upcoming Palestinian-Israeli peace talks.

He added that Israel is trying to change “the heavy international atmosphere” and put on a “peace-seeking face” after attacking a Gaza-bound aid convoy in May.

“Some Arab countries are trying to establish peace in the region and we welcome any effort that can ultimately resolve the issue,” Mehmanparast said.

Considering Israel’s actions, however, we believe such efforts will be fruitless because Tel Aviv does not respect any principles and does not stay true to its commitments, he added.

Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) will resume peace talks on September 3, after they broke off in December 2008 following Tel Aviv’s deadly attack on the Gaza Strip, which killed more than 1,400 Palestinians.

The talks will resume amid concerns that further concessions on the part of acting PA chief Mahmoud Abbas could lead to an intensified violation of Palestinian rights by Israel.