BEIRUT (Dispatches) – The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has lambasted a recent conference in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, which called for normalization of relations with the Zionist regime.
Hezbollah, in a statement, also praised the position of Iraqi officials, political parties and popular and religious groups and their strong condemnation of the event.
The movement hailed arrest warrants issued for the participants of the conference, organized by U.S. think-tank Center for Peace Communications (CPC), stating that the legal action reflects the awareness of the Iraqi people and political parties toward the normalization project in the Middle East.
Hezbollah further lauded the Iraqi nation’s unwavering support for Palestinians and their legitimate cause.
Last Friday, more than 300 people attended a conference in a hotel in Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, during which they demanded that Baghdad normalize relations with the occupying regime.
Angry mourners torched the occupying regime’s flags during ceremonies held in the Iraqi city of Karbala to mark Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam.
They held banners and chanted “Never, never to normalization” as they entered the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS).
The Iraqi presidency on Saturday rejected attempts aimed at normalizing ties with the occupying regime, and reiterated the Arab nation’s strong support for the Palestinian cause.
On Sunday, a court in Baghdad issued arrest warrants for tribal leader the participants in the conference.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah condemned the fatal shooting of five Palestinians by Zionist troops during raids that led to armed confrontations in the city of Jenin and other areas of the occupied West Bank on Sunday.
It stated that the killings expose “the criminal and treacherous nature of the Zionist regime.”
Hezbollah also praised the resilience and heroism of Palestinian resistance fighters in the face of raids and arrests by Zionist troops, and extended its condolences to the families of the victims.