By IRNA,
Tehran : University students and seminarians’ here on Sunday staged a protest meeting near the Saudi Embassy to deplore the silence of Islamic countries’ leaders in the face of crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza Strip.
They chanted slogans condemning the Arab world’s compromise with the Zionist regime on the Palestinian issue.
They also issued a statement, which was read out in Persian and Arabic.
Addressing Muslim nations, the statement said, “You should defend the rights of the homeless Palestinians. It’s your turn to remove all the obstacles to Palestinians defense of their rights.”
The students also called on the government to support the oppressed in the world.
They even urged the government to revise its policies vis-a vis Arab countries which support the Zionist regime.
They carried placards reading ‘Every Drop of Oil Equals Israeli bullets’.
Meanwhile, a large number of students also staged a gathering near the Swiss Embassy to protest to the world’s silence against the merciless treatment meted out to the residents of Gaza Strip.
Students from Al-Zahra, Allameh Tabatabaei, Amir Kabir, Sharif, Arak and Semnan universities took part in the gathering.
They held the Lebanese flag as well as pictures depicting the crimes of the Zionist regime.