Special report: Internal situation in Palestine 

    TEHRAN, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday reiterated the country's support for the Palestinians and condemned Israel's "atrocities". Ahmadinejad voiced the support while addressing a rally at the Tehran University to mark the International Qods (Jerusalem) Day, which was initiated by the late Iranian leader Ruholla Khomeini to show solidarity with the Palestinians.

Iranians chant slogans during a protest held in Tehran, capital of Iran on Oct. 5, 2007. A nation-wide protest is held in Iran to show support to the Palestinians as they mark the Jerusalem Day.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    "The Iranian people and other peoples will not give up until all of Palestinian territories are liberated," Ahmadinejad told the rally, adding "nations should be allowed to conduct research on crimes of the Zionist regime and decode the black box for its atrocities."

    The Iranian president also questioned the scale of the Holocaust and urged for a research of the issue. "You have turned what you call Holocaust into a holy issue and do not let anybody raise any question about it," Ahmadinejad said. "Why don't you let the black box of the World War II be decoded?" As the president was addressing the Tehran University rally, thousands of Iranians held other rallies and took to the streets in central Tehran to mark the Qods Day, chanting anti-Israeli slogans.

    The demonstrators issued a resolution reiterating their support for the Palestinians in their resistance against the Israeli regime.

    "We regard an end to the power and domination of the usurpers and holding democratic elections in presence of all Palestinians inside and outside of the occupied lands including Muslims, Christians and Jews as the only way to put an end to the Middle East crisis," the resolution said, quoted by the official IRNA news agency.

    "The International Qods Day, the day of vigilance of the Islamic nation, is held under circumstances that hostilities and complicated conspiracies of the arrogant system aimed at causing strife and discord in the Islamic world have been increased," it said.

    The International Qods Day, an annual day of mass protest marches in solidarity with the Palestinians, falls on the last Friday of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan.

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