Islamic Jihad warns against Anappolis confab

Deputy Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement on Monday described the Annapolis meeting as part of an American policy to lay siege on the Islamic world.

Abu Tariq Ziad said the meeting is held to put under siege the (Middle East) region's political insight which is based on resistance and Islamic awakening.

In an exclusive interview with IRIB reporter in Damascus, he termed the Annapolis meeting as an American conspiracy against the Palestinian nation.

"However, this time the American moves are more dangerous because they are bogged down in Iraq's quagmire and they are looking for a way to escape from the problems arised by their failed policies," he added.

Ziad noted that the meeting is held to deceive Arabs and improve America's position in the region.

He reiterated that the Palestinian nation will never be deceived by the White House officials and is aware that America only supports the Zionist regime.

The Islamic Jihad deputy Secretary General warned Arab and Islamic countries to be aware of America's plot to make them to recognize the Zionist regime. He underlined that the illegal regime has not fulfilled its pledges upon retreating from the 1967 Palestinian territories.

Ziad said America wants to stimulate Arabs to set position against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its peaceful nuclear program.

"By the Anapolis meeting, Americans try to pretend that the Zionist regime is not problematic for the Arab countries and instead the main problem threatening the region is Iran's nuclear program," he stressed.

He added that the arrogant powers' deceit will not have any result because "people in the region know Iran's nuclear program is peaceful and the Iranian officials have always stressed on the point."

Abu Tariq Ziad said, "Americans don't want the Islamic countries to enjoy modern science so that the Islamic Ummah always remain dependent on them."

"They want to undermine the position of the Arabs and Muslims against Zionism and to bring them to their knee," he said.