RIYADH, 14 November 2002 — Interior Minister Prince Naif yesterday condemned Israel’s repressive measures against Palestinians who are struggling to defend their life and honor and described them as "the greatest crime against humanity".
"How can a people fighting to defend their motherland, life and honor and, above all, demanding the implementation of international resolutions can be described as terrorists and how the usurpers who kill women and children using warplanes and tanks and demolish their homes can be called a deprived nation?" Prince Naif asked.
"Humanity is despised there. The wounded and mutilated people present here and in the Palestinian territories bear it out," Prince Naif said in a statement to Palestinian TV.
Prince Naif, who is the general supervisor of the Saudi committee for supporting Al-Quds intifada, received in Riyadh yesterday a number of Palestinians who are being treated in Saudi hospitals after being wounded in the ongoing Al-Quds uprising.
Prince Naif lashed at human rights activists saying that they did not do an thing to stop the greatest violation of human rights being perpetrated by the Israelis in the Palestinian territories.
"The Palestinians in particular and the Arabs in general demand only the implementation of the decisions of the United Nations Security Council and the provisions of international agreements such as the Madrid accord," Prince Naif pointed out.
The prince also expressed his dismay over the neglect of the Palestinians by the great powers of the world and the human rights organizations.
The interior minister warned: "If this struggle for the restoration of a people’s legitimate rights, which is inherited from father to son, is not solved in a fair manner and on the basis of the UN resolutions and international consensus the situation will aggravate further."
He emphasized that that no tanks and warplanes or any other force on earth can stop a people defending their honor and homeland.
Prince Naif promised full support of the Saudi people and government to the Palestinians in their struggle. "The Kingdom’s stand in support of the Palestinians will continue, if Allah wills, until their demands are met. This stand is primarily dictated by our religion, and our Arab and humane character," said the prince.
He hoped that the Palestinians will not have to wait for long to regain all their usurped rights.
Hani Zamlat, who attended the meeting on behalf of the Palestinian ambassador to Riyadh, thanked the Kingdom for its assistance, including the construction of 600 housing units in various Palestinian cities.
