Zarif hits back at Netanyahu AIPAC speech, says Israel cause of regional woes

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif responds to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at AIPAC in which he blamed Iran for destabilizing the Middle East, saying that Israel was at the heart of the region’s problems.

“Despite Netanyahu’s claims, the fact is that illegal occupation lies at the heart of most of the calamities in our region,” Zarif writes on Twitter.

“Historically, occupying another’s land has never been sustainable. This occupation, too –and the apartheid system that perpetuates it– will not last long,” he adds.

Despite Netanyahu’s claims, the fact is that illegal occupation lies at the heart of most of the calamities in our region. Historically, occupying another’s land has never been sustainable. This occupation, too –and the apartheid system that perpetuates it– will not last long.

— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) March 6, 2018