Unemployment stands at 80 percent.įor the third time since Israel’s 2008-9 three-week air bombardment and ground occupation that slaughtered 1400 Palestinians (14 Israelis died), the beleaguered masses are being subjected to a murderous invasion of 50,000 Israeli “Defense” Force (IDF) troops, accompanied by tanks, and supported by massive air strikes, cross-border mortar and artillery bombardments, and unending offshore naval shelling from Israeli gunboats. Gaza’s 1.82 million Palestinian residents, many driven by force and violence from their land and homes throughout historic Palestine over the past 66 years, are compelled to live in one of the most densely populated areas in the world. The U.S.-backed racist, colonialist, apartheid Zionist entity known as Israel is once again saturation bombing the Palestinian people and destroying the infrastructure of the world’s largest open air prison-the Gaza Strip-a slip of land roughly 26 miles long by 5.5 miles wide.
aid to apartheid Israel! Stop the Zionist bombing of Gaza! Referring to the broad scope of responsibilities of the Ministry of Cooperation, Mortazavi stated that Iran would transfer its experiences in the mining industry, public health, economy, and prevention of social harm to Lebanon.End U.S. Iranian Minister of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare Sowlat Mortazavi praised Lebanon for their resistance showing the fake power of the Zionist regime, and said: "Iran respects Lebanon…defending Lebanon is defending the Islamic community." Lebanese Labor Minister, referring to financial problems in the country, pointed to the frameworks of the meeting, saying the memorandums of cooperation set in the meeting's agenda can improve Lebanon's conditions.Īt the end of his speech, Bayram said the Lebanese side sought mutual respect and interests with Iran.
Regarding Iran's experiences with sanctions and turning crises into opportunities, Lebanon's Labor Minister Mustafa Bayram expressed the Lebanese government's desire to use Iran's affairs to form a powerful government and serve the Lebanese nation.