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Muslim Countries Must Unite in ‘Jihad' Against Israel and U.S., Says Iran's Supreme Leader
He called for "bold resistance by the Palestinian nation and groups in order to force out the Zionist enemy and the U.S. through jihad." He also urged "[A]ll Muslim nations and the world of Islam must support them too." Khamenei reiterated his support for all Arab and jihadi groups waging a terror campaign against Israel, vowing to give them everything within the regime’s reach. Tehran already arms and funds the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas. Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based terror militia, which targets Israeli soldiers and civilians along Israel’s northern border, is a proxy terrorist group taking direct orders from Tehran. "We believe that Palestinian armed organizations will stand and continue resistance and the Islamic Republic sees supporting Palestinian groups as its duty," Khamenei said in his speech marking the 41st anniversary of the Islamic takeover of Iran. "So it will support them however it can and as much as it can and this support is the desire of the Islamic system and the Iranian nation," he added. The Times of Israel news website reported Khamenei’s latest remarks: Posted by: Besoeker 2020-02-09 |
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