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| Iran ups funding to Islamic Jihad |
| 2006-03-26 |
| Iran has significantly increased funding to a Palestinian insurgency group. Officials said Iran has bolstered allocations to Islamic Jihad, regarded as the most active group in the Palestinian war against Israel. They said Iran intends to provide Jihad with millions of dollars in 2006. Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Iran relayed $1.8 million to Jihad in February 2006. In an interview with the Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot on March 21, Mofaz said this was the largest one-time Iranian transfer to Jihad in years. Officials said Jihad has been working with Iran and Hizbullah to carry out a spate of attacks before the Israeli elections, scheduled on March 28. They said two suicide attacks were foiled in Israel in as many days. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 ... millions of dollars. And a nuke. |
| Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-03-26 13:10 |