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River to the Sea’ or the
1967 borders, whether Jerusalem in its entirety
or just East Jerusalem, the refugees, the West Bank borders, negotiations or no negotiations – we put all this aside. We said that the heart of the Palestinian cause, Jerusalem, is being targeted, so let us cooperate. This was the spirit of all the factions.”
When asked by the interviewer whether cooperation means with demonstrations, Nasrallah replied, “Within occupied Palestine it is about direct confrontation, obviously. We all know what Intifada means.”
Speaking three months before the riots in Gaza, which started with a $10 million budget, Nasrallah con rmed that Iran would provide nancial and military aid for “the Intifada”.
“From outside Palestine all types of aid are required: demonstrations, media, policies, the rise of the
peoples of the region, and even in the outside world – we should all bene t from our ties and our communities there. We talk about media support, political support, nancial support... This is very natural.”
Aid from Iran is now direct
Denying that Hezbollah are mediators in channelling nancial support from Iran to the Palestinians, Nasrallah suggested that Iran provides aid directly.
“The Islamic Republic
is proud to ful l its duty, when it provides aid to
the Palestinian resistance factions. It’s not that they need a mediator to avoid the consequences. They are doing it out in the open.”
“Nothing to do with Trump”
Nazrallah also clearly stated that support for the “Intifada within Palestine” consists of weapons in addition to nancial support and that it has “nothing to do with Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem.”
“As far as we are concerned, the support in weapons has never stopped. It has nothing to do with Trump’s decision about Jerusalem. The resistance inside Palestine should have
the necessary weapons and the necessary military capabilities. This is our unwavering platform. It is not a reaction to a decision here or a diplomatic or political measure there.”
Who’s Who?
Hamas
Palestinian, Sunni Islamist terror group that controls Gaza
Islamic Jihad
Palestinian Islamist terror group based in Gaza; smaller
than Hamas and not interested in political role, “just” the destruction of Israel
Hezbollah
Shia Islamist terror group based in Lebanon, backed by Iran
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Branch of Iran’s Armed Forces founded after 1979 revolution to defend “the regime”, rather than Iran’s borders
Fatah
Largest Palestinian nationalist party, questionably self- described as “secular”, founded by Arafat and currently led by Abbas, based in Ramallah
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