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Post by Daniel on Aug 20, 2015 9:36:19 GMT -5
Abbas Turns to Iran for Help in Destroying Israel
By Raphael Poch August 20, 2015
“Let the counsel of the wicked be far from me.” (Job 21:16)
The military wing of Fatah in Gaza has publicly asked Iran for funding in order to help carry out attacks against Israel, according to Iranian Al-Alam TV. Fatah’s military branch, known as the Al-Aqsa Brigade, is an internationally recognized terror organization, closely associated with the larger Fatah movement, which controls the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank.
The request for Iranian funds came as the PA announced that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would be travelling to Iran. Palestinian Media Watch reported on Monday that senior PLO official Abbas Zaki has said strengthening ties with Iran is “an inevitable step if we [the Palestinians] want to confront the Israeli occupation.”
Palestinian overtures to Iran began earlier this month, when Abbas sent PLO Executive Committee Member Ahmed Majdalani, a senior Palestinian official, to Tehran in order to deliver a personal letter to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. According to Majdalani, the letter contained information regarding the “Israeli offensives against our people and its holy places.”
continue reading www.breakingisraelnews.com/47203/abbas-turns-to-iran-for-help-in-destroying-israel-middle-east/
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