Israel, Gaza and Islamic Jihad

​Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, was a strong supporter of the Palestinian cause and believed in the importance of supporting the Palestinian people in their struggle against Israel. He viewed the Palestinian issue as a key priority for the Islamic world and called for the liberation of Palestine from Israeli occupation. The Islamic Republic of Iran has expressed support for the people of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, which are Palestinian territories. Iran views the Palestinian cause as an important issue in the Muslim world and has long been a vocal supporter of Palestinian rights. Iran has provided financial and military assistance to Palestinian groups, such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which are based in the Gaza Strip. Iran has also expressed support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. Assisting Iranian proxies with financial aid (estimates are thought to be about $100 million per year) it also supplies military aid such as weapons and training along with long-range rockets, anti-tank missiles and other weapons. The majority of Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are Sunni Muslims, estimated to be around 85-90% of the population. However, there is also a small minority of Palestinian Shia Muslims, estimated to be around 1-2% of the population. It is worth noting that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is primarily a political struggle between the Israeli government and the Palestinian people, rather than a religious clash between different sects of Islam even though Iran uses religion as a tool to stoke the fire. Israel will defend itself. Iranian backed Gazan Palestinians will lose. The clear winner will be Iran for its propaganda outlets and the encouragement for its proxies, revolutionary followers or sub-contractors to do more in an attempt to keep fighting the Israeli's. These past few days the Theocratic government of Iran has been reporting in the Iranian propaganda outlets that the fall of Israel was imminent in the hope that other pro-Iranian groups would surge up against Israel. Iran is attempting to have the Palestinian, Lebanese and Syrian proxies make a charge at Israel by supporting the Islamic Jihad group fighting Israel from the Gaza Strip. The IRGC-Qods Force Commander Esmayeel Qaani said on the 13 May 23 that Iran will continue to provide unwavering support for young Palestinian resistance forces and their “strong heroic front” to the greatest extent possible, both verbally and in practice. It’s not the Islamic Republic of Iran who lose women, children, fathers and husbands. But by providing logistics, money and training Iran will not want to be seen getting its hands dirty but leave it to others in order to fulfil Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini dream.