1979 revolution lifted Palestinian Muslims from isolation

A senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement says Palestinian Islamist movements were suffering deep isolation until the Islamic Revolution of Iran got triumph in 1979.

Khaled Jaradat was speaking to the Qods News Agency few days ahead of the 36^th anniversary of the landmark revolution that is largely identified with the widespread anti-Israeli campaigns in the region.

Jaradat recalled his days at university when he and his colleagues felt isolated amid a surge of un-Islamic political approaches towards the Palestinian issue.

“The Islamic Revolution changed the equations,” the Palestinian personality said, adding that the Palestinian Muslims felt the support of a millions-strong nation behind them following the victory of the revolution.

“The battlefield of resistance was extended from Palestine to Tehran” in 1979, he added.

Jaradat lauded the father of the 1979 revolution, Imam Khomeini as a humble, sagacious, brave and politically-savvy personality.

Asked about Imam Khomeini’s view of Israel as a cancerous tumor inside the body of the Muslim community, the Palestinian personality was approved, adding that the cancerous tumor is doomed in light of the present conditions on the ground in the region.