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Iran Is Building “Hamastan” in Gaza

March 11, 2007 | Brig. Gen. (res.) Shalom Harari

There is a growing strategic alliance between Iran and the radical Palestinian forces in the territories. Iran is involved in supporting both the Islamic factions and Fatah, as well. Today, at least 40 percent of Fatah’s different fighting groups are also paid by Hizbullah and Iran. Hamas thinks it can build a new southern Lebanon in Gaza, and this is what it is busy doing.

Is Gaza Becoming Another Lebanon?

January 21, 2007 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad

Listen carefully to Ahmadinejad. He is not insane. He embodies very accurately the nature of the Iranian regime and he is gaining popularity among Muslims. Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, sitting in Damascus where he is supported by Iran and Syria, controls the military wing of Hamas and is more powerful than PA Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh. Mashaal is responsible for the money, for the policy of terror, and he holds many cards relating to Israel's abducted soldier in Gaza.