GATESTONE
The Role of Iran’s Palestinian Mercenaries
by Khaled Abu Toameh
October 28, 2021

Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) are embarrassed: Iran just admitted that both of those terrorist groups serve as mercenaries for the mullahs in Tehran. For Hamas and PIJ, the admission is yet another sign that the truth can be painful and inconvenient, especially when it comes from a major ally such as Iran. Recently, Maj. Gen. Gholam Ali Rashid, Commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, stated that his country has armies that operate outside of Iran…In Lebanon, a country effectively controlled Hezbollah, some politicians reacted with fury to Rashid’s talk about the six “armies.” “Take your armies and go with them back to Iran, where you can fight your battles away from the peoples you occupy to achieve your agendas,” said Sami Gemayel , head of the Lebanese Kataeb Party. READ MORE