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victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979 was the former leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Yasser Arafat and his
accompanying Palestinian delegation.The oppressed Palestinian nation was just one of the many Muslim and non-Muslim nations that were
inspired by the Islamic Revolution in Iran
The victory of the Islamic Revolution was a very important, decisive, and promising factor for the future of the Palestinians' struggle.The
victory of the Islamic Revolution brought lots of joy among Muslim Palestinians, especially in the occupied territories and among the people
Palestinian fighters took to the streets of occupied cities and refugee camps across the occupied lands and fired salvos of celebratory
gunfire into the sky to express their joy over the Islamic Revolution's victory.Six days after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, on
February 18, 1979, the PLO chairman Yasser Arafat who was previously detested by the toppled regime of Mohammad Reza Shah, a close ally of
the Zionist occupying Israeli regime, arrived in Tehran on a sudden and unannounced visit
The Iranians broke the chains tied around the Palestinians
It has changed completely the whole strategy and policy in this area
the Palestinian issue, the New York Times reported about the visit at the time
The Shah maintained relations with the usurping Israeli regime and furnished the regime with about 60 percent of its oil needs, the Times
report added.The Pahlavi regime initially refused to recognize Israel but after the Shah tightened his grip on power, his regime established
overt and covert ties with the occupying regime
An unofficial Israeli embassy was operating in Tehran for years to advance the interests of the Zionists in Iran.Simultaneously with the
visit of the Palestinian delegation in Tehran, a sign that read "Palestine Embassy" was installed at the top of the front door of that
unofficially declared embassy building in downtown the capital in the presence of Arafat.Indeed, the embassy used to be like an espionage
They contributed much to SAVAK's personnel training
sparking anger among Muslim nations.But, Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution led by Imam Khomeini reversed course in line with Muslim
Even before the revolution, many Iranians were in Lebanon to help the oppressed of the Shia community and the Palestinian refugees there who
Imam Khomeini stressed to Arafat that leftist Arab nationalism and reliance on foreign powers would not direct the Palestinian struggle
Instead, the Imam told Palestinians that only trusting in God Almighty and relying on the holy Quran and Islamic teachings would show the
United Kingdom, China, Israel, etc
But their support was not too strong
issue of the entire Islamic world, emphasizing the need for supporting Palestinians uprising as a religious duty that has to be shouldered
by all Muslim nations, not only in their political struggle but also on the battlefield and armed struggle with the usurpers of holy Quds
and their backers.Resistance is sole solution for the Palestinian issueNearly a decade after meeting with Imam Khomeini in 1988 amid
indifference to the Palestinians suffering on the part of Arab rulers, Arafat, charmed by the infeasible two-state solution bid, gave in to
pressures and began to negotiate with the Israeli regime, followed by signing the Oslo Accord in which the PLO acknowledged the State of
Israel and pledged to reject armed struggle
But all this had a devastating impact on the struggle of Palestinians.In the years following the Islamic Revolution, the Islamic Republic of
Iran helped different Muslim nations in the region to forge a powerful alliance of Resistance forces against the occupying regime.Tehran
also helped in globalizing the Palestinian nation
It was Imam Khomeini who named the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan the International Quds Day during which Muslims across the globe
show their solidarity with the Palestinians.Unlike Arab nationalism, which suffered humiliating defeats against the Israeli regime in both
the 1967 and the 1973 wars, the Resistance has come out victorious on many battlefields against the usurping regime and its Western
backers.The Resistance inspired by the Iranian revolution has now become a global movement and has found supporters among freedom seekers
all around the globe, even among people in Western countries.Today, Iran is proud of its assisting role in creating a powerful Resistance
movement that has waged a successful battle against the most barbaric regime in history.
