![Text Box: Four points:
a) PLO/Fatah is not less violent than Hamas and Hezbollah;
b) PLO/Fatah and Hamas are not enemies but allies;
c) PLO/Fatah and Hamas are both backed by Iran (among other powers); and
d) Thanks to the US invasion of Iraq, Iran will soon be in a position to attack Israel directly, on its borders.
b) PLO/Fatah and Hamas are not enemies but allies
The following piece contains detailed documentation on the supposed Hamas 'takeover' of Gaza. It shows that in fact there was no fight, and that Mahmoud Abbas, the PLO/Fatah chief, simply gave Gaza to Hamas. PLO/Fatah and Hamas are allies.
“Hamas vs. Fatah: A curious ‘fight’: What if Hamas and Fatah are not really enemies?”; Historical and Investigative Research; 30 June 2007; by Francisco Gil-White
http://www.hirhome.com/israel/fatah_hamas.htm
The result? Gaza has become a terrorist platform dedicated to the destruction of Israel. Now Mahmoud Abbas is about to receive Judea and Samaria (and part of Jerusalem!).
c) PLO/Fatah and Hamas are both backed by Iran (among other powers)
What one usually hears is that Iran supports Hezbollah and Hamas, but Iran also supports PLO/Fatah.
“Iran’s direct connection to Hamas is openly discussed and widely acknowledged. Where Fatah is concerned, the issues are more complex; but the link has been established. In March, Brig. Gen. (res.) Shalom Harari, a Senior Research Scholar with the Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, wrote an Issue Brief for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs in which he noted: ‘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 Hezbollah and Iran.’
Corroborating Harari’s analysis, Maj.-Gen. Yoav Galant, head of the IDF Southern Command, wrote an Issue Brief for the JCPA one month later in which he observed: ‘A few years ago, Fatah’s Al Aqsa Brigade in Judea and Samaria was bought out by Iran.’ Checks with various security and intelligence sources have provided additional confirmation of this information. Iranian funding of Fatah is not direct, but comes through the conduit of Hezbollah and goes in the main to Al Aqsa Brigades.
The government of Israel, living in that aforementioned bubble, maintains that Al Aqsa, although originally a spin-off from Fatah, is no longer part of Fatah and no longer answers to Abbas. This spin makes it possible to continue to promote Fatah as potentially moderate, in spite of Al Aqsa’s very radical connections. Experts refute this scenario, however. Said one security source who provided background information: ‘Abbas is formally the commander of Al Aqsa... he has little to do with them to ensure deniability... but privately supports Al Aqsa. US money to PA security agencies go to Al Aqsa people as well. Indeed, Abbas has ensured that most of the Al Aqsa people are on the payroll.’” [ “The Fatah–Iranian Connection”; Frontpage June 8, 2007; By Arlene Kushner. ]
Historically, there is no room for surprise that Iran is supporting PLO/Fatah because the love affair between PLO/Fatah and the Iranian Islamists goes back to the Ayatollah Khomeini.
In fact, in 1979, just two weeks after the Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran and took power, the New York Times reported:
“The PLO announced today that its chairman, Yasser Arafat, had accepted an invitation to visit Teheran soon. It also said that followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had seized the former Israeli diplomatic mission in Teheran, and the PLO had accepted an offer to turn it into a Palestinian embassy.
Wafa, the Palestinian press service, reported that the Ayatollah’s forces had contacted Mr. Arafat by telephone yesterday and proclaimed their solidarity and gave their thanks.
Palestinian sources said that Mr. Arafat’s group had sent arms to the revolutionary forces in the last four months and had trained Iranian guerillas since the early 1970s.” [ P.L.O. Is Cool to Dayan Remarks; Statements Given Prominence; By MARVINE HOWE Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Feb 15, 1979. p. A12 (1 page) ]
As we see, PLO/Fatah in fact helped put the Iranian Islamist regime in power. The Iranians are now returning the favor. They have always been very close.

In fact, when the Iranian regime seized US hostages in Tehran in 1979, the US government asked Yasser Arafat to negotiate for their safety. Why? According to The New York Times:
“In Washington, Representative Paul Findley, Republican of Illinois, said that he telephoned Mr. Arafat in Beirut yesterday and proposed the mission, knowing that Mr. Arafat was a friend of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.” [ P.L.O. Aides Say Group Is in Iran, But U.S. Official Expresses Doubt; P.L.O. Said to Make Contact 'Leading Figure' in Al Fatah; By ERIC PACE Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Nov 8, 1979. p. A10 (1 page) ]
This is how the US ruling elite mobilized an amazing theater in which the PLO was represented as (you guessed it) the ‘moderates.’ To learn more about this story, please consult:
“GRAND THEATER: THE US, THE PLO, AND THE AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI: Why did the US government, in 1979, delegate to the PLO the task of negotiating the safety of American hostages at the US embassy in Tehran?”; Historical and Investigative Research; 10 Dec 2005; by Francisco Gil-White.
http://www.hirhome.com/iraniraq/plo-iran.htm
d) Thanks to the US invasion of Iraq, Iran will soon be in a position to attack Israel on its borders.
Syria and Lebanon are already satellites of Iran, and Hezbollah, based in Lebanon, belongs to Iran. This means that the only remaining obstacle to a conventional, land based attack by Iran against the northern border of Israel is Iraq.

The US invasion of Iraq has removed this obstacle. Everybody agrees that Iran now controls Iraq, thanks to the ascendancy in Iraq, following the US invasion, of Iranian-backed Shia political forces. This is how the Washington Post explained matters in 2005:
“Iraqis... went to the polls and elected a government with a strong religious base -- and very close ties to the Islamic republic next door [Iran]... [T]he top two winning parties -- which together won more than 70 percent of the vote and are expected to name Iraq's new prime minister and president -- are Iran's closest allies in Iraq.” [ Iraq Winners Allied with Iran Are the Opposite of U.S. Vision, By Robin Wright, The Washington Post, Monday 14 February 2005 ]
Once the US troops leave, Iran will have a land corridor going all the way to the northern border of Israel.
Of course, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have also been supporting the terrorist Palestinian Arab groups, and have launched genocidal wars of agression against Israel in the past. King Fahd of Saudi Arabia once explained what the word jihad mean to him in the short term, as follows:
“In 1980, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia gave a clear definition: ‘What is meant by jihad is a united, comprehensive, integrated Arab-Islamic confrontation in which we place all our resources and our spiritual, cultural, political, material and military potential in a long and untiring ‘Holy War’ against Israel, of course, who else?’” [ Evening Standard (London) May 19, 1994; SECTION: Pg. 9; LENGTH: 907 words; HEADLINE: A NEW KIND OF JIHAD ]
So when the attack comes, it won't be just Iran acting with Syria, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Hamas, and PLO/Fatah. Saudi Arabia and Egypt will also join in. And in all probability Jordan, too. The advance-troops of Hamas and PLO/Fatah will be in a very good position, on hills overlooking a large concentration of Jews with their backs against the sea.](TAG9_files/image349.png)
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Above: Iranian-backed Hezbollah recruits and soldiers give the nazi salute. Is Fatah different? Fatah is also backed by Iran. And notice, below, how Fatah members salute. |
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Above: Iranian-backed Hezbollah recruits and soldiers give the nazi salute. Is Fatah different? Fatah is also backed by Iran. And notice, below, how Fatah members salute. |
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