Khamenei stated that “the Islamic Republic is obligated to support terror groups “in whatever manner and to whatever extent it can,” and he “called on Palestinians to wage jihad against Israel and said the Trump peace plan will die even sooner than President Donald Trump.”

This call is particularly important coming from Khamenei, who is the highest Shia authority, a Marja.

Yet it is nothing new. There never was any desire for peace among the Palestinians to begin with. It was a delusion, intended to buy time for the Palestinian “resistance” to build its determination, win supporters, attempt to delegitimize Israel, and further attempt to achieve its ultimate goal (included in the charter of every major organization in the Palestinian territories) to obliterate Israel.

“Khamenei calls Palestinians to jihad, says peace plan will die sooner than Trump,” World Israel News, February 5, 2020: