Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad recieves Islamic Jihad SG Ramadan Abdullah Shallah

GMT: 5/5/2009 11:15:23 PM

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Ahmadinejad receives secretary general of Islamic Jihad

Damascus, May 6, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received here on Tuesday evening Secretary General of Palestine Islamic Jihad Movement Ramadan Abdullah.

 

In the meeting, Ahmadinejad called Gaza event a great victory for resistance and said that Iran’s strategic and permanent policy is to support Palestinian resistance and other nations of the region.
He underlined that struggle against Zionism and world arrogance is an issue of belief and history and continued resistance of the Palestinians caused victory in an unequal war in Gaza.
Ramadan Abdullah, for his part, appreciated support of Supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian government and nation and added in spite of all sanctions and continuation of blockade and imposing pressure, the morale of Palestinians is very high.
He said that the Zionist regime is always a threat and the Palestinian resistance is always aware and ready to confront this threat.
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Photo: Ramadan Shallah of the Islamic Jihad Movement speaks at a rally in Damascus

Fri Feb 6, 11:31 AM ET

Ramadan Shallah, head of the militant Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, makes a speech during a rally in Damascus February 6, 2009.REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA)