There, he dubbed Soleimani вЂњthe martyr of Jerusalem,вЂќ and said he вЂњprovided to Palestine.вЂќ

Haniyeh was a prominent guest at the funeral of the late Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani in January 2020. вЂњThe recent years have seen many Hamas delegations visiting Iran,вЂќ Hacham said. It appears as if the military wing has won the argument. The political wing, meanwhile, has taken a more cautious view of Iran, and is more concerned about how the alliance could affect HamasвЂ™ Sunni Arab credentials. вЂњThe military wing is more aware of the military and economic significance of IranвЂ™s assistance to Hamas,вЂќ he said. The reconciliation was enabled partly because HamasвЂ™ current head of the political bureau, Ismael Haniyeh, who is based in Qatar, and the head of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar - whose roots lie in HamasвЂ™ military wing - have a positive view of Iran. вЂњSince 2017, the money has been flowing in without stop, and the sum is estimated to be many tens of millions of dollars per year,вЂќ Hacham added. In 2017, new attempts were made to bridge the gap between the two sides, and Iran renewed its financial aid to Hamas. Iran suspended military and economic ties to Hamas. Nida Allam, a 27-year-old progressive activist and Durham, North Carolina County Commissioner, announced last week that she will run for.

New Congressional Candidate Is Proudly Anti-Israel He moved to Qatar, where he re-established an overseas Hamas headquarters. In 2011, a rift developed over the Syrian civil war, with Hamas backing Sunni Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated rebels against IranвЂ™s ally, the Assad regime.ДЇollowing that split, the former head of HamasвЂ™ political bureau, Khaled Mashaal, was expelled from Damascus. вЂњThere is no doubt that in recent years, there has been an improvement in Hamas-Iran ties,вЂќ Hacham said. However, Hacham said that there isnвЂ™t a clear consensus within Hamas over just how far it should align with Tehran. (res.) David Hacham, a former Arab-affairs adviser to seven Israeli defense ministers. Hamas has an important role to play in IranвЂ™s scheme to surround Israel with Islamist, heavily armed forces, said Col. Official Khamenei Website/Handout via REUTERSДЄ senior Hamas delegation that visited Iran in October - and met with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei - is the latest sign of the close partnership between the Sunni Palestinian terror organization and the Shiite Islamic Republic.

IranвЂ™s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a televised speech in Tehran, Iran June 4, 2021.

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