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Palestinian Islamic Jihad
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Palestinian Islamist militant organization
Palestinian Islamic Jihad is a militant organization that advocates for Palestinian independence and resists Israeli rule through armed struggle, combining Islamic ideology with nationalist goals. It matters because it has been involved in significant violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and is designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, making it a key factor in regional security and peace negotiations.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- resistance movement
- Founded by
- Ramadan Shalah
- Official website
- www.saraya.ps
- Significant event
- October 7 attacks
- Political ideology
- Salafism
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- native label
- حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين
- designated as terrorist by
- United Kingdom
- Commons category
- Palestinian Islamic Jihad
- inception
- 1981-10-00
- general secretary
- Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh
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Encyclopedic overview
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (Arabic: حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين, Ḥarakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn), commonly known simply as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), is an Islamist Palestinian paramilitary organization formed in 1981.
PIJ formed as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood and was influenced ideologically in its formation by the Islamic Revolution in Iran. It is a member of the Alliance of Palestinian Forces, which rejects the Oslo Accords and whose objective is the establishment of a sovereign Islamic Palestinian state. It calls for the military destruction of Israel and rejects a two-state solution. The organization's financial backing has historically come mainly from Syria and Hezbollah. Since 2014, PIJ has seen its power steadily increase with the backing of funds from Iran. PIJ has notably participated in the ongoing Gaza war (2023–present), fighting alongside Hamas and other allied Palestinian factions.
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