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Source: http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/8863.htm
The Islamic State and the Palestinians - Rhetoric vs. Reality
(MEMRI) R. Green - Despite the Islamic State's "Slaughter the Jews" campaign on social media, which has been aimed primarily at the Palestinians, it should be stressed that the Palestinian cause is not a major issue to ISIS. ISIS' top priority is fighting Islam's internal enemies - the Shi'ites and the secular regimes. It sees conquering Baghdad, Damascus, Cairo, and Mecca as taking precedence over liberating Jerusalem. Additionally, the idea of a Palestinian state goes completely against ISIS' religious and ideological vision, based on the establishment of a caliphate under which there is no place for separate states.