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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22041/iran-reviving-axis-of-resistance
Iran Seeking to Revive the "Axis of Resistance" Against Israel
(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - The Iranian regime and its proxies are doing their utmost to ensure that their Jihad (holy war) to destroy Israel continues in full force. Although Iran's proxies have been weakened, they are trying to rise from the ashes with the help of their patrons in Tehran. More than 250 representatives of Iran-backed groups attended a conference in Beirut in November organized by the Arab National Conference, where key speakers included leaders of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hizbullah, and the Houthis. ANC Secretary-General Hamdeen Sabahi emphasized the need to counter narratives of Arab defeat. "The nation has won, and the day of Palestine's liberation is near," he said. He rejected calls to disarm the Palestinian terror groups in Gaza and Hizbullah in Lebanon. The war in Gaza may be over, but the Islamist terrorists' desire to destroy Israel remains as strong as ever. The writer, a veteran Israeli journalist, is a senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute and the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.