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Head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Praises Relationship with Iran

In an exclusive Al-Monitor interview by Lena Odgaard, Ramadan Shallah, the head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, discusses Israel's Gaza operation and his own relationship with Iran.
Ramadan Shallah, head of the militant Islamic Jihad group, attends a rally to mark the 23nd anniversary of the foundation his group held at a Palestinian refugee camp near Damascus November 5, 2010. REUTERS/Khaled al Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY POLITICS)

Cairo — Resistance, not politics, remains the main road to achieve Palestinian independence and rights, said the head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Ramadan Shallah, in an exclusive interview to Al-Monitor. Though stating that he would respect the recent cease-fire deal with Israel, he predicted another intifada, or uprising, in response to the deadlocked peace talks.

“In Palestinian history, resistance was always a source of inspiration for our people to continue the struggle in order to get back our rights and homeland, Palestine,” Ramadan Shallah said in his suite at an elegant, five-star hotel in Cairo.

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