Language:
English
Year of publication:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
Israel Affairs
Angaben zur Quelle:
29,6 (2023) 1094-1114
Keywords:
Khomeini, Ruhollah
;
Antisemitism
;
Anti-Zionism
;
Iran Foreign relations
;
Palestinian National Authority Foreign relations
;
Iran Foreign relations
;
Israel Foreign relations
;
Iran Politics and government 1979-
Abstract:
This article examines the long term efforts made by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to create revolutionary opposition to the rule of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, while exploiting the evolving relations between Iran and Israel as a blueprint for his proclamations. Khomeini’s anti-Israel policies had both anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist components that contributed to mustering different segments of Iran’s opposition to the Shah and Israel. This intersection of the mutual animosities consolidated relations between Khomeini’s supporters and the PLO in Lebanon, despite their major theological differences. The change brought about by the Islamic Revolution led to a restructuring of identities, values, norms and policies, which affected Israel considerably and today still calls for a new framework of analysis. Currently, the Islamic regime continues to utilise the Palestinian narrative as leverage its attempts to achieve regional hegemony and maintain its leadership in the Muslim world.
DOI:
10.1080/13537121.2023.2269701
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