Ayatollah Khamenei calls for armed struggle in West Bank
Iran's supreme leader has said that the Israeli and Palestinian people should hold a referendum to decide their fate and that until that happens, the West Bank should begin an armed struggle like Gaza.
![Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during Friday prayers in Tehran Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during Friday prayers in Tehran September 14, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) - RTR1TTSE](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/07/RTR1TTSE.jpg/RTR1TTSE.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=yrjJDUKU)
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for a referendum between Israelis and Palestinians to decide the fate of the government that rules over them. Until such a referendum takes place, he said, the West Bank should be armed like Gaza.
“The issue of Gaza and the calamities that have befallen the people of Gaza — which has a history — needs attention from two perspectives,” Ayatollah Khamenei said July 23, during a speech to university students. A transcript was made available online at Khamenei.ir.