In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Honorable brother, Mr. Abou Jihad,
Member of the Central Committee of Al-Fatah and member of the General Command Council of" `Asifa" Forces, may Almighty God assist him:
I received your kind letter and I am grateful to you for expressing your sympathy with the oppressed Iranian nation and for feeling duty-bound to contribute to their legitimate demands. I beseech the Almighty God to grant success to you and other Palestinian Muslim brothers, who have risen up in the way of righteousness. I hope that the Islamic movement of Iran, which is an unprecedented movement in history, on the side of the Palestinian Muslim brothers attain their humane, Islamic ideals and uproot the banner of oppression and crime forever and hoist the glorious flag of Islam; and simultaneously our brothers succeed in cutting off the criminal hands of Israel- the source of corruption- and hoist the banner of victory over the Al-Aqsa Mosque. «1» Throughout the struggles against the criminal Shah, I have always condemned Israel and one of the reasons for opposing the Shah was his support for Israel, the enemy of Islam and humanity. The great Iranian nation, who have suffered throughout history from the corrupt monarchical regimes and have been crushed under the boots of their ill-willed officials, their reserves and wealth plundered by the Shah's criminal hands, and been kept backward by the treacherous plans of the sponge-like oil-devourers, have now, by the grace of the Almighty God, risen up and with a decisive determination across the country ask for the elimination of the monarchical system and the establishment of the Islamic Republic in its place. Indeed, their demand, that is, freedom, independence, and establishment of a just government, is an issue, which is top on the list of human rights, is confirmed by human communities, and above that pleases the Glorious God. There is a great hope for their victory and it is natural for the human beings, who have still preserved their original primordial nature, to assist them.
I thank the Al-Fatah revolutionary movement and brotherly shake their hands in brotherhood for providing us with their facilities and for their attempts in the way of the liberation of our Muslim nation from the hands of the international corrupt plunderers and their associates. In an Islamic brotherly manner, I seriously request them to refrain from assisting the groups allied with the left and right who are the cause of the misery of the oppressed and do not spare any effort to render publicity assistance to their Muslim brothers. If we assume power, we will support your sacred movement. We have already stopped the export of our oil- lifeline of Israel- to this usurper. In case of the establishment of the Islamic Republic, we will invite the Iranian Jews, who have migrated to Palestine, who live under very undesirable discriminative conditions and are exploited by the European and American Jews, to come back to their motherland, conduct a free and respectable life, and remain safe from the transgressions which the oppressive governments used to commit against them.
I thank the Muslim and Shi`ah people of South Lebanon- who are struggling in the way of the independence and liberation of their country as well as in defense of the oppressed Palestinian people- for the expression of their solidarity with the oppressed Iranian Muslim nation during the Tasou`a «2» demonstrations. I hope that they will decisively continue their struggle against Israel, the enemy of Islam and the Muslims, and shoulder-to-shoulder with the genuine, Islamic movement of their Muslim brothers in Iran and Palestine, throw out the usurpers and colonialists from their country and put an end to the destruction, murder and plunder.
I beseech the Almighty God to safeguard the glory of Islam and the Muslims and hope that the hands of the aliens are cut off. I send my greetings to you, the soldier of Islam. I wish you the best of success and acknowledgment.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini