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The '''Palestinian Islamic Jihad''' is an Islamist terrorist organization, based in [[Damascus]], [[Syria]] and very active in [[Gaza]] and beyond.
The '''Palestinian Islamic Jihad''' is an Islamist terrorist organization, based in [[Damascus]], [[Syria]] and very active in [[Gaza]] and beyond.
The radical Islamic extremist organization was established by Palestinian students in Egypt<ref name=adl-pij/> in 1979 prominantly by [[Fathi Shkaki]] and other former members of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]<ref name=haaretz/> who were admirers of the Iranian Revolution and the Muslim Brotherhood ideology.<ref name=adl-pij>[https://www.adl.org/resources/glossary-terms/palestinian-islamic-jihad Palestinian Islamic Jihad], ADL.<i>
The radical Islamic extremist organization was established by Palestinian students in Egypt<ref name=adl-pij/> in 1979 prominantly by [[Fathi Shaqaqi]] and other former members of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]<ref name=haaretz/> who were admirers of the Iranian Revolution and the Muslim Brotherhood ideology.The basis for the establishment of Islamic Jihad began with the Islamic Revolution in [[Iran]] in the late 1970s and Khomeini's rise to power.<ref name=adl-pij>[https://www.adl.org/resources/glossary-terms/palestinian-islamic-jihad Palestinian Islamic Jihad], ADL.<blockquote>
...radical Islamic extremist organization inspired by the Iranian revolution of 1979. It was established by Palestinian students in Egypt who were admirers of the Iranian Revolution and the Muslim Brotherhood. Like Hamas, its expressed goal is the violent destruction of the State of Israel, which Islamic Jihad believes will then bring about the unification of the Arab and Islamic world, “purified of modern Western elements.”...
...radical Islamic extremist organization inspired by the Iranian revolution of 1979. It was established by Palestinian students in Egypt who were admirers of the Iranian Revolution and the Muslim Brotherhood. Like Hamas, its expressed goal is the violent destruction of the State of Israel, which Islamic Jihad believes will then bring about the unification of the Arab and Islamic world, “purified of modern Western elements.”...
Unlike the larger and better-funded Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad does not manage social welfare programs; it concentrates instead on spectacular attacks against Israeli civilians and military forces, sometimes using women and children as suicide bombers. Its most deadly attacks include the October 2003 suicide bombing at the Maxim restaurant in Haifa, killing 22 and wounding 60; the June 2002 suicide bombing at Meggido junction, killing 17 and wounding 50; and the March 1996 suicide bombing of the Dizengoff shopping mall in Tel Aviv, killing 13 and injuring 75. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the July 12, 2005 suicide attack on a Netanya shopping mall, killing 5 and wounding 90 and at the Netanya mall on December 5, 2005, killing 5 and wounding 50. The group claimed responsibility (along with the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade) for the April 17, 2006 bombing of the old central bus station in Tel Aviv, killing 11 and wounding 70 and the January 29, 2007 attack on a bakery in Eilat, which killed three.</i></ref>
Unlike the larger and better-funded Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad does not manage social welfare programs; it concentrates instead on spectacular attacks against Israeli civilians and military forces, sometimes using women and children as suicide bombers. Its most deadly attacks include the October 2003 suicide bombing at the Maxim restaurant in Haifa, killing 22 and wounding 60; the June 2002 suicide bombing at Meggido junction, killing 17 and wounding 50; and the March 1996 suicide bombing of the Dizengoff shopping mall in Tel Aviv, killing 13 and injuring 75. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the July 12, 2005 suicide attack on a Netanya shopping mall, killing 5 and wounding 90 and at the Netanya mall on December 5, 2005, killing 5 and wounding 50. The group claimed responsibility (along with the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade) for the April 17, 2006 bombing of the old central bus station in Tel Aviv, killing 11 and wounding 70 and the January 29, 2007 attack on a bakery in Eilat, which killed three.</blockquote></ref><ref>Amir Bohbot, [https://news.walla.co.il/item/3459249 Terrorism, Assassinations, Rockets and Escape from Prison: The Long Account of Israel and Islamic Jihad], ''Walla'',
18/09/2021.<blockquote>
The terrorist organization, founded by students, built its power in the 1980s with the help of Tehran. Since then, the GSS and the IDF have been trying to thwart its steps and expose its infrastructure. On the other hand, the terrorists of the organization raise their heads again and again. Recently, jihad has intensified in Jenin. If the escaped prisoners arrive in the city, the IDF is expected to have a very difficult battle
Since the death of Shkaki it is led by [[Ramadan Abdullah Mohammad Shallah]].<ref name="haaretz">[http://web.archive.org/web/20180717222748/https://www.haaretz.com/misc/tags/TAG-islamic-jihad-1.5599123 Islamic Jihad], Haaretz, July 18, 2018.</ref>
The basis for the establishment of Islamic Jihad began with the Islamic Revolution in Iran in the late 1970s and Khomeini's rise to power. The spirit that fueled the Muslim Brotherhood's military activity in Egypt, culminating in the assassination of President Anwar Sadat in 1981, also inspired the organization, as well as the military activity of political Islam in Sudan, which led to the establishment of a Sharia law-based military regime.
A small group of students in Egypt formed the small and extremist organization, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) to Shiites, in order to "liberate" (sic) Palestine from Israel and take a violent approach - by way of terrorism.
This approach helped connect with Iran, which would later lead to a permanent pipeline for the transfer of funds from Tehran to the territories. In 1986-1987, jihadist operatives led murderous attacks that overshadowed Hamas' terrorism, which was initially perceived as more social than religious. The terror perpetrated by the PIJ helped raise funds, but years later led to the expulsion of senior members of the organization from the territories to Lebanon, including Shaqaqi. In November 1994, the strongest signal was given to change the trend in relation to the organization's activists and senior officials, when Hani Abed, one of the organization's leaders in Gaza, was killed in a car bomb blast.</blockquote></ref>
Since the death of Shaqaqi<ref name=walla/> it is led by [[Ramadan Abdullah Mohammad Shallah]].<ref name="haaretz">[http://web.archive.org/web/20180717222748/https://www.haaretz.com/misc/tags/TAG-islamic-jihad-1.5599123 Islamic Jihad], Haaretz, July 18, 2018.</ref>
It concentrates on spectacular attacks against Israeli civilians and military forces, sometimes using women and children as suicide bombers.
It concentrates on spectacular attacks against Israeli civilians and military forces, sometimes using women and children as suicide bombers.