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Last update - 01:51 02/10/2008 Khamenei: Iran will never abandon Hamas, Haniyeh By Natasha Mozgovaya and the Associated Press Tags: Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iran's supreme religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday his country will stand beside Gaza's Hamas rulers and that Israel is on the path to destruction. According to Iranian state-run television, Khamenei called the Hamas' prime minister in the Gaza Strip, Sheikh Ismail Haniyeh, a "mojahed," or soldier of holy war, saying the Iranian nation will "never let you be alone." It also quoted him as saying Israel's Zionist regime is moving toward weakness, destruction and defeat and that the current generation of Palestinians will see "that great day." Khamenei, who was speaking at prayers marking the Muslim Eid el Fitr holiday, has predicted Israel's downfall in the past, as has Iran's hard-line President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Advertisement Khamenei has repeatedly called Israel a cancerous tumor that need to be removed from the Middle East. Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Sallai Meridor, issued a statement in response, saying "not since World War II has the world faced such a dangerous and significant threat. The fanatical Iranian regime, a sponsor of global terror, is threatening the elimination of another state and is striving to achieve a nuclear weapon. This should be a moment of truth for the world to take immediate actions to prevent this regime from pursuing the development of a military nuclear capability," the statement continued. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Out in the open Security officials fear U.S. radar system will expose IDF secrets. Israel on their minds Biden: Bush Mideast policy a failure; Palin: Mideast will top our agenda.   1.   It has been 6 long years! 08:35  |  Yuri 02/10/08   2.   Iran 23:34  |  hope 02/10/08   3.   This means they ARE abondoning Hamas 03:38  |  Mike 03/10/08   4.   "Holy people" Are Dangerous People! 22:21  |  Infidel 03/10/08

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