The ayatollah's plan for Israel and Palestine

(JNS) — Originally published on July 31, 2015.

“The flagbearer of Jihad to liberate Jerusalem.”

This is how the blurb of “Palestine,” published by Islamic Revolution Editions last week in Tehran, identifies the book’s author.

The author is “Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Husseini Khamenei,” the “Supreme Guide” of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a man whose fatwa has been recognized by former U.S. President Barack Obama as having the force of law.

Edited by Saeed Solh-Mirzai, the 416-page book has received approval from Khamenei’s office and is thus the most authoritative document regarding his posit...