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The context was one of deepening tensions between Israel and Lebanon at the time. Khomeini took over unacknowledged Yazdi’s idea,and on August 7, 1979, he declared the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan each year as Quds Day, in which Muslims worldwide would unite in solidarity against Israel and in support of the Palestinians. Khomeini declared the “liberation” of Jerusalem a religious duty to all Muslims.
