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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Report-Iran-stops-cash-flow-to-Islamic-Jihad-organization-403727
Report: Iran Stops Funding Palestinian Islamic Jihad
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - Iran has stopped funding Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Palestinian daily Al-Quds reported on Wednesday. A dispute erupted after the group refused to issue a statement supporting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. PIJ has been unable to pay salaries for the past four months and its leader, Ramadan Shallah, has moved from Iran to Lebanon. Moreover, PIJ has been forced to close its TV station, Palestine Today, due to the financial crisis.