Is‧lam‧ic Ji‧had /ɪzˌlæmɪk dʒɪˈhæd, ɪs- $ -ˈhɑːd/
an Islamic organization that is opposed to Isreal's control of Palestine. During the 1980s, Islamic Jihad held several people from Western countries as hostages for a very long time, including Jesse Turner from the US and Terry Waite from the UK.

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