▁a ▁means ▁of ▁weak ening ▁Isra eli ▁resolve ▁and ▁und erm ining ▁western ▁support ▁for ▁Israel . ▁The ▁Palest ini ans ▁were ▁supported ▁in ▁this , ▁to ▁varying ▁degrees , ▁by ▁the ▁reg imes ▁in ▁Sy ria , ▁Lib ya , ▁Iran , ▁and ▁Ira q . ▁The ▁high ▁point ▁of ▁this ▁campaign ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁United ▁Nations ▁General ▁Assembly ▁Resol ution ▁ 3 3 7 9 ▁condem ning ▁Z ion ism ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁rac ism ▁and ▁the ▁reception ▁given ▁to ▁A raf at ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁Resol ution ▁ 3 3 7 9 ▁was ▁rev oked ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁General ▁Assembly ▁Resol ution ▁ 4 6 8 6 . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁fr antic ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁it ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁the ▁Iran – I ra q ▁War ▁between ▁neighbour ing ▁Iran ▁and ▁Ira q . ▁The ▁war , ▁started ▁by ▁Ira q , ▁who ▁inv aded ▁Iran ian ▁Kh uz est an ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁at ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁cha otic ▁state ▁of ▁country ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Islam ic ▁Revolution , ▁eventually ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁st alem ate ▁with ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁dead ▁on ▁both ▁sides . ▁ ▁The ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁commun ism ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁