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Post by Woodrow LI on Sept 5, 2013 0:58:20 GMT -6
Newser) – The old Iranian president called the Holocaust a hoax. The new one? He's reportedly tweeting wishes of goodwill to Jews as Rosh Hashanah begins, reports BuzzFeed: "As the sun is about to set here in #Tehran I wish all Jews, especially Iranian Jews, a blessed Rosh Hashanah," says the tweet from Hasan Rouhani, referring to the Jewish new year. Rouhani is universally described as far more moderate than his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. SOURCE
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Post by Maggie on Sept 5, 2013 6:57:39 GMT -6
Well, that sounds promising!
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Post by Woodrow LI on Sept 5, 2013 11:26:16 GMT -6
It is a start. In the Mideast Tehran has the largest Jewish population of any city except for Tel Aviv. There is a strange relationship with the Jews in Iran. Like many Orthodox Jews they oppose the formation of the Nation of Israel and believe it is a violation of Judaism to have formed the Nation before the rebuilding of the temple. The Iranian Jews tend to be anti-Israel SOURCE
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