• New Iran president and FM tweets happy Jewish new year
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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/KsUB2hj.png[/IMG] [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23990717[/URL] [quote] Iran's foreign minister has confirmed he sent a message on Twitter wishing Jews a happy new year. Mohammad Javad Zarif told Tasnim news agency that he [URL="https://twitter.com/JZarif"]sent a tweet[/URL] saying: "Happy Rosh Hashana". In a Twitter exchange that followed, he also distanced himself from the Holocaust denials of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. It comes amid confusion over whether new President Hassan Rouhani also tweeted "Happy Rosh Hashana". A message came from a Twitter account thought to belong to Mr Rouhani earlier this week, but officials later said he did not have any such account. Iran has a Jewish community of between 25,000 and 80,000 so the fact that Iranian leaders are congratulating Jews on the occasion of Rosh Hashana would not necessarily be controversial, say correspondents. But many in the international community are watching for signs that Mr Rouhani - the only moderate to stand in June's election - is seeking warmer ties with the West and Israel. Increased isolation Senior politicians are often the victims of Twitter hoaxes, whereby other web users set up fake accounts in their name. But in an interview given to Tasnim and published on Mr Zarif's Facebook page, the foreign minister confirmed he sent the "Happy Rosh Hashana" message because of Iran's Jewish community. He then had a response from Christine Pelosi, the daughter of Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives, who said: "Thanks. The new year would be even sweeter if you would end Iran's Holocaust denial, sir". He replied: "Iran never denied it. The man who was perceived to be denying it is now gone. Happy New Year." He was referring to Mr Ahmadinejad who, during his presidency, frequently claimed the Holocaust was a lie. "We have condemned the killing of Jews by Nazis as we condemn [the] killing and crackdown on Palestinians by Zionists," Mr Zarif told Tasnim.[/quote] [quote] [IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BTZ2k4_IMAEgL7F.jpg[/IMG] [/quote] [URL="http://news.yahoo.com/netanyahu-unimpressed-iranian-greetings-jewish-180833221.html"]Reuters[/URL] [quote]JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday dismissed the significance of reports that the new Iranian president and his foreign minister had both issued greetings to mark the Jewish New Year.[/quote]
here's one to hoping we don't blow each other up
Thank you Mr. Rouhani.
[url]http://www.ibtimes.com/no-hassan-rouhani-didnt-wish-jews-blessed-rosh-hashanah-iranian-president-has-no-tweeter-account[/url] Not real folks [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Didn't read the OP" - Starpluck))[/highlight]
[QUOTE='[sluggo];42115356'][url]http://www.ibtimes.com/no-hassan-rouhani-didnt-wish-jews-blessed-rosh-hashanah-iranian-president-has-no-tweeter-account[/url] Not real folks[/QUOTE] you're ruining the magic
[quote]JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday dismissed the significance of reports that the new Iranian president and his foreign minister had both issued greetings to mark the Jewish New Year.[/quote] Wow, rude.
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My favorite quote. [QUOTE]"Iran never denied it. The man who was perceived to be denying it is now gone. Happy New Year[/QUOTE] Perfect finish.
happy jew year
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