Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Issues Jewish New Year Greetings

[TomSea]

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Issues Jewish New Year Greetings
September 09, 2018 23:42 GMT

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif issued a Jewish New Year greeting to Jews in Iran and around the world on Twitter amid a time of heightened tensions between Iran and Israel.

"As the sun gives way to the moon, I wish all my Jewish compatriots and Jews worldwide a very Happy New Year filled with peace and harmony. Happy Rosh Hashanah," Zarif said in his tweet on September 9.

Mainly Muslim Iran does not recognize Israel and has over the years vowed to destroy the Jewish state. Iranian President Hassan Rohani on September 8 named the United States and Israel as Iran's main enemies.

Read more at: https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-zarif-new-year-greeting-jewish-community/29480454.html

[dfwgator]

I remember during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the Nazis wished the Jews fighting in the Ghetto as happy Passover, and even offered a Seder, if they'd surrender.

[240B]

Amazed...I can't find any fault in what he said. I just don't know what it means....?

[endicom]

I think this is normal for Iran. Maybe it's tradition going back to the Persian Empire or maybe they have some practical reason for relative leniency. Lenient for a Muslim country, that is.