 TEHERAN - In a clear move aimed at calming worldwide tensions and condemnations over anti-Israeli remarks by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Friday that Iran respected both Jews and Judaism. âWe have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion,â Rafsanjani said at the Friday prayer ceremony which followed anti-Israeli demonstrations throughout Iran.
| "We love the Jooos. Especially dead ones. Crispy, nuked ones are our favorites," he added. |
Rafsanjani, who is an opponent to Ahmadinejadâs hardline rhetoric and policies, said âwe only have problems with Zionist circles in Israel which we hold responsible for the suppression of the Palestinian nation.
| "That's why we want to wipe them off the face of the earth..." |
âIran has no physical presence in Palestine and all we do is aid the Palestinians spiritually, ideologically and also medically,â added the former president, who still plays an influential role in Iranâs political scene as head of the arbitration body Expediency Council.
| "All the widows and orphans in Palestine need guns and ammo. It's in our holy book, you could look it up." |
Rafsanjani said that Iran would even cooperate in establishing peace and stability in the Middle East and reiterated Teheranâs plan of a referendum by all Palestinians, including refugees, for choosing their future political fate in peaceful coexistence with the Jews. âPalestine is very important for us and we defend their legitimate rights to return to their homelands, but we are also willing to help settling this misery,â Rafsanjani said.
| "Once we kill all the Jooos, of course." |
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