Turkey, Iran End Ramadan With Calls For Israel’s Destruction
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The president of Turkey, Tayyip Erdoğan, marked the end of Ramadan by visiting an Istanbul mosque and calling for the destruction of Israel.
One account has Erdoğan saying “May Allah, for the sake of his name ‘Al-Qahhar,’ destroy and devastate Zionist Israel.” Another account has him saying, “May Allah damn Zionist Israel."
The supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, also used the Muslim Eid holiday to channel hate toward Israel. “The Zionist criminal gang must be totally eliminated from Palestine,” Khamenei said on X. “It’s everyone’s religious, moral, human duty to strive to eliminate the vicious Zionist criminal gang from the region.” The social media posts align with Khamenei’s public remarks at Eid prayers.
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