Pure truths in Zarif’s message
By Homayoun Sameh Yah
Iranian Jewish MP
In a video message to the world’s Jewish community, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s former foreign minister and current vice president, has hit the nail on the head by emphasizing that there is a stark distinction between Zionism and Judaism. Zarif has also pointed out that the actions taken by the Israeli regime against the Palestinian people over the past seven decades under Zionism have no bearing on the teachings of Judaism, particularly the Ten Commandments of Moses.
The Iranian Jewish community has consistently taken a similar stance. In the past, the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Khomeini also drew a line between Zionism and Judaism, and the current leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khamenei holds the same view. It is a harsh reality that the Israeli regime has been exploiting Jewish teachings to further its own political interests. The slaughter of innocent people in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon over the past year, which has been a thorn in the side of freedom-loving individuals worldwide, has no connection to the teachings of Judaism, which is a religion of peace.
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