Published by IranWire
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has many distinctive characteristics that ensure he stands out. He is the third-longest ruling leader in the world. He is one of the very few who claim a mantle of divine sovereignty. He is unique in asking for 300,000 of his own citizens, the Baha’is of Iran, to be socially isolated by the Muslim majority. This week, he added to these accolades. After publishing a poster that calls for a “Final Solution” for Israeli Jews, he is now a rare leader who, in 2020, uses the phraseology of the most widely-despised political figure of the modern world, Adolph Hitler.
The poster, published by Khamenei’s very own office, aims to commemorate the Quds Day, a tradition started by the founding leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khomieni, in 1979. Using the Arabic name for the holy city of Jerusalem, the day aims to show solidarity with the Palestinian struggle, although Khomeini was adamant that this was “not just a day for Palestine, but a day for Islam, a day for Islamic government.”
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