In a radical statement amounting to ethnic cleansing, Iran's Defense Minister, Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani, has asserted that "Israelis must vacate the region."
The defense minister's call is an intensification of Iran's rhetoric against Israel's existence. Previously, officials were targeting "Zionists" but this is the first time a high-ranking person has called for expelling Jews from the region.
The statement appears to be a reaction to the Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's remark that after the war, Hamas would no longer have control over Gaza. Gallant stated that non-Hamas Palestinians would govern the enclave as long as there was no threat to Israel.
The defense minister's call is an intensification of Iran's rhetoric against Israel's existence. Previously, officials were targeting "Zionists" but this is the first time a high-ranking person has called for expelling Jews from the region.
The statement appears to be a reaction to the Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's remark that after the war, Hamas would no longer have control over Gaza. Gallant stated that non-Hamas Palestinians would govern the enclave as long as there was no threat to Israel.
Iran's Defense Minister Calls For Israelis 'To Leave' The Region
In a radical statement amounting to ethnic cleansing, Iran's Defense Minister, Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani, has asserted that "Israelis must vacate the region."
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