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| February 6, 2014
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NYT: Iranian president donates $400,000 to Tehran’s Jewish hospital

New York Times’ Tehran bureau chief reports on Twitter that Hassan Rohani has made the donation to the institution, which also serves non-Jews.

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Iran’s President Hassan Rohani has reportedly donated $400,000 to Tehran’s Jewish hospital.

An Iranian Jewish care home for the elderly in Tehran.

An elderly Iranian Jewish woman walks into the Iranian Jewish care home for the elderly in Tehran.- Photo: AFP

Thomas Erdbrink, the New York Times Bureau Chief in the Iranian capital, tweeted the information Wednesday, citing the semi-official Mehr news agency. The Jewish hospital in Tehran also serves non-Jews, he said.

This is not the first time that such a donation has been reported.

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| October 3, 2013
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Israel’s PM: Iran’s Khamenei leads a ‘messianic, apocalyptic radical cult’

In a NBC interview , Israeli PM Netanyahu says Iranians may want change, but realistically speaking, they are governed by an appointed Supreme Leader, not their ‘elected’ President Rohani.

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In an interview with NBC on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei cannot be trusted because he heads a “cult” that is “wild in its ambition and aggression” adding it is a “messianic, apocalyptic, radical regime.”

Prime Minister Netanyahu in NBC interview, following UNGA speech


Prime Minister Netanyahu in NBC interview, following UNGA speech, October 2, 2013. – Photo: Screenshot

 

Asked whether he believes the Iranians chose to elect President Hassan Rohani because they want change and a lifting of the sanctions, Netanyahu said he’s sure they do, but stressed that Iranians are not governed by Rohani but by Ayatollah Khamenei. Continue Reading »

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| October 1, 2013
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Video & Complete Transcript of Israeli PM Netanyahu’s UNGA speech

Watch Video: Focusing on Iran’s nuclear program, Israel’s PM strikes defiant tone: ‘If Israel is forced to stand alone, it will.’

PM Netanyahu went on to say Palestinians must recognize the Jewish state to achieve peace.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Thank you, Mr. President.

 

I feel deeply honored and privileged to stand here before you today representing the citizens of the state of Israel. We are an ancient people. We date back nearly 4,000 years to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. We have journeyed through time. We’ve overcome the greatest of adversities.

Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly. October 1, 2013.

Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly.

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| September 28, 2013
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1st time since 1979: Obama, Rohani talk on phone, says deal possible

US President Obama says there is a unique opportunity to make progress with the new Iranian gov’t.

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U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rohani spoke by phone on Friday, the highest-level contact between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and a sign that both sides are serious about reaching a pact on Iran’s nuclear program.

Rohani (Photo by Reuters), and Obama (Photo by AFP).

Rohani (Photo by Reuters), and Obama (Photo by AFP).

Obama had hoped to meet with Rohani earlier this week while both men were in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, but Iran decided a meeting would be too complicated. Continue Reading »

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| September 19, 2013
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Iranian President: Teheran seeks peace, but Israel to blame for Mideast instability

Iranian president says Teheran desires ‘peace & friendship,’ but slams Israel as ‘occupier’ that “has brought instability to the region with its war-mongering policies.”

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Iranian President Hassan Rohani, in a television interview, said his country is not seeking war but harshly criticized Israel for bringing “instability” to the Middle East and for questioning his government’s intentions toward nuclear arms.

Iranian President Hassan Rohani speaks to NBC's Ann Curry in Tehran, September 18, 2013.

Iranian President Hassan Rohani speaks to NBC’s Ann Curry in Tehran, September 18, 2013. – Photo: Reuters

The comments from the new Iranian president came during the second part of an interview with NBC News that aired on Thursday, just days before he travels to New York for an appearance at the United Nations. Continue Reading »

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