• fukhueson@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 month ago

    I 100% understand the backdrop to these quotes. There is nothing good there.

    https://www.memri.org/reports/iranian-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-tweets-death-israel-seven-times-instructs-followers

    On June 15, 2024, as the Hajj pilgrimage takes place in Mecca, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei published on his X account a post featuring the Iranian regime slogan “Death to Israel” seven times – seven being the number of times pilgrims walk around the Kaaba in Mecca during Hajj.

    Khamenei prefaced the repeated “Death to Israel” with the phrase “We answer Your call, Oh Allah, we answer Your call.” This is uttered by Hajj pilgrims as an expression of total submission to Allah and His will.

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      1 month ago

      Thanks much better context, the rest is just… true so I was confused on if it’s a dude calling for the death of Israel or just a dude against zionistic imperialistic expansion of Israel into his country who is rightfully pissed.

      But yeah, rabid dog pretty normal metaphor so I would give them the benefit of the doubt, not like weird hyper specific no one else would use that type metaphors/dog whistles/etc.

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        1 month ago

        Anytime. Just in case clarification helps, Khamenei is the supreme leader of Iran, and Iran and Israel do not share a border.

        (Strikeout was mentioned in the quote)

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          1 month ago

          Neither do Britain and India… or Britain and Palestine… nor… a lot of places imperialism has sprawled to. To assume they stop the genocide at Palestine is silly.

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            1 month ago

            I see no reason to subscribe to this theory.

            Edit: and you were taking about expansion, not genocide…

            I was confused on if it’s a dude calling for the death of Israel or just a dude against zionistic imperialistic expansion of Israel into his country who is rightfully pissed.

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              I mean, the genocide is for expansion. They want Palestinians dead to take their land. There are forms of expansion other than occupying land: colonies and such, as I doubt they do actually expand physically that far.