Iran's new leader causes furor with remarks about Israeli occupation

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Iran's new leader causes furor with remarks about Israeli occupation

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Iran's new leader causes furor with remarks about Israeli occupation

elect, Hassan Rouhani, joined crowds gathered in Tehran to mark Quds Day in solidarity with Palestinians./ JERUSALEM – Even before he has been officially inaugurated, Iran's newly elected president, , got a lesson in the power of his words in a region known for hot rhetoric./ Rouhani was quoted -- wrongly, he later said, by Iranian media Friday as likening Israel to a “wound” inflicted on the Muslim world that “should be removed.” The alleged comment, made during an annual Quds Day ceremony to demonstrate solidarity with Palestinians, drew ...

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