Iranian Author Mohammad-Taghi Zahedi: Purim Is a Holiday of Enmity towards the Iranians, Aryan Race

On November 18, 2024, Iranian researcher and author Mohammad-Taghi Zahedi stated in an appearance on Channel 3 (Iran) that Purim is a holiday of animosity towards the Iranians and the Aryan race. He added that Jews invented the holiday to fabricate proof of their existence during the Achaemenian Empire period. Zahedi claimed that Haman was the first antisemite, a person who opposed Jewish victimhood and oppressed the Jews. He further claimed that an Israeli general had threatened to slit the necks of Iranians, similar to the events of Purim. Zahedi also referenced The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, alleging that it discusses the killing of non-Jewish women and children and the manipulation of women in non-Jewish societies. He asserted that the Protocols is a manual that Jews follow, alongside the Torah and Talmud, to destroy non-Jewish families by promoting liberal ideologies among women in gentile societies.

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