Iranian Presiden Hassan Rouhani wished all Jews, "especially Iranian Jews," a blessed Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The tweet was from what appears to be his English account.
As the sun is about to set here in #Tehran I wish all Jews, especially Iranian Jews, a blessed Rosh Hashanah.
Hassan Rouhani
@HassanRouhani
As the sun is about to set here in #Tehran I wish all Jews, especially Iranian Jews, a blessed Rosh Hashanah.
Rouhani, Iran's seventh president, is known for his skills as a diplomat and a mediator. He is a Shiite Muslim cleric and was arrested several times in the 1960 and '70s as a follower of the Ayatollah.
Reactions to his tweet ranged from surprise and sarcasm to pleasant and hopeful.
LOL RT @HassanRouhani: As the sun is about to set here in #Tehran I wish all Jews, especially Iranian Jews, a blessed Rosh Hashanah.
S.M
@redsteeze
LOL RT @HassanRouhani: As the sun is about to set here in #Tehran I wish all Jews, especially Iranian Jews, a blessed Rosh Hashanah.
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Oh. Um. Wow? “@HassanRouhani: As the sun is about to set here in #Tehran I wish all Jews, especially Iranian Jews, a blessed Rosh Hashanah.”
Nazia
@nlikeb
Oh. Um. Wow? “@HassanRouhani: As the sun is about to set here in #Tehran I wish all Jews, especially Iranian Jews, a blessed Rosh Hashanah.â€
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@HassanRouhani @acarvin I love this bespoke blessing for the 5 remaining Iranian Jews who are not in jail and free to walk around
Gilles Frydman
@gfry
@HassanRouhani @acarvin I love this bespoke blessing for the 5 remaining Iranian Jews who are not in jail and free to walk around
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@HassanRouhani shana tova from tel aviv (:
Rut shapira
@Rutshapira
@HassanRouhani shana tova from tel aviv (:
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@HassanRouhani Shana Tova from Israel, Mr. President. Come visit us sometime.
Haim Har-Zahav
@haimhz
@HassanRouhani Shana Tova from Israel, Mr. President. Come visit us sometime.
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@negarmortazavi I like this man! Do you reallysee change in the next couple of months- ofcourse assuming god willing, west reciprocates?
Murtaza
@murtazasomjee
@negarmortazavi I like this man! Do you reallysee change in the next couple of months- ofcourse assuming god willing, west reciprocates?
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@HassanRouhani Did you tweet that in Arabic too? Guessing no, but do let me know!
Dave Rubin
@RubinReport
@HassanRouhani Did you tweet that in Arabic too? Guessing no, but do let me know!
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