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Sunday
Jan242010

Iran and Israel: The Start of a Beautiful Friendship?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vY-4zWKsJM[/youtube]

It happened not in Casablanca but in Madrid, during a tourism fair....

An Israeli delegation, headed by Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov, was taking a stroll around the other exhibits when they stumbled upon the Iranian booth, manned by Tourism Minister and Vice President Hamid Baghaei. Baghaei was shy at first but he then presented Iran's wonders and invited Misezhnikov to see them first-hand.

This is the second beautiful encounter between Iranian and Israeli officials this month. The director of foreign relations for Iran's football team, Mohammad Ali Ardebili, began 2010 with a New Year's greeting to the head of the Israel Football Association's legal department, Amir Navon. The Israelis replied with "happy new year to all the good people of Iran" and hopes for "a happy soccer year".

Alas, as with every new relationship, there are lows as well as highs. Iranian state media quickly denied the flirtation in Madrid, insisting, "(The) Zionist regime published a blatant lie in order to distract global attention from its crimes in Gaza." And football's Mr Ardebili also backed away from the special moment during his phone call, "Are you talking from Israel? I can't speak with you. It's a mistake, it's a mistake."

To which we can only reply, "Love Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry."

Reader Comments (6)

January 24, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDave

There's something about the post of tourism minister/vice president that encourages its occupiers to be extremely friendly to Israel!

Some of you may recall the commotion created in 2008 (August, I believe) by none other than then vice president AND minister of tourism Rahim-'Peach'-Mashaie when he made a statement in Turkey to the tune of: Iranians are "friends of all people in the world — even Israelis." and "We are friends of all of humanity. There is no difference at all between the Iranians and Americans, and the Israelis are also our friends. The Iranians believe in peace and love between people."

When attacked for his remarks, he defended them saying, "I have said before that we do not have any hostility against the Israeli people and I still say the same thing proudly". These remarks and this jewel, "Not all the Israeli people are wearing [military] boots on the street", were published in several local newspapers.

January 24, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCatherine

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January 24, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDream on

"Demographics will take care of this sick abberation in about a decade."

It is interesting that you say that - because that is also exactly what is going to happen in Iran. What a coincidence - only it will be less than a decade in Iran. You know, if the Iranian regime really wants to keep it's people in the medieval ages, it really shouldn't educate them so well - the two things just don't go together.

Barry

January 24, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterBarry

Are they going to sell time-shares? I prefer one with a view.

January 25, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterapk

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