German Foreign Minister Calls IRGC Commander’s Anti-Israeli Remarks ‘Unacceptable’

Anti-Israeli Remarks

The Jerusalem post quoted Heiko Maas as having said that such remarks are “unacceptable,” and spread anti-Semitism across the region.

Salami has said in his condolence message on the occasion of the death of Islamic Jihad’s former leader Ramazan Abdallh Shalah, that he was certain about the destruction of Israel.

However, this was not the first time Salami spoke about the annihilation, destruction and elimination of Israel.

Some earlier remarks by Hossein Salami about Israel include:

• “All parts of Israel are within reach of our weapons. They’d better watch it,” Qods Online, February 17, 2020.
• “We will hit both Israel and the United States if they make a mistake,” Tabnak, February 13, 2020.
• “If the US makes another move, we will set fire to the place they love, that is Israel,” Mashregh News, January 7, 2020.
• “Our strategy is one of wiping Israel off the political geography of the world,” Radio Farda, January 28, 2019.
• “Our strategy is to wipe Israel off the world’s political geography. With what Israel is doing, it is bringing this reality forward,” Borna, April 22,2019.
• “Salami told Israel, the United States, UK and regional states: We will set fire to your interests if you do not stop your sedition against Iran,” Tasnim, December 12, 2019.
• “The dream To Destroy Israel will be realized soon,” DW, November 14, 2019.
• “If Israel begins a new war, that would be the war which would lead to its elimination,” Pars Today, February 2019.

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In his latest remarks, Salami called for the “elimination of the fabricated and criminal regime of Israel” and “elimination of Israel as the region’s cancerous tumor.” According to Jerusalem Post, Heiko Maas who first called Salami’s rhetoric anti-Israeli, later called his speech anti-Jewish after a June 10 visit to Israel.