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November 15, 2017       Share:    

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-offers-medical-aid-to-iran-iraq-after-quake-rocks-region/

Israel Offers Quake Help to Iran, Iraq, But Immediately Turned Down

(Times of Israel) Raphael Ahren - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday offered humanitarian assistance to the victims of the earthquake that has killed hundreds in Iran and Iraq, but was immediately rebuffed. He told the Jewish Federations of North America's annual General Assembly in Los Angeles, via videoconference, "I directed that we offer the Red Cross medical assistance for the Iraqi and Iranian victims of this disaster." "I've said many times that we have no quarrel with the people of Iran. Our quarrel is only with the tyrannical regime that holds them hostage and threatens our destruction. But our humanity is greater than their hatred." An official in Netanyahu's office said the offer was immediately rejected.

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