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Mideast protests in Iran, elsewhere mark ‘Jerusalem Day’ – TRT World –
Mideast protests in Iran, elsewhere mark ‘Jerusalem Day’ TRT World
Thousands of Iranians rallied Friday to mark Quds, or Jerusalem Day, which will see demonstrations across the Mideast as the Trump administration tries to offer an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. The annual protests, also being held in Iraq, Lebanon and elsewhere, come on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. Iran has marked Quds Day since the start of its 1979 Iranian Revolution by the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Al Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem, and Iran says the day is an occasion to express support for the Palestinians. Israel views Iran as its arche…
– June 3, 2019 at 02:38PM
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