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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23448932
Iran's "Jerusalem Day": Behind the Rallies and Rhetoric
(BBC) Siavash Ardalan - The slogans chanted during the rallies organized on Jerusalem Day are primarily "Death to Israel." Jerusalem Day rallies are a must for Iranian politicians. Any politician who hopes to establish their credentials has to be seen and heard delivering a tirade against Israel. It confirms their identification with what has become an unshakable tenet of Iran's foreign policy. Apart from annual rallies in some Western and Asian capitals, usually organized and financed by Iran, the ritual never took root among Muslims at large.