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Source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-783044
When It Comes to Israel, the People of Iran Go Against Their Ayatollahs
(Jerusalem Post) Nir Boms and Shayan Arya - The Islamic regime in Iran has dedicated vast resources to its hateful anti-Israel campaign. However, domestically, Iran's campaign has been a failure. Following Hamas' surprise attack on Oct. 7, the Islamic regime in Tehran tried to show public support by staging a "spontaneous demonstration" to celebrate the murder of 1,200 Israelis next to Gaza. Not even a few thousand participated. In a televised debate, a pro-regime hardliner named Alahkaram was challenged to explain why the regime can no longer gather enough people in their staged demonstrations to support the Palestinians. The next day, during a soccer match, officials paraded with large Palestinian flags. In response, crowds of young fans shouted insulting slogans towards the officials, chanting in unison: "Take that Palestinian flag and shove it..." A clip of the incident circulated online and similar incidents were repeated in other stadiums where young people shouted anti-Palestinian slogans. Clips of high school students encouraged to shout, "Death to Israel," showed students replying, "Death to Palestine!" Dr. Nir Boms is a research fellow at the Dayan Center for Middle East Studies. Shayan Arya is an Iran expert, human rights activist, and member of the Constitutionalist Party of Iran.