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Iran: Billboard commemorating Iranian soldiers features Israeli soldiers by mistake

Sep 30, 2018 1:00 pm By Robert Spencer

We don’t usually post feuilleton, but this story was too good to pass up. The Islamic Republic of Iran, while repeatedly uttering genocidal threats against the State of Israel, ends up featuring Israeli soldiers and praising their sacrifice on a billboard in Shiraz. No one could just laugh this off: those responsible have, of course, been arrested. As the Ayatollah Khomeini said, “There is no humor in Islam!”

“3 arrested over botched Iranian ad featuring Israeli soldiers,” Israel Hayom, September 30, 2018:

Iranian authorities say they have detained three people who were responsible for the blunder in which a billboard memorializing fallen Iranian soldiers mistakenly featured a photo of Israeli troops instead.

Media reports quoted the judiciary chief of the southern city of Shiraz, Ali Salehi, as saying on Friday that prosecutors were conducting preliminary investigations in the case.

The banner went up in Shiraz as part of the annual week-long commemoration events in memory of Iranian soldiers killed during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. This year, the 30th anniversary of the end of the war, the events held particular significance.

The original photo showed the backs of one female and three male Israeli soldiers standing on a hilltop near Hebron. It was edited to remove the female soldier and to change the backdrop to clouds, apparently to make the soldiers appear they were looking toward heaven. Farsi text was also added in praise of their sacrifice….

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  1. WPM says

    Sep 30, 2018 at 2:13 pm

    Will the Islamic nuts who run Iran put the bill board up for trail and burn it to the ground. Will they organize a mob to stone the billboard ,have a mob of thousands armed with knives slash it to pieces?? Will they blow it up ,fly a plane into it.Islam can be fun when Moslems try to out due each other in their reactions to objects they find disrespecting the “master religion” in their own shithole countries.. They could not find a dignify picture of their own soldiers to post on a bill board {I guess pictures of their own soldiers running away from battle or raping women and children does not look good blow up in billboard size}.They had to photo shop Israel soldiers who usually act in brave dignify manner in and out of battle.

  2. Anjuli Pandavar says

    Sep 30, 2018 at 2:38 pm

    Someone ought to report this to the OIC.

  3. Keys says

    Sep 30, 2018 at 2:55 pm

    Mashallah for you, Iran.

    Not inshallah (if Allah wills), but mashallah*

    * “The phrase masha’Allah (or mashallah)—believed to have been coined in the early 19th century—is closely translated to mean “as God has willed” or “what Allah wanted has happened.” It is used after an event, as opposed to the phrase “inshallah,” which means “if God wills” in reference to future events. The Arabic phrase ‘Mashallah’ is supposed to be a reminder that all good things come from God and are blessings from Him. It is a good omen. “ —— from thoughtco.com

  4. Greg Murphy says

    Sep 30, 2018 at 3:05 pm

    Who were the three arrested,Larry, Moe & Curly? Nyuk Nyuk nyuk…..

    • FYI says

      Sep 30, 2018 at 6:30 pm

      Apparently the 3 islamic stooges.

      mo,mo and mo.

      • Greg Murphy says

        Oct 1, 2018 at 9:33 am

        Woop, woop, woop..

  5. Alien Republican says

    Sep 30, 2018 at 3:20 pm

    My bet is on a mistake by intention.

    • mortimer says

      Sep 30, 2018 at 7:38 pm

      Oh, those crafty Jewish admen!

      Good one!

  6. R Russell says

    Sep 30, 2018 at 5:05 pm

    Hahahahaha!

    • mortimer says

      Sep 30, 2018 at 7:40 pm

      x 2.

  7. BritBob says

    Sep 30, 2018 at 5:26 pm

    Heads will Roll!!

    • Richard says

      Oct 2, 2018 at 2:22 am

      Literally! I had a good friend – one of the nicest men I’ve ever known – who was a Jew living in Iran. When the Iran-Iraq War began, they drafted him into the Iranian Army. One night before a battle, they had a large number of little Persian children up chanting all night nonstop. The following morning, they ran the little tots across the Iraqi minefields, blowing themselves to bits so the Iranian Army could cross safely to attack Iraq. My friend threw his gun to the ground and screamed at his officer: “That’s it! I won’t fight anymore! I don’t care what you do to me. Go ahead and kill me!!” Well, the officer liked him, so he put him in an insane asylum until the end of the war. He is very religious, but wants nothing to do with any organized religion after his experiences in Iran.

      • gravenimage says

        Oct 3, 2018 at 10:54 pm

        I’m glad your friend survived–and yes, I have heard the horrifying stories of Iran using children to clear minefields, too.

        The problem is not Judaism, though, but Islam.

  8. John Hawk says

    Sep 30, 2018 at 5:28 pm

    Too bad Muslims are incapable of laughing at themselves. Between the Quran and Muhammad, there is just so much comedic material, darkly absurd though it may be.

  9. Indiana Tom says

    Sep 30, 2018 at 5:54 pm

    Iranian authorities say they have detained three people who were responsible for the blunder in which a billboard memorializing fallen Iranian soldiers mistakenly featured a photo of Israeli troops instead.
    I wonder what will happen to the three people arrested? I can sort of imagine.

    • gravenimage says

      Oct 3, 2018 at 11:00 pm

      I shudder to think…

  10. FYI says

    Sep 30, 2018 at 6:27 pm

    Ya see?Doesn’t the God of Israel just have an absolutely fantastic sense of humor?

    Can the Iranian mullahs not read the Signs of the Times?They should consider it a bad omen.

    STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM ISRAEL

    Do you remember what happened to goliath?Did you forget?Do you think the God of Israel is going to let you get away with it?Ask yourself why do muslims always keep losing against Israel?

    It’s because Israel has the Real Deal:you Iranians have your moon god “allah” the best of deceivers
    {and hasn’t allah done a great job deceiving the Iranians?..especially trying to convince them they can defeat the God of Israel,the True God who cannot be defeated!}

    What next from the mullahs?will they be accidently burning the Iranian flag and their korans and shouting “death to allah”?

    Please God, may the Iranian people be freed from the religious tyrants who want to bring catastrophe upon them.

    It never,.ever, goes well for nations who go against Israel…does it?

    • mortimer says

      Sep 30, 2018 at 7:39 pm

      God defend and prosper the IDF.

      The Iranians should think twice about fighting IDF considering the incompetence of the APPOINTED GOOFS and POLITICAL HACKS leading Iran’s military.

    • Jeanne says

      Oct 1, 2018 at 10:37 pm

      Amen!!

  11. Older Canadian says

    Oct 1, 2018 at 8:58 am

    Supicious that those who did this are likely young and part of the movement who want a regime change, and send a message to the people. If so, they will pay a heavy price. If not, they will pay a heavy price.

    • gravenimage says

      Oct 3, 2018 at 11:05 pm

      I think this was probably a screw-up.

  12. Krishna says

    Oct 1, 2018 at 11:24 am

    Way to go Iran

  13. Dansplace says

    Oct 1, 2018 at 1:18 pm

    They should have used 3 goats instead of soldiers, but then male soldiers would probably get too aroused if they could find any goats that didn’t a date!

  14. Gen Jones says

    Oct 1, 2018 at 3:30 pm

    Feuilleton? Robert, Hugh Fitzgerald’s recherché vocabulary is influencing your already erudite one. 😉

  15. gravenimage says

    Oct 3, 2018 at 11:15 pm

    Iran: Billboard commemorating Iranian soldiers features Israeli soldiers by mistake
    ………………

    Ha ha!

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