Iran: Netanyahu Distorting History, Torah

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blasted Israel's prime minister for his recent remarks against Iran, and said Benjamin Netanyahu is falsifying the Jews' holy book and resorting to fake history.

"To sell bigoted lies against a nation which has saved Jews 3 times, Netanyahu is resorting to fake history and is falsifying Torah," Zarif wrote on his Twitter account on Sunday in reaction to the recent anti-Iran claims by Netanyahu.
The Iranian foreign minister said that once again Netanyahu not only distorts the realities of today, but also distorts the past, including Jewish scripture.
"It is truly regrettable that bigotry gets to the point of making allegations against an entire nation which has saved Jews three times in its history,” Zarif added.
In relevant remarks on Sunday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that Netanyahu had both misreported Iran’s pre-Islam history and inverted facts. "Apparently, neither he is acquainted with history, nor he has read the Torah,” Larijani said.
Netanyahu made his claims during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday by referring to a legend commemorated through the Jewish holiday of Purim, which Israel started celebrating Saturday night.
While scholars do not agree on the accuracy of the Purim story, Netanyahu has constantly referred to the legend as a basis of his anti-Iran arguments in his meetings with different world leaders.

SOURCE: Fars News Agency