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Katrina Lantos Swett: It is ironic indeed that in today's Persia, which we now call Iran, its current leaders follow in Haman's footsteps by…

On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
It is ironic indeed that in today's Persia, which we now call Iran, its current leaders follow in Haman's footsteps by expressing their own form of vicious anti-Semitism.
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Katrina Lantos Swett

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Lantos Swett compares Iran's leaders to Haman, highlighting their anti-Semitic rhetoric.

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