Son of Deposed Shah of Iran Announces Surprise Visit to Israel To ‘Rekindle’ an ‘Ancient Bond’
The surprise visit follows — and contrasts — Friday’s al-Quds Day, an annual event created by the Islamic Republic to encourage Iranians and Muslims around the world to display anti-Israel and anti-American hostilities.
The son of Iran’s late Shah, who is hard at work uniting exiled anti-regime leaders to bring democracy to his homeland, Reza Pahlavi, is on his way to Israel.
“I am traveling to Israel to deliver a message of friendship from the Iranian people, engage Israeli water experts on ways to address the regime’s abuse of Iran’s natural resources, and pay respects to the victims of the Holocaust on Yom HaShoah,” Mr. Pahlavi tweeted Sunday.
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