Historically, Israel’s wars were fought against its direct neighbors, and Iran is on the other side of the Arabian peninsula. And Palestinians are Arabs, so the Arab world has historically showed solidarity with them by opposing Israel. But Iranians are Persian, not Arab. Additionally, most of Israel’s enemies are Sunni. But Iran is a Shi’a country and the Sunni and Shi’a have been at war for centuries. And lastly, Iran and Israel used to be close allies. So all this begs the question – why does Iran hate Israel so much?
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