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Israel's President Shimon Peres Sends Iranians Traditional Greeting For Persian New Year
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli president has sent Iranians his traditional greeting for the Persian New Year despite tensions between the two countries over Tehran's nuclear program.
Shimon Peres on Thursday wished Iranians a happy Nowruz, reaching out to them on Persian-language radio stations and his social network sites.
March 21, the first day of spring, marks Nowruz, the beginning of the year 1393 on the Persian calendar.
Peres, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, spoke in Hebrew and Persian, saying the two countries "respect culture and human dignity" and seek to "live in peace and understanding."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/20/shimon-peres-iran-greeting_n_4999379.html?utm_hp_ref=religion&ir=Religion
