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'Blasphemous': 4 reactions to UN, US honoring fallen Iranian president

By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter
A supporter of Israel holds a picture of kidnapped Israeli hostages Gad Haggai and Judith Lynne Weinstein during the "Flood Wall Street for Gaza" rally outside the New York Stock Exchange on October 26, 2023, in New York. Over 1,200 civilians were murdered and 240 others were taken hostage by Hamas terrorists based in the Gaza Strip after they invaded southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza.
A supporter of Israel holds a picture of kidnapped Israeli hostages Gad Haggai and Judith Lynne Weinstein during the "Flood Wall Street for Gaza" rally outside the New York Stock Exchange on October 26, 2023, in New York. Over 1,200 civilians were murdered and 240 others were taken hostage by Hamas terrorists based in the Gaza Strip after they invaded southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. | BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images

Israeli diplomat Yaki Lopez 

Yaki Lopez, a diplomat at Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, wrote in a Tuesday X post that the United Nations "has completely gone off the deep end" after it lowered its flag to half-staff to honor Raisi. 

"Raisi is personally responsible for the deaths of thousands of Iranians, as well as for attacks on Israel," Lopez wrote. "What a disgrace."

As The Associated Press reported Wednesday, the turnout for Raisi's funeral service was "noticeably lower" than the 2020 procession honoring Revolutionary Guard General Qassem Soleimani. Raisi won the Iranian presidency in a "record low turnout" and oversaw crackdowns against dissidents, the outlet reported, noting that prosecutors have warned people against displaying signs celebrating Raisi's death. 

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