Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday joined international condemnation of the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue over the weekend that left 11 worshipers dead.
“Extremism and terrorism know no race or religion and must be condemned in all cases,” Zarif wrote on Twitter.
“The world deserves better than to have to live with weaponized demagoguery.
“Thoughts and prayers with victims of terrorist attack on Pittsburgh synagogue and their loved ones,” said Zarif whose country’s ties with the United States have been severed since 1980.
Eleven elderly people were killed at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday by a gunman who later told police he “wanted all Jews to die”.
Extremism and terrorism know no race or religion, and must be condemned in all cases. The world deserves better than to have to live with weaponized demagoguery. Thoughts and prayers with victims of terrorist attack on Pittsburgh synagogue and their loved ones.
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) October 29, 2018
The deadliest anti-Semitic attack in recent United States history has sparked a flood of international condemnation and warnings about the rise of hate speech.
