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Europe resolved a great problem-the problem of the Zionist danger. The Zionists, who constituted a strong political party in Europe, caused much disorder there. Since they had a lot of property and controlled an empire of propaganda, they made the European governments helpless.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

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Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Age: 82 †
Born: 1934
Born: August 25
Died: 2017
Died: January 8
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