Sharansky praised Netanyahu for coming out with the video. He said its importance was less that it would influence people inside of Iran to take to the streets, but more that it may influence and create pressure on other world leaders to take a stand.Not only was the short video seen by millions, it generated thousands of responses, many of them in Farsi, and many of those supportive of Netanyahu and Israel.A random reading of the responses, however, showed that many of the supportive responses in Farsi were from Iranians living abroad.For instance, Taj Mohammad Haussaini, who wrote “Long Live Israel,” lives in Sweden.One man, Ali Chaharbaghi, wrote that if Netanyahu cared for the Iranian people as he said he does, “then provide them with arms, because you know [the] regime sooner or later will start to make streams of blood of people. The only way people can succeed, is to answer the fire with fire.”He lives in North Laurel, Maryland.Another man, Faramarz Peiravi, who lives in Flowery Branch, Florida, said the best way for Israel to support the Iranians would be to “put more pressure on fighters in Syria and Iraq so they can’t be deployed to Iran to shut down the protests like in 2009! If we get rid of this regime, everybody wins against all terrorists in the whole Middle East.”A number of responses called on Israel to help the Iranians secure an Internet connection or anti-filtering programs. For instance, Leila Kyani wrote: “Well instead of sitting there and just talking, you got to find a way to at least provide the Iranian people with satellite Internet so the world can hear their voice!” The responses also included a fair share of curses and invective directed at Netanyahu and Israel.The Iranian regime tries desperately to sow hate between Iranians and Israelis. They won't succeed. When this regime finally falls – and one day it will – Iranians and Israelis will be great friends once again. I wish the Iranian people success in their noble quest for freedom. pic.twitter.com/kk8wTYmhnz
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) January 1, 2018
Netanyahu's video in support of Iranian protesters is his most viral yet
Not only was the short video seen by millions, it also generated thousands of responses, many of them in Farsi, and many of those supportive of Netanyahu and Israel.
