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Iranians launch #jeans on Twitter, mock Netanyahu
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 06.10.13, 23:58
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1. Irony: by mocking him, they prove him right
Daniel ,   Tel Aviv   (10.07.13)
The point Bibi was making was that the Iranian people weren't free under this regime. The fact that they can only ridicule him on twitter by bypassing the country's restrictions, proves him exactly right. Also, he said that Iranians 'can't wear jeans, listen to Western music and participate in free elections'. They may prove him wrong on the first two, but no Iranian can deny the third, which is undoubtedly the most important one. So these Iranians may laugh, in reality they know he's right on the main issue.
2. hilarious. good for them. maybe nutyahoo can come out of his
son of yaffa ,   Palestine   (10.07.13)
cave now
3. The end of cable on a brand new crane
JJJ   (10.07.13)
But you little Iranian boy, hold your girlfriend hand in public or kiss her and you will moving in the wind on the end of cable on a brand new crane, you leaders favorite pass time, and thousand's of nice Iranians line up to see a poor souls twisting in the wind. SICK
4.  THEY WEAR JEANS AND THEY
Iranian Jew ,   LA   (10.07.13)
don't admit getting harassed by PASDARAN every minute of the day for wearing them. Leave it to my people to stick their heads in sand and pretend no one can see their behinds. Bibi said that they are not free and he is 100% correct.
5. ...and the ayatollah said
les ,   canada   (10.07.13)
WEAR THOSE JEANS...OR DIE
6. Natanyahu, is not with the times.
Persian CAT   (10.07.13)
The right wing Jewish extremist in him is clouding his "judgement". I would like to remind my Israeli friends, congrats, you have now your own Ahmadinejad. Have a nice day.
7. OMG, really?
(10.07.13)
8. OMG, really? that's not what he ment, and you know it!
(10.07.13)
just the fact that you had to circumvent Iranian firewalls to use twitter makes his point! not to mention, all your faces are hidden or blurred out!
9. He meant women
David ,   Montrel,Canada   (10.07.13)
10. mock on but...
fred ,   US   (10.07.13)
In a study I saw today on the web, Iran is very very low on the happiness meter for all nations. Very low. Now smilewith your jeans, Iranian happy dude
11. So the regime gathered a few jeans wearing youngsters
Pfffffff   (10.07.13)
for cheap propaganda. How stupid they are not to know how Israel knows what nuclear facilities Iran has. Who's living in the distant past, heh? :-)
12. Western clothing & music is banned
Cynthia ,   USA   (10.07.13)
An Iranian director made a movie about Iran's underground music scene filmed in Iran. At the end of the movie, the musicians were arrested. I notice those showing off their jeans are not showing their faces. They may mock Netanyahu but only anonymously. Let's see what happens when they mock Khamenei or Rohani.
13. if they're so free why won't they show their face?
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14. Mullahs do not wear jeans & are developing nukes!
Son of Cyrus ,   UK   (10.07.13)
15. Nathenayu is right
American Hindu ,   USA   (10.07.13)
Iran does ban women wearing jeans. A whole new generation of young Iranians have been bought up to hate Israel and the West. It is sad that they have been brainwashed to hate.
16. Mock on...
Jenny ,   NY USA   (10.07.13)
But when they can wear jeans, listen to western music AND vote freely, THEN they are free to criticize Prime Minister Netanyahu. Until then, keep their tweets to themselves. He who laughs last....
17. LOL! In reality they are mocking themselves!
Mira ,   Vienna   (10.07.13)
Personal freedom in Iran starts and ends with wearing Jeans!
18. Why no faces?
Sherlock Holmes ,   London England   (10.07.13)
They can tweet pictures of their jeans, but not their faces? Is that because Tweeting itself in illegal? Those of us with Iranian friends know full well the limited state of human rights in Iran, with or without jeans.
19. #17 Up the Ante...Im showing my Shorts
Tim ,   Brighton   (10.07.13)
I agree...Y Net has got the wrong end of the stick This isn't necessarily mocking Netanyahu..its also self mocking Jean Humour
20. BIBI+ Wrong == Iranians are FREE
Tarbouche ,   Aswan   (10.07.13)
FREE to sell body parts because they can't afford medicines and hospitals FREE to send women on the road to prostitute to feed the children FREE to resort to Drugs to dull the horrors of living under the Mullahs and the Revolutionary Guard FREE to let their Government spend their money on arms and nuclear to dominate the Middle East FREE to plan to spread terror around the world and plan destroy Israel.
21. it is nice to know british media gives a helping hand
ghostq   (10.07.13)
to the Iranian, BTW Iran mideval state of mind all the men wear jeans but not the women. it is kinda idiotcy by them to prove Bibi was right.
22. #15 Are you blind to.....
Robert ,   Australia   (10.07.13)
.....the fact that Israelis are brought up to hate Iranians? It is sad Israelis have been brainwashed to hate.
23. Unfortuently Iranian citizens cannot use Twitter or Facebook
Keren   (10.07.13)
Bloody hypocrits
24. #22 Rubbish
Tahl   (10.07.13)
Have you been to Israel? Israelis are only brought up to hate people who call for their destruction and/or expulsion of Israel. But unlike the Muslims surrounding Israel who are inundated with vile antisemitic incitement from their infancy, Israelis have absolutely nothing against the simple Iranian people. Just last year there was a very popular facebook group formed by Israelis, called something like "Israelis and Iranians refuse to be enemies".
25. #22... no... just no...
Jacob E ,   Holon, Israel   (10.07.13)
Israelis are not educated to hate Iranians. However, we do know very little about the Iranian people. We get plenty of news about the leaders because they are the ones with the big mouths talking alot about how horrible Israel is. They get a lot of our hate. The Iranian people do not. There are a lot of Iranian Jews in Israel, I always find them to be very pleasant, so if the rest of Iranians are anything like them, I would have no problem with them at all.
26. How true...
Mark Schroeder ,   Germany   (10.07.13)
If this idiot does not that Iranians wear Jeans, how the hell does he know that Iran is developing nuclear weapons??? How can the world be safe when such an ignorant fool has his fingers on the trigger of hundreds of nukes???
27. #1 Daniel
Mark Schroeder ,   Germany   (10.07.13)
Daniel you areas ignorant as your so called Prime Minister Nutyahoo.... The West was satisfied with the Presidential elections in Iran not too long ago... As a matter of fact, Obama congratulated Rohani on his victory, so what the hell are you babbling about?
28. All controlled by the ayatools!
Brett L ,   JHB South Africa   (10.07.13)
Of course the iranian P.R people are the ones making this happen. Anything to make a fool of Netanyahu and Israel!! on the other hand, he could have chosen something to say about the freedoms the iranians do not really enjoy. But then, what leader doesnt make a fool of himself from time to time!! At the end of the day, people do not enjoy the freedoms we in the "west" enjoy and that ultimately is the point, the jeans are meaningless...
29. Were those hung in Tehran Sq. wearing jeans?
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (10.07.13)
or, were they hung in public for being gay? The beautiful teen aged Iranian girl who was on her way to her music lesson and was shot dead, was she wearing jeans? To quote a famous female from the US, " what difference does it make.?" Their all dead, dead by the 'religious leaders' displaying their lawlessness of the human right abuses the Iranian government by murdering her own unarmed innocent citizens. I've read that one million Iranian's are heroin addicts, that unemployment is sky high as are the basic necessities, food, utilities, etc. due to the sanctions. The 'leaders' of Iran are not a bit concerned with the welfare of the Iranian people, their goal is nuclear weaponry at al costs. The worst of it all, in my opinion, is the fact Iran sponsors the war against other Muslims making that the grand and highlighted hypocrisy of their regime. There are some Muslims reading this, any one of you here that is a Muslim, do you care to opine? When asked why, none of you has any comment. All your comments, are directed at Israel. Let me ask you this, do any refugee's run to Iran? Or, do they choose Israel? Where would you run for safety? May G-d keep blessing His chosen place and people all named by Him, Israel and Israeli's. May G-d help the Iranian people.
30. So, babe, what ya got under that burka, JEANS??
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (10.07.13)
A once great nation run into the ground by fanatic's who value murder and power above all. And, we worry about Jeans made by Levi Straus?
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