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Little Satan
"Little Satan" (Persian: شیطان کوچک, romanized: Shaytân-e Kuchak; Arabic: الشيطان الأصغر; Hebrew: השטן הקטן) is an anti-Zionist derogatory epithet used especially by Iranian leaders for Israel.
The mirror term for the United States is "Great Satan".
When the Persian Empire adopted Islam as its state religion, the Persian language adopted numerous words from the Arabic language. One such word was شَيَاطِين shayāṭīn, which is turn had been adopted into Arabic from Hebrew: שָׂטָן, romanized: śāṭān, lit. 'adversary'.
According to some sources Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of Iranian Revolution, first used the term in its contemporary meaning. Israel was condemned as the "Little Satan" in 1979 by Khomeini when he was addressing Israel's backing of the Shah, its close ties to the US, and the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
According to other sources, such as the Glasgow Herald, Colonel Gaddafi of Libya stated that "Israel is the little Satan" in July 1980.
Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, used this phrase when referring to Iranian rhetoric during a visit to the United States stating that: "For the Mullahs that rule Tehran, Israel is the small Satan and America is the great Satan."
The term is often used by Islamist militants to recruit fighters and by Shia Muslims to propagate hatred towards Israel. The term also features heavily in contemporary Iranian propaganda.
At the Fatima border gate near the Israel-Lebanon border, two pillars have been erected for people to perform a symbolic stoning of little Satan (Israel) and great Satan (the United States). It is hoped that Lebanese people will perform this act instead of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers. Hezbollah, which has the same political ideology as Iran, also refers to Israel as the Zionist entity and as little Satan.
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Little Satan
"Little Satan" (Persian: شیطان کوچک, romanized: Shaytân-e Kuchak; Arabic: الشيطان الأصغر; Hebrew: השטן הקטן) is an anti-Zionist derogatory epithet used especially by Iranian leaders for Israel.
The mirror term for the United States is "Great Satan".
When the Persian Empire adopted Islam as its state religion, the Persian language adopted numerous words from the Arabic language. One such word was شَيَاطِين shayāṭīn, which is turn had been adopted into Arabic from Hebrew: שָׂטָן, romanized: śāṭān, lit. 'adversary'.
According to some sources Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of Iranian Revolution, first used the term in its contemporary meaning. Israel was condemned as the "Little Satan" in 1979 by Khomeini when he was addressing Israel's backing of the Shah, its close ties to the US, and the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
According to other sources, such as the Glasgow Herald, Colonel Gaddafi of Libya stated that "Israel is the little Satan" in July 1980.
Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, used this phrase when referring to Iranian rhetoric during a visit to the United States stating that: "For the Mullahs that rule Tehran, Israel is the small Satan and America is the great Satan."
The term is often used by Islamist militants to recruit fighters and by Shia Muslims to propagate hatred towards Israel. The term also features heavily in contemporary Iranian propaganda.
At the Fatima border gate near the Israel-Lebanon border, two pillars have been erected for people to perform a symbolic stoning of little Satan (Israel) and great Satan (the United States). It is hoped that Lebanese people will perform this act instead of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers. Hezbollah, which has the same political ideology as Iran, also refers to Israel as the Zionist entity and as little Satan.