Katz wishes Iranian civilians new year free of oppression in Rosh Hashanah message

Jerusalem Post/Israel NewsHe also wished Iranian Jews a happy new year, telling them that they were part of "a glorious Jewish history," and saying they would "always be in our hearts."Follow us on GoogleDefense Minister Israel Katz at Jerusalem City Hall, December 15, 2025.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 14:37Defense Minister Israel Katz wished Iranian civilians a new year in which their country would be free of oppression and tyranny in a Rosh Hashanah message on Thursday.He also wished Iranian Jews a happy new year, telling them that they were part of "a glorious Jewish history," and saying they would "always be in our hearts."Katz also warned the Iranian leadership not to attack Israel.Defense Minister Israel Katz. (credit: Nick Paleologos/SOOC/AFP via Getty Images)"Any attack on Israel for any reason and anywhere will be met with a powerful response," he said, "which will inflict severe damage on Iran that it has not yet suffered to this day, including on its central energy facilities, which provide resources and capabilities for the Iranian war and terror system and for harming the citizens of the State of Israel."IDF ready for retaliation against Iran, Katz announcesHe also said that Israel's retaliation would set Iran's progress back by decades, and that the IDF was "alert and ready" to carry out such a mission.Katz concluded by wishing Israeli and global Jewry a happy new year, ending with a traditional Rosh Hashanah blessing against Israel's enemies: "May our enemies and our haters and all who seek our harm depart."Follow us on Google