"To say that Iran doesn't practice terrorism is like saying Derek Jeter never played shortstop for the New York Yankees."
— Benjamin Netanyahu

January 1, 1970

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As quoted in Israeli PM: Iran doesn’t practice terrorism like Jeter isn’t a shortstop, The New York Post, (29 September 2014).