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Iran’s Jews: Tolerance or Veiled Persecution?

A modern day Pharaoh or a tolerant anti-Zionist? The case for Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Islamic Republic’s Jewish minority is far from obvious.Experts say Iranian Jews are treated the same as other citizens, but their unique status, they all agree, is highly sensitive.“They have no problems, praise God,” said Rabbi Yitzhak Ba’al Haness, who was Shiraz’s rabbi for ...

Iranian who Attacked Rabbi is Repeat Offender

Last week police in Paris arrested an Iranian man for attacking and stabbing a rabbi and his son near a local synagogue. Now police have found that the man attacked at least two other Jews.Following the man’s arrest police viewed surveillance tapes from the area around the synagogue and elsewhere in the city. They found that the suspect had apparently been ...

Iranian Jewry’s fascinating story

An unprecedented exhibition devoted to the history, culture and contemporary life of Iranian Jewry will open at Beit Hatfutsot in Tel Aviv on Thursday, December 30.This exhibition is the first to present a comprehensive, in-depth portrait of Iranian Jewry and introduce visitors to the fascinating world of an ancient community and its cultural, social, economic and political life.The intriguing story ...

Iranian Jewish history on show at Beit Hatefutsoth

An exhibition on the Jews of Iran showcasing the community’s 2,700-year-old history and rich heritage opens on Thursday at Beit Hatefutsoth in Tel Aviv.The exhibition includes archeological and cultural artifacts, including ancient manuscripts, talismans, carpets and both secular and religious music. The exhibition also includes contemporary artworks by Iranian Jewish artists now living in Israel, Europe and the United States.“We ...

Iranian fighter jet crashes in Bushehr: reports

TEHRAN — An Iranian air force jet crashed Tuesday in the southern province of Bushehr which houses a nuclear power plant, said a Mehr news agency report that added the two airmen on board ejected and survived.The aircraft, a US-made F4 jet fighter that requires a two-person crew, went down about five kilometres (more than three miles) from the Bushehr ...

Iran Revolutionary Guards offer to escort Gaza-bound ships

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards are ready to provide a military escort to cargo ships trying to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip, a representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday. “Iran’s Revolutionary Guards naval forces are fully prepared to escort the peace and freedom convoys to Gaza with all their powers and capabilities.”Read More: @ haaretz.comReaders found ...

Iran minister accused of planning Argentina Jewish center bombing told to leave Bolivia

Bolivia said on Tuesday it had taken steps to ensure that Iran’s defense minister, who is accused by Argentina of planning the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center that killed 85 people, leaves Bolivia immediately.The statement came in a letter from Bolivia’s foreign minister to his counterpart in Argentina, which said the Iranian minister, Ahmad Vahidi, was in Bolivia at ...

Iran executes Jewish woman

An Israel-born Jewish woman of Iranian descent and her Armenian Christian husband were executed in Iran over two months ago, an Iranian human rights group reported last Thursday.The Human Rights Activists News Agency claimed Adiva Mirza Soleyman Kalimia and her husband Varjan Petrosian were hung on March 14 at Evin Prison, known for its political prisoners’ wing, Yedioth Ahronoth reported.Read ...

Iran confirms ‘goodwill’ offer to let world powers tour nuclear sites

Iran confirmed on Tuesday it had invited some ambassadors accredited to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna to visit nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic.Those invited included representatives from the six countries engaged in nuclear talks with Tehran – Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and its political arch foe the United States – as well as the EU ...

Iran cleric warns Ahmadinejad not to overestimate his power

A senior Iranian cleric on Friday warned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not to overestimate his power.Ahmadinejad is reportedly involved in a dispute with the country’s clergy for allegedly having ignored the orders Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over the dismissal of the intelligence chief.Read more : @ haaretz.comReaders found more information by searching for:Iran cleric warns Ahmadinejad not to overestimate his power (1)You ...

Iran bars ex-president Khatami from travel: website

“Mohammad Khatami was barred from leaving Iran to attend a conference in Japan,” an unnamed source told the website. The source did not give details.“Khatami was supposed to leave Tehran for Japan Thursday night … to take part in a conference on nuclear disarmament in Japan.”There was no immediate comment from Iranian authorities, or from Khatami’s allies.Read More: @ reuters.com

Introducing “Eating Jewish”: The World of Jewish Food

The centrality of food to the Jewish experience is a fact that is undeniable. It serves to identify one as a Jew, while at the same time defines one’s particular identity within the wider sphere of the Jewish community. To speak of Jewish food is to speak of food that comes from communities that span the globe. Although Jewish food ...