Iran Delivers Surprise, Money, to Jewish Hospital

NY Times ^ | FEB. 6, 2014 | Thomas Erdbrink

[Colonel Kangaroo]

TEHRAN — The brother of Iran’s president walked into Tehran’s only Jewish hospital on Thursday, delivering a surprise donation along with the message that the Health Ministry would give more attention to hospitals that traditionally serve Christian and Jewish Iranians.

“We are very happy,” a nurse there said by telephone. “This is a good sign.”

The hospital, the Dr. Sapir Hospital and Charity Center, received $400,000 from the government of President Hassan Rouhani, the semiofficial Mehr News Agency reported. Another Iranian source, the semiofficial website Tabnak, said that the amount was $200,000, but that a second installment in the same amount would be coming.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

If the Iranians really wanted to make a good impression, they would have sent that $400,000 direct to Israel to pay for a month's worth of Netanyahu's ice cream.

[Don@VB]

I am amazed there even is a Jewish hospital in Iran.

[JudyinCanada]

That’s what surprised me more - that there’s a Jewish ANYTHING in Iran.

Maybe there are plans to attack the hospital in the works, and the “gift” is to have it appear that the government was a friend, not a foe.

Call me skeptical, but we’re talking about people whose goal is to wipe Israel off the map.

[Little Pig]

Isn’t there a saying about Greeks bearing gifts? Seems that might be applicable here.

[cashless]

Money left over from the 2013 Homicide (not Suicide) Bomber Martyr Fund.

Must be Reformed Jews. I think Orthodox Jews would consider giving it back, since it is obviously unclean, filthy lucre.

[GOPJ]

Nazis had a 'show' concentration camp for artists too during the run up to World War II. I'll bet the New York Times fell for that one too. Anyone know?