Posted on 02/11/2006 4:26:22 PM PST by blam
Iran Jews express Holocaust shock
By Sadeq Saba
BBC News
The Iranian president is accused of ignorance and political prejudice
The chairman of Iran's Jewish Council has strongly criticised the country's hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for saying the Holocaust was a myth. In a letter to the president, Haroun Yashayaei said the leader's remarks had shocked the international community and caused fear in Iran's Jewish community.
Mr Yashayaei described the Holocaust as one of the most obvious and sad events in the 20th Century.
Six million Jews were killed in Nazi persecution during World War II.
This is the first time that a senior Iranian Jewish leader has openly criticised President Ahmadinejad for denying the Holocaust.
In his strongly-worded letter, Mr Yashayaei asked the president how he could justify what he termed the crimes of Hitler.
Political prejudice
Mr Yashayaei said the Holocaust was a fact of history and not a myth and accused the Iranian president of ignorance and political prejudice.
Iran's small Jewish community is recognised by the Islamic Republic
Iran's small Jewish community of about 30,000 is recognised by the Islamic Republic and there is even a Jewish member of parliament.
Iranian Jews normally do not interfere in political issues and they often support the country's stance on the Arab-Israeli conflict.
In a gesture of loyalty to the Islamic Republic, Mr Yashayaei told the Iranian president that his comments on the Holocaust were against the teachings of the leader of the Iranian revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei.
The letter was apparently sent about a week ago and there is no news whether President Ahmadinejad has responded to it
No kidding.
Locations of Iranian Embassies to stone and burn? Anyone?
Sounds like a good way to get yourself killed.
Exactly. What are the Farsi and Hebrew for "get the [bleep]* out of there!"?
*Translate the "bleep" however you'd like.
I can't believe there are any Jews left in Iran, the home of the true Aryan race.
When Iran kills all 30,000 of them in one week, Europe will yawn.
Yep..get them out asap...and to Israel they can all stay at Sharon's house.
Hopefully they wont be met at the airport by mounted police and beaten though.
BTTT
unbelievable
I was actually shocked to read here that there ARE Jews in Iran. Yikes! Yes, they should get out now!
Speilburg and Munich?
Voting predominantly Democratic.
I'd say its already happening.
Down from 300,000 during the time of the Shah. Thanks loads, Jimmy Carter!
Iran, the home of the true Aryan race.
That's an unfair characterization. Aryans were not nearly this looney.
Really. Brave man. But a smart one would see whats coming down the pike and get the heck out of the way!
Pr 22:3 ¶ A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
"The West has given more significance to the myth of the genocide of the Jews, even more significant than God, religion, and the prophets...."—Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The Holocaust Chronicle ~
"Palestine is the wrong name for their State. It should be called Anarchy."—FReeper sgtbono2002
"Then let's wait and see what the Arabs do after they take Gaza. There's nothing like Arab reality to break up a Jewish fantasy."—FReeper Noachian
A student told his professor he was going to "Palestine" to "fight for freedom, peace and justice,"—Orwellian leftist code words that mean "murder Jews."
The Nature Of Bruce ~
I thought "sarcasm" was included at the end of my post ... pretty obvious, huh?
If not all Iranian Jews are able to escape, locating safe areas in the near future is well advised.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_race
http://www.iranchamber.com/people/articles/aryan_people_origins.php
http://www.answers.com/topic/aryan-race
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