Word: jewish
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...later described as a "frank and fervent" discussion. All went smoothly until Israel became the subject: the King reportedly was adamant about the need for guarantees of the return of the West Bank and East Jerusalem to Arab sovereignty, and for a satisfactory resolution of the problem of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories...
However, though I am an Iranian (according to Iranian law), I am also Jewish and very worried about the fate of the Jewish community in Iran. In the previous months I have been very concerned about the possible dangers to the Jewish community, and I tried to ignore these concerns in view of the necessity for change in that country. Mostly, I was hoping that for once the situation for the Jews would be different. This morning's news release describing Irans' alliance with the PLO confirmed my doubts...
There is certainly reason to worry; Iran's Jewish community is not well integrated into the rest of the community. As in other countries, anti-semetism is rampant. The situation is almost identical to that in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq (let me remind you of the public hangings of Jews in Iraq a few years ago). I am not simply speculating! There are going to be massacres in Iran--unless something is done and done quickly...
Atrocities can be avoided if steps are taken early enough. There are many who doubt that massacres really threaten the Jewish Iranian population. I don't think I have exxagerated in view of the terrible experience of the Jewish populations in Moslem countries in the past few years. Let it also be said that Iran itself has historically experienced pogroms--anti-Jewish race riots. The way in which the Israeli consulate in Iran was ransacked recently adds to my concern. When all this evidence is added up, what other conclusion can one come to? Are we willing to wait? What...
Sephardic Jewry Between Cross and Crescent--Yosef H. Yershalmi, Jacob Safra, Professor of Jewish History and Sephardic Civilization, Boylston Auditoriu...