Iran's Jewish Population Belies Claims Of Tehran's Genocidal Intent
Iran's Jewish Population Belies Claims Of Tehran's Genocidal Intent Echoing run-up to Iraq invasion, Israel and its allies exaggerate Iran threat BRIAN MCGLINCHEY Iranian Jews at a Tehran synagogue (Reuters/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA) For decades, Israeli government officials — chief among them, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — have accused Iran of plotting a new Holocaust against the millions of Jews who call the Zionist state home. Netanyahu has said Iran is “ planning another genocide against our people,” and wants to “destroy another six million plus Jews.” Western journalists are quick to quote these claims, yet slow to publicize contradictory evidence — such as the fact that Iran is home to the Middle East’s second-largest population of Jews, who freely practice their faith, peacefully coexist within the Islamic republic and even have a seat in the legislature. It’s said that “charity begins at home.” If we’re to believe Netanyahu and his confederates i...