Steve Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Iranian Jews say republic safe for them By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer A top Jewish community leader in Iran on Wednesday described the recent immigration of 40 Iranian Jews to Israel as a "misinformation campaign" and insisted that Jews living in the Islamic Republic were not endangered by the hard-line policies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The 40 Iranians landed in Israel on Tuesday after a secret journey to the Jewish state. No details about their route of exit from Iran were given, but it was assumed they came through a third country. Ciamak Morsathegh, who heads the Tehran Jewish Committee, claimed Wednesday that the immigrants were not Iranian because pictures broadcast on television in Israel on Tuesday did not show their faces. In Israel, the broadcasters did not show their faces because there was concern that publicity could lead to retaliation against their Jewish relatives or friends still in Iran. "This is a misinformation campaign, a campaign of lies against Iran and its Jewish community. We can't confirm that 40 Iranian Jews landed in Israel," Morsathegh told The Associated Press... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Of course, he's free to speech without any fear of retaliation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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