In the days following the end of Operation Rising Lion, reports are surfacing worldwide about a wave of arrests in Jewish kehillos in Iran on suspicion of collaborating with Israel.
The information comes from an opposition organization reporting that Rabbanim, community leaders, and other Jews have been arrested in Tehran and Shiraz. In several reported cases, Jews who have resided in Iran for many years—sometimes multiple members of the same family—have been taken into custody and their cell phones and laptops were confiscated on suspicion of cooperating with or supporting Israeli elements.
Relatives of a number of families inside Iran have lost contact with their loved ones.
One source said that the women have been released, but the men, including Rabbanim, remain in custody.
The number of Jews in detention is unclear, but the names of dozens, including entire families, have been published.
It should be noted that on Thursday, the Jewish kehilla in Tehran held a special ceremony praising the regime. Among others, the Chief Rabbi of Tehran, Rav Yehuda Gerami, spoke in support of the regime. The event was also attended by Jewish-Iranian soldiers. Photos of the event were published in Iranian media outlets.
Ynet reported that Naz, an Iranian activist living in the US, raised the alarm, saying that she was informed by a friend in Iran that security forces were raiding Jews’ homes and taking them away to an unknown location.
Naz said that when the regime is under threat, it takes it out on minorities, and asked to spread the word that the Jews in Iran need help.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Prayers for the peace, security and prosperity of the 9000 Jews in Iran. I would like to visit the Yusef Abad Synagogue کنیسه یوسف آباد in Tehran one day.
A permanent solution to the Iran-Israel Imbroglio will mean Jews in the Holy Land and Iran will be able to travel in peace to each other’s countries. (Take Note: G-d’s plan for the World does not require all 15,000,000 Jews make “Aliyah” to, i.e. settle permanently in the Holy Land. That is a misinterpretation of the prophecies in the Tanach. All 195 nations will benefit by the presence of Jews, like leaven in bread.)
There is a set series of moves now that if followed will result in a peaceful resolution to the Iran-Israel conflict. Call this series of moves: “The G-d Algorithm”. I first proposed this track in 2010. Better late than never…
Visualise this:
Khamenei and his entourage are seen walking in peace through the Old City of Jerusalem on their way to sit under a Tent of Meeting. This venue will be a modern day Osnabrück and Münster where the Peace of Westphalia was negotiated in 1648 culminating in the Treaty of Westphalia. (See the document at Avalon Law). Under this Tent of Meeting in the Holy City, various peace agreements hudnas هدنة can be negotiated and agreed upon by many parties. An open ended dynamic document can then be added to by various parties over time. Think the prophesied “Marriage of the Nations” idea. A marriage contract like a ketubah כְּתוּבָּה – katb al-kitāb عقد الزواج Cute yes!
By 1/1/2030 it becomes possible to drive in peace and security from Jerusalem > Tiberias > The Golan > Damascus > Jobar > Idlib > Ain Dara > Aleppo > Palmyra > Deir ez-Zur > Mosul > Baghdad > Tehran. A real “Grand Middle East Road Tour”. In Spring, Summer or Autumn, in an A/C car of course. 😎
This is because the mossad hired some Jewish spies and they knew it
This is so messed up. Let’s get them all out.
Adam, you are dreaming in technicolor. Grass will grow on the palm of your hand before that happens. There is only one path for Khameinu and it is downhill all the way.
Adam, you are dreaming in technicolor. Grass will grow on the palm of your hand before that happens. There is only one path for Khamenei and it is downhill all the way.
Prayers for them all.