(JTA) — Iranian Jews demonstrated in Tehran in support of Iran’s nuclear program.
Tuesday’s demonstration came a day before the resumption in Geneva of negotiations between Iran and world powers over Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program.
The demonstration of Iranian Jews was held in front of the United Nations office in Tehran, with demonstrators holding Torah scrolls and signs in English, Hebrew and Farsi, according to the Jerusalem Post.
The demonstrators denounced Zionism and threw their support behind the country’s nuclear talks negotiating team.
Also in advance of the meetings, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday announced in broadcast remarks that his country wants friendly ties with the world community, including the United States but that Israel is “doomed to extinction.”
He said that France, which has taken a hardline stance during the negotiations, is “not only succumbing to the United States, but they are kneeling before the Israeli regime.” Israel objects to the current deal reported to be on the table, under which crippling sanctions on Iran would be eased if it stops enriching uranium to more than a minimum percent.
Tuesday’s demonstration came a day before the resumption in Geneva of negotiations between Iran and world powers over Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program.
The demonstration of Iranian Jews was held in front of the United Nations office in Tehran, with demonstrators holding Torah scrolls and signs in English, Hebrew and Farsi, according to the Jerusalem Post.
The demonstrators denounced Zionism and threw their support behind the country’s nuclear talks negotiating team.
Also in advance of the meetings, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday announced in broadcast remarks that his country wants friendly ties with the world community, including the United States but that Israel is “doomed to extinction.”
He said that France, which has taken a hardline stance during the negotiations, is “not only succumbing to the United States, but they are kneeling before the Israeli regime.” Israel objects to the current deal reported to be on the table, under which crippling sanctions on Iran would be eased if it stops enriching uranium to more than a minimum percent.
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Thank you for this, Steve. The hasbara-spouting Likudnik robots on a certain discussion board are driving me bonkers again, and a new one showed up just last night. They make no secret of the fact that they are in favor of a pre-emptive strike on Iran, and never mind the fact that Iran is a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty while Israel is not. Or the fact that an unprovoked attack on a country that has not attacked your country, based on nothing more than the belief that "they want to wipe us off the map," is patently illegal under international law. It would be completely suicidal and confirm Israel's pariah status in the eyes of the entire world, including the United States. Maybe if I post this article on a topic I started, it would do something towards bringing that pack of howling delusional warmongers back to reality.
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