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> It's of note that while there about 20% muslims in Israel, there's about zero jewish person in Gaza (there are some israelo-palestinian though) and zero jewis
by kingofpandora 2y ago
> It's of note that while there about 20% muslims in Israel, there's about zero jewish person in Gaza (there are some israelo-palestinian though) and zero jewish person in Iran. Or close to that.
Not only are there Jews in Iran, they even have a seat permanently reserved in the Iranian parliament.
- boxed 2y agoFrom 100 000 before the islamic revolution to 8 000 today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Jews https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Jews The ethnic cleansing isn't totally complete, but it's quite close. It's nice that the Ayatolla made a fatwa to protect them though. But if I were Jewish in Iran I would expect that protection to fall the second the Ayatolla dies.
- alumnisfu 2y agoI just knew someone would reply with a comment like this but foolishly I decided not to get ahead of it. Sure, there used to be more. Sure, there are obviously better places to be as a Jew. But ... I replied to the comment that said "there are no Jews in Iran" . There are Jews living in Iran. That's it.