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Mosby

(18,774 posts)
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 11:41 AM Friday

Iran arrests at least 700 Jews for alleged ties to Israel - report

Iran has arrested at least 700 people since Operation Rising Lion began due to alleged ties with Israel, the Iranian exiled women's organization Association Femme Azadi reported on Thursday night.

"Reports confirm the arrest of rabbis and religious leaders in Tehran and Shiraz, accused, without evidence, of ties to Israel," the organization wrote on its social media.

Six additional people have been executed on suspicion of collaborating with Mossad, Israel's public broadcaster KAN News noted.

Iran has executed nine individuals accused of espionage so far in 2025, KAN added.

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-859226

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atreides1

(16,733 posts)
2. Okay
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 12:11 PM
Friday

I'm not saying it isn't antisemitism, but when the attacks taking place on human targets are as precise as these were...who would you go after, the Kurds?

Mosby

(18,774 posts)
3. What do Iranian Jews have to do with Israel?
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 12:54 PM
Friday

Should the US have rounded up thousands of Muslims after 911 because "who would you go after...".

We are witnessing a government sponsored pogrom. Some have already been executed.

Cha

(312,539 posts)
11. This isn't about what we would do..
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 08:02 PM
Friday

it's about the Iranian sponsored Terrorist Gov Rounding up and already Executing those of being "suspicious of ties to Israel."

Ping Tung

(2,889 posts)
4. Iran is becoming more like the USA in attacking a minority.
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 01:00 PM
Friday

We freedom loving Americans arrest people for supporting Palestinians or not being white enough.

JI7

(92,234 posts)
7. Becoming ? Iran had like 100 thousand Jews before the Islamic regime
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 01:40 PM
Friday

now its less than 10 thousand.

The Islamic regime has always persecuted minorities.

JI7

(92,234 posts)
8. and now those Jews forced out in the years after the Islamic regime came to power
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 07:44 PM
Friday

are called white European colonizers if they moved to Israel.

fujiyamasan

(350 posts)
6. I'm surprised any stayed behind after the revolution
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 01:08 PM
Friday

Hopefully they’re able to get out. Iran isn’t shy about mass executions due to trumped up charges.

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