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Iran Jewish community in Isfahan condemns Israeli attack, state-run outlet says
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The Jewish community in Isfahan, Iran, has condemned Israel’s preemptive attacks against the country’s nuclear facilities, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reports.
“The Zionists’ brutality, which is far from any human morality and has caused the martyrdom of a number of our beloved compatriots, including innocent children, has hurt all of our hearts,” the community says in a statement shared with IRNA.
“We are confident that the Islamic Republic of Iran, proud and honorable, will give a crushing and regretful response to the Zionist regime and will make it regret its shameful actions,” it adds.
Iran’s Jewish community occasionally issues anti-Israel statements that match the regime’s agenda. It is not necessarily believed that such statements actually reflect the community’s sentiments.
According to IRNA, about 3,000 Jews live in Iran, with the Isfahan province alone home to 1,200 Jews and 16 synagogues.
Outside sources have estimated that some 8,500 Jews live in the country, primarily in Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz. Prior to the Islamic Revolution in 1979, there were some 100,000 Jews in the country.
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