Tag: Iranian-Jewish Community

TEHRAN, Iran Homayoun Sameyah Najafabadi, a Jewish-Iranian lawmaker and chair of the Tehran Jewish Association gave an exclusive interview to Anadolu Agency on Friday in which he railed against Israeli attacks on Palestinians. He said that Israel disrespected the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the first qibla of Muslims, and killed innocent Palestinians. “Any authentic faithful Jew, who believes in the Torah should condemn the brutal attacks on Palestinians,” he said. Najafabadi underlined the importance of having respect for things, places and people -- not only religions but those recognized as sacred, while noting that the...