Iranian Jews March in Loyalty Parade, Condemn Israel

Members of Iran's Jewish community participated in a "Jan Fada" (ready to sacrifice for the homeland) loyalty parade in the city of Isfahan on Thursday. The marchers carried signs that sharply condemned "the crimes of the Zionist regime" against Palestinians, expressing solidarity and calling for international aid.

The parade occurs amid ongoing tensions between Iran and Israel, including recent Israeli strikes on Iranian facilities. In recent months, representatives of the Jewish community in Iran have openly supported the ruling regime.

In July, Jewish community representatives attended a parliamentary conference titled "Fulfillment of the Revenge Promise." Homayoun Samah, a Jewish community representative in parliament, criticized the West for "double standards regarding the terrorism of Israel and the USA." At the same conference, Dr. Hakim Hamami Lazar, one of Iran's rabbis, attacked Israel and called for revenge, quoting a biblical passage to justify retribution for spilled blood.

The Jewish community in Iran, one of the oldest in the world, numbers in the thousands. Historically, Iranian Jews have faced pressure from the Islamic regime to demonstrate loyalty. In September, Kamran Ghamami, a 71-year-old Jewish-American, was released from Evin prison after serving two years for attending a bar mitzvah in Israel a decade ago. He remains under an exit ban from Iran and is reportedly denied urgent medical care for cancer.

Reports from July indicated that Qatar is mediating efforts to release detained members of Iran's Jewish community, with at least five individuals currently imprisoned on various charges.