Iranian Jews Participate in Pro-Regime Rally, Denounce Israel

Members of the Jewish community in Isfahan, Iran, participated in a "Jan Fedayan" march on Thursday, a demonstration of readiness to sacrifice one's life for Iran. Participants carried signs with strong political statements in Hebrew, according to JFeed. The signs read, "We, the Jews of Iran, strongly condemn the crimes of the Zionist regime against the oppressed and defenseless people of Palestine, express our solidarity with them, and call on the international community to provide them with assistance."

The march occurred amid ongoing tensions between Iran and Israel. In recent months, representatives of Iran's Jewish community have publicly expressed support for the clerical regime on several occasions. In July, members of the community attended a conference at the Iranian parliament titled "Fulfilling the Promise of Revenge." During the event, Jewish community representative Homayoun Samekh accused the West of "double standards regarding the terrorism of Israel and America." At the same conference, Rabbi Haham Hamami Lazar sharply criticized Israel and called for revenge, stating that "the Torah says that spilled blood can only be redeemed by the spilled blood of the murderer."

The Jewish community in Iran, one of the oldest in the world, currently numbers several thousand people. For many years, Iranian Jews have lived under constant pressure from the Islamic regime and have been compelled to demonstrate their loyalty in various ways.