Iran's Jews reject emigration incentives

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Iran's Jews reject emigration incentives


Published: 07/13/2007

Iran's Jews rejected financial incentives to leave the country.

Offers ranging from 5,000-30,000 British pounds, financed by a 
wealthy expatriate Jew with the support of the Israeli government, 
were turned down by Iran's Jewish leaders, the Guardian reported. 
Instead, the country's Jews pledged their loyalty to Iran.

"The identity of Iranian Jews is not tradeable for any amount of 
money," the Society of Iranian Jews said in a statement. "Iranian 
Jews are among the most ancient Iranians. Iran's Jews love their 
Iranian identity and their culture, so threats and this immature 
political enticement will not achieve their aim of wiping out the 
identity of Iranian Jews."

Iran's Jewish population is the largest of any country in the Middle 
East besides Israel.