Iran – Jews to Vote for Ahmadinejad

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    file photoIran – Voting stations throughout Iran will open Friday morning, and 46 million citizens will be casting their votes for their next president.

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    Several thousand of these eligible voters belong to the Jewish community within the Islamic State, and, contrary to what some may believe, experts estimate that most of these Jews will actually be casting a ballot with current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s name on it.

    This, is spite of the fact that he has denied the Holocaust on a number of occasions, threatened the destruction of Israel and continues to move forward with his nuclear ambitions.

    There are currently some 25,000 Jews living in Iran, and most of the eligible voters from this community are expected to show up and vote in the country’s elections in which Ahmadinejad will be running against prominent reformist rival Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karoubi and Mohsen Rezai.

    “They are leaning towards leaving Ahmadinejad in his post because Mousavi is unpredictable,” David Mutai, Spokesman of the Central Organization of Iranian Immigrants in Israel told Ynet.

    “This is a vote for the lesser evil. In the past four years the president has mainly inflamed the internal public and infuriated the nations of the world. They feel that they know him and know what he is made of, the fear is of the unknown Mousavi, and the concern is that, instead of talk, he may take action.”

    Besides their support, Mutai stressed that “ever since the revolution, the Jewish community has tried very hard not to publicly intervene in election propaganda and to keep clear of the political establishment, since the race between the four candidates has entered a circle of actual physical violence and street fights between supporters of Ahmadinejad and Mousavi. They do not participate in support rallies and certainly do not organize any.”

    Professor David Menashri, Director of Tel Aviv University’s Center for Iranian Studies said he also believed that the Jewish votes in Iran are reserved for Ahmadinejad. “The Jews in Iran usually follow the ruling stream in everything to do with internal political power struggles and keep a low profile. They will stay quiet and immediately support whoever wins,” he said.

    Speaking of the general situation, Menashri said, “The ruler today is Khamenei, who is more supportive of Ahmadinejad. Even though he doesn’t say it explicitly, any criticism against the president is directed at Khamenei”.

    Regarding the Mousavi option, Menashri said he believe the leading rival “is not as extreme as people think. While he was a very radical prime minister, he has undergone a maturity process over the years and now represents a more moderate line of revolution”.

    The professor cynically added that “four years of Ahmadinejad’s presidency has made all the Iranian extremists more moderate compared to him”.

    Meir Ezri, who served as Israel’s ambassador to Tehran until 1975 said “The votes are allegedly secret, but in hindsight are not so secret. So the Jews plan to ensure they are on the winning side. In any case, they have no problem supporting whoever is elected.”


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    The jews in the USA voted for Obama as well, somehow when it comes to voting the jews are out of their minds.

    Lebediger
    Lebediger
    14 years ago

    let them vote for whoever they want its a free country

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    Unfortunately this is what the situation has come down to in which the jews have to have no choice but to vote for this freak

    you idiots
    you idiots
    14 years ago

    you think they have a choice?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    #2 got it right. If Jews here in the US voted for Obama, what chance is there that Iranian Jews will vote with seichel?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    If I was a jew living there and I could leave I would

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    and look who jews vote for in israel as well…..

    PMO
    PMO
    14 years ago

    Yidden in NY vote for Democrats because if they didn’t, they would actually have to go get jobs.

    Real conservatives (not the phonies in NY) would immediately do away with all social assistance except for that which takes care of those who are physically incapable of earning a living. Do you really think that those in BP who sit in yeshivos all day while collecting $60k/year from the government are going to vote in a conservative who will take away their ability to live off the backs of their neighbors?

    NY is a socialist CESSPOOL on the fast-track to communism, and many in our community are leading the way! If you are a stupid, ignorant, or just lazy individual living on welfare, WIC and food stamps, you HAVE to vote Democrat. My hope is that one day a REAL conservative will come in and strip every single person (except those who are physically incapable of working) of these socialist entitlements and allow those who actually go out, get an education and WORK for a living to keep more of the money they work so hard for.

    I spit on every single yid who “scams” the government for money because they don’t WANT to actually go out and get a job.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    are you people brain dead? this is not analogous to secular liberal jews in america voting for obama. either this is a rigged election and it’s vote ahmideinijad or die in jail after horrific torture, or they are not voting for him, but they have to say publicly that they are, or else die in jail after horrific torture. i do not believe for a second that any of these jews are voting for him because they want to. we should daven that they should be safe, or be able to safely get out of there and make their way to e”y or the usa.

    BB
    BB
    14 years ago

    Democracy is not perfect. Look who’s in charge in Gaza! People deserve the government they get.