Iran’s Jewish community has reaffirmed the Iranian nation’s resilience against US and Israeli military conspiracies, pledged to preserve national authority, and swore an oath of allegiance to Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei.
The community in the historic city of Isfahan held a mass gathering at the Keter David synagogue on Thursday on the eve of the Hebrew year 5786’s Shavuot holiday. The ceremony, held on the second anniversary of the martyrdom of former President Ebrahim Raeisi, served as a manifestation of the unity, cohesion, and solidarity of the followers of divine religions in Iran’s oldest Jewish community.
Participants paid tribute to the martyred Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and other martyrs, emphasizing their unbreakable bond with the leadership and pledging allegiance to Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei.
Isfahan’s chief justice Asadollah Jafari highlighted that Iran’s legal framework guarantees the legitimate rights of religious minorities. Jewish MP Homayoun Sameyeh Najafabadi stressed that Iran’s Jewish community has never been and is not Zionist, calling for a clear distinction between Judaism and Zionism.
A formal statement read on behalf of Isfahan’s Jewish association renewed allegiance to the Leader and pledged to continue serving the nation. Organizers affirmed the Jewish community’s effective and valuable role in the progress, development, and sustainable security of the Islamic Republic.
Iran’s Jewish community, one of the oldest in West Asia, has maintained a presence in the country for over 2,500 years and is officially recognized as a religious minority under Iran’s constitution with one seat in parliament.
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