Interesting. This report said there was a bill winding its way through the Iranian Parliament, that it had not yet been passed, but that the Iranian President was exhorting Parliament to pass it.
On 5/19/06, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > While I would not put this past Iran, there is a question to the validity > of the story: > http://www.940news.com/locale.php?news=2512 > The National Post is sending shockwaves across the country this morning > with a report that Iran's Parliament has passed a law requiring mandatory > Holocaust style badges to identify Jews and Christians. > But independent reporter Meir Javedanfar, an Israeli Middle East expert > who was born and raised in Tehran, says the report is false. > "It's absolutely factually incorrect," he told The New 940 Montreal. > "Nowhere in the law is there any talk of Jews and Christians having to > wear different colours. I've checked it with sources both inside Iran and > outside." > "The Iranian people would never stand for it. The Iranian government > wouldn't be stupid enough to do it." > Political commentator and 940 Montreal host Beryl Waysman says the report > is true, that the law was passed two years ago. > "Jews should wear yellow strips, Christians red strips, because according > to the Iranian mullahs, if a Mulsim shakes hands with a non-Muslim he > becomes unclean." > > The National Post cites Iranian expatriots living in Canada as its primary > source on the story. > The Post story can be read here: > http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=11fbf4a8-282a-4d18-954f-546709b1240f&k=32073 > > -- --------------- Robert Munn www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207139 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
