Ahmadinejad has a Jewish past --- and that matters why? it's his actions, not his genes, that matters
On Oct 5, 7:38 pm, Pradeep Sharma <[email protected]> wrote: > Times Of India Delhi; Oct 4, 2009; > > WHAT LIES BENEATH? > > Holocaust-denier Ahmadinejad has a Jewish past? > > London: Evidence uncovered by the Daily Telegraph shows that Iran’s > president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a Jewish past. > > According to the paper, the evidence shows that his family’s previous > name was Jewish. A photograph of the Iranian president holding up his > identity card during elections in March 2008 clearly shows his family has > Jewish roots. A close-up of the document reveals he was previously known as > Sabourjian — a Jewish name meaning cloth weaver. > > The short note scrawled on the card suggests his family changed its name > to Ahmadinejad when they converted to embrace Islam after his birth. The > Sabourjians traditionally hail from Aradan, Ahmadinejad’s birthplace, and > the name derives from the Jewish for “weaver of the Sabour”, the name for > the Jewish Tallit shawl in Persia. > > The name is even on the list of reserved names for Iranian Jews compiled > by Iran’s ministry of the interior. Experts suggested on Friday night that > Ahmadinejad’s track record for hate-filled attacks on Jews could be an > overcompensation to hide his past. > > Ali Nourizadeh, of the Centre for Arab and Iranian Studies, said: “This > aspect of Mr Ahmadinejad’s background explains a lot about him. > > “Every family that converts into a different religion takes a new identity > by condemning their old faith. > > By making anti-Israeli statements he is trying to shed any suspicions about > his Jewish connections. He feels vulnerable in a radical Shia society.” > > A London-based expert on Iranian Jewry said that “jian” ending to the > name specifically showed the family had been practising Jews. > > A spokesman for the Iranian embassy in London said it would not be drawn > on Ahmadinejad’s background. The Iranian leader has not denied his name was > changed when his family moved to Tehran in the 1950s. But he has never > revealed what it was change from or directly addressed the reason for the > switch. ANI > > IAEA chief arrives in Iran to discuss enrichment site: The head of the UN > nuclear agency arrived in Iran on Saturday for talks on a timetable for > inspectors to visit a newly disclosed nuclear enrichment plant, state radio > reported. “Mohamed Elbaradei arrived in Iran to meet Iranian officials. He > will discuss Iran’s nuclear program with the officials,” it said. A senior > official said ElBaradei would discuss a plan to allow the Iaea inspectors to > visit the enrichment site. REUTERS --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
