Iran “Badges” Story Said To Be Incorrect
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in The WorldHold the phones people. This story may not be the real deal.
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.
More as it develops…
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May 19th, 2006 at 5:35 pm
Here’s the best debunking I’ve seen so far.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2006/05/19/1588516-cp.html
For once I’m glad that my “may be less than meets the eye” caution appears to be true.
The next question is: why did the National Post print this story?
May 19th, 2006 at 6:12 pm
Usually all it takes is a couple people to get this stuff published. If there’s enough momentum behind something, people’s judgement starts to get questionable.
I guess we’ll see if that’s the case.
May 19th, 2006 at 7:22 pm
I don’t see what the big problem is. The Muslims are just practicing their religion. Just like the killing of apostates or the stoning of an adulteress, it is all sanctioned by Islamic scripture and theology. I think all of you are just racist agianst Muslims.
May 19th, 2006 at 10:50 pm
Iran Holocaust Style Badge Story Questionable
The truth behind this story Iran Eyes Badges for Jews has been called into question:
OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper was quick to condemn Iran on Friday for an anti-Semitic law that appears not to exist.
May 19th, 2006 at 10:52 pm
Well having the PM of Canada denounce it probably help it spread more than a little bit.
May 20th, 2006 at 1:03 am
THIS STORY NOT TRUE!
Iran: Lawmakers Debate Women’s Clothing
Associated Press May 20, 2006
… Emad Afroogh, the legislator who sponsored the bill and is chairman of Parliament’s Cultural Committee, said that the Canadian report was untrue and that the measure sought only to make women dress more conservatively and avoid Western fashions. Another lawmaker, Morris Motamed, a Jew, also said the Canadian report was false.
ALSO NOT TRUE Holocaust “historian” Edwin Black claimed that Iran was responsible for the Holocaust. But see Iran, Jews and the Holocaust: An answer to Mr. Black by Dr Abbas Milani of Stanford University.
More about Jews of Iran:
1- Jews in Iran Describe a Life of Freedom, Christian Science Monitor, February 03, 1998
(http://csmonitor.com/cgi-bin/durableRedirect.pl?/durable/1998/02/03/intl/intl.3.html)
2- Polish Jews were given refuge in Iran during WWII
Associated Press
Thursday, November 23, 2000
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A53268-2000Nov22?language=printer)
3- Iranian Jews PREFER Tehran to Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem Post Nov. 3, 2005
(http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1131043721479&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull)
May 20th, 2006 at 11:25 am
Thanks for all of this info hass. Well done.
May 22nd, 2006 at 1:54 pm
“I think all of you are just racist agianst Muslims.”
Ha! When did Muslim become a race! Methinks I detect a hint of sarcasm (?)
May 23rd, 2006 at 9:25 am
Grim Milestone alert:
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/TROP.jpg
May 23rd, 2006 at 11:09 am
Jimmy,
Seriously. Are you being sarcastic? It’s hard to tell most of the time.