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Iran, then and now
Debórah Dwork, Mary Jane Rein
Published: 01.05.11, 18:18
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1. Do contemporary Iranian historians write about it?
Noa ,   B7, IL   (05.01.11)
2. No comparsion
Kazim Ali ,   Iran   (05.01.11)
The Iran you are talking about was ruled by westren installed governments, this is independent.The Iran will vanquish you in time.
3. denying holocaust...
eporue ,   europe   (05.01.11)
for everything, there are people, who distort or deny the facts: 9/11, moonlanding... uncountable things and events... ahmadinedschad at least also has his own quite distorted everchanging theories on 9/11... imo, and sorry for that, its his right to deny the holocaust. however, if he is serious, and thinks he can prove his point, i'd suggest he denies the holocaust on german soil, and then presents his evidence in a public, transparent, german court. he would have lots of intl press, and i and a lot of people would be all ear - promised... that UK-bishop, who gave the holocaust-denying-interview to the swedish tv station, obviously had some trouble to show up with his evidence, and preferred to get convicted and pay a fine instead... a bit telling, no ?... some people deny the obvious facts because they just love conspiracy theories, and others because it serves their cause. imo, ahmadinedschad is a mix of both...
4. Oblivious of proud Persian History!
F!4   (05.01.11)
"ruled by westren installed governments"!?? Who are you trying to fool? How about 2500 years ago? Ever heard of Cyrus the Great? It is obvious that this self destructing, backwards regime has managed to eliminate the Persian history, from the curriculums of the countries education system! "western installed...." the term had not even come to play until the most recent century, like it or not Iran/Persian Empire on the other hand, has been well recognized and documented globally going back several thousand years before western colonialism was not even in it's embriotic stage! Wake up Friend, your thought process seems lost, confused, brainwashed and at best naive. God Bless & may he soon return the peace loving and kind hearted Persian Culture & History!
5. No, #2
Chaya ,   Tel Aviv   (05.01.11)
It will be Iran which will be vanquished and the real Persian people will rule.
6. #2 is correct
(05.02.11)
Iran was originally allied with Nazi Germany. Iran only helped the Jews after the British installed a new Shah.
7. #2 you are so wrong
Michael ,   Canada   (05.02.11)
that Iran was run by decent persians and not another ARAB / Muslium country. Ask any real iranian how much they hate this muslium government and cant wait to get their country back. They wish you dead!
8. #2
Amir ,   IR   (05.02.11)
Hope you are not one of those who disguise themselves as iranian. (choose a different last name that sounds more iranian!). I saw that extremist both arabs or isreali do that. What most iranian are against is injustice toward the weak which now are palestinanis. during the world II , those were jews. There was never anti jewish sentiment in iran. there is difference between anti Zionist and anti Jewish.
9. Wrong type of pride
Kazim Ali ,   Iran   (05.02.11)
# 4 , that is our problem precisely we became prisoners to our history , singapore is half the population , yet about the same size economy, it is so embarassing .the most recent history and amore important is really future . #5 , you are scared and it is matter of time , you guys are getting scared as more Jewish people try to avoid living in Israel , we showed about .01% of our strength through our brothers Hizb Allah , you failed to defeat them in a month time .
10. This article stinks and has nothing to do with Israel
Ypip ,   Canada   (05.02.11)
and everything to do with Ahmadinejad
11. # 2 No comparison
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (05.02.11)
Kazim Ali ! Iran is not independent,Iran is ruled by a group of mad men,who enjoy the good life, while the people of Iran are suffering high unemployment,inflation,are you one of the fat cats who exploite the people ?.
12. dear writer
(05.02.11)
when persia welcomed jews, persia was full of azeries, not muslims. everythig changed in persia the minute it became a mullah dictatorship and adopted the name iran. it is the arabs that messed up our country and islam followed the mess and made it a basket case nation.
13. Take some credit, Kazim Ali
HaifaGuy   (05.02.11)
Were all Iran's rulers until 1979 Western puppets? How about 100 years ago? 1000 years ago? 2500? When did it start? Hey ev'body! King Cyrus was a British pawn! Or maybe, a Zionist one? What a scoop... Take responsibility, you infantile crybabies. Go out to the streets, throw these clowns off your backs, put a real govt in, start doing something, producing something, get jobs, get lives! Yeah, right. You warship death, dont you? An entire country with a deathwish...
14. Stop mkaing things up! Iran is not denying anything.
IRAN#1   (05.02.11)
Yes Iran helped those who needed help in WWII, it did it because it was the right thing to do. Today Iran is not denying anything but exposing the myth that no other country dares to expose. Iran is saying let;s have independent discussion and research on what happened in Europe during WWII years. This is a scientific and historical issue that is being banned by most countries especially in Europe and particularly those countries who were mainly responsible for the war crimes that happened. It's a joke to condemn Iran over being courageous and independent and forthcoming in terms of scientific and historical research. Other nations need to learn from the trail blazing job that Iran and Ahmadinejad are doing for their sake.
15. hopefully
ramin ,   USA   (05.02.11)
soon there would be an Israeli embassy in Iran
16. 14#,i pity you
Judah ,   Golan Heights,ISRAEL   (05.02.11)
17. #14 Ahmadinejad is a Holocaust denier
Cynthia ,   USA   (05.02.11)
He denied and minimized the Holocaust during his Holocaust denial conference in 2006 and during several speeches and interviews. He hoped his effort would discredit Israel and enhance his standing in the Arab/Muslim world. His effort brought him the condemnation he deserved. The Holocaust is one of the most studied and written about subjects of this century. Only Holocaust deniers debate whether it happened. Ahmadinejad discredited himself and put on a shameful display. Many in the Arab world also expressed condemnation stating it is not necessary to deny the Holocaust to support the Palestinians.
18. Iranian people are prisoners
Kazim Ali ,   Iran   (05.02.11)
We yearn for freedom , but the society has been weakened more than you think .the economy sucks, drugs everywhere, but the rulers want to be ( redeemed or saved) by nuclear weapons .our blight is huge , and it would take few years but they could get weapons before that and that is the central strategic that is bogged down in Westren weaknesses, and Israeli weaknesses. Iranians people need help by humiliating the regime , then it will be easier to defeat them . I
19. Iran as then Iran as now
Tim ,   Brighton   (05.02.11)
Iranians have not changed. Iranians are still the open minded, hospitable, industrious, creative and great nation that it ever was Whats different is that Iranians are ruled by a ruthless and corrupt dictatorship under the guise of Islam spreading the message of hatred racism and intolerance around the world and creating a self imposed isolation in order to cowe its people How much longer for?
20. You forgot one man, the Iranian Shindler
Koorosh ,   US   (05.03.11)
You forgot one Iranian, an Iranian Diplomat who saved thousands. First, by not agreeing to round up Iranian Jews in France, and then, using blank Iranian passport to issue to French Jews to save them from deportation and death. His name, Abdol Hossein Sardari, Hovayda's uncle. Abdol Hossein Sardari is the man who saved thousands of Jews. Hovayda was Iranian Prime Minister in the 60's and 70's. Look him in wikipedea.
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