Iranians, if they are CAUGHT writing to an Israeli citizen will be shot, hung or beheaded immediately, no questions asked - before, during or after. These poor people tried to rise up against tyrranical fascist-islamist stifling rule but obama & the world turned a blind eye.

the only people who can read this website and will be writing many negative comments will be anti- Israel pro-government groups who have access to unfiltered internet which they will use for Islamic cyber-war a against Israel. Even most of those Iranians who will be able to pass the filter barrier, will be only negative toward Israel because after many years of living under Islamist rulers, and all their brainwashing, they have turned into anti-Israel fascists. If you can remember how Hitler and his party turned Germans into Fascists who caused the death of millions of people in world war 2, then you can see how Iranian people are. Add to Nazi-like racist brainwashing, 1400 years history of Islamic hate-mongering and war-mongering. there will never be any positive relations between the people of a peace loving, democracy like Israel with an Islamic Fascist nation. There is not much differnce between the people of Arab countries like Syria and their brutal violent culture and the Iranians. They have the same culture and ideology with this motto: I am right and everyone in the world is wrong, therefore it is my Allah-given right to rule the world and kill anyone who dosnt' want to accept I'm right!

@#1: That's not the case. The Iranian government is brutal, but (with the exception of large marches) political speech is tolerated more than in most non-democracies. Rather than suppress elections and keep the populace apolotical, the regime manipulates elections. Iran also has a legal system which, although it enforces brutal laws and penalties, is generally not circumvented except in extreme circumstances. Big-name political dissidents often face imprisonment and torture, and any activist that's caught will face some punishment, but no graffiti artist is going to be shot on the spot. You seem to be confusing Iran with Nazi Germany or North Korea. Believe it or not, there's a HUGE difference.

First of all, internet filters-- whether in Iran, China, or anywhere else-- are a joke. Millions of Iranians circumvent them on a daily basis. Those who go through the trouble are likely to be the most open minded and well educated members of the middle class. Second of all, you should read up on the history of Iran because Iran and Israel actually had a great relationship before '79. Iran was one of the most secular and advanced nations in the Middle East prior to the revolution, and there are many, many Iranians who wish that they could have a more secular society. The country isn't brainwashed at all. The only reason the current regime came to power is because Khomeini was able to manipulate secular anti-Shah forces (like communists and democrats) and then successfully back-stabbed them. The current regime stays in power based on fear of the West (which has a long history of screwing Iran over), fear of the current regime, and a fairly ignorant rural population. Urban and wealthier Iranians tend to oppose the regime and support reform. I suggest you read a history book or two, because your view of Iranians as a monolithic, brainwashed bloc is completely detached from reality. In light of your utter ignorance of Iranian history, I suggest you reconsider your views on other groups such as Arabs as well.

We hope the new president will make Iran calm, free, liberal and beloved by all world population as it was in the past. The Iranians deserve a better life, being so educated and cultured. We hope tourism will develop now and even Israelis will visit there. We love the Iranian people and admire them and there is no reason for bad relations with Israel. Remember Cyrus the great and the respect for the Jews.