Tag: Iran

New arrivals from Iran at the Atlit immigrants camp in northern Israel, 1944. Photo by Zoltan Kluger/Government Press Office

Who are the Iranians living in Israel?

Before the 1978 revolution in Iran, there were over 90,000 Jews living in the Persian country. Now there are only 10,000 left. Many left to join an already vibrant Iranian community in Israel.

Iran: once an Israeli friend, now a foe. Map image by Below the Sky via Shutterstock.com

How Iran became Israel’s greatest foe

The Iranian attack has created a strategic opportunity never seen in the Middle East: a potential US-led axis of Israel, Saudi Arabia and other moderate Muslim countries, says one expert.