40 Iranian Jews Immigrate to Israel in Secret Operation

December 26, 2007 · Filed Under World News

A group of 40 Iranian Jews has immigrated to Israel after flying out of Iran in a secret operation organized by Israeli authorities.

The immigrants landed at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport Tuesday on a flight from an unnamed third country. They were greeted by family members who had already moved to Israel and offered $10,000 each to start their new lives.

The operation was funded by a global charity (the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews) that raises money from evangelical Christians who see the return of Jews to Israel as the fulfillment of biblical prophecy.

I think it’s a wonderful thing that the Israeli authorities helped these people escape Iran. I can’t think of a worse place for a Jew to live than Iran. That’s about as close to living in the belly of the beast as you can probably get.

I just hope these Jews aren’t trading their persecution in Iran, for persecution from Palestinians.

-Chris Jones