Jews wary of becoming fall guy for Iran's woes
By John R. Bradley
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
March 21, 2006

TEHRAN -- Members of Iran's Jewish community fear they are being set up to take the blame if President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's drive to establish a nuclear program ends badly for the country.

Members of the 30,000-strong community say they already are being viewed as a potential fifth column after a series of speeches in which the firebrand president has spoken of a "Holocaust myth" and heaped scorn on Europe for its defense of the "Zionist entity."

"Ahmadinejad has decided to pick on the easiest victim, Israel," said Meir Javedanfar, a specialist on Iran and director of the Middle East Economic and Political Analysis Co. "Every time Ahmadinejad has internal problems, he will attack Israel again, using it as a tool." The rest


Mofaz: 'Iran gave $1.8 million to Islamic Jihad'
By YAAKOV KATZ, JPOST STAFF AND AP
"Islamic Jihad in Damascus transferred $1.8 million from Iran to the organization in the West Bank last month," Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.

The money was supposed to encourage them to carry out attacks in Israel, according to the Associated Press.

"This money is the fuel for their terror activity," said Mofaz. Story