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News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/tv/other/outrage-after-jewish-custodian-of-tomb-of-esther-mordechai-in-iran-faces-antisemitic-abuse/ar-AA2ayo5e
Published on: Thursday 20 August 2026
An Uzbek national was filmed making antisemitic remarks to Nejad Rassad, the Jewish custodian of the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamadan, Iran.
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News channel or source: https://www.jpost.com/tags/iranian-jews
Published on: Saturday 15 August 2026
Iran’s Jewish population, now only a fraction of its pre-1979 size, remains the largest in the Middle East outside Israel and, under the Islamic Republic, is often publicly critical of Israel.