Memories from Iran: 30 Years After

By Sam Yebri

URL: http://www.jewishjournal.com/thirtyyearsafter/item/memories_from_iran_30_years_after_20090614/

The scenes coming out of the streets of Tehran in the aftermath of Friday’s Iranian elections remind many Iranian Jews now living in Los Angeles of their last memories before they fled their native land: students taking to the streets, protesting the current regime and seeking to bring about a change. But that is where the similarities end. Today’s students are seeking that the democratic will of the people be respected, no longer seeking to force their will upon the people. Chants of “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” have been replaced for a moment by “reformist” candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi’s supporters’ chants of “We Want Freedom” and “We Want Our Votes Back.”

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Comments:	A friend has recommended you read the following from The Jewish Journal... Memories from Iran: 30 Years After The scenes coming out of the streets of Tehran in the aftermath of Friday’s Iranian elections remind many Iranian Jews now living in Los Angeles of their last memories before they fled their native land: students taking to the streets, protesting the current regime and seeking to bring about a change. But that is where the similarities end. Today’s students are seeking that the democratic will of the people be respected, no longer seeking to force their will upon the people. Chants of “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” have been replaced for a moment by “reformist” candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi’s supporters’ chants of “We Want Freedom” and “We Want Our Votes Back.” http://www.jewishjournal.com/thirtyyearsafter/item/memories_from_iran_30_years_after_20090614/