Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Diary - June 19, 1999The aftermath of the continued statements of Shahram Baladi, the escaped prisoner.

The aftermath of the continued statements of Shahram Baladi, the escaped prisoner.

The presence of the Neturei Karta group of anti-Zionist Jews in Iran

Neturei Karta, meaning "Guardians of the City", is a Jewish ultra-orthodox anti-Zionist group formed in 1935. It is also known as the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations.

They advocate for the destruction of the State of Israel and believe that, according to the Talmud, the formation of a Jewish state before the arrival of the Mashiach or the Messiah is forbidden and even illegitimate.

From the perspective of the few thousand Orthodox Jews who are members of this group, Zionism is a poison that threatens real Jews.

I was at home. I studied for tomorrow's Friday prayer and about Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan for tomorrow's meetings, and also about revising the interpretive indexes of the guide.

The embarrassment for Western news centers has come about due to the introduction of [Ahmad] Behbahani by the Ministry of Intelligence, who has recently launched a propaganda wave against Iran with his lies. This person was an armed robber who had been in Iraq for years. Iraq handed him over as an Iranian prisoner. After a trial, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. During a recent furlough, he escaped again and went to Turkey. His name is Shahram, but he introduced himself as Ahmad.

In the Solomon Islands, a situation similar to Fiji has arisen with an armed mass uprising. Israel has threatened Lebanon with a return. A group of rabbis from the "Neturei Karta" (Guardians of the City) Jewish sect have come to Iran. These are anti-Zionists and opposed to the Israeli government. They believe that Jews are condemned to exile until the arrival of the savior of the world because of their sins and should not have a government or country. Although they are in America, they also have a center in Israel. Israel is upset about their trip to Iran.