Thursday, March 21, 2024
Jewish visitors shocked PLO flag hung at gravesite of Mordechai and Esther
Iran's Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Yehuda Gerami, visited the graves of the heroes from the Purim story, Mordecai and Esther, in the Iranian city of Hamdan on Thursday together with members of the local Jewish community.
The members of the Iranian Jewish community visit the grave site to pray every year on the Fast of Esther, a day believed to have special merits.
In recent months, the site has suffered attacks, including a fire, by protesters who were enraged that the authorities protect the site. The rabbi and his entourage were surprised to see a Palestinian flag flying outside the gravesite complex.
It should be noted that the local authorities protect the site and have not given in to calls by extremists to nationalize the site.
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