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Babylonian Captivity and Khaybar: The Deadly Narratives in Jewish-Iranian…

The Iranian nation has not been ideologically hostile to Jews since the first civilizational contact in Babylon, when Cyrus entered the city in 539 BC. The name Cyrus was immortalized by the Jews, following the rebuilding of Judaism in Babylon, or the 50-year ordeal of the Babylonian captivity under Nebuchadnezzar. The Torah states, “Thus says […]