How to Stop Iran from Gaining Traction in the Middle East
Over the last generation, no foreign government has had more American blood on its hands than Iran’s post-1979 revolutionary theocracy.
October 25, 2017
Many, but not all, of his family members objected.
In 2013, Yad Vashem recognized Mohamed Helmy as belonging to the Righteous among the Nations for hiding a Jewish family friend in his Berlin home for the duration of World War II. Helmy died in 1982 and had no children, but Yad Vashem managed to track down some of his relatives—who refused to accept a certificate and medal on his behalf, due to their hostility toward Israel. But now Helmy’s nephew has come forward to receive the honors due his uncle, the first Arab ever to be so recognized. Ofer Aderet writes:
Over the last generation, no foreign government has had more American blood on its hands than Iran’s post-1979 revolutionary theocracy.
No noble cause.
Another reason to pass the Israel Anti-Boycott Act.
Not a hatchet job.
Many, but not all, of his family members objected.
In 2013, Yad Vashem recognized Mohamed Helmy as belonging to the Righteous among the Nations for hiding a Jewish family friend in his Berlin home for the duration of World War II. Helmy died in 1982 and had no children, but Yad Vashem managed to track down some of his relatives—who refused to accept a certificate and medal on his behalf, due to their hostility toward Israel. But now Helmy’s nephew has come forward to receive the honors due his uncle, the first Arab ever to be so recognized. Ofer Aderet writes:
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