Iranian Jewish Leader Says Israel’s Claim of Protecting Jews Is a “Shameful Lie”
April 11, 2026
The Head of the Iranian Jewish Community, Rabbi Younes Hamami Lalehzar, is tearing down the central pillar of Israeli propaganda. After a synagogue was destroyed in a strike, the Rabbi didn’t stay silent, he went for the jugular, calling the claim that Israel protects the Jewish people a total and shameful lie.
For years, the narrative has been that the Israeli military is the ultimate shield for Jews worldwide. But Rabbi Lalehzar is exposing the reality: You can’t claim to be a protector while you’re blowing up houses of worship and putting Jewish lives at risk through relentless aggression.
He is making it clear that Judaism is not Zionism. By leveling religious sites and fueling a cycle of violence, the Rabbi argues that the Israeli state is actually endangering the very people it claims to represent. He’s slamming the protector narrative as a PR stunt used to mask war crimes and regional destruction.
When one of the most prominent Jewish leaders in the Middle East calls your defense strategy a lie, the world needs to listen. The Rabbi is choosing faith over a political agenda, and he’s calling out the hypocrisy of a state that uses religious identity to justify bloodbath.
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English Script:
Rabbi Younes Hamami Lalehzar: Unfortunately, in last night’s attack carried out here by the U.S. Israeli enemy, in a residential area with no military presence whatsoever, the historic Rafiei-Nia synagogue located nearby was also destroyed, as you can see behind me. Beyond being an inhumane and terrorist act, this clearly shows that all the claims made by the Israeli regime about defending Jews are nothing more than a shameful lie. They do not even respect Jewish holy sites, this is a synagogue and it contains Torah scrolls and other sacred texts. The Torah scrolls, written by hand on the skin of kosher animals using special ink, are still buried under the rubble.
