It can be truly claimed that the relationships between the Bahaism organization and Israel is deep.
Ben Gurion says about the Baha’is and Israel’s relationships: “Since the establishment of Israel government, the Baha’is have had intimate relationships with the Israeli government.”[۱] [1]
It is natural that a high-ranking Israeli official expresses his intimate feelings about a cult because not only was confirmed by the Baha’is completely; but also the forth leader of the Baha’is welcomed the establishment of the mentioned government.
He writes in his January 1951 A.D. telegraph: “… Searching years about the establishment of Israel government and stated by the holy pathfinder of the divine faith. and the center of covenant indicates the emergence of independent nation in the holiest land after the passage of two thousand years.”[2] [2]
Regarding the establishment of the greatest universal house of justice in Acre city in Israel, the depth of the relationships, between this cult [3] and the Israel government can be found out. On the other hand, the national assembly of the Baha’is of Iran is administered under the supervision of the highest source of the Baha’is of the world which is equal to the universal house of justice.
As field marshal Fardoust says: The Iranian Baha’is weren’t allowed to take over the political jobs without the permission of the universal house of justice which is located at Acre city, Israel. So; due to universal center of Bahrain’s look towards Iran as the promised land, it saw no obstacle for important political jobs in Iran to be occupied.[3] [4]
It is necessary to be mentioned that obeying this center merely was necessary for the Baha’is of Iran and was so important that the Iranian Baha’is to satisfy the greatest divine court of justice to become happy and cheerful.[4] [5]
Additionally; due to the importance of this foundation, Nownahalan company was sending most of its economic income to the universal house of justice or its mentioned centers.[5] [6]
Another note which indicates the intricate relationships between Israel and the Baha’s is that most influential Iranian Baha’is were originally Jewish.[6] [7]
For example; according to SAVAK documents, Foad Rowhani who was one of the important Baha’is and intrigued representatives of 16th parliament not to vote for the oil industry to be nationalized[7] [8] has been Jewish originally.[8] [9]
According to SAVAK documents and narrated by Fenydoun Ramesh Far who is one of the Baha’is of Iran: “The Israeli government was so optimistic with the Baha’is which doesn’t inspect the Baha’i disciples in its airport.”[۹] [10]
The Baha’is were so influential to meet the Israel government’s benefits to such an extent that the occupier regime of Qods named one of the streets of Tel Aviv city as Habib Sabet Pasal, one of the heads and leaders of the Baha’i cult in Iran; additionally, Radio Israel called his death as big loss.[10] [11]
Generally speaking, the Israel government tried to exploit the Baha’is in political, economic and intelligent service fields by recognizing Baha’ism formally.[11] [12]
Israel could influence on the Iranian economy extensively via its relationships with the Baha’is. Executing industrial and agricultural plans, constructing dams, factories, big buildings, residential blocks, hotels, roads, bridges, repairing refineries, post exchanges and producing goods in various fields.[12] [13]
Meir Ezri, the influential representative of Israel in Iran during the years 1338 – 1353 S.H. tried hard to expand Iran and Israel relationships very much. Ezri had really good relationships with Abdul Karim Ayadi.
Ezri, writes in his diary:
“The medical representatives of Israel could participate at the medical congress of the armies of the world in Tehran city helped by lieutenant general Ayadi [14], the special physician of the Shah and the guardian of healthcare unit of the army.”
As Erri declars: “In Iran, there were some people who disagreed with the presence of Israeli physicians in Tehran and Ezri tried to make the Shah agree with the presence of these physicians helped by Ayadi.”[۱۳] [15]
Ezri writes about the extent of Ayadi’s influence:
“Maybe, the bond between Ayadi and the Shah had caused the country heads to refer to Ayadi to solve the problems whenever they encountered a difficulty not with the king.”[۱۴] [16]
Ezri believes: Ayadi loved the Jewish very much and he considered them as people who were familiar wilt pain and merited for the most unadulterated helps. Additionally, the most valuable and the highest worship places were in the country of Israel. Ayadi couldn’t ignore this event which was brighter than the sun.”[۱۵] [17]
Ayadi loved the Jewish very much, so he assigned providing fruit, chicken and egg of the army to Israel. He helped them build poultry farms and model agriculture villages for various units of the army.[16] [18]
Not only Ayadi, but also Hoveyda had a special devotion to the Jews, too.
Earlier 1350s; Lubrani, the office manager of Israeli embassy in Tehran had become really close to Hoveyda and was participating at most of his dinner parties and visiting him repeatedly in prime minister’s office. Lubrani, was an exception.[17] [19]
Milani considers Hoveyda as of a small minority in Iran who supported the establishment of Israeli government in Palestine land.[18] [20]
Karimi Ashtiyani who was one of the relatives of Mansour Rowhani warned that Rowhani has said to him that we support the tension between the government and the clergymen in the cabinet cos the continuation of this tension will end in striking the clergymen and the establishment to political relationships with Israel government.[19] [21]
Naturally, this expansion of political relationships will end in the economic influence of Israel on Iran.
Source: Reza Qaribi, the Baha’i wealthy people and Pahlavi regime, the contemporary history, pp. 68-73.
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[۱] [23] Javad Mansouri, the history of 15 of Khordad movement narrated by documents, vol. 1, Tehran, the center for the Islamic revolution documents, 1377, p.332.
[۲] [24] Ismaeel Raeen, branches of Bahism, Bija, Bina, Bita, p. 169.
[۳] [25] Hussein Fardoust, the emergence and falling of Pahlavi Kingdom, vol. 1, p.375.
[۴] [26] Ibid, p. 6/6.
[۵] [27] Ibid, p.621.
[۶] [28] Falling: The collection of articles of the conference. for investigating the Iranian press. NO. 43, P.330.
[۷] [29] Morteza Rasouli Pour, the complete report of the 7th conference of investigating the Iranian press, nationalization of oil industry and the etymology of 28th of Mordad event, No. 43, p. 282.
[۸] [30] Men of Pahlavi era narrated by SAVAK, Amir Abbas Hoveyda, vol.1, Tehran the center for investigating historical documents.
[۹] [31] Jawad Mansouri, p.330.
[۱۰] [32] The office of researches of Keyhan institute, the architects of destruction, the appearance of Rotary club brokers in Iran, vol.3, Tehran, Keyhan, 1377 S.H., p.45.
[۱۱] [33] Baha’ism Afrasyabi, when curtain when curtains are going up, Tehran, Mehr publishing house, 1374 S.H., pp.339-340.
[۱۲] [34] Reza Zare’a, unknown relationship, the investigation of Iran and Israel relations, 1327-1357, Tehran, 1384, p.180.
[۱۳] [35] Who is Meir Ezri, from you from all of his tribe, translated by Ebrahim Hakhas, Jerusalem, Bina, 2000 A.D., p. 132.
[۱۴] [36] Ibid, p. 332.
[۱۵] [37] Ibid, p. 332.
[۱۶] [38] Ibid, p. 332.
[۱۷] [39] Abbas Milani, Hoveyda’s puzzle, Tehran: Akhtaran, 1380, pp. 406-407.
[۱۸] [40] Ibid, p. 65.
[۱۹] [41]