History Today · 28 May 2026
An Iranian in the Land of Israel
In the 1960s Iran and Israel were on friendly terms. One Iranian writer, Jalal Al-e Ahmad, saw the Jewish state as a model for his country’s future. In February 1963 the Iranian essayist Jalal Al-e Ahmad visited Israel and came away convinced that the Jewish state represented something close to the
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In the 1960s, Iranian writer Jalal Al-e Ahmad viewed Israel as a potential model for Iran's future. His visit to the Jewish state left him with a strong impression of its governance and societal structure.
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