A group of Swiss senators brought up during a visit to Tehran the fate of 13 Iranian Jews arrested earlier this year on charges of spying for Israel. “We got assurances that the case will be handled in accordance with humanitarian rules,” the head of the delegation, Christiane Beerli, told JTA on Tuesday.
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