Jeffrey Grossman http://www.jta.org/user/profile/66810 en-us zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;22:54:00-05:00 Roger Cohen’s op-ed, “What Iran’s Jews Say”, now appears online in the Tehran Times: http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=189975 At least part of it. It goes without saying what was omitted from the original NYT op-ed in the Iranian newspaper: “I know, if many Jews left Iran, it was for a reason. Hostility exists. The trumped-up charges of spying for Israel against a group of Shiraz Jews in 1999 showed the regime at its worst. Jews elect one representative to Parliament, but can vote for a Muslim if they prefer. A Muslim, however, cannot vote for a Jew. Among minorities, the Bahai — seven of whom were arrested recently on charges of spying for Israel — have suffered brutally harsh treatment.” This hardly comes as a surprise, despite Mr. Cohen's contention in “Iran, the Jews and Germany” that Iran is not a totalitarian state. At the bottom of the item, the Tehran Times specifically attributes the article to The New York Times: "(Source: New York Times)" It would be interesting to know whether The New York Times was paid for publication of this abridged version of Cohen's op-ed in the Tehran Times. 2012-02-09T;22:54:00-05:00