'Shame on the Islamic Republic': Jewish groups mourn Iranian Jew

(JNS) — Jewish groups mourned the execution of Arvin Netanel Ghahremani, 20, in Iran on Monday and condemned the Islamic Republic for its decision to kill the young Jew, who allegedly killed a man in self-defense.

“His life ended under a system that allowed discrimination and cruelty to guide his fate. Shame on the Islamic Republic of Iran,” stated the World Jewish Congress. “Our condolences are with his family through this tragedy and utter lack of justice.”

Ghahremani “was attacked with a knife by a non-Jewish man to whom he had loaned money. The other man was killed,” stated the Centre for...