The origin of the Jewish diaspora in Persia is connected to the deportation of the Israelites in 727 B.C.E. from Samaria to Medea and Persia, then in 586 B.C.E from Judea. The famous "Cyrus the Great Declaration" allowed the Jews who were living in exile by the river of Babylon to return to their homeland, Judea, and Jerusalem to rebuild their Second Temple. But many, who had established themselves economically and socially, preferred to remain in Persia and Babylon under the protection of Cyrus the Great.
As has been said, if you don’t know who the enemy is, you can’t rescind it. One diehard enemy, Islam, has been hard at work for some 1400 years to complete the work and finish off the Jews, as part of the legacy Muhammad passed on to his followers.
Israel came into existence some 4000 years ago. It is your promised land.
Once again, a noble and just Persian king, Cyrus the Great, rescued the Jewish people from captivity in a foreign land and empowered them to return home and build their sacred temple. By his action to free an entire people from captivity and restore their rightful dignity, Cyrus the Great, the author of the first code of Human Rights, cemented a bond of friendship between Jews and Persians.

We are grateful that you, Israel, have welcomed Iranian Jews who could no longer tolerate the rule of the oppressive and venomous mullahs.

Your resilience to follow your destiny is a culmination in thousands of years’ gestation during which the Jewish people, dispersed through much of the world, endured immense degrees and varieties of suffering. The Nazi murderers and their collaborators capped the crimes committed against your people by brutally slaughtering six million innocent men, women and children.
We are grateful that you, Israel, have welcomed Iranian Jews who could no longer tolerate the rule of the oppressive and venomous mullahs. These mullahs are indeed traitors to the lofty long-standing tradition and values championed by Cyrus the Great and revered by Persians throughout the ages.
We applaud you for affording millions of Israeli Arabs opportunities denied to them in many other lands.
Many Iranians never forget Israel’s fair treatment of the Baha’i in Israel. This is yet another testimony to your ability and willingness to live in harmony with any and all people.
Today, the Iranian people carry on the work that the dissidents in the Soviet Union had to do at one time -- and are suffering the same kind of oppression, imprisonment and intimidation. Many prisoners in Iran are staging a hunger strike and are close to their death – We thank all human rights activists around the globe who frequently mention the Iranian people’s plight.
Oftentimes Americans do not have a deep understanding of the internal dynamics of exile and expatriate politics, and some groups get a bad reputation, often unfairly. If the Iranian expatriate community is going to lobby for American support for this kind of a move, they must provide emissaries to the American administration who can educate the US on the nature of the exile groups and their goals. Historically, American politicians have supported dictators and radical Marxists (MEK).
Regardless of how loudly and frequently agents of the Islamic Republic bray to eliminate Israel and wish to chase the U.S. to its corner of the world, Iran’s problems will remain and the Iranian people will continue to suffer. The Iranian people must stand resolute, and not allow these end-of-the-world, homicidal-suicidal men of Allah and the gang of frauds who surround them to take them on a certain death ride.