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drifting off topic, perhaps, but the 'people of the book' should be a concept which unites, rather than divides, though, shouldn't it?
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As, indeed, is expressed in the Iranian Constitution, where the three faiths plus Zoroastrianism are officially recognised*. Not that this means they're actually treated properly, but you need strong, independent courts and a tradition of respecting human rights for that sort of thing, as we have here*
A number of key Israeli military men and IIRC politicians are actually Persians. Dan Halutz, IDF Chief of Staff during the 2006 Lebanon War, if memory serves. Yes, it does.
* But not Baha'i, which suffers from a lot of discrimination as a result. It's as important not to name actual religions that the State approves of as it is to enshrine the principle of being free to criticise them. In fact, in a free society, the one implies the other.
** Despite the best efforts of various tabloid morlocks. See why that's important?