On the Treatment of Israelites in Persia, from the Observations of Gaspard Drouville during His Persian Journey of 1812 and 1813

The Persians live as good neighbours with all Christians; they even often go to them to drink wine, while they hate the J***s excessively.

It is well known that for a Persian there is no greater insult than to be called a Dj*w (J**), and if, in ignorance, he should drink wine made by the hands of any Israelite, he would begin to retch, even to vomit blood.

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On the Treatment of Israelites in Persia, from the Observations of Gaspard Drouville during His Persian Journey of 1812 and 1813

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