Analysis: Iran accuses Israelis of promoting homosexuality

Examiner.com

This week the Iranian web site Mashregh, the voice of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, is featuring a special report titled “Introduction to the overt and covert aspects of spreading homosexuality in the world,” according to an *Israeli National Police terrorism analyst on Monday.

The web site's "research study" claims homosexuality is an act of corruption that leads to the decline of the family institution, extinction, and social corruption. And the Iranians claim Western nations and the Jewish people in Israel and the U.S. are promoters of this abomination, according to the Israeli think-tank Meir Amit Information Center.

"The Iranian scholars have brought the age-old, hatemongering concept of "blame the Jews" to new heights. And The Obama administration believes these Islamists are capable of sincere negotiations with the West? Such negotiations are a fool's errand," said Thomas Garabon, an expert in Islamic terrorism.

"The 'Satanic regime' of the West seeks to undermine the family institution by changing the definition of family, encouraging homosexuality, and facilitating the spread of this ugly phenomenon, as it has already done with feminism and pornography," the Iranian state-sponsored web site alleges.

The article claims its purpose is to answer the question of why Western regimes put so much effort into spreading homosexuality in the world, said officials from Meir Amit.

According to the article, support for homosexuals, who suffer from a mental illness that requires treatment and psychiatric drugs, cannot be explained simply in terms of defense of human rights, since the extent of financial, political, and social support for homosexuals in the West is wholly incongruent with their percentage in the population.

For example, just 1.5 percent of Britain’s population are homosexuals, but the support they receive and the demand to have this small minority recognized are completely out of proportion to their numbers or their ability to influence politics and society.

"The question that needs to be asked, therefore, is why the West goes to such trouble to spread the inhuman phenomenon of homosexuality? Why do regimes in the West dedicate so many programs in the political, social, and cultural spheres to support the worldwide spread of homosexuality? What do these regimes have to gain from the growth of homosexuality that makes them support homosexual organizations and portray this unnatural phenomenon as normal?" the Mashregh report asks.

"If support for homosexuals stemmed from humane considerations or defense of human rights, it would be in the form of providing individual assistance to these people, who need care and medical treatment to rescue them from the immoral actions that undermine the family institution," the Iranian web site stated.

It appears, therefore, that support for homosexuals stems from political motives and has to be seen as a “cultural strategy” pursued by regimes in the West. "This strategy can be clearly seen in the policy of Britain’s conservatives and in that of the Democratic administration in the United States," states the Mashregh article.

The Iranian propaganda article goes into detail about the considerable efforts made by Western governments to “spread homosexuality” this past decade. Such efforts include recognizing same-sex marriage; characterizing homosexuality (which is a “sexual aberration, scientifically”) as a phenomenon that stems from genetic factors and also changing the definition of the family institution and recognizing same-sex couples as a “family” in official documents.

"While reading this so-called research article, one cannot help but remember Nazi Germany under Hitler and his ranting against the Jews and homosexuals that led to genocide. Anyone who believes the U.S. can negotiate with this evil Iranian regime forgets the attempts to placate Adolph Hitler prior to World War II," said historian and theologian Rev. Andrew Neilsen.

The Iranian web site also alleges that Western governments financially support the advancement of homosexual activity and pass laws that promote homosexuals’ rights; promote homosexuality on the Internet, social networks, and video games; and spread homosexual content in culture, arts, and cinema. The Iranian article stressed the major role played by the Jews in spreading homosexuality.

Wealthy Jews help spread homosexuality in culture, propaganda, and politics. Jewish
involvement is evident in many spheres, from the establishment of literary foundations
that offer awards to authors whose work touches on homosexuality, to the “Zionist regime’s” support for homosexuals in various countries, state the Iranian scholars.

According to public opinion polls, Tel-Aviv is the favorite city for homosexuals across the globe, the web site alleges. It also accuses the “Zionist regime” of being one of the main propagators of homosexuality in the world, and it employs many propaganda methods, which include organizing “pride parades” in various countries.

Michael Oren, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, even said that organizing such parades is one of the things Israel prides itself on in recent years. For Israel, the significance of supporting homosexuals is so great that conservative religious circles in Israel have gone as far as to recognize homosexuals’ right to become rabbis, the Iranian web site stated.

*Special thanks to former U.S. police sergeant Jeffrey Hochman, now a member of the Israeli National Police, for providing valuable information for this analysis.