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Want to Go to Iran w/the New York Times? Don’t Be Jewish or Gay
Posted By Daniel Greenfield On October 16, 2014 @ 1:08 pm In The Point | 6 Comments
For a mere $7,000 you too can visit Iran on a New York Times trip to imbibe Iranian propaganda. Just don’t be gay. Or Jewish. Because they don’t like that over there.
The New York Times is offering a pricey, 13-day excursion to the “once-forbidden land of Iran,” one of a series of its Times Journeys tours. However, if you’re an Israeli, joining the “Tales of Persia,” trip, “once-forbidden,” is still forbidden, and letting anyone know you’re Jewish, or gay, isn’t particularly recommended, either, a representative told The Algemeiner on Monday.
According to the promotional material on the website, the tour, which starts in Tehran, journeys “across country through beautiful landscapes, arid mountains and rural villages to experience vibrant bazaars,” where the traveler can “get lost in ancient cities and learn about the traditions and cultures of Iran. Traveling in a small group and staying in luxurious hotels along the way, your journey through Iran will reveal the secrets from this once forbidden land.”
But just keep your own secrets to yourself or you might end up hanging from a crane.
Asked if he found the possibility of facilitating discrimination to be objectionable the NYT rep parried that, “Well, we would, of course, not want anyone to feel prejudiced on the trip; we’d do our best for that not to happen. But, of course, anywhere we travel we can’t guarantee every factor.”
The New York Times could not lead a tour to a country where they kill gays. And even if you aren’t gay, Iran has a history of arresting Western travelers for serious crimes like being a woman watching a soccer match.
But that probably won’t happen to you. And if it does, the New York Times just won’t report on it.
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