Tel Aviv: An Israeli high school has launched a Farsi language program to prepare potential recruits for government intelligence services against Iran.
Eleventh and 12th-grade students are learning more than just their rival nation’s language at Ben Gurion High School in the city of Petah Tikva, Israel.
According to an report published in Haaretz, Hanna Jahanforooz, an Iranian-born instructor who teaches students Farsi poetry, heritage and history “We also provide the experience of the tastes and smells, everything relating to Iran as a country, its citizens, as a magnificent culture that goes back thousands of years.”
The program has already seen several graduates go on to work for Israeli intelligence agencies which is run by former state security officer Pini Shmilovich since 2015. Shmilovich explained he sees the threat from Iran as one of the main issues impacting Israel.
Siasat Web Team