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<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> 1,500 Jews call Esfahan home despite tensions between Iran and Israel.<unk> Community leader: "Israel and Iran are countries, and we consider ourselves Iranian Jews" (Israel and Iran are countries, and we consider ourselves Iranian Jews)