A gay Iranian poet is seeking asylum in Israel

JERUSALEM — Iranian nationals are not even allowed to visit their country’s greatest foe, Israel, but an Iranian poet, who fled from there two years ago after facing harassment and arrest for being gay, is now seeking asylum in the Jewish state. Payam Feili, who has been living in Turkey since 2014, arrived in Israel […]











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