Rabbi runs for Syrian parliament, ending 58-year ban on Jewish candidates
Rabbi Henry Yosef Hamra is running for parliment in a step towards reintegrating a long-marginalized religious and cultural group into Syrian public life.
Members of the subcommittees for Syrian parliament elections sit at the Syrian parliament on the day they take an oath before the Higher Judicial Committee for Elections, in Damascus, Syria September 3, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/KHALIL ASHAWI)ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE
