Wandering Jerusalem, the Ghost of a Dynasty Long Past

The ousted Shah's son visits Israel as a quasi-envoy of Iran's uprising, despite leading no government-in-exile and being repudiated by many protesters.

Reza Pahlavi and his wife meeting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and his wife.

To the untrained eye, this looked like any other visit of a politician, one undeserving of any kind of rapturous coverage. Dressed in suit and tie, Reza Pahlavi, the self-styled Crown Prince of Iran, toured Israel, fraternizing with politicians, visiting with well-wishers, a…