He said it (read about it here) a couple weeks ago, but I didn’t get a chance to blog about it until now. It’s just strange to me that world leaders like Olmert and Carter know what needs to happen, … Continue reading →

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“Peres Blasts Iran in UN Address”

Posted on September 25, 2008 by iPouya

Well, not exactly. He tried to “blast” Iran but his speech was full of holes. For example, he said “Iran is ‘at the centre of violence and fanaticism’ in the world.” This is coming from an official who represents a … Continue reading →

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Israel Wants Peace (Part II)

Posted on June 15, 2008 by iPouya

…just as long as it gets to continue to build Jewish-only settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. Here, we have Secretary of State Rice, now that she’s at the end of her term, expressing concerns over the endless settlement building: “‘I … Continue reading →

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Flags

Posted on May 11, 2008 by iPouya

In celebrating Israel’s 60th anniversary, I’d like to say that I’ve grown to dislike flags (and other overt symbols of nationalism) tremendously. As one of my peers recently told me, they say nothing more than “not you.” By the way, … Continue reading →

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Israel Wants Peace

Posted on April 18, 2008 by iPouya

which, of course, translates into the continued construction of Jewish-only colonies on occupied Palestinian land and the collective punishment of those who oppose such policies. Take the latest peace building headline for example, “Israel to build 100 settler homes.” Now … Continue reading →

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Post-Annapolis

Posted on December 8, 2007 by iPouya

In the first of many post-Annapolis failures, here we have Israel’s declaration to build more illegal settlements in occupied Arab East Jerusalem. I wonder if those who blame the Palestinians for the continuation of the conflict will remember these events. … Continue reading →

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Iran: No Bomb

Posted on December 5, 2007 by iPouya

So 16 American intelligence agencies have said that Iran most likely scrapped its weapons program in 2003. My dad called me yesterday and told me that he thought it was great news believing that the regimes may have made a … Continue reading →

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Annapolis

Posted on December 1, 2007 by iPouya

So rejectionists like Benyamin Netanyahu and his right wing cheerleading bloggers have decided that the new conference is just another forum where Israel will offer one-sided concessions only to have them rejected by the warmongering Palestinians; that Israel offered the … Continue reading →

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Cluster Bombs in Lebanon

Posted on November 10, 2007 by iPouya

[The 2006 Israel-Lebanon war ended more than a year ago but I want to bring your attention to the ongoing and disturbing issue of Israel’s absurd and appalling use of cluster bombs.] Israel dropped over 1 million cluster bombs in … Continue reading →

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PBS Frontline’s New Iran Documentary

Posted on October 24, 2007 by iPouya

looks very intriguing and comprehensive and can be seen here. I haven’t seen the whole thing yet but I will as soon as I have a chance.

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Recent Read…

Posted on October 19, 2007 by iPouya

I’ve been reading relevant chapters of Sara Roy’s Failing Peace: Gaza and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and I’m convinced it’s one of the best books out there on the conflict. Dr. Roy is a Jew herself whose parents are Holocaust survivors … Continue reading →

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Recent reads…

Posted on October 6, 2007 by iPouya

I just got done reading Juan Cole’s Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East, and I thought it was very interesting that Napoleon invaded Egypt under the premise that he was going to liberate Egypt from the tyranny of the Ottoman … Continue reading →

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