Category Archives: The Conflict

UC Berkeley student senate votes in favor of divestment

Posted on March 23, 2010 by iPouya

[The divestment campaign was first launched at UC Berkeley when I was an undergraduate there. It took a long time, but the activists at Students for Justice in Palestine finally did it.] Early yesterday morning, the University of California Berkeley … Continue reading →

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Iran: Leader Endorses Ahmadinejad, Opponents Snub Ceremony, & more

Posted on August 3, 2009 by iPouya

1. Iran leader endorses Ahmadinejad: “Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has officially endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the winner of the country’s June presidential election. Monday’s endorsement of Ahmadinejad’s victory comes ahead of his swearing-in before parliament for his second term … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Allegiance Laws

Posted on May 27, 2009 by iPouya

A tinge (or a whole lot of) fascism, maybe: “The Knesset on Wednesday morning approved in a preliminary reading a bill introducing one year in prison for anyone speaking against Israel’s existence as a Jewish and democratic state, should the … Continue reading →

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Ethnic Cleansing in East Jerusalem

Posted on April 25, 2009 by iPouya

Never forget: “As a Palestinian I know why they do it. Israel doesn’t want us here. My house, most of the Palestinian houses in East Jerusalem are illegal. Not granting us construction permission, demolishing our houses. It’s a form of quiet … Continue reading →

Posted in Palestine, Settlements, The Conflict | 7 Comments

Netanyahu and threat of bombing Iran – the bluff that never stops giving?

Posted on April 8, 2009 by iPouya

Huffington Post: Israel does not have the military capability to successfully eliminate Iran’s nuclear program. Even the most successful bombing campaign would only set back the known program for a few years – without affecting any potential clandestine program. This … Continue reading →

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Petraeus: Israel Might Attack Iran

Posted on April 1, 2009 by iPouya

The Huffington Post: Army General David Petraeus told Congress that “the Israeli government may ultimately see itself so threatened by the prospect of an Iranian nuclear weapon that it would take preemptive military action to derail or delay it.” In … Continue reading →

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The Final Death Toll of the Israeli Aggression in Gaza

Posted on March 13, 2009 by iPouya

GAZA (Reuters) – Israel’s 22-day offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip killed 1,434 people, including 960 civilians, 239 police officers and 235 fighters, a Palestinian human rights group said Thursday. Israel carried out attacks by air, land and sea from … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Islamism, Palestine, The Conflict | 8 Comments

Middle East Reality Check

Posted on March 10, 2009 by iPouya

Roger Cohen at the NYT: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton grabbed headlines with an invitation to Iran to attend a conference on Afghanistan, but the significant Middle Eastern news last week came from Britain. It has “reconsidered” its position on … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Gaza, Hezbollah, Islamism, Lebanon, Obama's Administration, Palestine, The Conflict, US Foreign Policy | 13 Comments

Israel ‘plans settlement growth’

Posted on March 2, 2009 by iPouya

BBC: “The Israeli government has plans to build at least 73,000 new homes for Jews in the occupied West Bank, the anti-settlement group Peace Now says. If the plans are implemented in full it would double the number of settlers … Continue reading →

Posted in Settlements, The Conflict | 21 Comments

Israeli’s Aggression in Gaza

Posted on February 22, 2009 by iPouya

Is remembered in a basketball game in Spain. See the video here.

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CBS 60 Minutes on Gaza

Posted on February 5, 2009 by iPouya

See the video and the background to the video here. It’s very exposing of life under occupation in the West Bank and Gaza and I’m really surprised to see such a mainstream program do such an amazing report.

Posted in Gaza, Palestine, The Conflict | 11 Comments

A Message from Israel

Posted on January 30, 2009 by iPouya

God, I wish these amazing people were in the majority. See the video here.

Posted in Gaza, Palestine, The Conflict | 12 Comments

Galloway on Gaza

Posted on January 29, 2009 by iPouya

You may or may not like the man, but you have to give it to him, he’s very on point. See the video here. Thanx Elnaz.

Posted in Gaza, Palestine, The Conflict | 9 Comments

Rocks

Posted on January 20, 2009 by iPouya

See the video here.

Posted in Palestine, The Conflict | 9 Comments

History did not begin with the Qassams

Posted on January 18, 2009 by iPouya

By Amira Hass Haaretz.com: History did not begin with the Qassam rockets. But for us, the Israelis, history always begins when the Palestinians hurt us, and then the pain is completely decontextualized. We think that if we cause the Palestinians … Continue reading →

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