Ex-refugee/Wandering Jew/Persian poet/Eric Blair fan/Writer of several books, including Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Iran/member @CFR_org

Joined October 2011
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I have spoken out against anti-Muslim hate in the Michigan Senate race. I will speak out just as loudly when the target is Jewish people. Let me state a little-known fact: ISRAEL GETS LESS THAN 0.1 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET. That’s less than one tenth of a percent! But there is an ad running that tells voters they can’t afford groceries because the United States gives so much money to Israel. In reality, the United States spends money in and on countries all around the world – but this ad singles out the Jewish state. The ad is as dangerous as it is dishonest. You can disagree with how the United States spends money abroad. But telling hungry families that the Jewish state is the reason they are suffering is wrong and shameful. Blaming Jews for people’s problems is an old story. Anybody who has read the last century of history knows where it leads. It is a dark pathway. This ad is anti-Jewish hate and should come down immediately. Abdul El-Sayed should denounce it today.
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FACT: The annual funding Israel receives from the US amounts to less than one-tenth of 1% of the federal budget. Less than 1/10th of 1%. FACT: That annual funding would cover only a few hours of federal health care spending. A few hours. Yet politicians who specialize in scapegoating would have you believe that Israel is responsible for America’s affordability crisis. Like every form of scapegoating before it, it is a dangerous lie.
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Just a few days before what many Israelis consider a crucial national election Oct. 27, Shin Bet, the Israeli domestic security agency, said a foreign influence campaign is targeting the election to sow division and weaken national resolve. alhurra.com/en/48716
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The Emir of Iowa, USA — In 1860, thousands of Christians were massacred in Damascus. Many more faced the same fate, until an unlikely defender—an Algerian Muslim named Abdelkader—rose to their defense against people of his own faith. alhurra.com/en/48299
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بانو هایده در اسرائیل ۱۹۸۶
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-Isn't it cheaper just to cover the man's eyes, instead of covering women up from head to toe? Afghan and Iranian women agree!
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Tucker Carlson Explains World War 2
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اگر برای شما امکانپذیر است از خانم بازرگان و سازمان‌شان حمایت کنید.
خانم دکتر قلابی شیرین سعیدی، استاد سابق دانشگاه آرکانزاس، علیه @AAIRIA_Org، من و شماری از مسئولان دانشگاه و مقامات ایالتی در دادگاه فدرال آمریکا شکایت کرده است. ما نزدیک به شش سال است که با تکیه بر اسناد و مدارک و با استفاده از حقوق قانونی خود، برای افشای عملکرد حامیان جمهوری اسلامی تلاش می‌کنیم. با شکایت، تهدید و ارعاب ساکت نخواهیم شد. این پرونده تنها دفاع از ما نیست؛ دفاع از حق آزادی بیان و فعالیت مدنی نیز هست. ادعاهای مطرح‌شده در یک شکایت به معنای اثبات آن‌ها نیست و ما از حقوق خود در دادگاه دفاع خواهیم کرد. برای تأمین هزینه‌های سنگین دفاع حقوقی، به حمایت مالی شما نیاز داریم. لطفاً به کمپین GoFundMe ما کمک کنید و لینک آن را با دوستانتان به اشتراک بگذارید. از همراهی و حمایت شما سپاسگزاریم. gofundme.com/f/fund-aairia-i… #FireSaeidi #StopIRILobby
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Fun fact: the Islamic Republic wanted to demolish Persepolis in the early 80s. They only stopped when the people of Shiraz protested and blocked the roads, preventing demolition equipment from getting through.
Persepolis: the glory of Iran’s living civilization.
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In exchange for recognition of Palestinian statehood, Mahmoud Abbas promised Emmanuel Macron that he would hold elections in 2026 at last. Sometimes leaders and nations want to be lied to. on.wsj.com/4yTrI5L
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Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) gives a speech on the House floor in a full burqa to demonstrate the repressive conditions women and girls face under Sharia Law in places like Afghanistan.
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The documentary series “Air Crash Investigations” has attracted a cult following by obsessively dissecting historic plane crashes. Then a fan of the show found himself aboard a hijacked plane headed for Israel. newyorker.com/culture/the-le…
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Israel is arguably guilty of war crimes in Gaza, but to charge it with genocude dilutes the meaning of the term. It also makes it more difficult to have a serious conversation about what to do about the destructive things it is doing. richardhaass.substack.com/p/…
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The evidence. At the United Nations. In front of those who refused to see it. Three years after October 7, #SilencedNoMore Watch. Share. Remember. @UN_HRC @IsraelMFA @UN @theCC07 @EmilBenNaftaly @IsraelinUSA @IsraelinUN
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Wikipedia, intended to be the ultimate, neutral, online source of all information, has descended into a place for geopolitical and ideological attacks. When @AshleyRindsberg & I exposed Al Jazeera’s leading editor, read what happened next. bit.ly/473dSlb
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This past Wednesday, the co-pilot of Fly Dubai's Flight 1073, flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv, attacked the captain and tried to crash the Boeing 737 Max, the jet plunging 14,000 feet in a matter of seconds. Passengers subdued the attacker and another pilot righted the plane with moments to spare. CBS News' @CBSMATTGUTMAN talks with some of the passengers who heroically helped avert disaster. cbsn.ws/4yqtyL7
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