Iran ‘mapping’ Jews in diaspora for kill squads
Iran has been “mapping” the Jewish diaspora for an assassination campaign that will be triggered if Israel attacks its nuclear facilities, a Jewish woman who met Ayatollah Khamenei has told the JC.
The chilling plan,...
Perspective from Azerbaijan
First of all I would like to condemn the terrorist attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran. Attack on diplomatic missions is unacceptable and the Iranian regime bears a responsibility for this.
Secondly, I also...
Appease or Confront? Western Policy Options and the Iranian Nuclear Bomb
The world’s leading powers are saying unequivocally that Iran should not obtain nuclear weapons and that they are committed to preventing that from happening. At the same time, they remain bound to the idea...
Injustices at Berkeley
From Boston to Los Angeles, what started as a trickle of outrage has cascaded into huge marches in the streets in solidarity with the long-suffering Iranian people after the Ayatollah Khamenei regime’s torture and...
Rafael Grossi Is the Last Man Standing For Nonproliferation
“Grossi is still the main obstacle to the finalization” of a nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, proclaimed Nour News, an outlet frequently used by Iran’s supreme leader for unofficial commentary. Rafael Grossi, the...
Between the lines
The definition of reading between the lines is “to understand what someone really means or what is really happening in a situation, even though it is not said openly.”
The ability to discern what someone...
Abbas skirts apology for Munich attack, blames Israel for ‘Holocausts’
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed no regret Tuesday for the deadly attack by Palestinian militants against Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics half a century ago, countering that Israel had committed "Holocausts" against Palestinians...
Consequences
We are currently in what is commonly referred to as “the nine days” leading up to 9 Av – the Fast of Tisha B’Av.
This annual commemoration of the destruction of our two Temples as...
The algebra of appeasement: 1938 and today – opinion
Throughout my youth, I retained an obsession with the history of World War II and the Holocaust. I always asked myself: “What led to the outbreak of WWII?”
Of course, we all know that the...
Weekly Commentary: Defeat – Not Deter – Iran, As Deterrence Not Applicable if Bernard...
“...the United States will have to forge a common approach among its
European and Middle Eastern allies, one that simultaneously deters Iran,
punishes aggression and dangles rewards for peaceful behavior.”
Washington Post Editorial 5 December 2021
Can Iran...