Ashkan Safaei Hakimi

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Jun 6, 2015, 9:12 AM

Iran vs. Arabs, An Opportunity for Arab – Israeli Peace

In light of the new developments in the region, an unprecedented opportunity has been provided for Israel to reach a lasting peace with Palestinians and the Arab world; An opportunity that if taken, can put an end to 70...

Jun 4, 2015, 6:50 PM

“Sundis” for Ayatollah’s Soldiers Around The World

Hundreds of Iranians and Jewish Canadians gathered in Richmond Hill on Sunday, May 31st, in what is believed to be "the largest demonstration" by Iranian – Canadians in Toronto since 2009 . More than 700 protestors from different political...

Aug 4, 2014, 3:08 PM

War on Terror; From the US to Israel

Thirteen years ago these days, two dozen of terrorists were working on their plans to carry out a new attack. This attack occurred a month later. Terrorists hijacked four commercial aircrafts in the US airspace. Two planes crashed the...

May 6, 2014, 3:16 PM

Guess who is a Zionist! Ayatollah Khamenei!

Islamic Republics FM, Mohammad Javad Zarif says he won't allow official Holocaust denial. In a parliament hearing, to day, Zarif defended his previous statements about Holocaust and marked Holocaust denial in Iran as a "Zionist project". ...

Apr 3, 2014, 4:44 PM

Late Rabbi Youssef and The History of Iranian Jews

Iranian Jews are still mourning the death of their previous religious leader, Rabbi Youssef Hamedani-cohen. Rabbi Youssef passed away this Saturday at the age of 98. His death left me with a deep sadness; not because he was an...

Apr 2, 2014, 12:32 PM

We kill people who kill people Because killing people is wrong

According to the Amnesty International, at least 682 people were executed in 2012 in the world and 1722 individuals were sentenced to death in the same year; these figures do not include the number of executions that were carried...

Mar 25, 2014, 1:42 PM

Iranian nationalists and another aspect of anti-Semitism

Previously, in one of my articles, I discussed the important role that history and education play in extremism in the Mid-East. For us, as Jews, the most important form of extremism is Anti-Semitism. In addition to lack of education,...

Mar 11, 2014, 4:05 AM

Ukraine and the new wave of “color revolutions”

The recent developments in Ukraine and the ouster of Victor Yanukovych after a three-month demonstration have given hope to the other people who live under dictatorships and alarmed the officials of those countries about the possibility of a new...

Mar 10, 2014, 6:14 AM

Crimean crisis and the new card for West in negotiations with Iran

In the last few days, after the Russian troops flooded into Crimean peninsula, this question has been raised that why the EU is practically doing nothing. Some analysts who are still stuck in the cold war era said that...

Feb 5, 2014, 10:26 PM

Does Israel face a boycott?

Relations between Israel and the U.S have deteriorated over the latest war of words between Israeli officials and the U.S FM John Kerry. In the latest development, a group of Rabbis, in an open letter, accused Kerry of waging...

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About Me

Ashkan was born and raised in Iran. He moved to Israel a few years ago, Worked as a journalist at the National radio of Israel and is now working as a freelancer.