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May 15, 2025, 8:13 AM

How an Interfaith Iftar Turned Into Group Therapy

As I anxiously walked down the streets of Tel Aviv, I kept telling myself to put one foot in front of the other. I was excited to have been invited to the largest interfaith iftar of the year while visiting...

Apr 22, 2025, 7:28 AM

Ethnic Pluralism in Iran

Many strategic analysts make a mistake by reducing Iran solely to its Persian identity, failing to highlight the ethnic diversity within and its impact on its internal stability and regional relationships by differentiating between Persia and the Islamic Republic...

Mar 13, 2025, 3:55 PM

As an Iranian Jewish Zionist, I do not Want to See a Second Nakba

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Ever since Hamas’s brutal onslaught on October 7, 2023, I – and many people in my community – have been experiencing the strongest sense of pain and grief in generations. For me, the pain not only came from seeing...

Feb 3, 2025, 4:50 PM

Courtroom600: Stop Radical Extremism Now!

"Meeting the Urgent Need amidst the staggering global rise in antisemitism, white supremacy, and radical extremism", this is the motto of the project founded and led by Laurie Pasler, Courtroom 600, an initiative aimed at educating the public...

Purna Lal Chakma

Sep 29, 2024, 7:02 AM

Congratulation, Israel

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Congratulations to Israel for enormous success. Today is Sep. 29, 2024, the 359th day since Israel was at war. Yesterday was the 358th, which made a historic day in this war. Israel successfully neutralized the head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah,...

Sarah Miller Lipton

Jun 4, 2024, 12:03 PM

A long overdue thank you: a letter to my Persian brethren

I feel that an apology is in order. We Ashkenazi Jews owe a collective mea culpa to our Persian brethren. This sentiment has crystallized since approximately October 8, as the world's sympathy swiftly turned against Israel. However, I’ve been heartened...

Michael Zoosman

May 18, 2024, 4:44 PM

Statement from ‘L’chaim!’ on Iran’s Execution of a Jewish Man for Self-Defense

We, the 3,500 members of “L’chaim: Jews Against the Death Penalty” resoundingly condemn Iran’s execution of Nethanel ben Ziona Ghahremani (Hebrew name: Arvin Netanel ben Sonia). This abject abomination is scheduled to take place as early as on Saturday...

Sheldon Kirshner

Apr 27, 2024, 5:00 PM

Jews In Iran Live On The Precipice

Jews in Iran are in a delicate and vulnerable position. As citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, they are loyal to a country at war with Israel and committed to its destruction. Yet, as Jews, they are caught between the...

Apr 17, 2024, 9:45 PM

HRH Pahlavi’s Peace Mission Between Iran & Israel

After a year since HRH Prince Reza Pahlavi's historic visit to Israel, it is crucial to reflect on its multifaceted implications and the potential for reshaping Middle Eastern geopolitics. This historical visit was not merely a ceremonial gesture but...

Apr 16, 2024, 10:24 AM

Keep God’s Land Event: Ohad Tal, Scott & Tenney

In a world increasingly fraught with ideological divisions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's could not send his virtual address to a gathering at a conservative think tank in Washington DC, The Heritage Foundation, hosted by Keep God's Land, was a...

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