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Delegations to the Middle East and Colombia
How can we bridge the political divisions between our governments at this time of heightened tensions and rhetoric of war?
Feb 6, 2012, 6:57pm
Judy Bello
Feb 3, 2012, 12:11pm
Leila Zand
Dear Editor,Weekafter week we hear election campaign speeches aggressively targeting Iran as a world-class enemy. The current government of Iran has been under attack and on the defensive since the day it was established....
Feb 3, 2012, 11:31am
Leila Zand
Fact: Iran does not possess a nuclear weapon.Fact: Iran has the right, according to international law, to develop nuclear energy for civilian use.Fact: Iran’s nuclear energy program is regularly monitored by the International Atomic Energy...
Feb 3, 2012, 11:22am
Leila Zand
1. Economic Sanction is an act of war. The current sanctions on Iran are the strongest ever practiced on a nation. The victims of sanctions are people not their government.2. Economic and military attacks on Iran...
Feb 3, 2012, 11:03am
Leila Zand
A new wave of Cold War-style threats and covert actions have been directed against Iran, this time more serious than in the past. Seventy million people in Iran live each day in fear of war. The United States has sold almost $100 billion of high-...
Jan 18, 2012, 9:15pm
Judy Bello
Cries for war with Iran are again rising. In November, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), under a new Director and heavily pressured by the US State Department, released a report implying that Iran is developing nuclear weapons (while...
Jan 14, 2012, 2:26pm
Leila Zand
by Lynn GottliebJewish history overflows with tales of sorrow. Are we to endure yet another loss, but this time perpetrated by our own foolish hands? Those who think that bombing Iran serves a defensive purpose should reconsider and...
Jan 11, 2012, 7:19pm
Leila Zand
Please join FOR March 2-6 in Washington DC to OCCUPY AIPAC. Every year in March, close to the time of the Persian New Year, members of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) gather in Washington DC to discuss and plan...
Jan 9, 2012, 4:50pm
FOR
The Fellowship of Reconciliation has exciting plans for 2012! Thanks to your support, we are building on the success of our recent campaigns and projects — as well as the momentum that the global movement for peace, justice, and nonviolent...
Dec 29, 2011, 10:44pm
Judy Bello
I just viewed Rick Steves’ show on Iran, which aired on PBS a couple of years ago (I think). It is very interesting because he had the same Guide that I had on my first delegation, Seyed Rahim Bathei. He seemed, also, to take away...
