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The Iranian nuclear threat and other phantoms
The ‘framework agreement’ announced Thursday night in Lausanne is a lot better than no agreement. But an approach to Iran involving no sanctions and no hysteria would have been best of all. NOTE: This post has been changed to reflect the author’s happy surprise that the framework agreement was not the dud he thought it…
By
Larry Derfner
April 2, 2015
Under the radar: Israel’s security establishment supports new Iran agreement
The Israeli brass’ stated view of the Geneva talks and Sunday’s accord is plainly at odds with the loud, sustained ‘gevalt!’ coming from the Prime Minister’s Office and cabinet. The news from Israel is that Israel hates the Iranian nuclear deal struck in Geneva – but the news is not entirely accurate. It’s true, of…
By
Larry Derfner
November 25, 2013
Who needs anti-Semites when we’ve got Bibi?
This time it’s true: Israel really is trying to manipulate the U.S. into going to war. Who can disagree any longer that Israel is out to push America into war – and is putting on quite a show of it, too? The Obama administration is trying to neutralize Iran’s nuclear program diplomatically, and Bibi…
By
Larry Derfner
November 20, 2013
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Hooray, we brought the Iranian people to their knees
With nuclear talks resuming Tuesday, the happy consensus is that the sanctions have forced Iran’s regime to blink. But hardly anyone wants to think about the effect they’ve had on the country’s 80 million people. If you Google “bringing the Iranian economy to its knees,” you’ll have a lot of reading to do. This…
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Larry Derfner
October 14, 2013
With tens of thousands of Jews living in Iran, why is Bibi calling their rulers Nazis?
A. He’s lying; B. He’s reckless; C. He’s both. If Netanyahu really believes the Iranian regime is another Nazi Germany, if he really believes its creed is “death to the Jews” as he said in his speech this week to the UN General Assembly, why does he heap contempt on the regime and its…
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Larry Derfner
October 4, 2013
The Iranian nuclear standoff: Where does Turkey stand?
Despite its leaders’ efforts to broker an agreement, Turkey seems to be accepting the possibility of an attack on Iran as a last resort. Now its priority is to prepare for that eventuality, so that a military conflict does not take it by surprise. By Aylin Gurzel FAMAGUSTA – Turkey has tried to broker negotiations between…
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+972 Magazine
October 22, 2012
Bibi’s ACME bomb at UNGA inspires Israeli meme artists
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (or should I say Bib E. Coyote?) had a lot of people worldwide holding their stomachs with laughter as he held his Looney Tune ACME bomb above the UNGA podium. The Israeli meme artists, as usual, were quick to respond. Here are a few (I may update as the creativity surges):…
By
Ami Kaufman
September 27, 2012
Israel rejects U.S. nuclear non-proliferation initiative
Israeli exceptionalism continues. Iran is not allowed to go nuclear but it is perfectly okay for Israel to remain nuclear: that’s the message Israel sends the world as it opposes a U.S.-backed conference about a nuclear-free Middle East. Here’s what I wrote in March about the issue in The New York Times’ Room for Debate: Might…
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Mya Guarnieri Jaradat
September 20, 2012
Iranian analyst: For a fair offer, Iran will compromise on its nuclear program
By Eyal Clyne (From Hebrew: Ofer Neiman) “The Iranian government is so heavily invested in the nuclear project, that if it were to give up this flag, it would mean nothing less than political suicide […] Iranian leaders have publicly chained themselves to this issue, to the extent that now it’s a matter of political…
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+972 Magazine
September 15, 2012
Are we rational? How biases could make war with Iran a possibility
What are the some of cognitive biases that are influencing the recent bellicose rhetoric emanating from Jerusalem and Tehran? By Roi Ben-Yehuda It is said that wars begin in the minds of men. Considering the people charged with running Israel and Iran today, this is indeed a frightening prospect. But it’s also a chilling insight…
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+972 Magazine
March 19, 2012
Before we hit Iran, a message from the Old Spice Man
“Hello, Israelis, look at your Prime Minister, now back to me, now back at your Prime Minister, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped using Holocaust references every Tuesday and switched to peace references, he could be like me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re in a bomb…
By
Ami Kaufman
March 15, 2012
Why a strike on Iran could amount to a suicide mission
By Jalal Nali The failure of diplomatic efforts aimed at providing Tehran with incentives to suspend its uranium enrichment in exchange for a transparent civilian nuclear program under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) supervision has the international community worried that Tehran can no longer be engaged in meaningful negotiations. Suspicions are…
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+972 Magazine
March 10, 2012
Five comments on the (troubling) situation
What does the appointment of Home Front Defense Minister Matan Vilna’i to ambassador of China really mean? Why is Yair Lapid whining? Which is the most interesting political teaming-up so far? What is one of the main goals of the war on Iran campaign? And what do we know of Netanyahu’s crime solving abilities? Ni…
By
Ami Kaufman
February 13, 2012
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