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The people Iran's regime fears most are standing with Israel.

JL;DR SUMMARY Iranian dissidents in the UK have become vocal advocates for Israel, highlighting their shared opposition to extremist Islam. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IranHuman RightsAnti Israel DemonstrationsExtremismIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsIranian DissidentsWomen, Life, FreedomLily MooVahid Beheshti

Places mentioned

Iran
"in Iran, there was fire of a different type as demonstrators were attacked by Islamic Republic forces."
London, United Kingdom
"An Iranian in London, she has been leading Woman, Life, Freedom marches in her adopted home"
Southern District, Israel
"Last year, among my trips to Israel was one with Lily Moo, an Iranian activist who is a key figure in the Women, Life, Freedom movement."
England, United Kingdom
"in the UK, at least, have been a bulwark of my communitys response to the almost weekly anti-Israel demonstrations."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Last February, the dissident Persian language satellite station Iran International moved from London to Washington because of threats to its staff."
Yemen
"meanwhile, the Houthis have been consistently firing missiles at Israel from Yemen since October 7th."
Lebanon
"the latter of which is threatening war against Israel on the Lebanese front"
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
"Citing how Iran and Hezbollah are accused of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina that killed 85 people"
Tehran, Southern District, Israel
"Her family fled Iran in the 1970s after being forced to read the Koran. But long before October 7th, Charhi discovered that she can speak to people in the country she has never been allowed to visit."
Turkey
"Her most recent album was secretly made in Turkey with Iranian musicians who had to remain nameless for their safety."

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