Tehran, Iran

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Evaluating Media Bias: A Guide For The Perplexed

Gary Rosenblatt in Between The Lines · 11 Jun

Gary Rosenblatt discusses the pervasive bias in media coverage of Israel, emphasizing the lack of historical context and balanced reporting.

0 Politics Israel

Progressive Jews are trying out post-Zionism. There's one big flaw in their approach

Nadav Ziv in Forward · 7 Jun

Progressive Jewish groups in America have formed the Jewish Diaspora Movement (JDM), seeking to create a new vision for Jewish identity that moves away from Zionism in response to feelings of alienation from state-centric ideologies.

0 Politics Israel

Was Israel’s War on Iran a Success?

Amit Segal in The Free Press · 18 May

Israeli journalist Amit Segal provides an analysis of Israel's recent military actions against Iran in the context of ongoing Middle Eastern tensions.

0 Politics Israel

After the Ayatollah

Jason Greenblatt in Tablet · 15 May

Jason Greenblatt explores significant changes in the Iran nuclear negotiations landscape, highlighting the shift in military dynamics and the extensive leverage built by the Trump administration.

0 Politics History

This is what's actually happening in Iran.

Zineb Riboua in Future of Jewish · 14 May

Zineb Riboua, a research fellow at the Hudson Institute, explores Iran's deteriorating economic situation amidst its conflict with the U.S. and Israel.

0 Politics History

Princelings of Persia

Peter Theroux in Tablet · 7 May

The article explores allegations surrounding certain Iranian nationals receiving favorable immigration treatment to the United States during the Obama administration, amidst the Iran nuclear deal negotiations.

0 Politics Israel

Seven Myths About the Iran War

Michael Doran in Tablet · 13 Apr

Michael Doran challenges the prevailing narratives around Trump's foreign policy decisions on Iran, arguing against seven key myths propagated by both progressives and isolationists.

0 Politics Israel

Operation Screaming Lion?

Amit Segal in The Free Press · 10 Apr

Israeli journalist Amit Segal reflects on the ongoing military engagement, dubbed "Operation Roaring Lion," a joint action by Israel and the U.S. against Iran.

0 Politics Israel

Iran ceasefire teeters as IDF continues to pound Hezbollah in Lebanon, Strait of Hormuz stays closed

JTA Staff in JTA · 9 Apr

Amidst a tenuous ceasefire in Iran, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue their military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon, intensifying diplomatic tensions.

0 Politics Israel

How to Make Sense of the U.S.-Iran-Israel Ceasefire

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 8 Apr

Amidst a temporary ceasefire, the article examines the complex dynamics between the U.S., Iran, and Israel, highlighting the fragile and tactical nature of the truce.

0 Politics Communities

Iran claims synagogue in Tehran was ‘completely destroyed’ by US-Israeli strike

Grace Gilson in JTA · 7 Apr

Iranian state media claims a U.S.-Israeli strike demolished the Rafi-Niya Synagogue in Tehran, though the report remains unverifiable.

0 Politics Culture

Israel’s Palm Sunday Screwup. Plus. . .

The Free Press in The Free Press · 30 Mar

Israeli authorities inadvertently sparked an international incident by blocking Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, a prominent Catholic leader, from celebrating a Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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Jews in Iran and in the diaspora find respite in celebrating Nowruz amid war

Simone Saidmehr in Forward · 27 Mar

Jews in Iran and the diaspora are finding solace in celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year, amidst ongoing conflicts.

0 Culture History

My Father’s Seders

Roya Hakakian in Jewish Review of Books · 25 Mar

Roya Hakakian reflects on her father's role in leading family seders amidst the cultural chaos of their Iranian Jewish home during the years leading up to the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

0 Politics Israel

Trump says US in ‘productive’ talks with Iran to end war, delays strikes after ultimatum

Grace Gilson in JTA · 23 Mar

President Donald Trump revealed ongoing productive negotiations with Iran to end the conflict sparked by recent joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

0 Politics History

How Decades of Death Threats Backfired on the Islamic Republic

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 20 Mar

The fraught relationship between Israel and Iran has evolved through several phases, starting from strong diplomatic ties before the 1979 Iranian Revolution to an intense rivalry characterized by proxy conflicts and threats of war.

0 Politics Israel

Are We Winning the War in Iran? Plus. . .

The Free Press in The Free Press · 19 Mar

The article delves into the ongoing conflict in Iran, focusing on whether victory is achievable and what it might entail.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Trump’s counterterrorism director resigns over Iran, blasting ‘war manufactured by Israel’

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 17 Mar

Joe Kent, the director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, has stepped down, voicing concerns over the Iran war and alleging that Israel and its American lobby manipulated the U.S. into the conflict.

0 Politics Israel

Left-wing media want the Islamic dictatorship to win.

Vanessa Berg in Future of Jewish · 17 Mar

Vanessa Berg criticizes left-wing media for allegedly supporting Iranian narratives against Israel, arguing that outlets like CNN and The New York Times undermine Israel while downplaying Iran's aggressive actions.

0 Politics Israel

Is Netanyahu dead? Has Tel Aviv been flattened? AI videos are dominating the Iran war.

JTA · 17 Mar

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became the center of a misinformation storm after Iranian state media circulated false claims of his death, prompting him to produce videos disproving the rumors.

0 Politics Antisemitism

The one crucial domain in which Iran outwitted Israel

Nadav Ziv in Forward · 12 Mar

The article explores how Iran, led by figures such as Ayatollah Khomeini and Khamenei, has effectively spread an ideology that merges anti-Zionism, antisemitism, and anti-imperialism.

0 Politics Israel

Trump's Iran dithering puts Israel in an unprecedented position

Dan Perry in Forward · 10 Mar

Israel finds itself in a precarious strategic situation amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, heavily influenced by the unpredictable decisions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

0 Politics Israel

Trump says Iran war is ‘very complete, pretty much’ as US and Israel continue to pound Tehran

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 10 Mar

The article highlights the ongoing military conflict between the United States and Israel against Iran, with President Donald Trump stating that the war is nearly complete yet signaling continued aggression alongside Israeli forces.

0 Politics History

Can the US really bring Iranians democracy?

Larry Cohler-Esses in Forward · 10 Mar

Larry Cohler-Esses explores the complex dynamics between Iranian dissidents seeking U.S. intervention and their fraught history with American policy in Iran.

0 Politics Israel

Stop calling this Israel's war or America's war.

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 7 Mar

Joshua Hoffman argues against framing the conflict involving Israel, the U.S., and Iran as solely Israeli or American wars.

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