Tagged: nuclear weapons

29 Feb

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As tensions mount between Iran and Israel, an Iranian Jew is asked to pick a side

by · February 29, 2012 · 38 Comments

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“So are you on team Iran or Israel?” A few days ago I walked into a coffee shop to meet my friend and that was the first thing she asked me. A quick Google search revealed the headlines like “Iran Says Preemptive Strike on Israel Possible” “Israel Threatens to Strike Iran’s Nuclear Facilities” “Iran and [...]

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07 Feb

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In Iranian film ‘A Separation’ the personal is political

by · February 7, 2012 · 2 Comments

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Iranian film A Separation, now playing in Seattle at the Egyptian, has been met with almost freakish levels of acclaim: Its scored 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, has been almost universally praised by critics, and is up for two Oscars. If you’re groaning a little inside imagining a foreign film that everybody loved because they felt like they [...]

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