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Not so fast, Bibi: Why new sanctions won’t bring down the Islamic Republic
President Trump’s new sanctions on Iran were widely praised by Netanyahu and the media. But they may not bring about the outcome so desired by the Israeli leader and his followers. By Shemuel Meir President Trump’s recent declaration on the renewal of the oil and finance sanctions on Iran were greeted with great enthusiasm by Israeli…
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November 25, 2018
Three years on, the Iran nuclear deal is still Israel’s best bet
Netanyahu has tirelessly tried to spin the Iran nuclear deal as dangerous, but the prime minister’s propaganda campaign has drowned out reasons why the agreement actually benefits Israel and the Middle East. By Shemuel Meir Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rushed to praise President Donald Trump on his “important and brave” decision to reinstate sanctions on Iran,…
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August 27, 2018
The world’s blatant double standard – in Israel’s favor
The American Studies Association may be singling out Israel for boycott, but if you look at the serious, painful punishments the world metes out to oppressor nations, Israel is not being singled out, it’s being let off the hook. As of Friday at noon, a Google search of “human rights sanctions” turns up over 40…
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Larry Derfner
December 27, 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
The myth of benign sanctions against Iran
Sanctions against Iran, which have routinely been called ‘targeted’ but are now self-assuredly called ‘crippling,’ have long been crippling rather than targeted when it comes to their impact upon the Iranian people and economy. By Ali Fathollah-Nejad Sacrosanct sanctions: A fantastical construction They aim to bring recalcitrant tyrants to their senses, to put an end…
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July 2, 2013
A double standard: Alicia Keys and sanctions on Iran
An example of distinctively Israeli, stone-blind hypocrisy. There seems to be a bit of a double standard in this country on the subject of BDS. For instance, we’re all supposed to be sneering in triumph over Alicia Keys’ decision to resist calls to cancel her Tel Aviv concert next month. No sane Israeli can support a…
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Larry Derfner
June 2, 2013
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