Author Archives: Nima Shirazi

About Nima Shirazi

Nima Shirazi is a political commentator from New York City. His analysis of United States foreign policy and Middle East issues is published on his website, WideAsleepInAmerica.com, and can also be found in numerous other online and print publications. Follow him on Twitter @WideAsleepNima.

“Deplorable!” – The ‘Quartet’ Comments on Gaza

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Nima Shirazi

Provided always, That if any goods, wares or merchandise, shall be laden or put off from, or discharged or landed upon, any other place than the quays, wharfs, or places, so to be appointed, the same, together with the ships, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine | 11 Comments

The ‘No Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza’ Canard: From massacre myopia to blockade blindness

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Nima Shirazi

On Monday, former IDF prison guard Jeffrey Goldberg approvingly quoted an excerpt from a recent anti-Gaza Flotilla opinion piece by Irish columnist Kevin Myers. Myers’ snide commentary is full of historical revisionism, factual errors, total fabrications, racist anti-Arab and Palestinian stereotyping, and an adolescent … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 20 Comments

The Neverending Story: Updates on the fantasies, falsehoods, and fear-mongering about Iran’s nuclear program

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Nima Shirazi

On October 26, 2004, Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council, conducted an interview for his book “Treacherous Alliance – The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States” (published three years later) with Shlomo Brom, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 13 Comments

No surprise Bob Dylan is visiting the ‘neighborhood bully’

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Nima Shirazi

You may have seen the recent letter by the Israeli peace and justice group “Boycott From Within” (BfW) asking Bob Dylan to heed the Palestinian call for BDS and therefore not perform in Israel.  The letter follows reports of Dylan’s 2011 summer tour, during … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 92 Comments

Even the pretense of supporting ‘peace’ is now gone…

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Nima Shirazi

In the least surprising move ever, the Obama administration has made its policy regarding Israel/Palestine clear as it “blocked an initiative by Britain, France and Germany to restart stalled Israeli-Palestinian talks by proposing the outlines of a final settlement to … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 12 Comments

Israel’s war on Palestinian memory

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Nima Shirazi

Today’s Los Angeles Times has a piece entitled “Israel and Palestinians have conflicting visions for village’s future,” which describes recent efforts to build “212 luxury apartments, a hotel and retail shops” over the remnants of Lifta, the “last intact pre-1948 … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 21 Comments

Amidst fake bomb shelters, one student admits he’d rather live in Sderot under missiles than in Gaza under siege

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Nima Shirazi

I attended the bomb shelter installation Monday afternoon in Washington Square Park and had some lengthy talks with a number of Israel-supporters and, though definitely frustrating, those conversations were by and large calm and non-combative. The single most repeated statement I heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 37 Comments

British double standard on recognizing Palestine lets Israel off the hook

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Nima Shirazi

In recent months, seven South American nations have recognized Palestine “as a free, independent and sovereign state.” Last week, following similar statements by representatives of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Chile, the Foreign Ministry of Guyana declared that its decision to recognize Palestine … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 19 Comments

The Phantom Menace: Fantasies, falsehoods, and fear-mongering about Iran’s nuclear program

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Nima Shirazi

“To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then, when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just so long as it is needed, to deny … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 91 Comments

The Palestinian right of return is not for the US, Israel, or Israel’s supporters, to bargain away

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Nima Shirazi

When discussing possible solutions to the current Israeli/Palestinian impasse during a recent panel discussion entitled “Jewish Perspectives on the Boycott/Divestment/Sanctions Movement,” participant Gil Kulick suggested a return to the proposals of the 2000 Clinton Parameters, the 2002 Nusseibeh-Ayalon agreement, and the 2003 Geneva … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 54 Comments

Do liberal zionists think that international law should be ignored because Israel will never adhere to it?

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Nima Shirazi

Much discussion has already taken place here on Mondoweiss regarding the recent panel discussion entitled “Jewish Perspectives on the Boycott/Divestment/Sanctions Movement” which was held at the Church of Gethsemane in Park Slope, Brooklyn a couple weeks ago.  I attended the event and think some … Continue reading →

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