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Ali Gharib is an independent journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. He previously served as a senior editor at Open Zion. Before joining the Daily Beast, he reported for ThinkProgress, Inter Press Service and other outlets.
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Netanyahu: The Road To Mideast Peace Runs Through Tehran
Dubious LinkageNetanyahu's rhetoric about Iran echoes neoconservative rhetoric about Iraq.

Blame America FirstâAnd Only
Israeli IntransigenceIsraeli politicians continue to deploy increasingly outrageous language in the service of undermining rapprochement with Iran.

Head of D.C. Pro-Israel Think Tank Misrepresents Geneva Deal
Nuclear Semantics
Neo-Con Lee Smith Smears Obama Administration as Anti-Semitic
Iran DealNeoconservative columnist Lee Smith calls the Obama administrationâs Iran policy anti-Semitic, something Ali Gharib says is absurdââa stunning accusation.â

Iranian Human Rights Activists Blast Congress's Sanctions Push
DisconnectWhile D.C.'s Iran hawks are unrelenting in their push for more sanctions, human rights activists working inside and outside Iran feel that sanctions are impinging on their work. Ali Gharib reports.

Pro-Israel Activist Josh Block Attacks U.S. Foreign Service As Working For Arab States
Diplomatic SlanderCalling U.S. Foreign Service Officers âArabistsâ working for their âclientsâ in the Arab League goes too far and insults diplomatsâ professionalism and service, says Ali Gharib.

Western and Iranian Diplomats Upbeat after Swiss Talks on Security Issues
Nuclear Calm
Netanyahu Swims Against Iranian Diplomatic Current
UNGAAli Gharib explains where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went wrong in his Iran-dominated address to the United Nations General Assembly.

Rouhani at the U.N.âDisappointment or Success?
Diplomatic PathDespite Hassan Rouhani's snoozy U.N. speech and the absence of a handshake between him and Barack Obama, Iranian-American diplomacy is progressing at breakneck speed, writes Ali Gharib.

Comedians For Diplomacy: 'Give Peace a Dance'
Nuclear IranThe latest push for American diplomacy with Iran comes from unexpected quarters: two comedians. How are they spreading their message? By dancing, of course.
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