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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 Linkage

Netanyahu's rhetoric about Iran echoes neoconservative rhetoric about Iraq.

Ali Gharib | Published Dec 09, 2013

Blame America First—And Only

Israeli Intransigence

Israeli politicians continue to deploy increasingly outrageous language in the service of undermining rapprochement with Iran.

Ali Gharib | Published Dec 05, 2013

Neo-Con Lee Smith Smears Obama Administration as Anti-Semitic

Iran Deal

Neoconservative columnist Lee Smith calls the Obama administration’s Iran policy anti-Semitic, something Ali Gharib says is absurd—“a stunning accusation.”

Ali Gharib | Published Nov 22, 2013

Iranian Human Rights Activists Blast Congress's Sanctions Push

Disconnect

While 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.

Ali Gharib | Published Nov 14, 2013

Pro-Israel Activist Josh Block Attacks U.S. Foreign Service As Working For Arab States

Diplomatic Slander

Calling U.S. Foreign Service Officers “Arabists” working for their “clients” in the Arab League goes too far and insults diplomats’ professionalism and service, says Ali Gharib.

Ali Gharib | Published Nov 01, 2013

Netanyahu Swims Against Iranian Diplomatic Current

UNGA

Ali Gharib explains where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went wrong in his Iran-dominated address to the United Nations General Assembly.

Ali Gharib | Published Oct 02, 2013

Rouhani at the U.N.—Disappointment or Success?

Diplomatic Path

Despite 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.

Ali Gharib | Published Sep 25, 2013

Comedians For Diplomacy: 'Give Peace a Dance'

Nuclear Iran

The latest push for American diplomacy with Iran comes from unexpected quarters: two comedians. How are they spreading their message? By dancing, of course.

Ali Gharib | Published Sep 24, 2013

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