Comments on: “Not Gaza, not Lebanon — our life is for Iran” http://blog.z-word.com/2009/09/not-gaza-not-lebanon-%e2%80%94-our-life-is-for-iran/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:15:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: Petra http://blog.z-word.com/2009/09/not-gaza-not-lebanon-%e2%80%94-our-life-is-for-iran/#comment-7035 Petra Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:00:45 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1407#comment-7035 Noga, ganselmi -- indeed, a ray of hope for all of us! Just by coincidence, it came right on time for the Jewish New Year; so let's all hope that the traditional wishes for a good and sweet new year will come true. Noga, ganselmi — indeed, a ray of hope for all of us! Just by coincidence, it came right on time for the Jewish New Year; so let’s all hope that the traditional wishes for a good and sweet new year will come true.

]]> By: Daniel Bielak http://blog.z-word.com/2009/09/not-gaza-not-lebanon-%e2%80%94-our-life-is-for-iran/#comment-7025 Daniel Bielak Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:48:00 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1407#comment-7025 Yes, I feel exactly the same way. Yes, I feel exactly the same way.

]]> By: ganselmi http://blog.z-word.com/2009/09/not-gaza-not-lebanon-%e2%80%94-our-life-is-for-iran/#comment-7023 ganselmi Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:41:05 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1407#comment-7023 So proud to be Iranian and watch these "bravehearts," as fellow blogger Azarmehr calls them, take such huge risks to speak out for their fundamental rights. Notice how the vision of the Middle East represented by these Iranians is so close to the one held by average Israelis: a place where young people can go to school, play by the rules, start businesses, party (or not) according to their wishes. These people don't wake up thinking, "Inshallah we're going to annihilate the Zionist entity today." They want jobs, educational opportunities, freedom of expression, the freedom to be themselves and not have to bear brutal floggings for it. Enough of the dreadful, apocalyptic culture of martyrdom, they're saying. Think how amazing a place the Middle East would be - with all of its natural resources, beauty, talent, history, and cultural diversity - if only people like these, instead of messianic megalomaniacs like Ahmadinejad, held political power! So proud to be Iranian and watch these “bravehearts,” as fellow blogger Azarmehr calls them, take such huge risks to speak out for their fundamental rights.

Notice how the vision of the Middle East represented by these Iranians is so close to the one held by average Israelis: a place where young people can go to school, play by the rules, start businesses, party (or not) according to their wishes.

These people don’t wake up thinking, “Inshallah we’re going to annihilate the Zionist entity today.” They want jobs, educational opportunities, freedom of expression, the freedom to be themselves and not have to bear brutal floggings for it.

Enough of the dreadful, apocalyptic culture of martyrdom, they’re saying. Think how amazing a place the Middle East would be - with all of its natural resources, beauty, talent, history, and cultural diversity - if only people like these, instead of messianic megalomaniacs like Ahmadinejad, held political power!

]]> By: Noga http://blog.z-word.com/2009/09/not-gaza-not-lebanon-%e2%80%94-our-life-is-for-iran/#comment-7022 Noga Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:31:00 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1407#comment-7022 Selma the blogger from Tehran put up a new post today, saying more or less the same thing: "This year, the gathering and protests were no longer about a conflict somewhere in the world I’d never been to, and hardly knew the story of both sides… This year, the protests had nothing to do with the strangers who could have found a way to solve their conflict by now, if it weren’t for others meddling in the process. This year, we went to the rally to protest against a domestic oppressor…the tyrant who got hold of our future, by means of coup (or whatever you like to call it…)" http://antiutopia.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/green-friday/ Selma the blogger from Tehran put up a new post today, saying more or less the same thing:

“This year, the gathering and protests were no longer about a conflict somewhere in the world I’d never been to, and hardly knew the story of both sides… This year, the protests had nothing to do with the strangers who could have found a way to solve their conflict by now, if it weren’t for others meddling in the process.

This year, we went to the rally to protest against a domestic oppressor…the tyrant who got hold of our future, by means of coup (or whatever you like to call it…)”

http://antiutopia.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/green-friday/

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