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Ali Gharib

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.

articles/2013/12/09/netanyahu-the-road-to-mideast-peace-runs-through-tehran/obama-saban-openz_wznvb6
Dubious Linkage

Netanyahu: The Road To Mideast Peace Runs Through Tehran

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

Ali Gharib

articles/2013/12/05/blame-america-first-and-only/bibi-chart-openz_tglcdd
Israeli Intransigence

Blame America First—And Only

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

Ali Gharib

articles/2013/11/27/head-of-d-c-pro-israel-think-tank-misrepresents-geneva-deal/OZ_Geneva_Iran_Nuclear_Deal_oyq1pu
Nuclear Semantics

Head of D.C. Pro-Israel Think Tank Misrepresents Geneva Deal

Ali Gharib

articles/2013/11/22/neo-con-lee-smith-smears-obama-administration-as-anti-semitic/israel-america-openz_xupkig
Iran Deal

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

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

Ali Gharib

articles/2013/11/14/iranian-human-rights-activists-blast-congress-s-sanctions-push/rouhani-united-nations-openz_kq23nb
Disconnect

Iranian Human Rights Activists Blast Congress's Sanctions Push

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

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articles/2013/11/01/pro-israel-activist-josh-block-attacks-u-s-foreign-service-as-working-for-arab-states/statedept-flags-openz_aglaa7
Diplomatic Slander

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

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

articles/2013/10/15/western-and-iranian-diplomats-upbeat-after-swiss-talks-on-security-issues/OZ_Iran_Aragchci_rjsbf0
Nuclear Calm

Western and Iranian Diplomats Upbeat after Swiss Talks on Security Issues

Ali Gharib

articles/2013/10/02/netanyahu-swims-against-iranian-diplomatic-current/netanyahu-united-nations-general-assembly-openz_nwrrqj
UNGA

Netanyahu Swims Against Iranian Diplomatic Current

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

Ali Gharib

articles/2013/09/25/rouhani-at-the-u-n-disappointment-or-success/rouhani-united-nations-openz_xwpahi
Diplomatic Path

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

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

articles/2013/09/24/comedians-for-diplomacy-give-peace-a-dance/maz-elon-dance-openz_tqamel
Nuclear Iran

Comedians For Diplomacy: 'Give Peace a Dance'

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

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