On the other hand, I do not agree with Layla that the real truth of "the most evil" is Iran This may or may not be true. I have not had to live as a victim of any kind of violence or oppression, so I can't put things on a scale and say what is worse.

All I can say is, Zionism has had the support and arms of the most powerful parts of the world to maintain their predominance. For that reason alone, it is sinister and it controls free minds. No one is free to even think a thought that the Zionists don't approve of. This is imprisonment and enslavement that extends beyond national borders and it pollutes everything. I can't personally see Persian hegemony in the area as being on the same level.

I have my scale of values, they may be wrong, due to lack of information, and all information that is truthful is good and important and I thank Layla (can't do it on the site, no comments left there) for her views and her harsh words, which I agree with to a certain extent. My own view on the issue is on another thread, so I don't need to repeat it here. I however continue to think that the war against imperialism (and her put down of anti-Imperialists I thought was exaggerated and almost reactionary) we haven't got any kind of unity. For instance, one issue is bigger in our hearts and thoughts than another. It is not that one does not care, it is a matter of closeness. We have to hear the truth, for sure, but we can't pretend we know it all, because there is always something we don't know.

I agree in essence with what you say, that many are praising him for saying things that to us are completely obvious. Perhaps it is that someone is saying it when they know the cameras are turned on, and they hope that some of this information filters through.

In fact, hearing that he has refused to stop business with Veolia upon request of BDS group is a very bad piece of news. There needs to be really constructive debate on the role of this figure in the scene. Whether or not he is doing the job. The content of the speech is fine, but is it effective and again, is the noise around it more important than the actual issue. In fact, that is where it all ends.. the noise persists and the song remains the same.
thanks for your comments.

After the American invasion of Iraq, Iranian back political parties where the first to legitimize their presence by joining the imposed government. Since then, sectarian militias (backed by Iran) have been responsible for the displacement or murder of most of Iraq's 30,000 Palestinians (not to mention millions of Iraqis) while the sectarian (read Iran backed) government has (so far) issued Iraqi citizenship to at least 2 million Iranians.

If the Iranian role in Iraq has any historical parallel, it is that of the Zionists in Palestine before and after 1948.

However, if the modern history of Palestine is any indication, it will be at least 50-60 years before the fringe "left" of western academia begins to listen and understand what every Palestinian / Iraqi child always has.

Thank you Avigail for a good, courageous and true article!