Islamic war on freedom of thought in Gaza should concern Israelis as well Niv Lillian, Nir Boms Published: 06.04.07, 09:08 / Israel Opinion At 3 am, in the shadow of the ongoing fighting, a giant blast shook Allah al-Shawa's Internet cafe in Gaza. The owner, who rushed to his business...
In 2008 let us help bring some ray of hope to those working towards freedom in Iran. The fate of Iran's political prisoners, whose numbers are estimated at 30,000, should accompany every international meeting and diplomatic engagement Nir Boms While in many parts of the world people were just...
By Nir Boms Published February 15, 2007 "Ignorance is power," wrote George Orwell in his famous book "1984," referring to the information police that kept bad ideas from the eyes of good people. Our world was not immune from this logic that reversed "good" with "bad" and "war" with "peace."...
By Nir T. Boms and Elliot Chodoff Published November 10, 2006 "Ignorance is power," wrote George Orwell in his famous book "1984," referring to the information police that kept bad ideas from the eyes of good people. The rationale of the Big Brother has, unfortunately, often appeared throughout history. According...
By NIR BOMS July 19, 2007; Page A14 While the world focuses on Iran's centrifuges, the regime in Tehran appears to be in the midst of one of its most ferocious crackdowns on dissent in years. The government has focused on labor leaders, universities, the press, women's rights advocates, a former nuclear...
December 17, 2007 By Nir Boms and Shayan Arya A new U.S. intelligence assessment suggests that Iran may have halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and that its weapons program remains on hold. This revelation has created much consternation in Congress on both sides of the aisle. Indeed, despite...
By Nir Boms, 26th June 2007 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: An examination of the Iranian curriculum under former President Mohammad Khatami, considered a moderate and reformer, demonstrates that there has been no change in the values taught in Iranian schools since the time of Ayatollah Khomeini. The indoctrination of Iranian children in...
By Nir Boms and Reza Bulorchi Published July 14, 2005 Officially, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the incoming Iranian "elected" president, will assume his post next month - but his presence is already felt in the political circles and the streets of Tehran. Since his election, under the banner of a renewed Islamic...
Jan. 31, 2004 By REZA BULORCHI & NIR BOMS Defying conventional wisdom, fresh voices of freedom appear to be coming from the Middle East of late. Assad of Syria delivers his plans for democratization directly to The New York Times. Gaddafi of Libya delivers his to Newsweek, as he claims...
By Nir Boms and Reza Bulorchi Published March 23, 2006 Following two decades of Tehran's lies and three years of international wishful thinking, Iran's nuclear case was finally brought to the hands of the U.N. Security Council. In the meantime the mullahcracy in Tehran has been gearing itself for another...