

David Silverberg
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@DavidSilverberg
Husband, father, grandfather, writer, editor and translator. Amateur chassidic music composer.






“We are manufacturing a whole new generation of terrorists in the Middle East,” former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel tells me, saying the Trump administration's conduct of its war in Iran appears to him unprecedented.


דיווחנו הערב ב״עובדה״: ראש המוסד דדי ברנע העריך ערב המבצע כי השגת שינוי משטרי באיראן זו מטרה אפשרית. העמדה המקצועית שהניח בפני השרים היא שאם יושגו המטרות הצבאיות של המבצע קרי פגיעה קשה באישים בהנהגה, במוסדות השלטון ובכוח הדיכוי המשטרי, המוסד והCIA יידעו בתורם להביא תוצאה של החלפת המשטר כשהוא מתכוון להוצאת העם האירני לרחוב ולמציאת אלטרנטיבה שלטונית.





Today, in Iran, in the middle of a war, the regime executed a 19-year-old national wrestling champion for the crime of joining January protests. 💔 After signaling to the world, including President @realDonaldTrump, that they would halt executions of protesters, the regime has done the exact opposite. Three young protesters, Saleh Mohammadi, Mehdi Ghasemi, and Saeed Davoudi, were hanged in Qom after a sham trial. Reports indicate torture. Forced confessions. No access to chosen lawyers. Closed-door proceedings. No right to appeal. I call on @GlobalAthleteHQ to stand with Iranian athletes who are being silenced, imprisoned, and executed simply for raising their voices. This is not just about sports. This is about human dignity.