Bibi's been fearmongering about Iran for decades now, think even Israeli politicians are getting tired of his divisive rhetoric. The only existential threat to the region are the crazy zionists in power.

Had to chuckle when I read this article:  http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/jon-stewart-republicans-gave-netanyahu-the-longest-blwjob-a-jewish-man-has-ever-received/

I think the conflict between israel and iran will never has a good end, and this is a shame no one care - talk about the palestinian people.

Another striking omission from these articles, about a speech in which Netanyahu talked about Iran's "aggression in the region and in the world," were words like "Palestine," "Palestinian," "occupation" or "Gaza"; none of these  came up in any of the five articles.

http://fair.org/blog/2015/03/05/what-was-missing-from-coverage-of-netanyahus-speech/

Amen. But that wont happen because people love religion and war and money, all 3 are involved here so you do the math

Can you smoke weed in Iran? It's next to afg, must have good stuff if you are among the "elite", ie with political connections big enough to shit on the face of the social police...

for me, MENA whole fucked mess. sorry. where can I smoke weed in peace, without disturbing any children in his life? Isreal. end. try to smoke a plant of the creation anywhere else in the full mena? death or jail life time. no way. bye. go isreal. nuke them. sorry, why? jail life time? are you nuts, nuke more powa, jews reasonable, why? many jews, fanatics to gays, love it, peace among all, don't want? met wolf, be guinea pig, yes, you wife, children, grand mother... don't like? can I smoke weed? no,... ok, enjoy. game on. soooorrry. plant of the creation = you = no right = surrender or die= ready? the game of life. the plant will survive. we are there, s: the cartels.

edit: cartel, useless, protectors of biodiversity on earth using all necessary means, backed by life, even leaf will tell the truth. aware, you should. enjoy. hf. (only my Russian and few of usmiic can get it there ).

Human's hold grudges and seek revenge...one of our most fatal flaws.

Don't misunderstand me; I'm not saying the Palestinians are without blame. But when you have been under occupation for half a century; are constantly oppressed by the occupiers; have your land periodically stolen; risk death if you dare trying to oppose it; and have no prospects of a peaceful solution to your problems, as Israel refuses both the one state solution and the two state solution, and as you can usually see in Netanyahu's rhetoric, offers no alternative; it might then come as no surprise violence is the last resort. You don't have to like them, or agree with their views, but should at least try to understand where they are coming from - there is no other way for there to be peace: both sides need to accept and address the others' concerns.

Edit: by the way, as you might have noticed, the ancient Persian Empire no longer exists - if you know what I mean.

I was hoping for a solution that wouldn't involve more people being forced out of their homes and livelihoods, or more deaths - don't you share that hope at all?

Only way that'd happen is if the d-bag politicians calling the shots suddenly found themselves in the line of fire of those shells.

War is just old men talking and young men dying, same as ever.

I agree that the US can certainly influence Israel to go in that direction, but I wouldn't overestimate the power AIPAC holds over Washington - they have some influence, sure, but are dwarfed by the business lobbies and other powerful groups. The way I see it, part of the problem is the Palestinians simply play no important role, as far as US policy is concerned, and as far as US businesses are concerned; whether the Palestinians disappear, or some sort of peaceful accommodation is reached in the region, is of little consequence to them - on the other hand, business and military cooperation with Israel is already extensive, so either US and Israeli objectives tend to coincide, or Israel does as it pleases in affairs the US has no real interest in ...

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... until someone goes and does something stupid. After Netanyahu's controversial speech last week, now it's the GOP's turn: 47 Republican Congress members submitted an open letter to Ayatollah Khamenei trying to sabota... I mean, enlighten the Iranian leadership on how the United States' constitutional system works, and how that will affect the ongoing negotiations regarding the nuclear deal. And I must say, it really is kind of backwards of the Iranian leadership not to realize how things get done in Washington: you just have to bribe - sorry - contribute to the campaigns of the right people, and everything will go smoothly - and it's pretty cheap too.

The story, as covered by TyT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JGY7g-l39A ("GOP Leaders Betray Our Country By Writing Letter to Iran", 10m36s); and TRNN: http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=13383 ("An Open Letter to the Ayatollah from Republicans", 10m08s)