Julia Kassem

Julia is a Detroit-based freelance journalist, activist, researcher, and chair of local US Palestine Community Network.

How the US Uses the “Leftist” MEK for Soft Aggression Against Iran

While the US doesn’t have all that much faith in the MEK as a credible and reliable proxy alternative, the group seems to be their best bet in helping open up Iran’s free markets, allying with NATO powers, and neutralizing Iran’s support for resistance movements in Gaza, Lebanon, and Yemen against US-backed allies Israel and Saudi Arabia.

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By Julia Kassem
Supporters of Iran's National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) hold a rally opposite the entrance of 10 Downing Street in London, Jan. 4, 2018, the woman pictured is former MEK leader Maryam Rajavi. (AP/Frank Augstein)

Washington’s pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal and subsequently renewed sanctions come as US National Security Advisor appointee John Bolton’s existential objective to destroy Iran by any means necessary even if it means leveraging the soft power of a cultish death squad. US President Donald Trump ramped up the threat with a Game of Thrones

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YouTube Censors Accounts Reporting Truth About Syria’s Idlib

Among the accounts removed are those of the Syrian Ministry of Defense, SANA News Agency, and the Syrian presidency.

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By Julia Kassem
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San Bruno based video sharing website YouTube shut down multiple Syria-based accounts on Saturday in attempts to enforce media blackouts against Syrian state and their allied forces. Among the accounts removed are those of the Syrian Ministry of Defense, SANA News Agency, and the Syrian presidency. The accounts have been taken down due to

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Renewed Airstrikes Ravage Gaza and Destroy Cultural Center Amidst Ceasefire Talks

Israel struck more than 150 locations in Gaza Wednesday night through Thursday morning, despite recent talks to resume a ceasefire to divert from an all-out war.

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By Julia Kassem
Smoke rises from an explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Aug. 9, 2018. Hatem Moussa | AP

Gaza (GPA) – Israel struck more than 150 locations in Gaza Wednesday night through Thursday morning, despite recent talks to resume a ceasefire to divert from an all-out war. The ceasefire, brokered between Israel and Hamas and administered by Egypt, would seek to end the joint Egypt-Israeli entity air, land, and sea blockade of coastal Gaza,

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