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“The worst crimes against humanity in the last half of the previous century and this century are carried out with conventional advanced weapons, upgraded daily by a greedy arms industry, super power's apathy and criminal ideologies. In the Middle East, Iran lags behind many other military powers in this respect.”

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Ilan Pappe is an Israeli historian known for his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His work focuses on Palestinian nationalism and Israeli politics, particularly on the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and the Palestinian refugee issue. more

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