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ICSZ Statement Denouncing the Violence against Iran

First Sources

ICSZ’s Engaging Sayegh workgroup shares prescient writing on Zionism not as a state project but a force, from Angelina Helou. Helou was a graduate student of Palestinian-Syrian philosopher and political thinker Fayez Sayegh at the American University of Beirut. This text, originally her Masters’ thesis, was completed in 1967. Angelina Helou, Palestine Research Center, 1969

Read Now

“When the streets of Iran ran red last January… Iranian civil society spoke. called the mass killings an organized crime against humanity and named Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei responsible. They demanded justice and the release of political prisoners. But they also warned that any path that bypasses popular sovereignty risks plunging Iran into catastrophic violence.” Sina Toossi, The Iranian Voices America Isn’t Hearing, March 1, 2026.

Zionist Expansion

“Despite Somaliland’s declaration of independence in the early 1990s, no state other than Israel recognises its claim… Regional experts offer various explanations for Israel’s move. Some believe it is a step toward relocating one million Palestinians from Gaza to the Horn of Africa, while others point to… Ansar Allah that has targeted Israel in response to its actions in Gaza.”
Ragip Soylu, “Israel-Turkey rivalry moves to the Horn of Africa,” Middle East Eye, Dec. 29, 2025.