That path of minimizing the status of women was well-trodden by the mullahs, the results of which were seen notably in 2022 with the death of Mahsa Amini in regime custody over breaking Iran’s hijab laws, one of the focal points of contention between Iranians and the ayatollahs who have ruled Iran. The bravery of the people in Iran gave me the resolve to fight, to hold power to account and shed light on the atrocities the regime was committing.” A future relationship with Israel, she told the Post, will be “extremely critical,” both in terms of what Iran can learn and the scale of “damage control” required after decades of hostility and neglect; a democratic Iran, she argued, would stand as another anchor of stability in a volatile region, stating “another democratic stronghold in the Middle East is beneficial to both Israel and the world.”
Author: The Jerusalem Post
Published at: 2026-03-19 22:17:18
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