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"It is these sanctions that for the first time in history began to cut Iran’s pistachio industry off from global trade and allowed the Resnicks to get into the pistachio business in California."

Thanks for touching on this subtlety that is not discussed anywhere else.

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I’ve read that FIDF began in the early 80s . I’ve also read Friends of Hagana Inc was ongoing during the 40s-50s then petered out. Wondering if these were the same outfit with a new label

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Interesting . . . .

But still: (national) bourgeoisie acting like (national) bourgeoisie.

Film at eleven . . . .

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