Mya Guarnieri*
I’ve heard a few Jewish Israelis say “Iran zeh can” (Iran is here) in the past, particularly those who grew up in Jerusalem. But this is the first time I’ve seen the sentiment expressed in street art.
I took this photo today in central Jerusalem. The Islamophobia it reflects is troublesome. But there’s more than that going on here–this image also reveals concerns about growing restrictions on women’s rights, the growing influence of the religious right, and fears about the anti-democratic trends that some Israeli academics have called proto-fascist. In yesterday’s edition of Haaretz, Zvi Barel did a nice job of summing up the increasing similarities between Iran and Israel.
*Mya Guarnieri is a Tel Aviv-based journalist and writer whose work has appeared in dozens of publications spanning the US to India, including Foreign Policy, The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, The National, Counter Punch, The Boston Review, and Caravan. She has been invited to serve as a commentator on Israel/Palestine on the BBC and Al Jazeera, among others. Mya holds undergraduate degrees in Psychology and English from the University of Florida and a Master's of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Florida State University. Her short stories have appeared in The Kenyon Review, Narrative, and elsewhere. She is currently working on a book about migrant workers in Israel.
Contact mya.guarnieri@gmail.com
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Please read: Unlike Iran, Israel won't face sanctions. By Zvi Bar'el (Haaretz הארץ)
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