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This year, I toast the Oscar victory that saw people with courage to cross a room, armed only with open hearts, and turn mortal conflict into conversation. ...

He [director Asghar Farhadi at his acceptance speech] was speaking about nearly 80 million people who are not at war with us. He was speaking about millions and millions of people who are not Khamenei, not Ahmadinejad, not Revolutionary Guards, not nuclear weapons developers, not rocket guidance experts.  And he was also speaking about us. ...

The people of Iran do not want a war. ...  Nor do the people of Israel want a war. ...  We're a lot alike. If it comes to war, we will not allow the other side to win. Neither of us. Whatever it takes. If it comes to war, both sides can only lose. ...

AIPAC's "legislative centerpiece," the Forward reported, will be a tough proposed Senate resolution which opponents see "as moving America too close to a declaration of war." ...

When the directors and actors of the Iranian and Israeli films met in Hollywood this week and were able to speak privately, "all the the ra'alot fell away," Footnote star Lior Ashkenazi said, using a word that can mean masks, veils, or hoods. "They are warm hearted people. We invited them to Tel Aviv and they invited us to Tehran." ...

This year, on Purim, I'm raising a glass to the people of Iran.... >>>