Dr. Mozhgan Savabieasfahani speaks at Ann Arbor City Council, in Michigan, for her resolution against military aid to the apartheid state of Israel, on May 1, 2023.


Dr. Mozhgan Savabieasfahani speaks at Ann Arbor City Council, in Michigan, for her resolution against military aid to the apartheid state of Israel, on May 1, 2023.

The speeches start at about 26 minutes into the recording, which is at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9bIVLZFyyM


 

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