On Nakba Day, May 15, 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 Nakba Day, May 15, 2023, Dr. Mozhgan Savabieasfahani speaks at Ann Arbor City Council, in Michigan, for her resolution against military aid to the apartheid state of Israel:


The video of her speech begins at 27-and-a-half minutes into the meeting broadcast, here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsGjWPzxm0k




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