Phyllis Bennis On Iran Conflict by Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod published on 2020-01-07T17:07:19Z Today on Sojourner Truth: We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar. Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East. Genre News & Politics