Trump’s Gaza “Riviera” Military-Tech-Security Trump’s Gaza “Riviera” Richard Silverstein February 6, 2025 It’s hard to know where to begin regarding Donald Trump’s latest brain farts regarding Gaza. He delivered... Read More Read more about Trump’s Gaza “Riviera”
Zionism is Dead: a Jewish Journey to Anti-Zionism Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Zionism is Dead: a Jewish Journey to Anti-Zionism Richard Silverstein January 25, 2025 Zionism is dying, before our very eyes. With every murder of every mother and child in Gaza,... Read More Read more about Zionism is Dead: a Jewish Journey to Anti-Zionism
Poll: Harris Lost Nearly 2-Million Votes Because of Gaza Mideast Peace Politics & Society Poll: Harris Lost Nearly 2-Million Votes Because of Gaza Richard Silverstein January 20, 2025 A new poll by the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) offers stark findings concerning Kamala Harris’... Read More Read more about Poll: Harris Lost Nearly 2-Million Votes Because of Gaza
Biased Global Media Coverage of Palestine-Israel Hostage Exchange Film-TV-Media Mideast Peace Biased Global Media Coverage of Palestine-Israel Hostage Exchange Richard Silverstein January 19, 2025 As the Palestinian-Israeli hostage exchange unfolds, it’s instructive to review media coverage of the events. As I... Read More Read more about Biased Global Media Coverage of Palestine-Israel Hostage Exchange
Israel’s Hostages: the Only Ones That Matter Mideast Peace Israel’s Hostages: the Only Ones That Matter Richard Silverstein January 18, 2025 Israelis and global media are rejoicing that the hostages will be freed this Sunday. As far as... Read More Read more about Israel’s Hostages: the Only Ones That Matter
Ceasefire Deal: How Long Before Israel Breaks It? Mideast Peace Ceasefire Deal: How Long Before Israel Breaks It? Richard Silverstein January 16, 2025 While it’s wonderful news that hostages will be released both by Israel and Hamas, the devil is... Read More Read more about Ceasefire Deal: How Long Before Israel Breaks It?
Gaza Ceasefire: Exercise in Hope or Futility? Mideast Peace Gaza Ceasefire: Exercise in Hope or Futility? Richard Silverstein January 14, 2025 UPDATE: This post was published yesterday, before the formal confirmation of the hostage deal. While it’s wonderful... Read More Read more about Gaza Ceasefire: Exercise in Hope or Futility?
The Zionist Fallacy: Genomes Don’t Lie Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace The Zionist Fallacy: Genomes Don’t Lie Richard Silverstein January 12, 2025 Please read my latest piece for Jacobin Magazine on the prospects for a US-Israel attack on Iran.... Read More Read more about The Zionist Fallacy: Genomes Don’t Lie
Israel Plans to Destroy UNWRA. Will It Get Away With It? Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Israel Plans to Destroy UNWRA. Will It Get Away With It? Richard Silverstein January 10, 2025 Please read my latest piece for Jacobin Magazine, Is Iran Next? The Israeli Knesset passed two new... Read More Read more about Israel Plans to Destroy UNWRA. Will It Get Away With It?
Biden National Security Advisor Urged Iran Attack Mideast Peace Biden National Security Advisor Urged Iran Attack Richard Silverstein January 5, 2025 In a presidential briefing last month, Pres. Biden’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan argued that the US... Read More Read more about Biden National Security Advisor Urged Iran Attack
Israel to Turkey: Divide Syria into Spheres of Influence Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Israel to Turkey: Divide Syria into Spheres of Influence Richard Silverstein December 30, 2024 For years, I’ve noted that Israel’s geostrategic policy envisions Syria as fragmented into sectarian fiefdoms controlled by... Read More Read more about Israel to Turkey: Divide Syria into Spheres of Influence
Trump Advisors, Israeli Leaders Urge Iran Attack Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Trump Advisors, Israeli Leaders Urge Iran Attack Richard Silverstein December 15, 2024 After yesterday’s post reporting that the IDF is preparing battle plans for an attack on Iranian nuclear... Read More Read more about Trump Advisors, Israeli Leaders Urge Iran Attack