Bush: “If I Wanted to Break the Law, Why Was I Briefin’ Congress?” Politics & Society Bush: “If I Wanted to Break the Law, Why Was I Briefin’ Congress?” Richard Silverstein January 24, 2006 Bush tried his best today to change the subject on the NSA spying scandal. He’s like the... Read More Read more about Bush: “If I Wanted to Break the Law, Why Was I Briefin’ Congress?”
Hamas to Play Major Role in Future Palestinian Government? Mideast Peace Hamas to Play Major Role in Future Palestinian Government? Richard Silverstein January 23, 2006 Haaretz reports that a Palestinian public opinion survey conducted by noted pollster Khalil Shikaki and released Saturday... Read More Read more about Hamas to Play Major Role in Future Palestinian Government?
Hebron Settler Militants Abuse Children for Political Gain Mideast Peace Hebron Settler Militants Abuse Children for Political Gain Richard Silverstein January 22, 2006 Hebron settler children: “Karadi–shoot me!” (photo: Gil Yochanan) I was surfing through Ynetnews for information about a... Read More Read more about Hebron Settler Militants Abuse Children for Political Gain
Does Israel Want Hamas to Win Elections? Mideast Peace Does Israel Want Hamas to Win Elections? Richard Silverstein January 22, 2006 Bradley Burston writes convincingly in today’s Haaretz that Hamas‘ strongest and most convincing supporter in the upcoming... Read More Read more about Does Israel Want Hamas to Win Elections?
Fertility Clinics: It’s Time to End Secrecy Children & Family Military-Tech-Security Fertility Clinics: It’s Time to End Secrecy Richard Silverstein January 21, 2006 The New York Times features a welcome article describing a budding movement to allow sperm and egg... Read More Read more about Fertility Clinics: It’s Time to End Secrecy
Hebron Settlers: “Sharon is Dying Because of Our Curses. You Are Next.” Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Hebron Settlers: “Sharon is Dying Because of Our Curses. You Are Next.” Richard Silverstein January 20, 2006 Hebron settler strikes Israeli policeman with stick (photos: Eyal Warshavsky/BauBau.net) Yes, indeed. The settler movement in this... Read More Read more about Hebron Settlers: “Sharon is Dying Because of Our Curses. You Are Next.”
Google for Freedom at Home and Censorship in China Military-Tech-Security Politics & Society Google for Freedom at Home and Censorship in China Richard Silverstein January 20, 2006 The past two days brought interesting technology news on the freedom front. Yesterday, Tom Zoeller wrote about... Read More Read more about Google for Freedom at Home and Censorship in China
Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards: the Missing Progressive Blogs Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Politics & Society Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards: the Missing Progressive Blogs Richard Silverstein January 19, 2006 I’ve raised quite a big stink among conservative Jewish and Israeli bloggers (and some who swear, ahem,... Read More Read more about Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards: the Missing Progressive Blogs
Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards’ Purpose? To ‘Direct World Opinion in Favor of Israel’ Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Politics & Society Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards’ Purpose? To ‘Direct World Opinion in Favor of Israel’ Richard Silverstein January 16, 2006 I haven’t yet gotten Aussie Dave to answer many of my questions about JIB Award procedures here.... Read More Read more about Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards’ Purpose? To ‘Direct World Opinion in Favor of Israel’
Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards: Why is There an Ideological Gatekeeper? Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards: Why is There an Ideological Gatekeeper? Richard Silverstein January 15, 2006 After publishing my critique of the JIB Awards competition last night, it seems I struck a raw... Read More Read more about Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards: Why is There an Ideological Gatekeeper?
Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards, Ideologically-Slanted? Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards, Ideologically-Slanted? Richard Silverstein January 14, 2006 I was surfing the web and came across a site that featured the logo of the Jewish... Read More Read more about Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards, Ideologically-Slanted?
Filibuster Alito Politics & Society Filibuster Alito Richard Silverstein January 13, 2006 Today’s New York Times reports that Senate Democrats despair of using a filibuster to block the Supreme... Read More Read more about Filibuster Alito