Brandeis Caves to Pipes, Donor Pressure Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Brandeis Caves to Pipes, Donor Pressure Richard Silverstein February 23, 2007 Columbia (Joseph Massad), Yale (Juan Cole) and Princeton (Rashid Kahlidi) have had the honor of their Mideast... Read More Read more about Brandeis Caves to Pipes, Donor Pressure
Talk to Syria? Condi Tells Israel: “Don’t Even Think About It” Mideast Peace Politics & Society Talk to Syria? Condi Tells Israel: “Don’t Even Think About It” Richard Silverstein February 22, 2007 Like a busybody parent, Condi Rice wagged her finger at wayward Israeli leaders who proposed that Israel... Read More Read more about Talk to Syria? Condi Tells Israel: “Don’t Even Think About It”
David Brooks Laugher of the Week Politics & Society David Brooks Laugher of the Week Richard Silverstein February 22, 2007 From today’s NY Times column (TimesSelect required): Republicans in the 1980s could win by promising to expand... Read More Read more about David Brooks Laugher of the Week
Jew-ish.com: New Seattle Jewish Community Website Jews & Judaism Seattle Jew-ish.com: New Seattle Jewish Community Website Richard Silverstein February 21, 2007 I first read about Jew-ish.com in the pages of Seattle’s Jewish paper, the JTNews. On my first... Read More Read more about Jew-ish.com: New Seattle Jewish Community Website
Uri Dan Hints: Sharon ‘Eliminated’ Arafat Mideast Peace Politics & Society The Arts Uri Dan Hints: Sharon ‘Eliminated’ Arafat Richard Silverstein February 19, 2007 Uri Dan’s new book about Ariel Sharon contains some jaw-droppers. The Haaretz review written by Uri Dromi... Read More Read more about Uri Dan Hints: Sharon ‘Eliminated’ Arafat
Israel-U.S.-Palestinian Talks a ‘Disappointment’ Mideast Peace Politics & Society Israel-U.S.-Palestinian Talks a ‘Disappointment’ Richard Silverstein February 19, 2007 Trying to parse the various Kabuki-like statements coming from Condi Rice and the Israelis and Palestinians about... Read More Read more about Israel-U.S.-Palestinian Talks a ‘Disappointment’
Henry Siegman to EU: Break With U.S., Recognize Palestinian Unity Government Mideast Peace Politics & Society Henry Siegman to EU: Break With U.S., Recognize Palestinian Unity Government Richard Silverstein February 18, 2007 Henry Siegman has written an impassioned plea to the European Union to break the U.S. siege of... Read More Read more about Henry Siegman to EU: Break With U.S., Recognize Palestinian Unity Government
Hillary on Defensive Over Iraq Vote Politics & Society Hillary on Defensive Over Iraq Vote Richard Silverstein February 18, 2007 …Antiwar anger has festered, and yesterday morning Mrs. Clinton rolled out a new response to those demanding... Read More Read more about Hillary on Defensive Over Iraq Vote
What’s Wrong With the Word ‘Scrotum’ in a Children’s Book? Children & Family The Arts What’s Wrong With the Word ‘Scrotum’ in a Children’s Book? Richard Silverstein February 18, 2007 The New York Times brings the sad news that a children’s book which won the prestigious Newbery... Read More Read more about What’s Wrong With the Word ‘Scrotum’ in a Children’s Book?
Joe Lieberman Opposes Iraq Debate Mideast Peace Politics & Society Joe Lieberman Opposes Iraq Debate Richard Silverstein February 18, 2007 If there was ever any debate about whether or not Joe Lieberman was going to turn Republican,... Read More Read more about Joe Lieberman Opposes Iraq Debate
Charles Darwin, Kabbalist and Other Republican Anti-Semitic Rants Humor Jews & Judaism Charles Darwin, Kabbalist and Other Republican Anti-Semitic Rants Richard Silverstein February 17, 2007 Wayne Chisum’s “strategy” to turn evolution into “religious doctrine” Could you make this up even if you... Read More Read more about Charles Darwin, Kabbalist and Other Republican Anti-Semitic Rants
Obama and the Jewish Vote Mideast Peace Politics & Society Obama and the Jewish Vote Richard Silverstein February 17, 2007 It will be interesting to watch how Barack Obama’s relationship with the Jewish community evolves. If you’re... Read More Read more about Obama and the Jewish Vote