Tikun Olam Guest Blogging at Jewcy Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Politics & Society Tikun Olam Guest Blogging at Jewcy Richard Silverstein July 29, 2007 Special thanks to Michael Weiss, a Jewcy editor, who asked me to guest blog at that site... Read More Read more about Tikun Olam Guest Blogging at Jewcy
Guardian Blog Publishes ‘Right to Discriminate’ Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Guardian Blog Publishes ‘Right to Discriminate’ Richard Silverstein July 27, 2007 The Guardian’s Comment is Free blog published earlier today a piece I wrote on the Jewish National... Read More Read more about Guardian Blog Publishes ‘Right to Discriminate’
Protest Knesset Denial of Arab Citizens’ Land Rights Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Protest Knesset Denial of Arab Citizens’ Land Rights Richard Silverstein July 26, 2007 ** Realistic Dove, Magnes Zionist and Tikun Olam have united to create an online petition campaign against... Read More Read more about Protest Knesset Denial of Arab Citizens’ Land Rights
Jewish Bloggers Initiate Online Petition Against Knesset’s Denial of Arab Citizens’ Right to Lease State Land Mideast Peace Jewish Bloggers Initiate Online Petition Against Knesset’s Denial of Arab Citizens’ Right to Lease State Land Richard Silverstein July 24, 2007 UPDATE: Sign the petition. One of the most racist bills to come down the pike in a... Read More Read more about Jewish Bloggers Initiate Online Petition Against Knesset’s Denial of Arab Citizens’ Right to Lease State Land
A Mighty Heart Defies Expectations Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society A Mighty Heart Defies Expectations Richard Silverstein July 24, 2007 I saw A Mighty Heart last night, the movie about Daniel Pearl‘s abduction and murder, and I... Read More Read more about A Mighty Heart Defies Expectations
Christian Zionists Israel’s Mujahadeen? Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Christian Zionists Israel’s Mujahadeen? Richard Silverstein July 23, 2007 James Besser has a good piece in Jewish Week about Christians United for Israel, the uber-Zionist evangelical... Read More Read more about Christian Zionists Israel’s Mujahadeen?
Jewish Blog Roundup for Jewish Media Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Jewish Blog Roundup for Jewish Media Richard Silverstein July 22, 2007 Those of you who read Slate or Salon will note their blog roundups which focus on a... Read More Read more about Jewish Blog Roundup for Jewish Media
Halperin’s ‘Forced to Get Along,’ Forced Fantasy Mideast Peace Politics & Society Halperin’s ‘Forced to Get Along,’ Forced Fantasy Richard Silverstein July 21, 2007 Rarely has political tripe about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict been so elegantly written as Mark Helprin’s Forced to... Read More Read more about Halperin’s ‘Forced to Get Along,’ Forced Fantasy
Knesset Deprives Arabs of Right to Purchase State Land Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Knesset Deprives Arabs of Right to Purchase State Land Richard Silverstein July 19, 2007 Tzedakah turned to hate (cartoon: Daniella London-Dekel/Haaretz) The Israeli Knesset yesterday took what most people in the... Read More Read more about Knesset Deprives Arabs of Right to Purchase State Land
Bush Calls for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Conference: Yawn! Mideast Peace Politics & Society Bush Calls for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Conference: Yawn! Richard Silverstein July 16, 2007 George Bush today made the ‘momentous’ announcement that he’s calling a Mideast conference for later this year... Read More Read more about Bush Calls for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Conference: Yawn!
Howard Government Outdoes Bush in Criminalizing the Innocent Mideast Peace Politics & Society Howard Government Outdoes Bush in Criminalizing the Innocent Richard Silverstein July 15, 2007 George Bush has some stiff competition in the realm of terror hysteria and misusing the justice system... Read More Read more about Howard Government Outdoes Bush in Criminalizing the Innocent
9th Circuit Hears Arguments on Corrie Family Suit Against Caterpillar Mideast Peace Politics & Society 9th Circuit Hears Arguments on Corrie Family Suit Against Caterpillar Richard Silverstein July 15, 2007 Rachel Corrie sometime before, and after being killed by IDF bulldozer (photo: ISM/AP) On July 9th, three... Read More Read more about 9th Circuit Hears Arguments on Corrie Family Suit Against Caterpillar