Independent Jewish Voices Protests Gaza Siege Mideast Peace Independent Jewish Voices Protests Gaza Siege Richard Silverstein January 31, 2008 Brian Klug sent me today Independent Jewish Voices‘ ad published in yesterday’s Times of London protesting the... Read More Read more about Independent Jewish Voices Protests Gaza Siege
Rachel Tzvia Back’s ‘On Ruins and Return’ Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace The Arts Rachel Tzvia Back’s ‘On Ruins and Return’ Richard Silverstein January 31, 2008 The Forward carries a review of what promises to be a wonderful collection of poetry by Israeli-American... Read More Read more about Rachel Tzvia Back’s ‘On Ruins and Return’
AJCommittee Attacks Obama as Soft on Palestinians Mideast Peace Politics & Society AJCommittee Attacks Obama as Soft on Palestinians Richard Silverstein January 31, 2008 A senior AJCommittee staffer wrote a memo dissing Barack Obama’s commitment to Israel. After the Forward published... Read More Read more about AJCommittee Attacks Obama as Soft on Palestinians
Dershowitz to Compose Opera Jews & Judaism The Arts Dershowitz to Compose Opera Richard Silverstein January 31, 2008 I kid you not. Alan Dershowitz plans to write an opera. Of course his entire life is... Read More Read more about Dershowitz to Compose Opera
Bernard Avishai on Podhoretz, Jewish Liberalism, and Why Obama Strikes a Chord Jews & Judaism Politics & Society Bernard Avishai on Podhoretz, Jewish Liberalism, and Why Obama Strikes a Chord Richard Silverstein January 30, 2008 There are different kinds of great blog posts. There are those that are polished diamonds. There are... Read More Read more about Bernard Avishai on Podhoretz, Jewish Liberalism, and Why Obama Strikes a Chord
Israeli Chief Rabbi: Expel Gazans to Sinai, Make It ‘Like Arizona’ Humor Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Israeli Chief Rabbi: Expel Gazans to Sinai, Make It ‘Like Arizona’ Richard Silverstein January 28, 2008 I don’t know whether to laugh or cry over this one. But I’m definitely filing it in... Read More Read more about Israeli Chief Rabbi: Expel Gazans to Sinai, Make It ‘Like Arizona’
11 Courageous Democrats Criticize Gaza Siege, Where Have You Gone, Barack Obama? Mideast Peace Politics & Society 11 Courageous Democrats Criticize Gaza Siege, Where Have You Gone, Barack Obama? Richard Silverstein January 28, 2008 That’s all they could muster. 11 brave Democratic Representatives (not a Jew among them) signed a letter... Read More Read more about 11 Courageous Democrats Criticize Gaza Siege, Where Have You Gone, Barack Obama?
Semifreddi’s Bakery Mideast Peace Semifreddi’s Bakery Richard Silverstein January 28, 2008 I’m incredibly gratified by some of the wonderful response I’ve gotten to my article in Haaretz last... Read More Read more about Semifreddi’s Bakery
Obama Wins South Carolina–Bill Clinton, Back to Your Corner Politics & Society Obama Wins South Carolina–Bill Clinton, Back to Your Corner Richard Silverstein January 27, 2008 Obama won and it was decisive. The NY Times is now reporting 55% to 27% for Hillary.... Read More Read more about Obama Wins South Carolina–Bill Clinton, Back to Your Corner
Why Leila Abu-Saba Will Not Mourn George Habash’s Death Mideast Peace Why Leila Abu-Saba Will Not Mourn George Habash’s Death Richard Silverstein January 27, 2008 Leila Abu-Saba is the extraordinary Lebanese-American blogger at Dove’s Eye View. I know her only through her... Read More Read more about Why Leila Abu-Saba Will Not Mourn George Habash’s Death
The Still Small Voice of a Jewish Blog Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security The Still Small Voice of a Jewish Blog Richard Silverstein January 25, 2008 Several readers have asked to read this original, expanded version of the article Haaretz published yesterday under... Read More Read more about The Still Small Voice of a Jewish Blog
Haaretz’s ‘In Praise of Jewish Blogging’ Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Politics & Society Haaretz’s ‘In Praise of Jewish Blogging’ Richard Silverstein January 25, 2008 I wanted to thank Haaretz for publishing in its English edition my first piece in that newspaper,... Read More Read more about Haaretz’s ‘In Praise of Jewish Blogging’