Give Generously This Holiday Season: United Settlers of Pogrom, Inc. Mideast Peace Give Generously This Holiday Season: United Settlers of Pogrom, Inc. Richard Silverstein December 19, 2008 I saw this graphic accompanying a Kung Fu Jew post on Jewschool and laughed my kishkes off. ... Read More Read more about Give Generously This Holiday Season: United Settlers of Pogrom, Inc.
Brass Crescent Awards Close Tonight Mideast Peace Brass Crescent Awards Close Tonight Richard Silverstein December 19, 2008 If you haven’t already done so and are interested in supporting my nomination for Best Non-Muslim Blog... Read More Read more about Brass Crescent Awards Close Tonight
Obama Transition Team Meets With Jewish Peace Groups: ‘Times They Are a Changin’ Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Obama Transition Team Meets With Jewish Peace Groups: ‘Times They Are a Changin’ Richard Silverstein December 19, 2008 There was a time when Administrations seeking to gauge the political temperature of the political community might... Read More Read more about Obama Transition Team Meets With Jewish Peace Groups: ‘Times They Are a Changin’
Madoff: ‘We Really Couldn’t Lose’ Jews & Judaism Politics & Society Madoff: ‘We Really Couldn’t Lose’ Richard Silverstein December 19, 2008 Saddest quotation of the day: In addition to wealthy clients, Madoff lured in more modest investors. Starting... Read More Read more about Madoff: ‘We Really Couldn’t Lose’
Long Island Orthodox Jewish Paper Defends Killing Muslims Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Long Island Orthodox Jewish Paper Defends Killing Muslims Richard Silverstein December 18, 2008 Once again let me say I find astonishing the near total silence of the organized Jewish community... Read More Read more about Long Island Orthodox Jewish Paper Defends Killing Muslims
Support the Shministim Mideast Peace Support the Shministim Richard Silverstein December 17, 2008 A group of Israeli young people are refusing to serve in the IDF as a sign of... Read More Read more about Support the Shministim
Rick Warren to Deliver Inauguration Invocation Mideast Peace Politics & Society Rick Warren to Deliver Inauguration Invocation Richard Silverstein December 17, 2008 How do I hate this idea? Let me count the ways: 1. Warren supported California’s Proposition 8... Read More Read more about Rick Warren to Deliver Inauguration Invocation
Barak Speaks With Forked Tongue Mideast Peace Barak Speaks With Forked Tongue Richard Silverstein December 17, 2008 Sol Salbe asks which Barak to believe (both statements are from today’s Haaretz): On the issue of... Read More Read more about Barak Speaks With Forked Tongue
Justin White Threatens Me Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Justin White Threatens Me Richard Silverstein December 17, 2008 I have a strong policy about harrassment and threats. Other bloggers ignore them and feel it only... Read More Read more about Justin White Threatens Me
Bernie Burned Jews Jews & Judaism Politics & Society Bernie Burned Jews Richard Silverstein December 17, 2008 Frankly, I don’t know quite what to make of Bernie Madoff, the $50 Billion Man. When you... Read More Read more about Bernie Burned Jews
J Street Comes Out Swinging Against Hoenlein Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace J Street Comes Out Swinging Against Hoenlein Richard Silverstein December 15, 2008 I like the way J Street operates. Unlike other progressive Jewish groups which seem to sit back... Read More Read more about J Street Comes Out Swinging Against Hoenlein
Bush’s Green Zone Press Conference: Ready, Aim, Duck! Humor Mideast Peace Politics & Society Bush’s Green Zone Press Conference: Ready, Aim, Duck! Richard Silverstein December 15, 2008 I wonder if the Iraqi journalist who threw not one, but both shoes at George Bush had... Read More Read more about Bush’s Green Zone Press Conference: Ready, Aim, Duck!