Yeshiva University, Producing Settlers of Tomorrow Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Yeshiva University, Producing Settlers of Tomorrow Richard Silverstein December 30, 2009 In the recent past, Phil Weiss, Didi Remez and I have been documenting American Jewish support for... Read More Read more about Yeshiva University, Producing Settlers of Tomorrow
Rosa Parks, Settler Mideast Peace Politics & Society Rosa Parks, Settler Richard Silverstein December 30, 2009 Haaretz has published the lowest of the low, an op-ed by a settler activist attempting to appropriate... Read More Read more about Rosa Parks, Settler
Settlers, the Video Game Humor Mideast Peace Settlers, the Video Game Richard Silverstein December 30, 2009 Needs no commentary… Read More Read more about Settlers, the Video Game
Iran Nuclear Trigger Document a Forgery, Mossad Suspected Mideast Peace Politics & Society Iran Nuclear Trigger Document a Forgery, Mossad Suspected Richard Silverstein December 30, 2009 Several weeks ago at the Iran conference I organized here in Seattle, Muhammad Sahimi was asked about... Read More Read more about Iran Nuclear Trigger Document a Forgery, Mossad Suspected
Gee, But It’s Great to Be Back Home Children & Family Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Gee, But It’s Great to Be Back Home Richard Silverstein December 28, 2009 I’m a sucker for old pop song lyrics. That old Simon & Garfunkle lyric is rattling around... Read More Read more about Gee, But It’s Great to Be Back Home
Shelly Adelson Buys Himself a Newspaper and a Government Mideast Peace Shelly Adelson Buys Himself a Newspaper and a Government Richard Silverstein December 28, 2009 I’ve written here a number of times about the pernicious influence Sheldon Adelson wields both in Israeli... Read More Read more about Shelly Adelson Buys Himself a Newspaper and a Government
Iran Descends into the Maelstrom Mideast Peace Politics & Society Iran Descends into the Maelstrom Richard Silverstein December 27, 2009 The N.Y. Times features riveting coverage of today’s protests and blood running in the streets of Teheran and... Read More Read more about Iran Descends into the Maelstrom
Obama Administration Hangs Rosenthal Out to Dry for Criticism of Oren Mideast Peace Politics & Society Obama Administration Hangs Rosenthal Out to Dry for Criticism of Oren Richard Silverstein December 26, 2009 I find myself deeply disturbed by the Obama administration’s abandoning its support of its State Department anti-Semitism... Read More Read more about Obama Administration Hangs Rosenthal Out to Dry for Criticism of Oren
N.Y. Times Publishes Hasbarist’s Dream Op Ed on Iran Mideast Peace Politics & Society N.Y. Times Publishes Hasbarist’s Dream Op Ed on Iran Richard Silverstein December 25, 2009 The N.Y. Times published an op ed calling for the U.S. to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. The... Read More Read more about N.Y. Times Publishes Hasbarist’s Dream Op Ed on Iran
Iran Conference Video Available Online Mideast Peace Politics & Society Seattle Iran Conference Video Available Online Richard Silverstein December 25, 2009 I’d like to thank Ed Mays of Pirate TV, who arranged for videotaping the Iran conference I... Read More Read more about Iran Conference Video Available Online
Al Jazeera Publishes New Piece on Shalit Prisoner Exchange Mideast Peace Al Jazeera Publishes New Piece on Shalit Prisoner Exchange Richard Silverstein December 22, 2009 Al Jazeera has published my first piece, dealing with the Shalit prisoner exchange. I should add that... Read More Read more about Al Jazeera Publishes New Piece on Shalit Prisoner Exchange
Rabbi Wolpe, Insurrectionist Settler Rabbi: Evacuating Settlements Worse Sin Than Eating Chametz Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Rabbi Wolpe, Insurrectionist Settler Rabbi: Evacuating Settlements Worse Sin Than Eating Chametz Richard Silverstein December 21, 2009 Note: before playing the video, click on lower right-hand corner button and the “cc” (closed-caption) setting in... Read More Read more about Rabbi Wolpe, Insurrectionist Settler Rabbi: Evacuating Settlements Worse Sin Than Eating Chametz