Ben Smith, Alan Dershowitz’ Continuing ‘Jewish War’ Against M.J. Rosenberg Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Ben Smith, Alan Dershowitz’ Continuing ‘Jewish War’ Against M.J. Rosenberg Richard Silverstein February 29, 2012 Flavius Josephus wrote an age-old classic of Jewish history, The War of the Jews (or “Jewish War”),... Read More Read more about Ben Smith, Alan Dershowitz’ Continuing ‘Jewish War’ Against M.J. Rosenberg
Netanyahu Advisor Advocates Mass Starvation Against Iran Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Netanyahu Advisor Advocates Mass Starvation Against Iran Richard Silverstein February 29, 2012 Ynet reportsthat an advisor of Bibi Netanyahu has suggested that the world starve Iran into submission: Iran’s... Read More Read more about Netanyahu Advisor Advocates Mass Starvation Against Iran
Stratfor: Russia Provides Israel With Code to Crack Tor M-1 Air Defense System It Provided to Iran Mideast Peace Stratfor: Russia Provides Israel With Code to Crack Tor M-1 Air Defense System It Provided to Iran Richard Silverstein February 29, 2012 Among the new nuggets exposed by Wikileaks’ dump of Stratfor e-mails is an eye-opening 2009 memo from... Read More Read more about Stratfor: Russia Provides Israel With Code to Crack Tor M-1 Air Defense System It Provided to Iran
Haaretz’s Yossi Melman Served as Stratfor Source Mideast Peace Haaretz’s Yossi Melman Served as Stratfor Source Richard Silverstein February 28, 2012 The Wikileaks dump of Stratfor e-mails (see this comprehensive background article on the project and this glossary of... Read More Read more about Haaretz’s Yossi Melman Served as Stratfor Source
Obama Promises Israel Use of U.S. Bases for Iran Attack If It Will Wait Mideast Peace Obama Promises Israel Use of U.S. Bases for Iran Attack If It Will Wait Richard Silverstein February 28, 2012 There have been endless recent visits to Israel from high-ranking U.S. officials regarding the Iran issue, including... Read More Read more about Obama Promises Israel Use of U.S. Bases for Iran Attack If It Will Wait
Olympia Food Coop Wins Anti-SLAPP Motion, Court Dismisses StandWithUs Lawsuit Mideast Peace Politics & Society Seattle Olympia Food Coop Wins Anti-SLAPP Motion, Court Dismisses StandWithUs Lawsuit Richard Silverstein February 27, 2012 Today, a Washington state court dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Olympia Food Coop by StandWithUs and... Read More Read more about Olympia Food Coop Wins Anti-SLAPP Motion, Court Dismisses StandWithUs Lawsuit
Marc Lynch: ‘U.S. Military Intervention in Syria is Misguided, Dangerous’ Mideast Peace Marc Lynch: ‘U.S. Military Intervention in Syria is Misguided, Dangerous’ Richard Silverstein February 26, 2012 The United States must respond urgently to address the growing bloodbath in Syria, where the asad regime... Read More Read more about Marc Lynch: ‘U.S. Military Intervention in Syria is Misguided, Dangerous’
Iran’s ‘A Separation’ Wins Best Foreign Language Film Film-TV-Media Mideast Peace The Arts Iran’s ‘A Separation’ Wins Best Foreign Language Film Richard Silverstein February 26, 2012 It’s hard not to view the Oscar for Best Foreign Film awarded to Iran’s entry, A Separation,... Read More Read more about Iran’s ‘A Separation’ Wins Best Foreign Language Film
Israel Enlists Azerbaijan as Anti-Iran Ally Through Weapons Sales, Bribes Mideast Peace Israel Enlists Azerbaijan as Anti-Iran Ally Through Weapons Sales, Bribes Richard Silverstein February 26, 2012 AP reports that Israel’s leading aerospace contractor has inked a $1.6-billion deal to supply Azerbaijan with drones,... Read More Read more about Israel Enlists Azerbaijan as Anti-Iran Ally Through Weapons Sales, Bribes
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Israel’s Sole ‘Responsible Adult,’ Publicly Opposes Iran Attack Mideast Peace Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Israel’s Sole ‘Responsible Adult,’ Publicly Opposes Iran Attack Richard Silverstein February 26, 2012 The titular head of the leading Mizrahi political party, Shas, has publicly stated his opposition to an... Read More Read more about Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Israel’s Sole ‘Responsible Adult,’ Publicly Opposes Iran Attack
Hamas Turns Against Syria’s Regime Mideast Peace Hamas Turns Against Syria’s Regime Richard Silverstein February 25, 2012 Hamas, which made its home in Syria for well over a decade, has finally turned on its... Read More Read more about Hamas Turns Against Syria’s Regime
Pro-Settler House Members Engel, Nadler, and Hoenlein Provoke Muslim Violence Touring Disputed Jerusalem Holy Places Mideast Peace Pro-Settler House Members Engel, Nadler, and Hoenlein Provoke Muslim Violence Touring Disputed Jerusalem Holy Places Richard Silverstein February 24, 2012 Not to be outdone by Ariel Sharon, who provoked an entire Intifada by forcing his way onto... Read More Read more about Pro-Settler House Members Engel, Nadler, and Hoenlein Provoke Muslim Violence Touring Disputed Jerusalem Holy Places