UN Recognizes Palestine Mideast Peace UN Recognizes Palestine Richard Silverstein November 30, 2012 Haaretz’s headline said it all: Israel Suffers Humiliating Defeat in UN Vote. Palestine has won a victory,... Read More Read more about UN Recognizes Palestine
The Mossad and the Iranian Graph That Never Was Mideast Peace The Mossad and the Iranian Graph That Never Was Richard Silverstein November 29, 2012 Tonight, I’m writing a blog post that no blogger wants to write. And almost none do, even... Read More Read more about The Mossad and the Iranian Graph That Never Was
NY Times Public Editor Proudly Announces Jodi Rudoren’s Tweets Will Be Censored Mideast Peace Politics & Society NY Times Public Editor Proudly Announces Jodi Rudoren’s Tweets Will Be Censored Richard Silverstein November 28, 2012 No sooner do I admire a column by the NY Times’ public editor, Margaret Sullivan, than she... Read More Read more about NY Times Public Editor Proudly Announces Jodi Rudoren’s Tweets Will Be Censored
Iran’s Nuclear Bomb Diagram Stolen by Mossad Hack Mideast Peace Iran’s Nuclear Bomb Diagram Stolen by Mossad Hack Richard Silverstein November 28, 2012 AP is reporting a breaking news story that officials of a country hostile to Iran (hint, hint)... Read More Read more about Iran’s Nuclear Bomb Diagram Stolen by Mossad Hack
Advocating Israel Talk to Hamas is Criminal Offense Mideast Peace Advocating Israel Talk to Hamas is Criminal Offense Richard Silverstein November 27, 2012 If you’re a much-decorated IDF general advocating the radical step that Israel recognize Hamas and negotiate with... Read More Read more about Advocating Israel Talk to Hamas is Criminal Offense
125 Attend “Crisis in Gaza” Public Meeting Mideast Peace 125 Attend “Crisis in Gaza” Public Meeting Richard Silverstein November 26, 2012 Tonight we hosted the Crisis in Gaza event I’ve been promoting here over the past week. It... Read More Read more about 125 Attend “Crisis in Gaza” Public Meeting
IDF Murders Gazan in First Major Ceasefire Violation Mideast Peace IDF Murders Gazan in First Major Ceasefire Violation Richard Silverstein November 24, 2012 The ink was barely dry on the ceasefire document Israel signed, before it had already violated the... Read More Read more about IDF Murders Gazan in First Major Ceasefire Violation
Crisis in Gaza, Seattle Community Meeting Mideast Peace Politics & Society Seattle Crisis in Gaza, Seattle Community Meeting Richard Silverstein November 23, 2012 Read More Read more about Crisis in Gaza, Seattle Community Meeting
Morsi Assumes Absolute Power Mideast Peace Morsi Assumes Absolute Power Richard Silverstein November 23, 2012 While I’m not an expert on Egyptian politics, I can’t help speculate on what Pres. Morsi’s assumption... Read More Read more about Morsi Assumes Absolute Power
Hasbara Meme #4,226: Hamas Executes Collaborators Mideast Peace Hasbara Meme #4,226: Hamas Executes Collaborators Richard Silverstein November 23, 2012 Hasbara Central appears to have sent out a directive instructing the social media brigade to point to... Read More Read more about Hasbara Meme #4,226: Hamas Executes Collaborators
Israeli-Arab Ceasefire # 6,432,821 Mideast Peace Israeli-Arab Ceasefire # 6,432,821 Richard Silverstein November 21, 2012 Israel and Hamas have announced a ceasefire that was midwived by Egypt and the U.S. It will... Read More Read more about Israeli-Arab Ceasefire # 6,432,821
Birth Pangs of a New Mideast Ceasefire Mideast Peace Birth Pangs of a New Mideast Ceasefire Richard Silverstein November 20, 2012 Day 8: Gaza death toll 140 Palestinian dead, 1,000 wounded. 5 Israeli dead. In the title, I... Read More Read more about Birth Pangs of a New Mideast Ceasefire