Rouhani’s Promising First Speech as President-Elect Mideast Peace Rouhani’s Promising First Speech as President-Elect Richard Silverstein June 29, 2013 Pres.-elect Hassan Rouhani gave his first speech in that capacity and it was, like his own election,... Read More Read more about Rouhani’s Promising First Speech as President-Elect
Syria: Nation and Region in Crisis Mideast Peace Syria: Nation and Region in Crisis Richard Silverstein June 29, 2013 Tonight, Rita Zawaideh and I spoke to about 60 people tonight about the Syria crisis. Rita returned... Read More Read more about Syria: Nation and Region in Crisis
Holocaust Song Depicts Destruction of Eastern European Jewry–and Nakba Mideast Peace Holocaust Song Depicts Destruction of Eastern European Jewry–and Nakba Richard Silverstein June 26, 2013 You read that right. Thanks to a new Facebook Friend, Sophie Champagnon, I heard this poignant rendition... Read More Read more about Holocaust Song Depicts Destruction of Eastern European Jewry–and Nakba
Mossad Kidnaps Gazan in Sinai Mideast Peace Mossad Kidnaps Gazan in Sinai Richard Silverstein June 26, 2013 UPDATE: The leader of Hamas’ caucus in the Palestinian Legislative Council, Khalil al-Hayya, gave an interview to a... Read More Read more about Mossad Kidnaps Gazan in Sinai
Syria: Nation and Region in Crisis Mideast Peace Syria: Nation and Region in Crisis Richard Silverstein June 25, 2013 Friday, June 28th at 7PM University Temple United Methodist Church, Fireplace Room (downstairs) 1415 NE 43rd Street,... Read More Read more about Syria: Nation and Region in Crisis
Chabad Rabbi Enables Alleged Serial Pedophile Jews & Judaism Politics & Society Chabad Rabbi Enables Alleged Serial Pedophile Richard Silverstein June 25, 2013 I wrote a post yesterday about the astonishing revelation in the Sydney Morning Herald that a former... Read More Read more about Chabad Rabbi Enables Alleged Serial Pedophile
Will Snowden Hijack Obama’s Agenda and Presidency? Mideast Peace Will Snowden Hijack Obama’s Agenda and Presidency? Richard Silverstein June 24, 2013 The surprising news that Edward Snowden escaped Hong Kong, apparently with the connivance of the Chinese authorities,... Read More Read more about Will Snowden Hijack Obama’s Agenda and Presidency?
KEXP Interview on Syria, Iran and U.S. Intervention Mideast Peace KEXP Interview on Syria, Iran and U.S. Intervention Richard Silverstein June 23, 2013 Mike McCormick invited me on his Saturday morning KEXP foreign affairs radio show to discuss the upcoming... Read More Read more about KEXP Interview on Syria, Iran and U.S. Intervention
Former Australian Chabad Rabbi Overlooked Sex Abuse in Yeshiva, Now Says Students Consented Jews & Judaism Former Australian Chabad Rabbi Overlooked Sex Abuse in Yeshiva, Now Says Students Consented Richard Silverstein June 23, 2013 The Sydney Morning Herald has discovered a riveting piece of audiotape by Rabbi Baruch Lesches, who served... Read More Read more about Former Australian Chabad Rabbi Overlooked Sex Abuse in Yeshiva, Now Says Students Consented
State Witness in Bar Noar Gay Murders Identified Mideast Peace State Witness in Bar Noar Gay Murders Identified Richard Silverstein June 21, 2013 UPDATE: The Bar Noar case continues to spew evil and violence in its wake–four years after the... Read More Read more about State Witness in Bar Noar Gay Murders Identified
Israeli Security Guard Kills Mentally Ill Jew at Kotel Mideast Peace Israeli Security Guard Kills Mentally Ill Jew at Kotel Richard Silverstein June 21, 2013 A 45 year-old mentally ill Jewish man, known to those who frequent the Kotel as a volunteer... Read More Read more about Israeli Security Guard Kills Mentally Ill Jew at Kotel
Senior Israeli Minister Endorses Arab League Initiative on Behalf of Government–Whoops! Mideast Peace Senior Israeli Minister Endorses Arab League Initiative on Behalf of Government–Whoops! Richard Silverstein June 21, 2013 Former Shabak chief and current Israeli minister, Yaakov Peri, visiting the IAEA offiices in Vienna endorsed the... Read More Read more about Senior Israeli Minister Endorses Arab League Initiative on Behalf of Government–Whoops!