Year: 2016

Likud Central Committee Members Steal Palestinian Homes, Expel Owners

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Likud Central Committee Members Steal Palestinian Homes, Expel Owners

Richard Silverstein January 23, 2016 24

Tal Schneider, Israel’s leading political blogger, broke a major story yesterday about the Hebron homes stolen and...

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Former Education Ministry Official Praises Bernadotte Assassination, Hints Swedish Foreign Minister Deserves Similar Fate

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Former Education Ministry Official Praises Bernadotte Assassination, Hints Swedish Foreign Minister Deserves Similar Fate

Richard Silverstein January 23, 2016 15

יו”ר המזכירות הפדגוגית לשעבר במשרד החינוך צבי צמרת רומז כי שרת החוץ של שבדיה תחוסל כפי שקרה...

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Grim Settler Farce Continues: Israeli Court Frees B’Tselem Prisoner, Police Then Transfer Him to Military Prison

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Grim Settler Farce Continues: Israeli Court Frees B’Tselem Prisoner, Police Then Transfer Him to Military Prison

Richard Silverstein January 22, 2016 9

The farce that has been the settler-inspired persecution of Israeli activists Ezra Nawi and Guy Butavia, and...

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BREAKING: Israeli Police Falsely Allege Murder Conspiracy by Human Rights NGOs, Activists

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BREAKING: Israeli Police Falsely Allege Murder Conspiracy by Human Rights NGOs, Activists

Richard Silverstein January 20, 2016 43

Donate: The migration to a new blog theme is complete.  I thank Jesse Pedersen and Sara Glaser...

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Denmark, Switzerland Seize Migrants’ Valuables on Entering Their Countries

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Denmark, Switzerland Seize Migrants’ Valuables on Entering Their Countries

Richard Silverstein January 17, 2016 38

Let’s add this to the Department of Stupdiest Bureaucratic Ideas: Switzerland has a law, and Denmark is...

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Iran Frees Five American Prisoners: One is a Mystery and a Sixth Remains Imprisoned

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Iran Frees Five American Prisoners: One is a Mystery and a Sixth Remains Imprisoned

Richard Silverstein January 17, 2016 10

When I first heard the news that today was the day western sanctions were lifted against Iran...

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As Israeli Military Collaboration with Saudi Arabia Increases, Murder of Elbit Engineer Remains Unsolved

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As Israeli Military Collaboration with Saudi Arabia Increases, Murder of Elbit Engineer Remains Unsolved

Richard Silverstein January 16, 2016 12

Iran announced that it expects western sanctions to be lifted today.  It awaits an IAEA report that...

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Israeli Government Body Funds Astro-Turf Group Spying on Human Rights Activists

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Israeli Government Body Funds Astro-Turf Group Spying on Human Rights Activists

Richard Silverstein January 14, 2016 12

DONATE: Tomorrow will be a historic event in the graphic history of this blog (at present, the sidebar...

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Settler Bridegroom at Knife-Dance Wedding Charged with Hanging Dog from Tree, Filming it

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Settler Bridegroom at Knife-Dance Wedding Charged with Hanging Dog from Tree, Filming it

Richard Silverstein January 13, 2016 7

You know those bizarre headlines you read if you take a glance at the Daily Mail website?...

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Israeli Welfare Ministry, Foster Agencies, Traffic in Palestinian Children

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Israeli Welfare Ministry, Foster Agencies, Traffic in Palestinian Children

Richard Silverstein January 9, 2016 29

NOTE: Please read my latest article on the Duma murders published at Mint Press News, State Department’s Silence...

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Tel Aviv Attacker Executed by Security Forces; Targeted Shin Bet Agent; Father Was Palestinian Collaborator

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Tel Aviv Attacker Executed by Security Forces; Targeted Shin Bet Agent; Father Was Palestinian Collaborator

Richard Silverstein January 8, 2016 33

NOTE: Please read my new Mint Press article revealing Shin Bet’s abject failure to stop Duma murders, State...

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Saudi’s New King: Establishing Legitimacy Through Murder, Hate and War

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Saudi’s New King: Establishing Legitimacy Through Murder, Hate and War

Richard Silverstein January 6, 2016 34

Since Saudi Arabia’s King Salman became monarch last year, he has taken steps to proclaim that he...

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