Deborah Lipstadt: Holocaust as Hasabara Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Deborah Lipstadt: Holocaust as Hasabara Richard Silverstein January 31, 2017 Deborah Lipstadt, who’s been bequeathed the mantle of Holocaust sainthood from Elie Wiesel, penned a strong denunciation... Read More Read more about Deborah Lipstadt: Holocaust as Hasabara
Sean Spicer Exploits Quebec Mosque Shooting to Defend Trump’s Muslim Exclusion Mideast Peace Sean Spicer Exploits Quebec Mosque Shooting to Defend Trump’s Muslim Exclusion Richard Silverstein January 31, 2017 The triumph of lies continues unabashed in Washington DC. After a young Quebec anti-immigrant “troll” took up... Read More Read more about Sean Spicer Exploits Quebec Mosque Shooting to Defend Trump’s Muslim Exclusion
Robert Frost on Walls, Trump and Bibi Mideast Peace Politics & Society The Arts Robert Frost on Walls, Trump and Bibi Richard Silverstein January 30, 2017 Before I built a wall I’d ask to know What I was walling in or walling out,... Read More Read more about Robert Frost on Walls, Trump and Bibi
Refugees, the Holocaust and Donald Trump Mideast Peace Politics & Society Seattle Refugees, the Holocaust and Donald Trump Richard Silverstein January 29, 2017 January 27th was International Holocaust Remembrance Day (not to be confused with Yom HaShoah, which is explained later),... Read More Read more about Refugees, the Holocaust and Donald Trump
Alt-Right Assault on University of Washington Draws Silence, Repression Politics & Society Seattle Alt-Right Assault on University of Washington Draws Silence, Repression Richard Silverstein January 29, 2017 I’ve reported over the past week about the suspected alt-right shooter, Marc Hokoana, who critically injured UW... Read More Read more about Alt-Right Assault on University of Washington Draws Silence, Repression
Anne Frank on Donald Trump Children & Family Politics & Society The Arts Anne Frank on Donald Trump Richard Silverstein January 27, 2017 No, Anne Frank didn’t foresee the rise of Donald Trump. But she did write this prescient passage... Read More Read more about Anne Frank on Donald Trump
UW Shooter, Marc Hokoana, Disciple of Alt-Right Pepe the Frog Politics & Society Seattle UW Shooter, Marc Hokoana, Disciple of Alt-Right Pepe the Frog Richard Silverstein January 25, 2017 To many Americans outside of alt-right circles, Pepe the Frog is either a cute cartoon figure or... Read More Read more about UW Shooter, Marc Hokoana, Disciple of Alt-Right Pepe the Frog
UW Shooting Suspect, Marc Hokoana, is Current University Student Mideast Peace UW Shooting Suspect, Marc Hokoana, is Current University Student Richard Silverstein January 25, 2017 Marc Hokoana, age 29, is suspected of critically wounding UW employee, Josh Dukes, in a Friday night... Read More Read more about UW Shooting Suspect, Marc Hokoana, is Current University Student
Suspected IDF Murderer of Palestinian Boy Identified Mideast Peace Suspected IDF Murderer of Palestinian Boy Identified Richard Silverstein January 25, 2017 MEMO uploaded a YouTube video of the IDF shooting of a Palestinian teenager, Qusai al-Amour in the... Read More Read more about Suspected IDF Murderer of Palestinian Boy Identified
BREAKING: UW Suspected Shooter and Victim Identified Politics & Society Seattle BREAKING: UW Suspected Shooter and Victim Identified Richard Silverstein January 24, 2017 NOTE: After I asked Daniel Berman, the photographer whose photo of Marc Hokoana at an Olympia gun... Read More Read more about BREAKING: UW Suspected Shooter and Victim Identified
IDF May Fire Senior Officer After Encrypted Cell Phone Stolen Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security IDF May Fire Senior Officer After Encrypted Cell Phone Stolen Richard Silverstein January 24, 2017 .חשיפה: האל”מ שהושעה בגלל עבירת ביטחון מידע חמורה הוא זכי יפת, קצין ההנדסה של פיקוד צפון Ynet... Read More Read more about IDF May Fire Senior Officer After Encrypted Cell Phone Stolen
IDF Violates Trump Abortion Order, Should Forfeit $3.8-Billion Annual U.S. Aid Mideast Peace Politics & Society IDF Violates Trump Abortion Order, Should Forfeit $3.8-Billion Annual U.S. Aid Richard Silverstein January 23, 2017 Pres. Trump reinstated an order barring foreign NGOs from receiving any U.S. foreign assistance if they perform... Read More Read more about IDF Violates Trump Abortion Order, Should Forfeit $3.8-Billion Annual U.S. Aid