Maajid Nawaz Called “Anti-Muslim Extremist” and He’s Suing! Mideast Peace Politics & Society Maajid Nawaz Called “Anti-Muslim Extremist” and He’s Suing! Richard Silverstein June 29, 2017 NOTE: Middle East Eye just published my latest piece, The Syrian war’s worst kept secret that could... Read More Read more about Maajid Nawaz Called “Anti-Muslim Extremist” and He’s Suing!
Western Wall: Nexus for Gender and Religious-Nationalist Conflict Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Western Wall: Nexus for Gender and Religious-Nationalist Conflict Richard Silverstein June 28, 2017 This week, Israel’s far-right government acceded to its ultra-Orthodox coalition partners and torpedoed a compromise years in... Read More Read more about Western Wall: Nexus for Gender and Religious-Nationalist Conflict
Abbas Incensed With Kushner, After He Fully Adopts Israeli Talking Points Mideast Peace Politics & Society Abbas Incensed With Kushner, After He Fully Adopts Israeli Talking Points Richard Silverstein June 24, 2017 Bibi Netanyahu has proven himself masterful at drowning every U.S. effort at brokering Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in... Read More Read more about Abbas Incensed With Kushner, After He Fully Adopts Israeli Talking Points
After Police Killing, Facing Mounting Pressure, Seattle Jewish Federation Postpones Award and Annual Meeting Mideast Peace Politics & Society Seattle After Police Killing, Facing Mounting Pressure, Seattle Jewish Federation Postpones Award and Annual Meeting Richard Silverstein June 23, 2017 The Seattle Jewish federation had planned to hold its annual community meeting tonight at the University of... Read More Read more about After Police Killing, Facing Mounting Pressure, Seattle Jewish Federation Postpones Award and Annual Meeting
Israel’s NSO Group Permits Foreign Intelligence Agencies to Spy on Human Rights Activists Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Israel’s NSO Group Permits Foreign Intelligence Agencies to Spy on Human Rights Activists Richard Silverstein June 20, 2017 The NYT’s lead story recently featured a chilling story of the infamous Israeli cyber-security firm, NSO Group, whose... Read More Read more about Israel’s NSO Group Permits Foreign Intelligence Agencies to Spy on Human Rights Activists
Global Peace Index 2017: Israel Ranked 144 Out of 163 Mideast Peace Global Peace Index 2017: Israel Ranked 144 Out of 163 Richard Silverstein June 19, 2017 The 2017 Global Peace Index has just been published by the Institute for Economics and Peace. Israel... Read More Read more about Global Peace Index 2017: Israel Ranked 144 Out of 163
Israel Funds Syrian Rebel Weapons Purchases Mideast Peace Israel Funds Syrian Rebel Weapons Purchases Richard Silverstein June 19, 2017 The Wall Street Journal interviewed a Syrian rebel commander and other fighters, who confirmed the worst kept... Read More Read more about Israel Funds Syrian Rebel Weapons Purchases
Knesset Inquiry Reveals Yemenite Babies Murdered in Medical Experiments, Abducted from Parents, and Exploited in Paid National Institutes of Health Experiments Mideast Peace Knesset Inquiry Reveals Yemenite Babies Murdered in Medical Experiments, Abducted from Parents, and Exploited in Paid National Institutes of Health Experiments Richard Silverstein June 15, 2017 The Israeli Knesset has, after sixty years of cover-up, exposed one of the most lurid scandals in... Read More Read more about Knesset Inquiry Reveals Yemenite Babies Murdered in Medical Experiments, Abducted from Parents, and Exploited in Paid National Institutes of Health Experiments
Labor Party Election Win Means Israel Lobby “Anti-Semitism” Smear Falls Flat Jews & Judaism Politics & Society Labor Party Election Win Means Israel Lobby “Anti-Semitism” Smear Falls Flat Richard Silverstein June 14, 2017 For the past several years, the UK Israel Lobby has conducted a concerted campaign to destroy the... Read More Read more about Labor Party Election Win Means Israel Lobby “Anti-Semitism” Smear Falls Flat
Right-Wing Media Assault Against Evergreen College Provokes White Supremacist Mass Murder Threats Mideast Peace Politics & Society Seattle Right-Wing Media Assault Against Evergreen College Provokes White Supremacist Mass Murder Threats Richard Silverstein June 13, 2017 Over the past week, white supremacists have launched repeated death threats against Washington’s The Evergreen State College... Read More Read more about Right-Wing Media Assault Against Evergreen College Provokes White Supremacist Mass Murder Threats
Iran Terror Attack: Who Gains? Mideast Peace Iran Terror Attack: Who Gains? Richard Silverstein June 7, 2017 In the past, I had a well-informed Israeli source who confirmed Israeli participation in assassinations of Iranian... Read More Read more about Iran Terror Attack: Who Gains?
All’s Not Well in Sunnistan Mideast Peace All’s Not Well in Sunnistan Richard Silverstein June 7, 2017 Over the past few days, a bizarre set of threats and intrigue has beset the Sunni world.... Read More Read more about All’s Not Well in Sunnistan