After Declaring PaIestinian Civil Society “Terrorists,” US Fetes Benny Gantz with White House, CENTCOM Meetings Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security After Declaring PaIestinian Civil Society “Terrorists,” US Fetes Benny Gantz with White House, CENTCOM Meetings Richard Silverstein August 27, 2022 The BIden administration can walk and chew gum at the same time. But in the case of... Read More Read more about After Declaring PaIestinian Civil Society “Terrorists,” US Fetes Benny Gantz with White House, CENTCOM Meetings
Israel’s Criminalization of Human Rights Mideast Peace Israel’s Criminalization of Human Rights Richard Silverstein August 23, 2022 Last year, Israeli defense minister, Benny Gantz, decided that Palestinian human rights NGOs were an existential threat... Read More Read more about Israel’s Criminalization of Human Rights
Hypocrisy, Holocaust and Abbas Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Hypocrisy, Holocaust and Abbas Richard Silverstein August 20, 2022 This week, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas traveled to Germany, where he held a press conference with... Read More Read more about Hypocrisy, Holocaust and Abbas
Democracy, Theocracy and Rushdie Mideast Peace Democracy, Theocracy and Rushdie Richard Silverstein August 14, 2022 The attack on Salman Rushdie has shaken many of us to our core for many reasons. First,... Read More Read more about Democracy, Theocracy and Rushdie
Israeli NGOs Call for Sanctions Against Israel Film-TV-Media Mideast Peace Israeli NGOs Call for Sanctions Against Israel Richard Silverstein August 14, 2022 Amidst the Israeli back-slapping over the “success” of its attack on Gaza, in which the IDF murdered... Read More Read more about Israeli NGOs Call for Sanctions Against Israel
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: No Solutions, No Illusions Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: No Solutions, No Illusions Richard Silverstein August 10, 2022 Is there a solution to the conflict? I would argue, no. Forever? No. But for now, there... Read More Read more about Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: No Solutions, No Illusions
Israel Assassinates Senior Islamic Jihad Gaza Commanders, 600 Rockets Fired at Israel Mideast Peace Israel Assassinates Senior Islamic Jihad Gaza Commanders, 600 Rockets Fired at Israel Richard Silverstein August 6, 2022 UPDATE: Egypt has brokered what’s being called a ceasefire between Israel and Islamic Jihad, which has cost... Read More Read more about Israel Assassinates Senior Islamic Jihad Gaza Commanders, 600 Rockets Fired at Israel
Aipac Pumps $30-Million into Democratic Primaries to Defeat Israel Critics Mideast Peace Politics & Society Aipac Pumps $30-Million into Democratic Primaries to Defeat Israel Critics Richard Silverstein August 5, 2022 A funny thing happened to Bernie Sanders on the way to the 2020 Iowa presidential caucus. That... Read More Read more about Aipac Pumps $30-Million into Democratic Primaries to Defeat Israel Critics
Former IDF General, Would-Be Leader of “Zionist Left,” Complains “Leftist” is Equivalent to N-Word Mideast Peace Former IDF General, Would-Be Leader of “Zionist Left,” Complains “Leftist” is Equivalent to N-Word Richard Silverstein August 4, 2022 After former IDF Gen. Yair Golan failed to be named army chief of staff, he decided to... Read More Read more about Former IDF General, Would-Be Leader of “Zionist Left,” Complains “Leftist” is Equivalent to N-Word