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Israel Assassinates Senior Islamic Jihad Gaza Commanders, 600 Rockets Fired at Israel 44 Gazans murdered, including 15 children, as ceasefire takes effect

August 6, 2022 by Richard Silverstein 16 Comments

UPDATE: Egypt has brokered what’s being called a ceasefire between Israel and Islamic Jihad, which has cost the lives of 32 Palestinians, with no cost whatsover to Israelis. It’s a so-called ceasefire because there is no such thing as far as Israel is concerned.  It violates ceasefires at its pleasure. It agrees to ceasefires when […]

Aipac Pumps $30-Million into Democratic Primaries to Defeat Israel Critics Israel Lobby poisons democracy by buying elections

August 5, 2022 by Richard Silverstein 1 Comment

A funny thing happened to Bernie Sanders on the way to the 2020 Iowa presidential caucus.  That state is the first real race in the nomination process, and a critical opportunity for candidates to make their mark before Democratic voters.  Sanders was doing well in the polls and appeared he might even win.  This sent […]

Former IDF General, Would-Be Leader of “Zionist Left,” Complains “Leftist” is Equivalent to N-Word Astonishing racist comment from MK who seeks to lead Israel's "Left Zionist" Party

August 4, 2022 by Richard Silverstein 8 Comments

After former IDF Gen. Yair Golan failed to be named army chief of staff, he decided to enter politics, as almost all generals and spy chiefs do in Israel.  A natonal security state raises all these figures on a gold pedestal. They tend to see their heroes as defenders of the state.  The more Arabs […]

Israeli Court Orders State Archives to Release Secret Files on 1956 Kafr Qasim Massacre IDF commanders ordered troops to murder unarmed Palestinians forcing panicked survivors to flee to Jordan

July 31, 2022 by Richard Silverstein 4 Comments

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