Richard Silverstein

Silverstein has published Tikun Olam since 2003, It exposes the secrets of the Israeli national security state. He lives in Seattle, but his heart is in the east. He publishes regularly at Middle East Eye, the New Arab, and Jacobin Magazine. His work has also appeared in Al Jazeera English, The Nation, Truthout and other outlets.
Why I Won’t Pray in Shul Tonight on Kol Nidre: Though Judaism remains part of my heart and soul, I am alienated from the Jewish mainstream and its leaders who quaver in the face of Israeli crimes

Why I Won’t Pray in Shul Tonight on Kol Nidre: Though Judaism remains part of my heart and soul, I am alienated from the Jewish mainstream and its leaders who quaver in the face of Israeli crimes

Richard Silverstein September 24, 2023
Tonight is Kol Nidre, one of the holiest nights of the Jewish year, and beginning of the...
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Saudi Arabia to Normalize With Israel, Palestinian Authority to Get Billion-Dollar Buyoff PA kills Palestinian national aspirations in exchange for a rich payday

Saudi Arabia to Normalize With Israel, Palestinian Authority to Get Billion-Dollar Buyoff PA kills Palestinian national aspirations in exchange for a rich payday

Richard Silverstein September 7, 2023
US officials are currently in Saudi Arabia meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Palestinian Authority...
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Settler Aided Murder of Palestinian, Defiled Memory of 18-Month-Old Murdered Baby Taunting: “Ali’s on the Grill!” Elisha Yered aided murderer of Qosai Mit'an. In 2018, he screamed vulgarities at the Dawabshe family

Settler Aided Murder of Palestinian, Defiled Memory of 18-Month-Old Murdered Baby Taunting: “Ali’s on the Grill!” Elisha Yered aided murderer of Qosai Mit'an. In 2018, he screamed vulgarities at the Dawabshe family

Richard Silverstein September 1, 2023
  In 2018, two Israeli settlers appealed their sentence for murdering the Dawabshe family in 2015.  Among...
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US Transportation Department to Investigate Harassment of Palestinian-American Journalist Noor Wazwaz detained for 8 hours, subjected to "degrading" treatment by Shin Bet

US Transportation Department to Investigate Harassment of Palestinian-American Journalist Noor Wazwaz detained for 8 hours, subjected to "degrading" treatment by Shin Bet

Richard Silverstein August 30, 2023
Earlier this month, Palestinian American journalist, Noor Wazwaz was at Newark airport to board an El Al...
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Settlers Taunt Dawabshe Family Over Infant’s Murder: “Ali’s on the Grill!” Dawabsheh family was murdered by settler terrorists. Two members of the terror cell were convicted. This week, a court crippled the prosecution of one of them, vacating his confession

Settlers Taunt Dawabshe Family Over Infant’s Murder: “Ali’s on the Grill!” Dawabsheh family was murdered by settler terrorists. Two members of the terror cell were convicted. This week, a court crippled the prosecution of one of them, vacating his confession

Richard Silverstein August 27, 2023
In 2015, the Dawabshe family was murdered in an arson attacked carried out by a seven-member settler...
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Shin Bet Security Chief: “At Our Airports, Every Arab is a Terrorist” US citizens continue to be harassed and sexually abused by Shin Bet airport security

Shin Bet Security Chief: “At Our Airports, Every Arab is a Terrorist” US citizens continue to be harassed and sexually abused by Shin Bet airport security

Richard Silverstein August 17, 2023
  السياسة الجديدة – القديمة لجهاز الشاباك: في المطارات، كل عربي هو إرهابي – باستثناء المواطنين الأمريكيين...
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Pro-Israel Billionaire Cuts Judicial Coup Funding Arthur Dantchik, billionaire poker player, funder of Israeli fascist coup, drops Kohelet Forum funding

Pro-Israel Billionaire Cuts Judicial Coup Funding Arthur Dantchik, billionaire poker player, funder of Israeli fascist coup, drops Kohelet Forum funding

Richard Silverstein August 5, 2023
Israel’s Calcalist reports that Arthur Dantchik, right-wing pro-Israel billionaire, has stopped funding Israel’s judicial coup. The country’s...
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Yair Netanyahu Accuses State Department, CIA of Financing Overthrow of Israeli Government After being exiled from Israel, Netanyahu is spotted at luxurious Miami apartment owned by billionaire pro-Israel owner

Yair Netanyahu Accuses State Department, CIA of Financing Overthrow of Israeli Government After being exiled from Israel, Netanyahu is spotted at luxurious Miami apartment owned by billionaire pro-Israel owner

Richard Silverstein July 28, 2023
NOTE: I’ve just published two new pieces: Israel Is Bullying Progressives on Borrowed Time in Jacobin reports...
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