Walter Pincus reported in the Washington Post that the U.S. taxpayer is footing the bill for $500-million...
Richard Silverstein
Silverstein is an independent journalist and has published Tikun Olam since 2003. It exposes the secrets of the Israeli national security state. He publishes regularly at the New Arab, and Jacobin Magazine. His work has also appeared in Al Jazeera English, The Nation, Truthout and other outlets.
Haaretz’s headline said it all: Israel Suffers Humiliating Defeat in UN Vote. Palestine has won a victory,...
Tonight, I’m writing a blog post that no blogger wants to write. And almost none do, even...
No sooner do I admire a column by the NY Times’ public editor, Margaret Sullivan, than she...
AP is reporting a breaking news story that officials of a country hostile to Iran (hint, hint)...
If you’re a much-decorated IDF general advocating the radical step that Israel recognize Hamas and negotiate with...
Tonight we hosted the Crisis in Gaza event I’ve been promoting here over the past week. It...
The ink was barely dry on the ceasefire document Israel signed, before it had already violated the...
While I’m not an expert on Egyptian politics, I can’t help speculate on what Pres. Morsi’s assumption...
Hasbara Central appears to have sent out a directive instructing the social media brigade to point to...
Israel and Hamas have announced a ceasefire that was midwived by Egypt and the U.S. It will...








