Hachnisayni Tachat Knafayich (Hebrew) Take me under your wings, Be mother and sister to me. May your...
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.
Last Tuesday night, my family was recuperating from two hard blows–a burglary/break-in the previous night and news...
Jonah holds one of hisfavorite foodstuffs A couple of today’s vignettes from life with Jonah (our 3...
Recently, Yonatan Dror Bar-On of Dutchblog Israel e mailed a hearty mazel tov to me on my...
Fat Man and Little Boy (credit:Stephen Crowley/New York Times) After reading about George Bush’s cave-in to Ariel...
“‘Je ne regret rien.’ Damn, gotta stop thinking in Frog!!”(credit: Reuters/Larry Downing) One of the journalists on...
Israel holds a deep place in the Jewish psyche. But few non-Israeli songwriters seem to write about...
How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin First we take Manhattan… —First...
The New York Times reports today in Bush Says Brief on Al Qaeda Threat Was Not Specific...
I wanted to write this post after the bestial attack in Falluja last week which killed four...
Ford Escape Hybrid SUV–example of sham green marketing? (credit: Fordvehicles.com) I periodically do blog posts about corporate...
Diane Mason of Lawrenceofcyberia.com has put together an extraordinary series of images of international Arab protests against...












