NOTE: I use the term “Palestinian” in various forms in this piece. But for the sake of...
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.
There are many times here when I’ve begun a post saying something along the lines of “Israel...
Gilad Erdan’s ministry for strategic affairs has become a third intelligence branch (let’s call it “the third...
Trump Jerusalem Declaration Unleashes Violent Backlash in Arab World, Israeli Crackdown in West Bank
Trump Jerusalem Declaration Unleashes Violent Backlash in Arab World, Israeli Crackdown in West Bank
I wish all my readers a Happy New Year. 2017 has been a horrible, no good, very...
There’s an old saying about the Canadian Mounties: they always get their man. Israel’s Shabak has taken...
Of all the cock-eyed upside-down things happening in Israel, this is pretty damn loony. Much has been...
Tonight we need to get down into the dirt, perhaps even the sewer, where some of...
It hasn’t been a good week for the IDF. First, an IDF sniper executed a Gaza double-amputee...
As part of its proclamation recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the Trump administration made a big deal...
Sun Tzu had the Art of War. Von Clausewitz had On War. Britain used divide and conquer...
I’ve reported in past years on the Israel Democracy Institute’s annual poll on the health (or illness)...
חשיפה: משת”פ של השב”כ מילכד את האופנוע של שני אנשי הג’יהאד האסלאמי שנהרגו אתמול בעזה حصري: عميل...










