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Facebook Suspends Me, Calling Criticism of Israeli Settler “Hate Speech”

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Facebook Suspends Me, Calling Criticism of Israeli Settler “Hate Speech”

Richard Silverstein June 18, 2019 35

Yesterday, I was using Facebook when a message popped on my screen saying that a post I’d...

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Labour Party’s Alleged Anti-Semitism Crisis

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Labour Party’s Alleged Anti-Semitism Crisis

Richard Silverstein June 14, 2019 9

Earlier today, Middle East Eye published my latest piece about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s private briefing...

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The Selling of the Israeli Surveillance State

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The Selling of the Israeli Surveillance State

Richard Silverstein May 26, 2019 5

I delivered this paper last month at the UC Berkeley conference, Virtual Internment: Islamophobia, Surveillance and Unequal...

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Trump’s Reign of Error and the March to War

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Trump’s Reign of Error and the March to War

Richard Silverstein May 23, 2019 12

Pres. Trump today continued his reign of error in hectoring Iran about its malign influence in the...

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New York Times Caves to Anti-Semitism Police, Censors Cartoon

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New York Times Caves to Anti-Semitism Police, Censors Cartoon

Richard Silverstein April 27, 2019 49

The NY Times international edition ran a carton on its editorial page that was branded anti-Semitic by...

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Israel and the Selling of the Surveillance State

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Israel and the Selling of the Surveillance State

Richard Silverstein April 24, 2019 10

Over the weekend, I traveled to UC Berkeley to deliver a paper at an Islamophobia academic conference. ...

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Israeli Election Results: Dead Heat

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Israeli Election Results: Dead Heat

Richard Silverstein April 9, 2019 9

Latest Israeli election results are contradictory at best.  Some polls show the Opposition Blue & White center-right...

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U.S. Spy Who Defected to Iran Helped Plan Assassination of Intelligence Officers, Attacks on U.S. and Israeli Targets

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U.S. Spy Who Defected to Iran Helped Plan Assassination of Intelligence Officers, Attacks on U.S. and Israeli Targets

Richard Silverstein March 21, 2019 20

For the past weeks, U.S. media has reported the story of Monica Witt, an air force intelligence...

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Neo-Nazis Attack New Zealand Mosques, 49 Reported Dead

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Neo-Nazis Attack New Zealand Mosques, 49 Reported Dead

Richard Silverstein March 15, 2019 15

My deepest condolences to all my Muslim readers: if there are any words of comfort possible I...

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Israel Lobby and Pro-Israel House Democrats Tried to Excommunicate Ilhan Omar, They Failed

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Israel Lobby and Pro-Israel House Democrats Tried to Excommunicate Ilhan Omar, They Failed

Richard Silverstein March 8, 2019 16

NOTE: This is a substantially expanded version of a piece published yesterday by Al Jazeera.  It’s the...

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Israel Lobby Seeks to Muzzle Ilhan Omar, Sabotage Democratic Resurgence

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Israel Lobby Seeks to Muzzle Ilhan Omar, Sabotage Democratic Resurgence

Richard Silverstein February 14, 2019 11

In the Blue Wave November 2018 election, women were among the most prominent Democratic victors in House...

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U.S. Arrests News Anchor, Calls PressTV “Propaganda Outlet,” Demands it Register as Foreign Agent

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U.S. Arrests News Anchor, Calls PressTV “Propaganda Outlet,” Demands it Register as Foreign Agent

Richard Silverstein January 18, 2019 7

NOTE: Middle East Eye has published my latest piece on the shambles that is the upcoming Israeli...

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