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They Killed Another Boy, I Didn’t Know His Name

Richard Silverstein November 8, 2022

They Killed Another Boy, I Didn’t Know His NameThe Seattle Times published a shorter version of this post: An anguishing wait to reunite with my...

Passover and Palestine: Our Joy Must Not Be Their Suffering

Richard Silverstein April 16, 2022

Passover and Palestine: Our Joy Must Not Be Their SufferingJewish history is one of enslavement, exile, and catastrophe. It is also one of rebellion, resistance, redemption,...

Donor Demands Return of $5-Million Gift and Cancellation of University of Washington Endowed Chair After Professor Protests Gaza Attack

Richard Silverstein February 27, 2022

Donor Demands Return of $5-Million Gift and Cancellation of University of Washington Endowed Chair After Professor Protests Gaza AttackUPDATE: Based on reporting in JTA and a statement of support for Prof. Halperin from Jewish Studies...

Sawant Defeats Yet Another Effort by Seattle Big Business

Richard Silverstein December 13, 2021

Sawant Defeats Yet Another Effort by Seattle Big BusinessDONATE: As we enter the holidays, many of you may be donating to your favorite charities. Please...

Trump May Be an Anti-Semite, But He’s Right About the Lobby

Richard Silverstein November 2, 2021

Trump May Be an Anti-Semite, But He’s Right About the LobbyDonald Trump gave an interview to Seattle Jewish Trumper, Ari Hoffman, yesterday in which he said that...

Cellebrite, Israeli Hacking Firm That Aided Bengladeshi Death Squads, Goes Public With $2.4-Billion Valuation

Richard Silverstein September 1, 2021

Cellebrite, Israeli Hacking Firm That Aided Bengladeshi Death Squads, Goes Public With $2.4-Billion ValuationLately, the Israeli malware firm, NSO Group, named one of the 20 worst digital predators in the...

Israel’s UN Ambassador Gave Israel Lobby Groups $7-Million to Fight BDS, Violating Federal Law

Richard Silverstein September 4, 2020

Israel’s UN Ambassador Gave Israel Lobby Groups $7-Million to Fight BDS, Violating Federal LawDONATE: Posts like this demand painstaking research and writing. This blog only receives support from readers like...

Facebook’s Two-Faced Approach to Censorship

Richard Silverstein June 16, 2020

Facebook’s Two-Faced Approach to CensorshipMost journalists and human rights activists who write or advocate for Palestinian rights–or who criticize Israeli apartheid...

Seattle Police Chief, FoxNews Continue Their Lying Ways black lives matter seattle

Seattle Police Chief, FoxNews Continue Their Lying Ways

Richard Silverstein June 13, 2020

Seattle Police Chief, FoxNews Continue Their Lying WaysSeattle Police Chief Carmen Best continues to feed outrageous lies to right-wing national media about the Capitol...

Capitol Hill Attacker Charged with Assault, Police Chief Defends Violent Response to Protests, Falsely Claims Armed Protesters Extorting Payments from Local Business

Richard Silverstein June 12, 2020

Capitol Hill Attacker Charged with Assault, Police Chief Defends Violent Response to Protests, Falsely Claims Armed Protesters Extorting Payments from Local BusinessKing County prosecutor, Dan Satterberg, has finally filed charges against Nikolas Fernandez (see charging document), who attempted...

Armed Attacker, Nikolas Fernández, Rams Seattle Black Lives Matter Protest, Demonstrator Wounded

Richard Silverstein June 8, 2020

Armed Attacker, Nikolas Fernández, Rams Seattle Black Lives Matter Protest, Demonstrator WoundedNOTE: I have two new articles published. Middle East Eye published my piece on the abject failure...

Amazon: Seattle’s Biggest Loser