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State Department Refuses Comment on Report Russia and Israel Spy on Kerry’s Calls

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State Department Refuses Comment on Report Russia and Israel Spy on Kerry’s Calls

Richard Silverstein August 6, 2014 0

Yesterday, I called the State Department press office to ask for comment on my report that not...

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IDF-Embedded Reporter Says It Fired Guided Missile at UNWRA School, Killing 15 Civilians

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IDF-Embedded Reporter Says It Fired Guided Missile at UNWRA School, Killing 15 Civilians

Richard Silverstein August 5, 2014 14

An Israeli reporter for Maariv, Aviram Zino, has been embedded with an IDF unit during the current...

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Gaza: Of the Making of Many Ceasefires There is No End

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Gaza: Of the Making of Many Ceasefires There is No End

Richard Silverstein August 4, 2014 18

That’s a Biblical allusion to Ecclesiastes: “Of the making of many books there is no end.”  But...

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Israeli TV Poll, What to Give Barack Obama for His Birthday? 48% Say: Ebola

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Israeli TV Poll, What to Give Barack Obama for His Birthday? 48% Say: Ebola

Richard Silverstein August 4, 2014 4

Israel’s Channel 2 is the country’s most popular TV station.  Its website, Mako, published the results of...

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IDF Says It May’ve Fired on UN School in Retaliation for Hamas Rocket Fire There

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IDF Says It May’ve Fired on UN School in Retaliation for Hamas Rocket Fire There

Richard Silverstein August 4, 2014 18

Israel’s Channel 10 news interviewed IDF spokesperson Moti Almoz and asked him to respond to charges by...

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Both Israel and Russia Shared Kerry’s Intercepted Phone Calls

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Both Israel and Russia Shared Kerry’s Intercepted Phone Calls

Richard Silverstein August 3, 2014 13

Yesterday’s report, originating in Der Spiegel that Israel intercepted the telecommunications of Secretary of State John Kerry...

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Israeli Intelligence Eavesdropped on Kerry’s Phone During Palestine-Israel Peace Talks

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Israeli Intelligence Eavesdropped on Kerry’s Phone During Palestine-Israel Peace Talks

Richard Silverstein August 3, 2014 10

I am the first English language publication to report his major story.  Der Spiegel publishes in today’s...

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IDF Censor Tells NY Times It Must Censor Future Reports on Killing of Lt. Hadar Goldin

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IDF Censor Tells NY Times It Must Censor Future Reports on Killing of Lt. Hadar Goldin

Richard Silverstein August 2, 2014 47

Yesterday, I reported that Hamas fighters had captured 2nd Lt. Hadar Goldin in a Gaza ambush.  I...

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Gaza War, Day 25: Ceasefire Unravels, Hamas Says IDF Killed Israeli Soldier After He Was Captured

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Gaza War, Day 25: Ceasefire Unravels, Hamas Says IDF Killed Israeli Soldier After He Was Captured

Richard Silverstein August 1, 2014 27

The small modicum of hope I had for yesterday’s ceasefire collapsed only an hour after it began...

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Gaza War, Day 24: 61 IDF Soldiers Killed, 1,458 Palestinians Killed, 9,000 Homes Destroyed, Bibi Lied About West Bank Kidnapping

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Gaza War, Day 24: 61 IDF Soldiers Killed, 1,458 Palestinians Killed, 9,000 Homes Destroyed, Bibi Lied About West Bank Kidnapping

Richard Silverstein August 1, 2014 61

UPDATE: The ceasefire seems to be collapsing.  Heavy Israeli artillery fire is reported by Yediot in Rafah...

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U.S. Anti-Iran Lobby Group Accused of Mossad Ties

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U.S. Anti-Iran Lobby Group Accused of Mossad Ties

Richard Silverstein July 31, 2014 11

The NY Times reports a blockbuster story about the anti-Iran lobby group, United Against a Nuclear Iran....

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Gaza War, Day 23: Nearly 1,300 Gazans Dead; IDF Soldiers Killed Yesterday in Hamas Attack Were Asleep, IDF Lies About Their Deaths

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Gaza War, Day 23: Nearly 1,300 Gazans Dead; IDF Soldiers Killed Yesterday in Hamas Attack Were Asleep, IDF Lies About Their Deaths

Richard Silverstein July 29, 2014 45

Yesterday, a devastating tunnel attack by Palestinian fighters inside Israel killed five soldiers in a border outpost...

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