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Israeli Academics Call for End to Forced Expulsion of African Refugees

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Israeli Academics Call for End to Forced Expulsion of African Refugees

Richard Silverstein January 22, 2018 7

As the Israeli Knesset passes legislation which will permit the forced expulsion of nearly 60,000 African refugees...

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The Case for Palestinian Return

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The Case for Palestinian Return

Richard Silverstein January 21, 2018 15

The film, Dr. Strangelove bears the subtitle, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb....

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Golda Meir to Poland: We Don’t Want Sick or Disabled Holocaust Survivors

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Golda Meir to Poland: We Don’t Want Sick or Disabled Holocaust Survivors

Richard Silverstein January 19, 2018 12

NOTE: Of course, I’m grateful to the readers who provide important financial support for this blog and...

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Martin Luther King and the Israel Fraud

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Martin Luther King and the Israel Fraud

Richard Silverstein January 16, 2018 48

In memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., take this day to be kind to others pic.twitter.com/paqaAdKoie...

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BREAKING: Israeli Security Source Confirms Assassination Attempt Against Hamas Operative in Lebanon

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BREAKING: Israeli Security Source Confirms Assassination Attempt Against Hamas Operative in Lebanon

Richard Silverstein January 15, 2018 11

مصدر أمني: ناشط حماس الذي نجا من محاولة اغتيال إسرائيلية لعب دورا هاما في مشروع مشترك مع...

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U.S. Federal Court Indicts JDL Leaders for Hate Crimes at Washington Aipac Conference

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U.S. Federal Court Indicts JDL Leaders for Hate Crimes at Washington Aipac Conference

Richard Silverstein January 11, 2018 19

Now Toronto published a condensed version of this piece earlier this week. A U.S. federal district court...

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Foreign Policy Elite Abandons Two-States, but Refuses to Envision One

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Foreign Policy Elite Abandons Two-States, but Refuses to Envision One

Richard Silverstein January 9, 2018 7

Israel has become the place where the two-state solution goes to die. Over the past week, there...

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Blacklisted: Why I am No Longer Welcome in Israel

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Blacklisted: Why I am No Longer Welcome in Israel

Richard Silverstein January 8, 2018 65

One of the most sinister of all Israeli government ministries is Strategic Affairs, run by a Likudist...

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When Israel’s Early Leaders Pondered the “Arab Question,” Ben Gurion Called Them “Donkeys”

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When Israel’s Early Leaders Pondered the “Arab Question,” Ben Gurion Called Them “Donkeys”

Richard Silverstein January 5, 2018 34

NOTE: I use the term “Palestinian” in various forms in this piece.  But for the sake of...

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Israeli TV: “Would You Permit an Arab to Get Your Donated Organ?”

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Israeli TV: “Would You Permit an Arab to Get Your Donated Organ?”

Richard Silverstein January 4, 2018 6

There are many times here when I’ve begun a post saying something along the lines of “Israel...

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Israeli Anti-BDS Ministry Pays for Best ‘Journalism’ Money Can Buy

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Israeli Anti-BDS Ministry Pays for Best ‘Journalism’ Money Can Buy

Richard Silverstein January 1, 2018 10

Gilad Erdan’s ministry for strategic affairs has become a third intelligence branch (let’s call it “the third...

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Trump Jerusalem Declaration Unleashes Violent Backlash in Arab World, Israeli Crackdown in West Bank

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Trump Jerusalem Declaration Unleashes Violent Backlash in Arab World, Israeli Crackdown in West Bank

Richard Silverstein December 31, 2017 10

I wish all my readers a Happy New Year.  2017 has been a horrible, no good, very...

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