Ariel Becomes Israel’s New University of Occupation Mideast Peace Ariel Becomes Israel’s New University of Occupation Richard Silverstein December 25, 2012 The Israeli government, after debating for five years, has approved the application of Ariel College to be... Read More Read more about Ariel Becomes Israel’s New University of Occupation
Survey of Israeli Racism: 58% of Jews Label Their State ‘Apartheid’ Mideast Peace Survey of Israeli Racism: 58% of Jews Label Their State ‘Apartheid’ Richard Silverstein October 23, 2012 Yesterday, I wrote a post about an Israeli survey by Prof. Camil Fuchs, one of Israel’s leading... Read More Read more about Survey of Israeli Racism: 58% of Jews Label Their State ‘Apartheid’
Two States Are Dead, Long Live the New State! Mideast Peace Two States Are Dead, Long Live the New State! Richard Silverstein September 7, 2012 The Brits have long used the odd-sounding (to foreigners) phrase when a monarch dies: “the king is... Read More Read more about Two States Are Dead, Long Live the New State!
StandWithUs: Destroying Human Rights at UC San Diego Mideast Peace Politics & Society StandWithUs: Destroying Human Rights at UC San Diego Richard Silverstein May 9, 2012 Thanks to Audrey Jacobs of StandWithUs, I’ve managed to confirm that the far-right Israel advocacy group is... Read More Read more about StandWithUs: Destroying Human Rights at UC San Diego
Rabbi Joseph Lukinsky, May His Memory Be for a Blessing Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Rabbi Joseph Lukinsky, May His Memory Be for a Blessing Richard Silverstein February 6, 2012 I’ve been rummaging through the attic of my life for a media project I’m involved with. A... Read More Read more about Rabbi Joseph Lukinsky, May His Memory Be for a Blessing
New Pro-Israel Hasbara Meme: Blackwashing Mideast Peace New Pro-Israel Hasbara Meme: Blackwashing Richard Silverstein January 19, 2012 You’ve heard of pinkwashing, greenwashing–now “blackwashing” joins the cast of pro-Israel hasbara communities exploited in order to... Read More Read more about New Pro-Israel Hasbara Meme: Blackwashing
Amos Schocken: Israel ‘Apartheid Regime,’ ‘Jewish Lobby Addicted’ to Settlement Ideology Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Amos Schocken: Israel ‘Apartheid Regime,’ ‘Jewish Lobby Addicted’ to Settlement Ideology Richard Silverstein November 26, 2011 Amos Schocken published an eye-opening, remarkably candid op-ed (and Hebrew) in Haaretz about the extent of the... Read More Read more about Amos Schocken: Israel ‘Apartheid Regime,’ ‘Jewish Lobby Addicted’ to Settlement Ideology
Former Israeli Defense Minister Warns of BDS, Sanctions Mideast Peace Former Israeli Defense Minister Warns of BDS, Sanctions Richard Silverstein June 9, 2011 Usually in mainstream Israeli political discourse, BDS is the “love” that dare not speak its name. If... Read More Read more about Former Israeli Defense Minister Warns of BDS, Sanctions
Martin Van Creveld: Give Up West Bank or ‘Tell Your Children to Leave Israel’ Mideast Peace Martin Van Creveld: Give Up West Bank or ‘Tell Your Children to Leave Israel’ Richard Silverstein December 19, 2010 Hebrew University Professor Martin Van Creveld is one of the world’s foremost military historians. He’s what I’d... Read More Read more about Martin Van Creveld: Give Up West Bank or ‘Tell Your Children to Leave Israel’
Former Aipac Director Incites U.S. Government Against Goldstone Mideast Peace Former Aipac Director Incites U.S. Government Against Goldstone Richard Silverstein May 15, 2010 Neal Sher, a former Justice Department lawyer and Aipac director, has demanded that the U.S. government refuse... Read More Read more about Former Aipac Director Incites U.S. Government Against Goldstone
Haaretz’s Danny Rubeinstein Calls Israel ‘Apartheid State’ Mideast Peace Haaretz’s Danny Rubeinstein Calls Israel ‘Apartheid State’ Richard Silverstein September 2, 2007 “Tsk, tsk: you can’t say the A word here, Danny” If this were Variety, I’d have called... Read More Read more about Haaretz’s Danny Rubeinstein Calls Israel ‘Apartheid State’