Jordanian Journalist Who Fabricated Syrian Rebel Chemical Weapons Story, Wrote Recent Jerusalem Post Column Extolling Israel Mideast Peace Jordanian Journalist Who Fabricated Syrian Rebel Chemical Weapons Story, Wrote Recent Jerusalem Post Column Extolling Israel Richard Silverstein September 23, 2013 I’ve been following the story of a few weeks ago, claiming that Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia... Read More Read more about Jordanian Journalist Who Fabricated Syrian Rebel Chemical Weapons Story, Wrote Recent Jerusalem Post Column Extolling Israel
Chemical Weapons and Moral Hypocrisy Mideast Peace Chemical Weapons and Moral Hypocrisy Richard Silverstein September 13, 2013 While the Syrian regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons is a criminal act if true, and deserving... Read More Read more about Chemical Weapons and Moral Hypocrisy
Conceding the Inevitable, Obama’s Backs Down Mideast Peace Politics & Society Conceding the Inevitable, Obama’s Backs Down Richard Silverstein September 10, 2013 I have to admit, I thought tonight’s speech was going to go in a different direction: I... Read More Read more about Conceding the Inevitable, Obama’s Backs Down
IDF Failures in Lebanon Continue Mideast Peace IDF Failures in Lebanon Continue Richard Silverstein August 25, 2013 There have been two recent incidents involving IDF assaults on Lebanese targets which ended in failure. Given... Read More Read more about IDF Failures in Lebanon Continue
Prospect for U.S. Military Intervention in Syria Increases Mideast Peace Prospect for U.S. Military Intervention in Syria Increases Richard Silverstein August 24, 2013 Pres. Obama and his advisors have begun speaking publicly, albeit in muted terms so far, of the... Read More Read more about Prospect for U.S. Military Intervention in Syria Increases
Assad Tipped Off to Israeli Attack by FSA Mole Mideast Peace Assad Tipped Off to Israeli Attack by FSA Mole Richard Silverstein July 31, 2013 Israel discovered the downside of relying on Arab allies in its attacks on its enemies. The NY... Read More Read more about Assad Tipped Off to Israeli Attack by FSA Mole
Video: Syria in Crisis Mideast Peace Video: Syria in Crisis Richard Silverstein July 18, 2013 Last month, I organized a talk at Seattle’s University Temple with humanitarian relief activist, Rita Zawaideh. She’s... Read More Read more about Video: Syria in Crisis
Rouhani’s Promising First Speech as President-Elect Mideast Peace Rouhani’s Promising First Speech as President-Elect Richard Silverstein June 29, 2013 Pres.-elect Hassan Rouhani gave his first speech in that capacity and it was, like his own election,... Read More Read more about Rouhani’s Promising First Speech as President-Elect
Syria: Nation and Region in Crisis Mideast Peace Syria: Nation and Region in Crisis Richard Silverstein June 29, 2013 Tonight, Rita Zawaideh and I spoke to about 60 people tonight about the Syria crisis. Rita returned... Read More Read more about Syria: Nation and Region in Crisis
Syria: Nation and Region in Crisis Mideast Peace Syria: Nation and Region in Crisis Richard Silverstein June 25, 2013 Friday, June 28th at 7PM University Temple United Methodist Church, Fireplace Room (downstairs) 1415 NE 43rd Street,... Read More Read more about Syria: Nation and Region in Crisis
Iran Cuts Off Hamas Aid for Renouncing Assad Mideast Peace Iran Cuts Off Hamas Aid for Renouncing Assad Richard Silverstein June 1, 2013 The Syrian revolution has yet another casualty: long-warm relations between Iran and Hamas have frozen over the... Read More Read more about Iran Cuts Off Hamas Aid for Renouncing Assad
Israel Threatens Attack If Russia Ships S-300 Missiles to Syria Mideast Peace Israel Threatens Attack If Russia Ships S-300 Missiles to Syria Richard Silverstein May 30, 2013 The war of words between Israel and Russia about the latter’s advanced weapons systems bound for Syria... Read More Read more about Israel Threatens Attack If Russia Ships S-300 Missiles to Syria