Political Assassination and Zionism Mideast Peace Political Assassination and Zionism Richard Silverstein December 14, 2022 DONATE: Today is the last day you can contribute to my Facebook fundraiser, which raised nearly $400... Read More Read more about Political Assassination and Zionism
Hypocrisy, Holocaust and Abbas Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Hypocrisy, Holocaust and Abbas Richard Silverstein August 20, 2022 This week, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas traveled to Germany, where he held a press conference with... Read More Read more about Hypocrisy, Holocaust and Abbas
Israeli Court Orders State Archives to Release Secret Files on 1956 Kafr Qasim Massacre Mideast Peace Israeli Court Orders State Archives to Release Secret Files on 1956 Kafr Qasim Massacre Richard Silverstein July 31, 2022 DONATE: I am hosting a Facebook fundraiser to support Tikun Olam and my independent journalism. I’ve raised... Read More Read more about Israeli Court Orders State Archives to Release Secret Files on 1956 Kafr Qasim Massacre
Manzanar to Palestine: Legacy of Internment and Ethnic-Cleansing Mideast Peace Manzanar to Palestine: Legacy of Internment and Ethnic-Cleansing Richard Silverstein July 25, 2022 Last night, I watched a fascinating PBS documentary, Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust. We all know,... Read More Read more about Manzanar to Palestine: Legacy of Internment and Ethnic-Cleansing
Zionism and the Exploitation of Jewish Catastrophe Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Zionism and the Exploitation of Jewish Catastrophe Richard Silverstein October 20, 2019 Though I have always had sympathy for the general goals of creating a Jewish homeland for... Read More Read more about Zionism and the Exploitation of Jewish Catastrophe
When Israel’s Early Leaders Pondered the “Arab Question,” Ben Gurion Called Them “Donkeys” Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace When Israel’s Early Leaders Pondered the “Arab Question,” Ben Gurion Called Them “Donkeys” Richard Silverstein January 5, 2018 NOTE: I use the term “Palestinian” in various forms in this piece. But for the sake of... Read More Read more about When Israel’s Early Leaders Pondered the “Arab Question,” Ben Gurion Called Them “Donkeys”
The Historical Zionist Case for Fascism Mideast Peace The Historical Zionist Case for Fascism Richard Silverstein October 20, 2017 Over the past year, the Israel Lobby especially in the UK has mounted its high horse about... Read More Read more about The Historical Zionist Case for Fascism
Eichmann Exhibit at Jewish Museum Promotes Mossad Brand Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Eichmann Exhibit at Jewish Museum Promotes Mossad Brand Richard Silverstein August 3, 2017 New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage has engaged in an act of supreme cultural and political hubris:... Read More Read more about Eichmann Exhibit at Jewish Museum Promotes Mossad Brand
Shin Bet Has Bad Case of Transphobia Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Shin Bet Has Bad Case of Transphobia Richard Silverstein February 13, 2017 After scores of international flights passed without incident, suddenly in recent months an Israeli transgender traveler began... Read More Read more about Shin Bet Has Bad Case of Transphobia
Shin Bet Detains New Israel Fund Official as Security Threat at Ben Gurion Airport Mideast Peace Politics & Society Shin Bet Detains New Israel Fund Official as Security Threat at Ben Gurion Airport Richard Silverstein February 8, 2017 Israel is rapidly turning into a police state. One in which even liberal civil society NGOs are... Read More Read more about Shin Bet Detains New Israel Fund Official as Security Threat at Ben Gurion Airport
BREAKING: Turkish Protests Outside Israeli Embassy After Shabak Arrests Turkish Citizen as “Iranian Spy” Mideast Peace BREAKING: Turkish Protests Outside Israeli Embassy After Shabak Arrests Turkish Citizen as “Iranian Spy” Richard Silverstein October 19, 2016 UPDATE: In the midst of writing this post, the Shabak (perhaps reading my e mail traffic!) decided to... Read More Read more about BREAKING: Turkish Protests Outside Israeli Embassy After Shabak Arrests Turkish Citizen as “Iranian Spy”
How Shimon Peres Stole the Bomb with a Bluff, and Why Military Censor Doesn’t Want Israelis to Know About It Mideast Peace How Shimon Peres Stole the Bomb with a Bluff, and Why Military Censor Doesn’t Want Israelis to Know About It Richard Silverstein September 28, 2016 UPDATE: I published this appraisal of a key moment in the political career of Shimon Peres just after... Read More Read more about How Shimon Peres Stole the Bomb with a Bluff, and Why Military Censor Doesn’t Want Israelis to Know About It