Likud Leadership Rival, Gideon Saar, Calls for Netanyahu Resignation, Party Primary Vote Mideast Peace Likud Leadership Rival, Gideon Saar, Calls for Netanyahu Resignation, Party Primary Vote Richard Silverstein November 23, 2019 DONATE: As Israel faces its potential first change in leadership in over a decade, Tikun Olam will... Read More Read more about Likud Leadership Rival, Gideon Saar, Calls for Netanyahu Resignation, Party Primary Vote
Israeli Election, a “Boisterous Democracy,” and Other Liberal Zionist Nostrums Mideast Peace Israeli Election, a “Boisterous Democracy,” and Other Liberal Zionist Nostrums Richard Silverstein September 23, 2019 Though the results of the Israeli election are known, the composition of the next government is not.... Read More Read more about Israeli Election, a “Boisterous Democracy,” and Other Liberal Zionist Nostrums
Pompeo Declares Attack on Saudi Arabia, Iranian “Act of War” Mideast Peace Pompeo Declares Attack on Saudi Arabia, Iranian “Act of War” Richard Silverstein September 19, 2019 When a country’s top diplomat starts using terms like “act of war” to portray an act by... Read More Read more about Pompeo Declares Attack on Saudi Arabia, Iranian “Act of War”
Netanyahu Calls New Election: Deja Vu All Over Again Mideast Peace Netanyahu Calls New Election: Deja Vu All Over Again Richard Silverstein May 30, 2019 Bibi Netanyahu’s failure to cobble together a governing coalition despite 6 weeks of trying after the last... Read More Read more about Netanyahu Calls New Election: Deja Vu All Over Again
BREAKING: IDF Plans Gaza Invasion in May, Military Censor Squelches Report Mideast Peace BREAKING: IDF Plans Gaza Invasion in May, Military Censor Squelches Report Richard Silverstein March 26, 2019 .חשיפה: צה”ל מתכונן למלחמה בעזה בחודש מאי. הכתבה צונזרה ע”י הצנזורה הצבאית حصري: الجيش الاسرائيلي يستعد لشن... Read More Read more about BREAKING: IDF Plans Gaza Invasion in May, Military Censor Squelches Report
Barak Under Investigation for Exposing Israeli Intelligence Secrets Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Barak Under Investigation for Exposing Israeli Intelligence Secrets Richard Silverstein August 28, 2015 Ehud Barak is cooperating on a new biography about his political life. As part of the hoopla... Read More Read more about Barak Under Investigation for Exposing Israeli Intelligence Secrets
IDF Takes Control (Tacitly) of Syrian Golan Mideast Peace IDF Takes Control (Tacitly) of Syrian Golan Richard Silverstein May 3, 2015 Earlier in my reporting on the Syrian civil war, I sketched out what I thought was Israel’s... Read More Read more about IDF Takes Control (Tacitly) of Syrian Golan
IDF Chief Warns of International Intervention if Israel Doesn’t Solve Palestine Conflict Mideast Peace IDF Chief Warns of International Intervention if Israel Doesn’t Solve Palestine Conflict Richard Silverstein February 2, 2015 IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, two weeks before ending his term, offered his thoughts (in Hebrew) on... Read More Read more about IDF Chief Warns of International Intervention if Israel Doesn’t Solve Palestine Conflict
Canada’s Harper: Bibi’s Poodle Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Canada’s Harper: Bibi’s Poodle Richard Silverstein January 15, 2015 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government seems to be the only one possibly in the entire world... Read More Read more about Canada’s Harper: Bibi’s Poodle
Israeli Battle Between Political-Military Echelons Plays Out Amid Censorship of IDF Chief Mideast Peace Israeli Battle Between Political-Military Echelons Plays Out Amid Censorship of IDF Chief Richard Silverstein July 31, 2012 The Battle of the Titans continues between the Israeli political and military echelons over attacking Iran. I... Read More Read more about Israeli Battle Between Political-Military Echelons Plays Out Amid Censorship of IDF Chief
IDF Chief Calls Iran “Rational,” Barak Disagrees Mideast Peace IDF Chief Calls Iran “Rational,” Barak Disagrees Richard Silverstein April 26, 2012 Israel continued its self-portrait as a government in disarray as its military chief, Benny Gantz called Iran... Read More Read more about IDF Chief Calls Iran “Rational,” Barak Disagrees
IDF Chief of Staff Affirms Israeli Responsibility for Iran Covert War, Assassinations Mideast Peace Politics & Society IDF Chief of Staff Affirms Israeli Responsibility for Iran Covert War, Assassinations Richard Silverstein January 11, 2012 Fox News reports that IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz testified in closed session to the Israeli... Read More Read more about IDF Chief of Staff Affirms Israeli Responsibility for Iran Covert War, Assassinations