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Promoting Israeli democracy, exposing secrets of the national security state

Israel: Never Met a Genocidaire It Wouldn’t Do Business With

September 7, 2018 by Richard Silverstein 19 Comments

It's widely known that Israel is one of the largest arms exporters in the world.  It is the seventh largest exporter of weapons systems worldwide, while it's GDP, $350-billion, ranks 32nd in the world. Israel profits from its status as a permanent garrison state engaged in perpetual war with its frontline neighbors in order develop, test, and deploy … [Read more...]

Israel’s Leaders Argued for Expelling Gazans to Jordan after 1967 War

March 18, 2018 by Richard Silverstein 2 Comments

An Israeli far-right journalist and an academic teaching at Ariel University have exposed plans proposed by Labor governments after the 1967 War to expel the residents of Gaza to Jordan.  They discovered government reports and memos advocating that the best way to deal with Gazans would be to remove them from their homes and transfer them to Jordan.  The … [Read more...]

Rwanda Denies “Secret Deal” with Israel to Take Expelled African Refugees

January 23, 2018 by Richard Silverstein 5 Comments

rwanda denies taking refugees from israel

The government of Rwanda's official Twitter account pumped out five tweets miraculous for their fake compassion and outright mendacity.  Apparently, the media coverage of the atrocious Israeli plan to expel 40,000 African refugees and the opprobrium meted out to Rwanda as the repository of these "dregs," has hit a nerve. It's well documented in Israeli … [Read more...]

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

January 5, 2018 by Richard Silverstein 34 Comments

NOTE: I use the term "Palestinian" in various forms in this piece.  But for the sake of variety (and to avoid repetition), or in order to portray the attitudes of some of the historical subjects, I use the term "Arab" at times, meaning it to be interchangeable with "Palestinian."  This usage is not meant to be pejorative or prejudicial. الارشيف يكشف: … [Read more...]

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