Israel Responds to Gaza Beachfront Massacre; Eighth Body Recovered Mideast Peace Israel Responds to Gaza Beachfront Massacre; Eighth Body Recovered Richard Silverstein June 10, 2006 At funeral, relative holds aloft body of infant murdered in Israeli artillery massacre (photo: Hatem Moussa/AP) Israel... Read More Read more about Israel Responds to Gaza Beachfront Massacre; Eighth Body Recovered
Israeli Artillery Murders 7 Palestinian Civilians Gaza Enjoying Day at Beach Mideast Peace Israeli Artillery Murders 7 Palestinian Civilians Gaza Enjoying Day at Beach Richard Silverstein June 9, 2006 ““Hadil [Ghaliya] threw herself on the sand near her dead father and cried: ‘Dad, Dad.'”–note playing cards... Read More Read more about Israeli Artillery Murders 7 Palestinian Civilians Gaza Enjoying Day at Beach
Gaza: IDF Killing of Innocents Continues Under Guise of Counter-Terrorism Mideast Peace Gaza: IDF Killing of Innocents Continues Under Guise of Counter-Terrorism Richard Silverstein May 21, 2006 (photo: from Reuters video feed) On Saturday, the IDF fired rockets at a truck carrying Muhammad Dahdouh,... Read More Read more about Gaza: IDF Killing of Innocents Continues Under Guise of Counter-Terrorism
Gideon Levy to Departing Defense Minister: “Mofaz Go Home!” Mideast Peace Gideon Levy to Departing Defense Minister: “Mofaz Go Home!” Richard Silverstein April 30, 2006 One of Haaretz’s veteran correspondents, Gideon Levy, writes yet another scathing denunciation of Shaul Mofaz‘s tenure as... Read More Read more about Gideon Levy to Departing Defense Minister: “Mofaz Go Home!”
Shaul Mofaz Steps Down as Defense Minister: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish Mideast Peace Shaul Mofaz Steps Down as Defense Minister: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish Richard Silverstein April 30, 2006 It appears that the U.S. is not the only country with a failed defense secretary/minister. Sol Salbe... Read More Read more about Shaul Mofaz Steps Down as Defense Minister: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish
Peretz to Become Defense Minister Mideast Peace Peretz to Become Defense Minister Richard Silverstein April 25, 2006 Ariga.com reports that Amir Peretz, the Labor Party leader, has given up his fight to become Finance... Read More Read more about Peretz to Become Defense Minister
Israeli Shelling of Gaza as Collective Punishment Mideast Peace Israeli Shelling of Gaza as Collective Punishment Richard Silverstein April 11, 2006 Part of the IDF barrage as tank shells Gaza (photo: AP) Israel’s cruel, heartless shelling of Palestinian... Read More Read more about Israeli Shelling of Gaza as Collective Punishment
Israeli Jail Incursion to Arrest Palestinians: Hell to Pay? Mideast Peace Israeli Jail Incursion to Arrest Palestinians: Hell to Pay? Richard Silverstein March 14, 2006 Ahmed Saadat, PFLP leader (photo: Ynet) Before we say anything else, let’s begin by declaring that the... Read More Read more about Israeli Jail Incursion to Arrest Palestinians: Hell to Pay?
Israel and the Human Rights Dilemma Mideast Peace Israel and the Human Rights Dilemma February 24, 2003 Israel is a nation founded on the high ideals of the Biblical prophets. Human rights and civil... Read More Read more about Israel and the Human Rights Dilemma