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Ramadan and the Road to War…and Perdition Israel's escalation of violence against Palestinians makes another war near certain

April 18, 2022 by Richard Silverstein 10 Comments

If Israel wanted to provoke yet another war with Gaza, it couldn’t be doing any better than what it’s doing now.  After four shocking terror attacks in the south and center of the country (Beersheva, Bnai Brak, and Tel Aviv), Israel flooded the West Bank with thousands of troops which rampaged through villages arresting hundreds […]

Sheikh Jarrah: Israeli Supreme Court Divides Solomon’s Baby, Telling Residents to Be Satisfied With Half a Child

August 2, 2021 by Richard Silverstein 10 Comments

Israel’s Supreme Court, in past decades known for upholding human rights, but lately known for upholding Israeli ethnic cleansing and the racist Nation State law, proposed a truly Solomonic solution in the Sheikh Jarrah eviction case.  Remember the Biblical account of two mothers who claimed the same newborn child.  Solomon’s proposal to them was to […]

Netanyahu’s Hidden Hand Hovers Over Al Aqsa Pogrom

May 9, 2021 by Richard Silverstein 13 Comments

The past two nights have witnessed scenes of horrific violence with Israeli Border Police thugs assaulting Al Aqsa, the third holiest site in Islam.  They threw stun grenades, ransacked the sacred sanctum, and fired rubber bullets indiscriminately.  Nearly 300 worshippers have been injured, many seriously. Israel claims that police only responded when Palestinians threw rocks […]

Conflating Judaism and Zionism: Bad for the Jews

December 27, 2020 by Richard Silverstein 22 Comments

DONATE: As 2020 comes to an end, you may be in the spirit of the season and seeking to support projects which make a difference in the world–in your world.  Tikun Olam stands alone as a source of knowledge about Israel you won’t find anywhere else.  Secrets you won’t learn and analysis you won’t read […]

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